Santa Ana College CS 243: UNIX/Linux System Programming Course Overview Instructor: Steve "Mor" Moritsugu 2006 Fall semester Mondays evening classes, ticket: 1724301

• 1. Course title and instructor
• 2. Class Web Site
• 3. Catalog Description of Course
• 4. Course Textbook(s)
• 5. Classroom Protocol
• 6. Homework and Arranged LAB hour(s)
• 7. Attendance and Grading Policy
• 8. Exam and Quiz Policy
• 9. Honesty Policy
• 10. Spelling, Grammar, and Following Spec
• 11. Instructor Office Hours and Email address
• 12. Semester Calendar (including exam schedule)

   CS 243: UNIX/Linux System Programming
   ticket # 1724301 Mondays 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM SAC A-215  3 units
   Santa Ana College, Business Division
   instructor: Steve "Mor" Moritsugu   (Please call me Steve or Mr. Mor)

http://unix01.sac.edu

   Study of UNIX Systems Programming, UNIX C libraries, development
   tools, spawning processes, inter-process communication, programming
   with sockets. Completion of CS 121 and 141 is recommended.

Required text book for this course:
   Beginning Linux Programming 3rd Edition
   by Neil Matthew and Richard Stones
   (ISBN 0-7645-4497-7)
   Available in campus bookstore.

• Students for this class will need to sign a statement that they will comply with the Standards of Conduct for Computer Classrooms and Computer Labs, as posted on our class web site.
• You may tape record my lecture if you get my prior permission.
• Santa Ana College is eager to accommodate students with disabilities. It is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor of any special needs in a timely manner.
• Please turn off all pagers and cell phones during class. If you are on-call for an emergency, please notify the instructor at the start of class.
• I will give out points for answering questions in class. I find that this improves the learning process but it is not as fair as an exam where everyone answers the same questions. Therefore answering questions in class is purely extra-credit. You can get a perfect score without answering any questions in class.

• Homework will be assigned regularly which you are expected to work on in the A104/A108 lab at least one hour per week. Students must follow all regulations for using the lab. Hours of lab availability will be posted.
• Students may also do some or all of their class work on an outside computer (e.g. a home PC). The instructor reserves the right to decide if your outside computer is suitable for class assignments.
• During the semester, I may demonstrate how it is possible (as an optional exercise) to install software on a home computer. This class does not require that you install any software on any outside computers. If you choose to do so, it is totally at your own risk and not a required part of this class.

   Your overall grade for this course will be computed as follows
       3 % attendance (see details below)
      47 % homework
      20 % in-class Final Exam 
      30 % two take-home quizzes each worth 15%
       3 % extra-credit bonus for Answering questions in class
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     103  total possible course points

   Attendance grading:
      - attendance will be taken at 9 PM
      - no credit if you leave before 9 PM
      - Up to 3 absences will be ignored i.e. not counted
        (You can get a perfect attendance grade if you miss from
        0 to 3 classes, but not if you miss 4 classes.)

   Letter grades are based on the following course points scale
      93 and up    A    (Note 93 points are required to get an A)
      80 and up    B
      70 and up    C
      60 and up    D
      below 60     F

• If you are absent for the in-class Final Exam, check the class web site to see if and when a make-up exam is available. There will be a 4 percent penalty for taking a make-up exam, no matter what the reason, e.g. your make-up exam score of 92% would be reduced to 88%. Exception, if you schedule the make-up exam with me 7 days before the regularly scheduled in-class Final Exam, the 4% penalty will be waived.
• If you miss both the exam and the make-up exam, you will get a zero for that exam and will not be able to take a make-up exam. If you have a scheduling conflict, please see the instructor in advance.
• Quizzes will be take-home. They will be available on the class web site and you may do them in the school labs or at home if your Internet access allows you to do the Web homework there.
• Exams and quizzes will have 40 questions to answer in one hour. They will be open-note, open-book. You may use other programs or a battery-powered laptop. You may not share any items or consult with another student during the exam or quizzes. Exams are proctored, in-class and you may only take the exam once. Quizzes are take-home and give you your score immediately. You may re-take each quiz to improve your score as often as you like, but the questions will change each time you re-take the quiz. Only your best one hour quiz result will be counted (i.e. it never hurts to try taking the quiz another time). Quizzes are not proctored. You are on your honor not to cheat. You will have a difficult time on the Final Exam if you have not done the quizzes on your own.
• Warning: do not wait until the last minute to take a quiz. I rarely give extensions on quiz dates and certainly will deny your request if I have given you a quiz extension previously this semester.

• A student found cheating on any exam or assignment will receive no credit (at all) for that exam or assignment nor will that student be allowed a second chance to do the exam or assignment.
• A second instance of cheating will result in a failing grade (for the whole course) and the student will not be allowed to drop the course.
• Do your own work. If two people turn in work that matches too closely, both will be guilty of cheating and will receive the penalties described above. Do not let other students copy your work.

• I deduct points in both homework and exams for spelling and grammar errors, no matter how minor. In the real world, it is essential to correct all spelling and grammar errors before you submit work to your employer or an important client.
• I deduct points in both homework and exams for not following the specifications (i.e. the instructions), which is called the Spec for short. If I give you an example of what your output should look like, I will deduct points if you could have made your work look more like my example but did not do so.

• I do not have an office on campus. You can send me email at:     I usually check my e-mail and reply once every day or two. I encourage you to e-mail me frequently, even with small questions. Please make your questions as specific as possible.
• WARNING: Do NOT use email to drop this class or petition for Credit/No credit status. I do not handle those functions. You must contact Admissions by yourself before the deadline for those functions. I cannot forward your requests in these matters.
• The college Tutorial Learning Center is another place you may be able to get help, depending on their staffing in various subjects. Call them to see if they have tutors for this class and to schedule an appointment.

  date day              
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  8/28 Mon  class #1     
  9/5  Mon  - - - - - -  Labor Day Holiday: no class
  9/11 Mon  class #2     
  9/18 Mon  class #3     
  9/25 Mon  class #4     
  9/29 Fri  - - - - - -  LAST DATE to file Credit/No Credit
 10/2  Mon  class #5     
 10/9  Mon  class #6     
            - - - - - -  Oct  9: (Take-home) Quiz 1 first available
 10/16 Mon  class #7     
 10/23 Mon  class #8     
 10/30 Mon  class #9     
 11/6  Mon  class #10    
            - - - - - -  Nov  6: (Take-home) Quiz 2 first available
 11/7  Tue  - - - - - -  Quiz 1 last accepted
 11/13 Mon  class #11    
 11/17 Fri  - - - - - -  LAST DATE to withdraw with "W" grade
 11/20 Mon  class #12    
 11/27 Mon  class #13    
 12/4  Mon  class #14    
            - - - - - -  Dec  4: Last date to reschedule Exam without penalty
 12/11 Mon  class #15    
            - - - - - -  Dec 11: Required In-class proctored Exam
 12/12 Tue  - - - - - -  Quiz 2 last accepted

Note: changes to this overview and calendar are possible and will be announced in class.

NOTE: Do not expect any further reminders from me about these deadlines. Do NOT contact me to drop this class or petition for Credit/No credit status. I do not handle those functions. You must contact Admissions by yourself before the deadline for those functions. I cannot forward your requests in these matters.