Course Syllabus

Syllabus/Course Requirements

Course: CSCI-340, Operating Systems Programming

Prerequisite: CSCI-311, Data Structures

Units: 3 Semester Units

Instructor: Ralph Hilzer
Office Phone: (530) 898-4010
Message Phone: (530) 898-6442
Fax Number: (530) 898-5995
Web Page: http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~hilzer
E-mail Address: rhilzer@csuchico.edu

Office Hours: OCNL-215/Monday through Thursday 10 – 11 a.m., and Tuesday and Thursday 2 – 4 p.m.

Course Materials: Operating System Concepts 7^th Edition, Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne, Wiley, ISBN 0-471-69466-5

Course Description: An overview of operating system architecture and software from the kernel outwards including process management, storage management, deadlock, files, concurrency, and protection.

Projects: Satisfactory completion of two programming projects is required. All assignments must be submitted by the due date and must constitute original work. C++ or Java are preferred, but other languages approved in advance by the instructor may be used.

Course Breakdown: Midterm 1   15%
 Midterm 2   20%
 Project 1     20%
 Project 2     15%
Final Exam 30%

Total          100%