Teaching
Announcements
The webpage of comp7500 is launched. [Posted 11/1/2011]
Course Information
8:00 am - 8:50 am MWF Shelby Center 1120
Office Hour: MW 1:00pm-2:00pm.
COMP7500 is a graduate course focusing on operating systems. Handout, assignments, and important course information will be posted periodically on the class web page, which you have to regularly check.
Prerequisite
COMP3500 Operating Systems.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able:
Textbooks
Topics
Assessment
Exams: Midterm Exam, Final Exam
Questions will be derived from lectures, material taught only in class, and from assignments. Question format will be mixed.
Short Homeworks and Activities: 4 homeworks
These activities will be take-home in nature and designed to reinforce concepts taught in class. An electronic copy may also be necessary (specified in the assignment). Generally, these assignments are designed to be low-risk in the sense that they are designed to assess thinking and effort, rather than to strictly punish errors.
Individual Research Projects:
Each student is expected to do a project including a written report and an in-class presentation on a topic to be arranged with the instructor. You may be expected to collaborate with other students toward the completion of the research project related to operating systems in general and storage systems in particular.
Getting Help
Assignments may prove challenging and time-consuming. You are always welcome to bring questions concerning labs to the class, as well as to office hours. A good strategy is to always start early on projects, so that if you run into difficulties, you can get help as soon as possible. I will do my best to answer e-mails concerning labs within 48 hours of receiving them; however, I do not guarantee that I will always have time to debug code via e-mail (I prefer not to do so). For time-consuming problems dealing with code, office hours are always preferable. I will not help debug code via e-mail on the day an assignment is due. The Blackboard Discussion Board is a great way to ask questions so that everyone benefits from the answer to your question!
Office Hours
MW 1:00pm - 2:00pm. You are always welcome to drop by during office hours to discuss projects or general concepts. To get urgent help or advice out of office hours, it is recommended to send an email in advance to make an appointment.
Attendance
Class attendance is mandatory. This is an important undergraduate class; therefore, students will have to actively participate in class. It is believed that if you miss many classes (more than 6), there is a strong likelihood that you will not pass the class. Please notify me in advance if you will attend conferences, research meetings, or the like.
Grades
| Mid-term | 20% |
| Final Exam | 20% |
| Written Assignments | 15% |
| Research Project | 35% |
| Presentation | 10% |
A [90~100], B [80~90], C [70~80], D [60~70], F [0~60]
Note: In order to pass the class, you must receive at least 60% credit on the Individual Projects and Homework, regardless of performance on exams.
Project Due Dates
Projects will be submitted through Blackboard. Projects will always be due at 11:55 pm on the due date. Late assignments will receive a grade of zero (0) Deadlines will be made as generous as possible to a priori take into account illness, other courses, Acts of God, and nearly all conceivable excuses. If you have a documented illness preventing you from completing your assignment, you may submit all of your partial work and request an extension. This extension is not automatic.
Academic Integrity:
Students will be expected to understand and follow Academic Honesty policies in place by the university. All work is to be done individually. Students should NOT share any project code or even detailed algorithm information with each other. Your programming code is exclusive to you.
Special Accommodations
A student in need of special accommodations must bring that need to my attention within the first two weeks of class. The need must be properly documented.
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