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• Course Schedule

• UNIX: The Textbook by Sarwar, Kortesky & Sarwar. Addison Wesley Publishing.
• Learning the bash shell by Newham & Rosenblatt. O'Reilly Publishing

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides an overview of the Linux/Unix operating environment, and an introduction to shell programming in that environment.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: The objectives for this course include:

• Students will learn how basic tasks are completed in the Linux/Unix operating environment.
• Students will learn about the various command line commands available to users in the Linux/Unix operating environment
• Students will be introduced to shell programming, and the basic programming structures used in writing a shell program

COURSE PROCEDURES: This course will mainly utilize lecture and lab work. A typical topic will begin with a presentation covering the material, students will then be given an opportunity to apply the material through in-class exercises, and assignments outside of class.

GRADING PROCEDURES: Students will be evaluated on their understanding of the concepts being covered in class, and their ability to apply those concepts in homework problems and programming projects.

Many homework assignments and short programming assignments (programs that require 1 to 2 days to complete) will be given. Two tests will be given throughout the semester in addition to a comprehensive final exam. The tests and final exam will include a in-class written portion and a hands-on portion completed out of class.

The final grade will be determined by the following distribution:

and the following TENTATIVE scale will be used to determine the final grade

Written homework and programming assignments will be due by 5:00 pm on the day it is due. Late homework will be accepted, but will lose points at the discretion of the instructor.

Attendance. While attendance is not directly included in the grading, it has been the experience of the instructor that students who miss more class earn lower grades. Students who miss class regularly will be notified through the Academic alert system.

COURSE SCHEDULE: The following is a TENTATIVE order in which the topics of theclass will be covered. Changes may be made during the semester as needed. In the chapter column, UNIX refers to the text by Sarwar and BASH refers to the text by Newham.