Midlands Technical College
Information Systems Technology Syllabus

NAME OF COURSE: 
Operating Systems 
COURSE PREFIX:
 CPT 257
CREDIT: 3.0
PREREQUISITES: CPT 104
TEXT: Operating Systems, A Systematic View, 6th Edition. by: Davis & Rajkumar. 2005. Pearson/Addison Wesley Publishers.
ISBN#: 0-321-26751-6.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the theory of operating systems and how the operating system theory is implemented in current operating systems. The course will use several operating system platforms such as: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and IBM MVS. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be competent to perform the following tasks:

1. Identify the basic functions and associated command language of an operating system using examples of mainframe, midrange, and PC systems
2. Demonstrate an understanding of real and virtual memory, paging, processor scheduling, multiprocessing, concurrent processes, networking, and security mechanisms.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of IBM Job Control Language(JCL) and the ability to create simple multiple step job streams incorporating procedures and input and output disk files.      

COURSE COMPETENCIES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES:  As part of the Information System Technology Department’s ongoing learning outcome assessment activities, the following competencies have been developed to support the stated learning outcomes, together with performance measures to assess the students' success in attaining those competencies.

Course Competency: Be able to identify the basic functions and associated command language of an operating system using examples of mainframe, midrange, and PC systems

Measurement Instrument and Success Criteria: The success criterion is 50% of the students will correctly answer 80% of a set of embedded test questions related to this competency.

Course Competency: Be able to demonstrate an understanding of real and virtual memory, paging, processor scheduling, multi processing, concurrent processes, networking, and security mechanisms.

Measurement Instrument and Success Criteria: The success criterion is 50% of the students will correctly answer 80% of the embedded questions related to this competency.

Course Competency: Be able to demonstrate an understanding of IBM Job Control Language(JCL) and the ability to create simple multiple step job streams incorporating procedures and input and output disk files.

Measurement Instrument and Success Criteria: The success criterion is 50% of the students will correctly answer 80% of the embedded questions to this competency.

GRADING SCALE:

A 94 – 100
B 87 – 93
C 78 – 86
F 0 - 77

No incomplete grades will be given. Everyone must take the final exam.

Any deviation from this policy must be authorized by the Department Chairman.

Academic integrity questions should be resolved by consulting the Student Code as documented in the Midlands Technical College Student Handbook. All issues of academic dishonesty will be referred to the director of Campus Life.

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY: It is essential that you attend class in order to receive a passing grade. If you must miss class then please let the instructor know in advance, if possible. If you miss more than 4 classes for a class that meets 2 times a week, or 6 classes for a class that meets 3 times a week, then the instructor may withdraw you from the class.

 

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS: If you would like to request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact a counselor in the Disability Resource Center, 822-3510 and 738-7678. TTY telephone (Airport 822-3401, Beltline 738-7800).

CAMPUS EMERGENCY PROTOCOL:  Students and employees are asked to report safety concerns or suspicious activities to Campus Security at 7199(on campus), or 738-7199 (cell phone and off campus). In the event of an emergency, student and employee protocol is to immediately call Campus Security or local 911.  If an emergency occurs, employees and students may seek additional information and instructions via MTC Information Centers, email, college Intranet, the MTC website, campus voice mail and loud speakers.

 

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