CIS-2101: Introduction to UNIX

Spring 2008

Dr. Jason “Jay” Shafer

Office: T, TH 10-11:30AM

 

M, W 3-3:55

 

INTRODUCTION TO UNIX SYLLABUS

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will introduce you to the basics of UNIX, a powerful and commonly used “language” or network in many meteorological and business applications.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this class, students should:

a)      Have an increased understanding of the UNIX environment.

b)      Be able to work effectively in a network UNIX environment, using basic UNIX commands (e.g., pwd, cd, cp, mv, mkdir, ls, ls –l, grep, cat, less, more, rm, rmdir, history, file, man) and programs/utilities (e.g., emacs, vi, ftp)

 

EXPECTATIONS: When topics are difficult to understand, I expect students to ask questions. Don’t be shy; please interrupt me if I’m going too fast or you don’t understand something. I also expect curiosity and self-directed learning in your quest to learn more about UNIX’s power and elegance since this is short “crash” course. You will not retain your UNIX knowledge beyond this class unless you use it, so I recommend a one UNIX command a day practice.

 

CLASS WEBPAGE: http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/unix/index.html

 

USEFUL REFERENCES (not required):

GRADING:

The traditional grade system (A-F) will be used for this class. Specifically,

92.5-100%  A        89.5-92.4% A-     86.5-89.4% B+    82.5-86.4% B

79.5-82.4% B-      76.5-79.4% C+     72.6-76.4% C       69.5-72.4%  C-

66.5-69.4% D+     62.5-66.4% D       59.5-62.4% D-     below 59.5% F

 

100 % of your grade is based on the labs

 

LATE/MISSED WORK: For every day a lab is late, 20 points will be deducted. All labs are due before the next lab. If you miss class, you are responsible for getting any missed notes and labs.

 

ATTENDANCE: Students are expected to attend class; role will only be called at the beginning of the semester to verify rosters. However, an accumulation (greater than 5) of unexcused absences will result in failure of the class. The only valid reasons (with appropriate written documentation) for an excused absence are as follows:

a)      Illness documented by a physician

b)      Participation in the college-sponsored activity

c)      Death of a family member

d)      Jury duty

e)      Inclement weather

 

COMPUTER ETIQUETTE: Non-educational use of the computers during class time will not be tolerated! It is rude and detracts from the learning environment. Non-educational uses may include surfing the web, face booking, chatting with friends, or playing games.

 

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Lyndon is committed to providing a broad spectrum of accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Within the resources of the college, we are prepared to provide accommodations that are appropriate for the nature of the disability and the course. Any and all disabilities must be documented; please take care of this documentation as soon as possible so that we can promptly accommodate your situation.

 

OFFICE HOURS: Scheduled office hours: Tuesday and Thursday 10-11:30AM

However, I’m always willing to help so please stop by, but during non-office hours, please send an e-mail: jason.shafer@lyndonstate.edu or call x6225 to make sure I’m available.

 

This syllabus is subject to change with reasonable notice.