Kaplan University IT320 Operating System Concepts

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Kaplan UniversityIT320 Operating System
Concepts
Unit 1 Seminar Pamela Van Hook
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Tonights Objectives

• Introductions
• Syllabus Review
• Grading
• Policies
• Classroom Review
• Seminar
• Discussion Questions
• Course Overview

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Seminar Ground Rules

• Type // when you have a question.
• Please limit the side-bar conversations. The
  discussion should be restricted to the current
  unit's topic.
• Don't worry about typos. They happen. Be as clear
  as you can.
• At the end of the seminar, I will open up the
  seminar for any questions.

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Who Am I?

• My name is Pamela Van Hook.
• You may call me by my first name (Pam) or
  Professor Van Hook.
• I welcome each of you to IT320 this quarter!

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Who Are You?

• Please take a few moments and type your name and
  where you are located.
• I like to begin each seminar with a weather
  report.
• What is the weather like in your area tonight?
• Please include the time zone where you are
  located.
• Do you follow football or baseball teams?
• If so, who is your favorite team?

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Where Are We?

• Great! Now we all know who our classmates are.
• I live just north of Dallas in North Texas.
• 16 years experience in web development
• Over 11 years teaching online and on-campus
• BS in Biology Chemistry
• MBA in Technology Management
• Master of Science in Library Science
• Working on my PhD in Business Administrationspeci
  alizing in e-Commerce

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Kaplan Schedule Eastern Time

• Kaplan University schedules are based on the
  Eastern time zone.
• When is my assignment due?
• Eastern Time 1159 pm
• Central Time 1059 pm
• Mountain Time 959 pm
• Western Time 859 pm
• Alaska Time 759 pm
• Hawaii Time 559 pm
• http//www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.ht
  ml

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Have you read the syllabus yet?

• The first thing you should do in every class you
  take is read the syllabus.
• I hope that everyone has or will read all
  announcements and the syllabus before getting
  started on the weekly unit activities.
• I will post announcements frequently.
• Check for new announcements each time you enter
  our classroom.

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Course Number Section

• The section number can be found as the suffix of
  your course number IT 320 XXAU
• Include your course number and section in the
  subject line of emails, or introduction of
  contact through AIM when communicating with me
  through these methods.

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How To Reach Me

• Be sure to have these written down in case you
  cannot access the Internet or your computer.
• How to reach me
• Email pvanhook_at_kaplan.edu
• AOL IM pvanhook_at_gmail.com
• I check my email several times each day.
• I will respond to questions within 24-48 hours.

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Office Hours

• AOL IM pvanhook_at_gmail.com
• Available
• Thursday 800 pm 900 pm ET
• Sunday 900 pm 1000 pm ET
• By appointment, as needed

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Grading Criteria

• Grade Distribution

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Graded Activities (1000 pts)

• Discussion Questions
• Weeks 2-9
• 50 points each week
• Total 400 points

• Weekly Assignments
• Weeks 2-9
• 50 points each week
• Total 400 points
• Week 10
• Final Assignment
• 200 points

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Grading

• Grades will be posted by Monday following the end
  of a unit.
• Use the following grading scale to determine your
  grade.

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Seminars Discussions
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Seminar Participation

• Attendance at Seminars is optional, but HIGHLY
  encouraged.
• Students who attend seminars tend to have higher
  grades.
• If you cant attend a seminar, review the
  archived seminar later in the week.
• I will discuss specific details about assignments
  and the reading during the week.
• I will also post a PowerPoint presentation in
  Doc Sharing for your reference each week.
• I use these PPT in the seminars.

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Discussion Board Participation

• Discussion is the greatest learning tool and one
  of my favorite places to share, besides seminar,
  is the discussion board.
• Be aware of the expectations and the grading
  rubric for the discussion board
• 2 questions every week (Weeks 2-9)
• NO MAKE-UP activities for Discussion Questions
• If you miss a week, you lose 50 points.

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Discussion Board Participation

• Each question is worth 25 points
• Post on at least 3 separate days for EACH
  question.
• Post your initial answer to the question on or
  BEFORE Saturday for full credit.
• Your initial response must answer the question
  and be at least 6 sentences in length. Shorter
  posts will lose points.
• Subsequent responses to each questions should add
  value to the discussion and be on topic.
• Side conversations on non-related topics WILL NOT
  count as participation.
• All discussions start on Wednesday and end
  Tuesday.
• No late posts are accepted or graded.
• I do not have allow any make-up assignments for
  missed discussion questions.

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Discussion Board Grading

• Each question is worth 25 points.
• If you only answer 1 question, you can only earn
  25 pts.
• First response 9 pts
• Second response 8 pts
• Third response 8 pts
• Did not post by Saturday (-2 pts)
• Did not post on 3 different days (-2 pts per
  missing day)
• Posts also lose points if they are too short, do
  not answer the questions, have spelling errors,
  or dont add to discussion.

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Discussion Grading - Examples

• Student A
• Answered both DQ
• 3 days for DQ1
• On-time for DQ1
• 1 post for DQ2
• Late for DQ2
• Points earned
• 25 pts for DQ1
• 7 pts for DQ2 (9-2)
• Total 32 pts

• Student B
• Answered only DQ 2
• Posted 1 response on Monday
• Posted 4 responses on Tuesday
• Points earned
• 0 pts for DQ1
• 9 8 8 25 pts
• -2 (late) -2 (2 days)
• Total 25-4 21 pts

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Whats Due When???

