CSCI6411 - Advanced Operating Systems

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Gabriel Parmer

Location: Remote

Office Hours: ???

Course Information

Please find all information for the class on github. Look there for prerequisites, material, and responsibilities.

Direct Instruction and Independent Learning

Each semester, you’re expected to spend at least:

• 70 hours in class, and in lab for direct instruction, and
• 150 hours out of class watching lectures, and working on your project and class assignments.

University Policies

Please find details about university policies regarding

• the use and reuse of class materials (e.g. videos),
• details on academic integrity,
• details about observing religious holidays,
• Disability Support Services accommodations, and
• information on counseling availability.

Professor and Instructional Staff Responsibilities

You should depend on the instructional staff (including Gabe) for the class to

• be clear about student’s responsibilities in the class,
• convey the course’s materials on this webpage, on Piazza, in class, and in lab in a manner that is approachable and understandable to every single student,
• provide an environment in which everyone feels open to ask questions, and seek to remedy any misunderstandings or confusions, and
• provide additional material on demand if anyone is curious about knowledge beyond the scope of the class.

These can be remembered as “we’re here to make it clear what you should do, what you should know, and what to do if you don’t feel like you know what you’re supposed to do or know”. If at any point, you have concerns about any of these, of if we’re dropping the ball on any of them, please let us know and we’ll do better. There are trade-offs made in the class (for example, homeworks are not formally specified as I don’t want them to be 50 pages each), but you always encouraged to ask questions and clarify.

Above all, it is important that this class provides an environment for learning and self improvement. Gabe takes this very seriously, so if it is not adequately serving that purpose, don’t hesitate to let him know why.

If you don’t feel comfortable directly telling Gabe where the class could be doing something better, please don’t hesitate to use the anonymous class feedback form shared on Piazza that is viewable only by Gabe.