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CS311 Operating Systems COURSE OUTLINE

1. SEMESTER/YEAR: Semester 1, 2020 2. MODE OF DELIVERY/LOCATION: Face-to-Face 3. PRE-REQUISITES: CS211 4. COURSE CO-ORDINATOR: Vinay Mehta 5. TEACHING TEAM Name: Vinay Mehta Office: Building B, B413 (Temporary) Phone: 31953 Email: [email protected] Consultation Hours: Monday 8am-10am

Name: Office: Phone: Email: Consultation Hours:

6. LECTURE TIMES & VENUE Monday: 11am 014-024 Wednesday: 1pm 014-025 Thursday: 10am 014-024 7. EMERGENCY CONTACT Name: DR. MGM Khan Phone: ext 32507 Email: [email protected] 8. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides an overview of architecture of different operating systems such as UNIX, Windows, IOS and Android. This course includes resource allocation and optimization, process and thread management, coordination and scheduling, virtual and real memory management, disk schedulers and file management. The students will able to understand the functionality and services provided by the operating system.

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9. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Solve synchronization problems inherent in inter-process communication and multi-threaded applications. 2. Evaluate various techniques for efficient management of operating system resources. 3. Explain protection and security mechanisms used in operating system design. 10. USP GRADUATE OUTCOMES The USP graduate outcomes are as follows: 1. Communication: Graduates will be able to communicate ideas clearly and persuasively in structured formats using language and other modes of communication that are appropriate for context, audience and specific disciplinary conventions. 2. Creativity: Graduates will extend boundaries of current knowledge in a particular discipline or profession. 3. Critical thinking and quantitative reasoning: Graduates will be able to evaluate multiple perspectives and arrive at a reasonable independent judgement based on evidence. 4. Ethics: Graduates will demonstrate a commitment to high ethical standards in scholarly, professional and socio-cultural practices. 5. Pacific consciousness: Graduates will recognize the cultural heritage and diversity of Pacific societies for sustainable development in a contemporary environment. 6. Professionalism: Graduates will demonstrate the ability to carry out tasks to acceptable standards within their profession and occupations. 7. Teamwork: Graduates will work together in a respectful and collaborative manner to complete tasks within teams to achieve an outcome. 11. COURSE CONTENT Focus for Each Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Introduction to Operating Systems Systems Structures Process Concepts Multi-Threaded Programming Process Scheduling Synchronization

Deadlocks Deadlocks Memory Management Strategies Virtual Memory Management File Systems

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12 13 14 15 16 17

Implementing File Systems I/O Systems Protections & Security Study Break Exam Exam

12. PRESCRIBED TEXT AND OTHER RESOURCES 

Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne, Operating System Concepts, 9th Edition,John Wiley and Sons, 2011. ISBN: 81-265-0962-7.

13. ALIGNMENT OF LEARNING OUTCOMES, ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENT The following table demonstrates the alignment of the course learning outcomes to appropriate activities and assessments and the links to programme and USP graduate outcomes. Course Learning Outcome

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2

3

Associated Teaching and Learning Activities

Assessment

Programme Outcomes

USP Graduate Outcomes

Concepts are explained in lectures and questions related to this is given in tutorial

Assignment 12

Abstraction

Critical Thinking

Concepts are explained in lectures and questions related to this is given in tutorial

Test 1

Understanding the ICT profession

Final Exam

Hardware & Software Fundamentals

Concepts are explained in lectures and questions related to this is given in tutorial

Final Exam

Hardware & Software Fundamentals

Test 2

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Programming

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14. ASSESSMENT 14.1 ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIO TYPE OF ASSESSMENT

WEIGHT

14.1 CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT – 55% Test 20

Assignment

35

14.2 FINAL EXAMINATION – 45% Final Exam

45

Comments/Rationale

LEARNING OUTCOME

Two tests which will be 50 mins in duration. Check for announcements in class and in Moodle for confirmed date, time and venue. There will be two assignments to be completed individually. Assignments will comprise of theoretical questions as well as assembly language programming. Specifications and submission guidelines will be announced in class and made available on Moodle.

2

This examination will consist of a three (3) hour paper at the end of your course. You must score a minimum of 40% in this exam in order to pass the course.

1, 2, 3

1

14.2 PASSING THE UNIT In order to be awarded a pass in this unit, students must:     

Attend at least 60% of the labs. Attend at least 60% of TUTORIALS! Achieve an overall mark of at least 50% in the course. Achieve at least 40% (20/50) in the final exam. If you DO NOT comply with these criteria you are automatically deemed to have failed the course although you will be allowed to attempt all assessments.

