COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION
Course Description
Organization and use of distributed computer systems. Basic concepts and
examples from microcomputers and networks, peripheral components, data
communications, and the organization of operating systems such as DOS and UNIX.
Extensive laboratory work. (4 s.h.)
Prerequisite:
CSCI 360 or Consent of the Department.
Required Materials
1) "The Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture", 2nd Edition
by Linda Null & Julia Lobur
2006, Jones and Bartlet.
2) Online Course notes by the Department of Computer Science
Final (Semester) Grade
The following is the policy that will determine your semester grade.
| Components: | Count | Grade weight |
| Assignments | 6-8 | Weighted 40% Total |
| Tests | 3 | Weighted 60% Total |
| Scales: |
| A 92% - 100% |
| B 84% - 91% |
| C 76% - 83% |
| D 68% - 75% |
For a passing grade (D or better), performance of 68% or better in the test
portion and 68% or better in the assignment portion.
All assignments are due in class at the time specified for that assignment. Be
sure to include the following information on each assignment:
- Your Name (Last, First Middle Initial: Please, spell them)
- CSCI 463
- Your faculty's name / Your TA's name
- Assignment Number / Date Due
All assignments will be graded by the teaching assistant of your section. To
receive full credit for an assignment, all the requirements specified in the
assignment must be satisfied. For example, a program with no documentation or
with an execution error will be assigned the grade of ZERO.
If you do not agree with the assigned grade, see your TA first to resolve the
matter. Late assignments will be accepted with 25% of the base points deducted
for each 24 hours past.
Attendance
You and you alone will be responsible for lectures, announcements, and handouts
made in the class. If you were absent, you should NOT expect your instructor or
your TA to repeat whatever you missed. No messages (e.g., phone or e-mail) will
either substitute your attendance of the class or excuse you for any makeup
test or late submission of any assignment.
Getting Assistance
To get assistance from your instructor or TAs, your MUST bring the following
materials with you:
- 1) Your notes of class lectures
- 2) the work sheet or a printed copy of your current source program if a
programming assignment is involved.
Audio and/or video recording of class is forbidden.
Cheating
Everything that you do in this course must reflect your own work. If you copy
all or part of another student's work, it will be considered an act of
cheating.
Disciplinary action for cheating may range from receiving a zero for the
assignment up to receiving an F for the course. Cheating is reported to the
University and the University may take additional disciplinary action.
Discussing concepts behind an assignment is not cheating, comparing solutions
is. If you need your work checked see your instructor or TA.
Additionally, parts of the tests are based on the homework. If you don't get
it, you will fail the test and the course.