CS 425 Operating Systems I
Fall 2008
Instructor: Qi Li

Office	TCCW 135, x6225, Qi.Li@wku.edu
Homepage	http://www.wku.edu/~qi.li
Office Hours	MW: 10:00—12:00, 13:30—16:00
	TR: 13:30—14:00
	and by appointments
Text	Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Galvin, Gagne, John Wiley & Sons
	2005 (Seventh Edition)
Grading	Test I and II 15%
	Final 30%
	Homeworks 35%
	Attendence 5%
Grading scale	90-100 A
	80-89 B
	70-79 C
	60-69 D
	< 60 F
Exam date	Test I Oct, 14, 2008
	Test II Nov, 11, 2008
	Final* Dec, 8, 2008

* http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Support/AcadAffairs/Registrar/fall/finals.html

Course Description:

• In this course, students will study the fundamental concepts of operating systems, This course covers three major topics: i) Process management, such as CPU scheduling; ii) Memory management, such as virtual memeory; and iii) Storage management, such as file-system structure.  Projects of this course will be implemented in Unix system.

Course Policy:

1. Submit your homeworks on time. If you have to submit homeworks after the due day, you must get the permission from the instructors TWO days before the due day.

2. Students are responsible for attending the exams on time. If you cannot attend the exam, you must get permission from the instructor, and present documented excuse.

3. If the instructor is late, students should remain in the class orderly working (studying) until the instructor arrive or until the class is dismissed officially by a person of authority.

4. No food or drink is permitted in the classroom, and no mobile phone usage in the classroom.

5. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty will result in F for the course. Copying code from other groups, or the Internet is not allowed.

Student Disability Services:

      In compliance with university policy, students with disabilities who require academic and/or auxiliary accommodations for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services in Downing University Center, A-200. The phone number is 270 745 5004.
      Please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.