| Instructor: | James Gary |
| Office: | COHH 4125 745-6373 (745-NERD) |
| E-Mail: | James.Gary@wku.edu |
| Office Hours: | MWF 9:00 - 10:00 |
| TR 1:00 - 3:00 | |
| other times by appointment |
Text: "Your UNIX/Linux The Ultimate Guide", third edition, by Das, McGraw Hill.
Purpose: To develop proficiency in the use of program development tools in the Unix environment. The student will acquire skills in the use of common utilities, maintenance of files, automation of tasks, maintenance of large scale software projects, and use of a sophisticated editor.
Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should
Grading:
You will be graded on homeworks, quizzes, and 3 exams.
| Quizzes | 15% |
| Homework | 20% |
| Exams(2) | 40% |
| Final Exam | 25% |
The exams will focus on material covered since the previous exam, but some of the material is naturally cumulative. Dates for the first two exams will be announced at least one week in advance. The final exam is scheduled for Tuesday May 10, 1:00-3:00.
and your grade will be assigned using the following scale:
| 90-100 | A |
| 80-89 | B |
| 70-79 | C |
| 60-69 | D |
| 0 - 59 | F |
Policies: You are expected to attend class each day. A great deal of the material we will cover may not be in your textbook. Quizzes will be unannounced and no make ups will be given. Quizzes may involve using a computer to complete an exercise. You are expected to turn in your homework at the beginning of class on the assigned due date and late homework will not be accepted. Most homework will be printed or submitted electronically, but if any is handwritten, please try to make it legible. If I can't read it, it isn't correct. You are expected to do your own work - academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. You are encouraged to use sources beyond your textbook, especially web-sources, but you must carefully document any sources that you use. Failure to credit sources is considered cheating. If you are caught cheating, you will receive a failing grade for the course. If you have any questions, please ask your professor.
Credit for a course in which a grade of "F" has been received can be earned only by repeating the course in residence unless prior approval is given by the head of the department in which the course was taken.
The following two paragraphs are mandated by Western Kentucky University:
``Students with disabilities who require accommodations (academic adjustments and/or auxiliary aids or services) for this course must contact the Office for Student Disability Services, Room 101, Garrett Conference Center. The OFSDS telephone number is (270)745-5004 V/TDD.
Per university policy, please DO NOT request accommodations directly from the professor or instructor without a letter of accommodation from the Office for Student Disability Services.''
Content: We will attempt to cover the following topics (not necessarily in this order), as time allows.