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CSC 360: Introduction to Operating Systems
Term Fall 2007
Course Website http://www.csc.uvic.ca/~csc360
Instructor Dr. J. Pan
Email: pan@uvic.ca
Office: ECS 566
Phone Number: x5796
Office Hours: TF 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Lecture Schedule 
(F01/F02)   TWF 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.   ELL 062
Tutorial Schedule 
(TF01)   F 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.   COR A121
Textbooks
Required: Operating System Concepts, Seventh Edition
Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., ISBN: 0-471-69466-5
Course Objectives To understand how a set of computing resources can be shared safely, efficiently, and effectively among many users, including the major concepts of modern operating systems and the relationship between the OS and the architecture of computer systems.
Topics
  • Introduction to Operating Systems
  • Operating system structures
  • Concurrent processes and programming
  • CPU scheduling
  • Deadlock
  • Memory management and virtual memory
  • File systems and storage management
Assignments In this course there will be 3 assignments. Each assignment is worth 10% for a total of 30%. A provisional schedule appears below.
Assignment Schedule
Assignment Weight Assigned Date Due Date
1 10% Sept 10 Oct 5
2 10% Oct 8 Nov 2
3 10% Nov 5 Nov 30
Exams There will be a midterm and a final exam. The midterm exam worth 20% is on Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007. The final exam worth 50% will be scheduled by the University.

For courses which have final exams, students are strongly advised not to make final plans for travel or employment during the exam period since special arrangements will not be made for examinations that may conflict with such plans.
Grading
Coursework Weight (out of 100%)
Assignments 30%
Midterm Exam 20%
Final Exam 50%

All students must score at least 50% in the combined total of assignments and at least 50% in combined examination grades in order to obtain a passing grade in the course. A minimum passing grade is D. No E grades or supplemental examinations will be given.

Final Grades are obtained by converting the numerical scores using the conversion table below. Dividing lines between letter grades may be adjusted by a maximum of 3% to account for natural breaks in the numeric scores.

F D C C+ B- B B+ A- A A+
0-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Posting Of Grades Term marks, provisional final grades and final grades will be posted by student number. NO NAME WILL APPEAR. These postings are for your information and for your validation of the data entry. If you do not wish your term marks and grades to be publicly posted in this manner, please notify the course instructor by e-mail no later than Sept 14, 2007.
Csc Student Groups The Computer Science Course Union

Women in Engineering and Computer Science
Course Policies And Guidelines Late Assignments: No late assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor at least 48 hours before the assignment due date.
Coursework Mark Appeals: All marks must be appealed within 7 days of the mark being posted.
Attendance: We assume that students attend all lectures. For courses with a laboratory component, we also assume students attend all labs. It is entirely the students' responsibility to recover any information or announcements presented in lectures from which they were absent.
Electronic Devices: No unauthorized audio or video recording of lectures is permitted.
Calculators are only permitted for examinations and tests if explicitly authorized and the type of calculator permitted may be restricted. No other electronic devices (e.g. cell phones, pagers, PDA, etc.) may be used during examinations or tests unless explicitly authorized.
Plagiarism: Submitted work may be checked using plagiarism detection software. Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud are taken very seriously by both the University and the Department. You should consult http://web.uvic.ca/calendar2006/FACS/UnIn/UARe/PoAcI.html for the UVIc policy on academic integrity. Note that the university policy includes the statement that "A largely or fully plagiarized assignment should result in a grade of F for the course".

The Faculty of Engineering Standards for Professional Behaviour is at http://www.engr.uvic.ca/policy/professional-behaviour.html

The department guidelines concerning fraud are at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courses/policies/fraud.html

Department Policies: A list of department policies regarding all courses may be found at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courses/policies/index.html

This course aims to provide equal opportunities and access for all students to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the class and its curriculum and to meet the syllabus requirements. Reasonable and appropriate accommodation will be made available to students with documented disabilities (physical, mental, learning) in order to give them the opportunity to successfully meet the essential requirements of the course. The accommodation will not alter academic standards or learning outcomes, although the student may be allowed to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a different way. It is not necessary for you to reveal your disability and/or confidential medical information to the course instructor. If you believe that you may require accommodation, the course instructor can provide you with information about confidential resources on campus that can assist you in arranging for appropriate accommodation. Alternatively, you may want to contact the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability located in the Campus Services Building.

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