I. | Course prefix and number | CSCI 333 |
II. | Number of semesters hours | 3 |
III. | Pre-requisites | CSCI 112 or knowledge of C++/C |
IV. | Location of classroom and time course meets | Wubben 145 MWF 1:00PM 1:50PM |
V. | Instructor name
Office location Phone Email address Web page |
Dr. Warren MacEvoy
Wubben 186 248-1070 [email protected] http://www.mesastate.edu/~wmacevoy |
VI. | Office hours | See my home page |
VII. | Course Description |
This course will cover the use and administration of Unix operating systems. Each Unix flavor has a different administrative model, but the course will be based on Gentoo linux. Students will have the option of emphasizing one aspect (use or administration) to suit thier needs. I expect that most students will install Gentoo linux on their home PC's (perhaps as a dual boot system with some other operating system) to complete the requirements of the class. |
VIII. | Textbook and materials | Gentoo from www.gentoo.org. You may purchase a copy of the gentoo disks through the ACM at the beginning of class. |
IX. | Course Objectives | See course description. |
X. | Methods |
Lecture, exams, individual and group projects. |
XI. | Policy on absences and tardies |
Make up exams will only be given with advanced notification or very unusual circumstances. You are responsible for material given in class, including changes of schedule for exams. |
XII. | Policy on late work | Late projects cost two letter grades per day. |
XIII. | Policy on academic dishonesty |
Cheating will result in the instructor's withdrawl of the student with a "fail" grade. |
XIV. | Disability Arrangements |
If you wish to have accomodations made for some disability, you must inform Eduational Access Services at 248-1826 and the instructor in advance. | XV. | Evaluation and grading |
Your grade will be reflected in three parts, each of equal weight. One part will be on the general use of the unix operating system (perl and shell programming, editing using vi and emacs, and aspects of the POSIX programming model). One part will be on the administration of a unix system (installation considerations, network filesystems, web-server and firewall administration). The last part will reflect your choice of depth in these two areas in a self-directed project. Projects will be graded on an A, B, or F basis:
You must propose your final project content. At most two people can work on a given project, and the grade will reflect individual contributions to the project. The final project will include a written and oral presentation. |
XVI. | Major Assignments |
TBD | XVII. | Course Outline |
Each topic group will consist of approximately nine lecutures. The time remaining will be devoted to your final project. This schedule will change as the semester progresses. |