Software Development and Systems

Villanova University

CSC 4630 Software Development and Systems

Prerequisite	: CSC 1600 Operating Systems or Equivalent
Room	: G88 Mendel Science Center
Meeting Days	: Monday and Wednesday
Hours	: 03:00pm - 04:15pm
Instructor	: Najib Nadi najib.nadi@villanova.edu Room 165C (Mendel Hall) Phone 519-4852, Fax 519-7889
Textbook	: The UNIX Programming Environment by Kernighan & Pike, Prentice-Hall
Other references:	:On-line help at http://www.csc.villanova.edu:8888 and other excellent reference books here.

Consultation hours: Monday 12:30pm - 1:15pm, Wednesday 12:30pm - 1:15pm & 4:30pm - 5:30pm, and by appointment.

Course Description :
UNIX Operating System: shell programming(Cshell & Bourne shell), file system, filters (awk, grep, sed...), user commands, utilities.
C programming(review): flow control, arrays, pointers, structures and unions, standard library functions, system calls. Introduction to some programming tools such as make, prof and sccs.

Grading Policy :

Grade Composition:

3 Workshops	25%
3 Tests	60%
Final Project	10%
Class participation	05%

Grading Scheme:

100 - 95	A	87 - 89	B+	77 - 79	C+	67 - 69	D+	<60	F
90 - 94	A-	83 - 86	B	73 - 76	C	63 - 66	D
		80 - 82	B-	70 - 72	C-	60 - 62	D-

Make-up Test Policy :
No missed test without prior excuse. Make-up test will be harder. UNexcused missed tests are counted as zero. Punctuality points are deducted for projectes submitted after the due date.

Department/University Academic Integrity Policies:

Students with special needs

It is the policy of Villanova to make reasonable academic accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability please contact me after class or during office hours and make arrangements to register with the Learning Support Office by contacting 610-519-5636 or at nancy.mott@villanova.edu as soon as possible. Registration is needed in order to receive accommodations. Snow Cancellations:

Closing information may be obtained by calling 610-519-4505.