This unit provides students with an introduction to UNIX tools for managing processes; searching, editing and modifying files and data streams; and command interpreters and shell scripts. In addition, students will learn about a typical system call interface and its use for systems programming in a language like C.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week on this unit as follows:
For on campus students, workload commitments are:
Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however, you should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
CSE2391, CSE3391
One of FIT1008, FIT1015, CSE1303
Robert Merkel
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Unit Introduction | Laboratory Exercises are assessed at the end of each lab session |
| 2 | Introduction to C, Make | |
| 3 | C programming: Pointers & Data structures | |
| 4 | Unix C Programming | |
| 5 | Inter-process communication, third-party libraries | Assignment 1 handed out |
| 6 | Introduction to shell programming | |
| 7 | Shell filters | |
| 8 | Shell programming | Assignment 1 due Monday 29 April 2013 |
| 9 | Regular expressions | |
| 10 | Perl 1: scalars & arrays | Assignment 2 handed out |
| 11 | Perl 2: Perl regexes | |
| 12 | Perl 3: Perl modules, Perl 6. | Assignment 2 due Friday 31 May 2013 |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | 20% | Monday 29 April 2013 |
| Assignment 2 | 20% | Friday 31 May 2013 |
| Laboratory Exercises | 10% | At the end of each lab session |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see the Demystifying Citing and Referencing tutorial at http://lib.monash.edu/tutorials/citing/
Students are expected to attend at least 8 of the 11 labs.
Monash Library Unit Reading List
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
Multiple assignment submission may be enabled in Moodle. However, only the last version will be assessed. Resubmission after the due date will only be permitted after special consideration is granted through the regular faculty processes, or, occasionally, in other exceptional circumstances with lecturer permission. Penalties may apply in such circumstances.
Any written work must use appropriate referencing methods, according to the Library Guides for citing and referencing http://guides.lib.monash.edu/content.php?pid=88267&sid=656564
Generally, code submitted in your assignments should be your own original work. However, where code uses ideas from specific sources, they should be cited in comments.
Specific assignments may provide additional direction on referencing and reuse of third-party code.
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).
Most assignments will be submitted via the Moodle electronic learning system, which is accessed through the subject web page. The assignment coversheets will also be made availble through Moodle.
Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
Students will be provided with a Linux-based virtual machine environment. The virtual machine will be made available in labs and can also be installed, using free software, on any PC.
As a virtual machine, it will run under the VMWare Player software (freely downloadable) as any other application under Windows, Mac, or another version of Linux).
Students may choose to use another Linux distribution if they wish, however no support will be provided for this.
Mark G. Sobell. (2009). A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming. (2nd Edition) Prentice Hall (ISBN: 978-0131367364).
Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie. (1988). The C Programming Language. (2nd Edition) Prentice Hall (ISBN: 978-0131103627).
Michael Kerrisk. (2010). The Linux Programming Interface. (1st Edition) No Starch Press (ISBN: 978-159372-200-3).
Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant. (2000). Programming Perl. (3rd Edition) O'Reilly Media (ISBN: 978-0-596-00027-1).
K. N. King. (2008). C Programming: A Modern Approach. (2nd Edition) W. W. Norton & Company (ISBN: 978-0-393-97950-3).
No field trips.
No additional costs.
Exam details, including permitted equipment, will be announced on the unit website during the semester.
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The exam format will more closely reflect the language-oriented content of the unit.
Material relating to Makefiles has been expanded. Lab sheets have been restructured.
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