• Our weeks start on Wednesday of each week and all
  weekly projects are due by the following Tuesday,
  no later than 1159pm EST.
• There are no graded assignments due for Week 1.
• For Week 2, you will be required to participate
  in the discussion board (post) and complete the
  weekly assignment.
• All of these are due before the Week 2 deadline.
• Week 2 deadline is Tuesday, May 31.

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Late Submissions

• Projects

• Discussion Board posts

• 1-7 days, 20 deduction(-10 pts for
  Assignments)
• 8-14 days, 30 deduction(-15 pts for
  Assignments)
• Work submitted more than 14 days late will not be
  accepted without prior arrangements between you
  and me via email.
• DO NOT ASSUME that I will accept assignments
  after 14 days.

• Late policy does NOT apply to the Discussion
  Board. Late posts will not be accepted.
• All outstanding course work, including the final
  project, is due no later than Tuesday evening.

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What To Expect of Grades

• Your work will be checked for authenticity.
• Participation and attendance will be accounted
  for.
• I enforce Kaplans Plagiarism Policy.
• More can be found by following Course
  Home/Academic Success/Plagiarism in our course.
• Cite your resources.
• Follow Kaplan Universities guidelines as posted
  in this section.
• These guidelines apply to all submitted work,
  posts, and projects/assignments.

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Vacations Scheduled Absence

• As you plan for an upcoming vacation, you also
  need to keep in mind what you will need to do for
  this course.
• You will want to do your weekly assignments prior
  to leaving or during your vacation.
• If you have a need to be absent during a week and
  you know this in advance, please communication
  this to me in an email.
• No late work will be accepted after the deadline
  according to the late policy if late because of a
  planned vacation.

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Unscheduled or Unplanned Absence

• For unexpected extenuating circumstances, I can
  work with your schedule for missed assignments.
• These circumstances must be communicated to me
  through email or a phone call.
• Examples would be family emergency, accident,
  hospitalization, or other unexpected event that
  would prevent you from accessing the computer.

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Requesting an Incomplete

• There are times when students need to request an
  incomplete in order to have an extension to
  finish missed course work.
• This opportunity is available but comes with
  limitations.
• First, incompletes must be requested by the
  student and approved by the professor.

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What qualifies for Incomplete

• To qualify for a granted incomplete grade and
  extension, you must meet 2 criteria.
• 75 of the course work must be completed and
  submitted.
• Extenuating circumstances must be present. (Just
  as in late submissions...Vacation, not enough
  time, forgot, etc are not considered extenuating
  circumstance)

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Any Questions About These Policies?
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Where is Everything???

• There are a few areas that you need to be aware
  of...
• Click on each unit title to find
• Reading Reading
• Projects Assignments
• Discussion Discussion board
• Seminar/FLA Seminar topic
• Seminar/Quiz Quiz Access
• Project Where to submit Project

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Where is Everything???

• The Doc Sharing
• Click the drop down arrow to find some very
  useful documents uploaded for your uses.
• DO NOT upload files to this area without
  permission. (especially your assignments)

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Where is Everything???

• How to access seminar Archives
• On the Portal screen, you can see link to the
  seminar under your class.
• Navigate to the section
• My Tools ? My Seminars

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Course Overview
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Topics for IT320

1. Riding the World of Operating Systems
2. Introduction to Operating System Concepts
3. Introduction to Linux
4. Processes, Threads, Deadlocks
5. Memory Management
6. Scheduling with Uniprocessor Multiprocessor
7. File Management
8. Computer Security Risks Data Management
9. Distributed Computing Networks
10. Wrapping Up

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Unit Assignments

• Download Linux on VMWare (not graded)
• Essay on evolution of operating systems
• PowerPoint comparing 3 Linux distributions
• Simulations Essay on Windows vs. Linux
• Simulations Essay on Memory Management

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Unit Assignments

• Simulations Essay on Processor Scheduling
  Algorithm
• Essay comparing operating systems (Windows,
  Linux, Unix)
• Describe Home Computer Network Security
• Case Study Propose Network Computing
  Environment

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Unit Assignment

• Unit 10 Final Project

• Topics Covered

• Write a 5 -10 page essay explaining how a
  mainstream modern (Linux or Windows) Operating
  System is designed to integrate all components of
  the operating system. The following list of
  topics is a starting point for your essay.

• Processes and threads
• Memory management
• Scheduling
• Including deadlock prevention
• File Management
• Input and Output devices
• Security issues
• Discuss current malware threats and prevention
  techniques
• Data protection
• RAID
• Clusters

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Wrapping Up

• Now, as mentioned before, if you have any
  questions please send me an email or contact me
  via AOL IM.
• Email pvanhook_at_kaplan.edu
• AOL IM pvanhook_at_gmail.com
• If you would like to review our weekly seminars,
  you can review them via the original seminar
  link.

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Wrapping Up

• I will open the floor for questions from you.
• Please raise your hand // so I don't miss
  anyone.
• Remember to post early in the discussion boards.
• This week we are getting to know each other and
  checking our navigation skills.
• Post your bio to the discussion forum.