Information Package / Course Catalogue
COMP 304 Operating Systems
MEF University
Degree Programs
Psychology
General Information For Students
Diploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Psychology
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Engineering
Course Code COMP 304
Course Title in English Operating Systems
Course Title in Turkish İşletim Sistemleri
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Introductory
Semester Spring
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: None Lab: None Other: None
Estimated Student Workload 142 hours per semester
Number of Credits 6 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge Data Structures and Algorithms, Systems Programming
Co-requisites None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective The aim of the course is to teach students fundamentals of operating systems, design issues, algorithms and structures. Programming projects aim to provide experience to support basic concepts.
Course Description This course provides a comprehensive introduction to some fundamental aspects of Operating Systems. The following topics are covered: Introduction, history. Processes: basic concepts, concurrent processes, mutual exclusion, process management, scheduling approaches. Deadlock and deadlock prevention approaches. Memory management: segmentation, paging, related methods, virtual memory. Input/Output. UNIX and other example operating systems.
Course Description in Turkish Bu derste; İşletim Sistemlerinin temel kavramları şu konu başlıklar altında kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmektedir: Giriş, tarihçe. Proses kavramı, eşzamanlı prosesler ve karşılıklı dışlama. Proses yönetimi ve iş sıralama yöntemleri. Ölümcül kilitlenme ve önleme algoritmaları. Bellek yönetimi: segmantasyon, sayfalama ve ilgili yöntemler. Görüntü bellek. Giriş/Çıkış işlemleri. Dosya sistemleri. Unix işletim sistemi ve diğer örnek sistemler.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) comprehend the basic concepts of process management and communication
2) demonstrate an understanding of interprocess communication techniques and apply probability to process synchronization
3) comprehend memory management, file management, input and output handling in OS
4) apply Unix operating system calls
5) solve computing problems using operating system principles
6) work as a team to identify a research paper topic
7) present a research paper in front of an audience
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation.
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes.
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts.
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline.
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards.
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences.
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level).
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement.
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses.
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning.
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Thorough knowledge of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology. N
2) Understanding of and ability to apply essential research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and data interpretation. N
3) Competence to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry and a scientific approach to solving problems related to behavior and mental processes. H Exam,HW,Participation
4) Understanding and ability to apply psychological principles, skills and values in personal, social, and organizational contexts. N
5) Ability to weigh evidence, to tolerate ambiguity, and to reflect other values that underpin psychology as a discipline. N
6) Internalization and dissemination of professional ethical standards. N
7) Demonstration of competence in information technologies, and the ability to use computer and other technologies for purposes related to the pursuit of knowledge in psychology and the broader social sciences. N
8) Skills to communicate the knowledge of psychological science effectively, in a variety of formats, in both Turkish and in English (in English, at least CEFR B2 level). N
9) Recognition, understanding, and respect for the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity. S Participation
10) Recognition for the need for, and the skills to pursue, lifelong learning, inquiry, and self-improvement. S HW,Participation
11) Ability to formulate critical hypotheses based on psychological theory and literature, and design studies to test those hypotheses. N
12) Ability to acquire knowledge independently, and to plan one’s own learning. S Exam,HW
13) Demonstration of advanced competence in the clarity and composition of written work and presentations. H Exam,HW
Prepared by and Date ŞENİZ DEMİR , January 2020
Course Coordinator ŞENİZ DEMİR
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Assoc. Prof. Dr. ŞENİZ DEMİR

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction
2) Operating systems: basic concepts, classification, history
3) Process management, time sharing, context switching, process management in UNIX
4) Threads, thread management, thread management in UNIX
5) Interprocess communication (IPC) and synchronization, semaphores, semaphores in UNIX
6) Classical problems on concurrent processes
7) Process communication
8) Deadlock, detection and avoidance, shared memory in UNIX
9) Process scheduling algorithms, process scheduling in UNIX
10) Class work on deadlock and scheduling
11) Memory management, segmentation, paging
12) Memory allocation, virtual memory management
13) File systems and management, UNIX file system
14) Input / Output management
15) Final Exam/Project/Presentation
16) Final Exam/Project/Presentation
Required/Recommended ReadingsModern Operating Systems, Andrew Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall, 2007 Design Of The Unix Operating System, Maurice J. Bach, Prentice Hall, 1986. Operating System Concepts, Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, Greg Gagne, Wiley, 2012.
Teaching MethodsFlipped Classroom
Homework and ProjectsIn-Class Practices & Project
Laboratory WorkNone
Computer UseFor in-class practices and project
Other ActivitiesNone
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Quiz(zes) 5 % 20
Presentation 1 % 10
Midterm(s) 2 % 70
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration demirse@mef.edu.tr
535
nstructor’s office and phone number, office hours, email address: -Office: 5th Floor, 535 -Email address: demirse@mef.edu.tr Missing a midterm: You are expected to be present without exception and to plan any travel around these dates accordingly. Medical emergencies are of course excluded if accompanied by a doctor’s note. A note indicating that you were seen at the health center on the day of the exam is not a sufficient documentation of medically excused absence from the exam. The note must say that you were medically unable to take the exam. Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, a make-up midterm will be given. In other cases, you will be given zero (0) on the exam. Employment interviews, employer events, weddings, vacations, etc. are not excused absences. Missing an in-class practices: A make-up will be given to an in-class practice only if proper documents of medical excuses are provided. In other cases, you will be given zero (0. Employment interviews, employer events, weddings, vacations, etc. are not excused absences. Eligibility to take the final exam: No final exam. Missing a final: No final exam. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations http://3fcampus.mef.edu.tr/uploads/cms/webadmin.mef.edu.tr/4833_2.pdf

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Presentations / Seminar 2 10 3 26
Quiz(zes) 5 2 0.5 12.5
Midterm(s) 2 15 3 36
Total Workload 144.5
Total Workload/25 5.8
ECTS 6