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haas:spring2013:common:course_objectives

ASM

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • an understanding of the concepts of assembly
  • understanding the impact of number systems
  • familiarity with how assembly impacts programming
  • experience implementing solutions in assembly
  • familiarity with the role of the C library
  • experience making system calls in assembly
  • familiarity with the organization of a computer system
  • experience using registers, stacks, and branches

COMPESS

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Identify different types of hardware and discuss what role that hardware plays
  • List milestones of computer history
  • Perform binary and hexadecimal conversions
  • Perform addition and subtraction in binary and hexadecimal
  • Explain how input, output, and storage devices work, and be able to compare and contrast different types of these devices
  • List the parts of the CPU and what factors affect the CPU's performance
  • Explain how the internet works, and identify the hardware and software required for connectivity and web publishing
  • Identify the difference between application and system software, and explain how they interact
  • Identify all the threats to your computer and explain ways to safeguard your computer
  • Explain LAN, MAN, WAN in relation to topologies, communications transmissions, protocols, and communication media
  • Identify ethical problems in computing
  • Understand the basics of program development and describe programming language paradigms
  • Understand logical and physical file management and more advanced file maintenance techniques (DBMS)
  • Identify and explain the parts of the system development lifecycle
  • Explore jobs in IT and understand the responsibilities that are associated with these jobs

CPROG

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • write and compile code that utilizes programming constructs
  • use pointers and variables to discover the indirect properties of data storage
  • comprehend the basics of memory management, data representation and storage
  • identify and label various data types as scalar vs. composite
  • distinguish and explain difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous composite data types
  • break down and separate code into functions and illustrate the use of parameter passing
  • justify the use of various programming constructs within code solutions
  • discover the standard libraries and use libraries in solving problems

DATA

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Discuss the representation and use of primitive data types and built-in data structures
  • Describe how the data structures are allocated and used in memory
  • Describe common applications for each data structure described in class
  • Implement the user-defined data structures in a high-level language
  • Compare alternative implementations of data structures with respect to performance
  • Write programs that use the following data structures: linked lists, stacks, queues, binary trees, and hash tables
  • Compare and contrast the costs and benefits of dynamic and static data structure implementations
  • Choose the appropriate data structure for solving a given problem

DATACOMM

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • better understand network I/O for efficient data communication
  • utilize capabilities built into the operating system in programs
  • write programs that communicate on the network
  • use pipes and sockets to establish communication and share data with other processes
  • demonstrate knowledge of concurrency

DISCRETE

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • application of concepts
  • understand the process behind various mathematical concepts
  • ability to convey mathematical and computer science concepts
  • critical thinking abilities
  • increased understanding of discipline concepts
  • experience implementing concepts on the computer
  • ability to solve problems creatively

HPC0

During the process of the course, the student will be able to:

  • understand the impact of computing in problem solving
  • value interdisciplinary knowledge in problem solving
  • apply effective visualization techniques to view data
  • troubleshoot and diagnose problems
  • recognize and relate how data may be generated
  • compare the tradeoffs & advantages in concurrency
  • identify processing considerations
  • document tasks and solutions

HPC1

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • demonstrate concept comprehension
  • information sharing through documentation
  • understanding the nature of an HPC environment
  • apply troubleshooting skills
  • gain experience with real world system issues
  • demonstrate knowledge of Linux & Open Source
  • demonstrate awareness of networking concepts
  • perform system and network administration
  • demonstrate awareness of security issues
  • demonstrate scripting skills to automate tasks
  • collaborative work on a project or task

HPC2

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • demonstrate continued concept comprehension
  • information sharing through documentation
  • understanding the nature of an interconnected computing environment
  • apply improved troubleshooting skills
  • gain experience with real world system issues
  • demonstrate knowledge of Linux & Open Source
  • demonstrate awareness of networking concepts
  • perform system and network administration
  • demonstrate awareness of security issues
  • demonstrate scripting skills to automate tasks
  • collaborative work on a project or task
  • understand and utilize logs to aid in problem solving and reporting

SYSNET

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • understanding of concepts to mix them together
  • effective use of communication capabilities
  • capability of contemplating/measuring performance
  • proficiency with tools to accomplish tasks
  • ability to suggest troubleshooting strategies
  • application of changes as a result of testing
  • problem solving activities
  • ability to document processes and tasks

SYSPROG

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • better understand file I/O for efficient data processing
  • utilize capabilities built into the operating system
  • write programs that interact with and spawn processes
  • use pipes and sockets to communicate and share data
  • demonstrate knowledge of concurrency
  • design programs that handle signals
  • explore efficient solutions to data- and processing- intensive problems
  • utilize collaboration of resources to solve problems

UNIX

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate:

  • familiarity with the structure of UNIX systems
  • the ability to accomplish/automate tasks
  • exposure to command-line tools and utilities
  • experience the connection between UNIX and C
  • understanding of the UNIX philosophy
  • exposure to Open Source concepts and ideals
  • exposure to computer security
  • understanding and use of pattern matching
  • problem solving activities
  • application of shell scripting to perform tasks
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