14.3 GRADE DISTRIBUTION A+ 85-100

A 78-84

B+ 71-77

B 64-70

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C+ 57-63

C 50-56

D 40-49

E 0-39

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14.4 ASSESSMENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS For detailed regulations, please refer to the USP Handbook and Calendar. Plagiarism, copying materials from other sources without proper referencing and acknowledge of the source is a serious offence and will be dealt with severely. In the Regulations Governing Academic Misconduct section of the USP Handbook & Calendar plagiarism is defined as “the copying of another person’s creative work and using it as one’s own – without explicitly giving credit to the original creator. Work copied without acknowledgement from a book, from another student’s work, from the internet or from any other source”. If lecturer is satisfied that plagiarism has occurred, they will report the matter to the Head of School. They can reduce marks appropriately. If the matter is seen as serious enough it can be taken to the Student Disciplinary Committee by the Head of School. 15. IMPORTANT DATES Activity Test 1 Assignment 1 Assignment 2 Test 2

Week 6 9 12 14

Weighting (%) 10 15 20 10

16. ADDITIONAL COURSE ATTENDANCE 16.1 TUTORIALS None 16.2 LABORATORY SESSIONS Tuesday Network Lab Thursday Network Lab Friday Network Lab

9am-11am 5pm-7pm 9am-11am

16.3 ONLINE WORK None 17. STUDENT SUPPORT 17.1 ONLINE HELP & e-Learning INFORMATION All course materials that will be made available on Moodle, students are encouraged to print out notes well before time and read through it at least once so that it makes sense once lectures a delivered.

All information and material will be provided on Moodle share for CS311 Course in the website: http://elearn.usp.ac.fj. You may login using your SOLS username and password.

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17.2 FACULTY STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT (SLS) SERVICES Student Learning Specialists provide you with professional assistance for successful study and help you develop as an independent active learner. Student Learning Support services are provided at the Hub. The student support staff will:  respond to your email requests through [email protected].  

help you to adapt to the new environment and expectations of students at the USP. have one-to-one consultations with you to discuss any challenges that you may be facing in your studies.

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connect you to mentors (study buddies) who will guide you and facilitate group discussions with other students in your courses. conduct special workshops to upskill and equip you for your assessments and examinations. (e.g. Literature Review, Report Writing, Presentation Skills, etc.) NB Check your student webmail for advertisements. help you unpack and understand your assignments and tutorial questions. assist you with English language and mathematics basic skills. provide specific assistance for students with disability. assist students who have left school for some years (mature students). assist students who are not performing up to par.

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AT-RISK STUDENTS Extra Help (Remedial) Sessions are compulsory for students who have demonstrated prior weak performance. Extra Help Sessions must be taken in addition to regular tutorials, and a minimum attendance of 60% in these sessions is required to past the course. Students who qualify for Extra Help Sessions will be notified by the Course Coordinator prior to the 3rd week of the semester. The purpose of these sessions is to provide students who have struggled in the past (“C“ grade or less in prerequisite courses) by providing additional contact with teaching staff to help them succeed in the course. The type of extra help offered in these sessions is determined by the Course Coordinator. Qualifying students will be identified by the Faculty. Based on student marks at mid-semester, the Course Coordinator may require struggling students to attend Extra Help Sessions during the second half of the semester. These sessions can include extra tutorials, workshops, peer mentoring, etc.

ALL FSTE SLS SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE More details about the FSTE Student Learning Support can be found at: Website: http://www.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=10950 Moodle: FSTE Student Learning Support

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18. EXPECTATIONS OF STUDENTS 18.1 STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES Students are expected to:  Spend enough time on Moodle and other activities required in the course  Attend all lectures, workshops, team meetings etc. unless hampered by illness in which case you must inform your course coordinator and team members.  Arrange with the team members to work in their own times on the project.  Maintain proper attire for the laboratory, clothing, shoes etc.  Facilitate the course coordinator with any proof that he/she was sick and unable to attend classes or assessment at the earliest possible time to avoid getting a zero mark for the missed assessment.

18.2 STUDENT WORKLOAD TYPE

Hours

Comments

Tutorial/Lab Participation Tutorial/Lab Participation

24 39

Weekly Reading

42

Thirteen 1 hr 50 minute tutorials/labs Three hours to be spent every week to complete the tutorial exercises Three lectures per week plus the time spent on doing the tests.

Assignments

40

Ten hours to be spent on each assignment

Test Participation

3

Test Preparation

27

Final Exam Participation

3

Final Exam Participation

27

TOTAL

Two 1 hr 30 minute tests Ten hours to be spent preparing for each test A 3 hour examination at the end of the semester The student is expected to spend about 30 hours preparing for the final examination

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