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TDIU11 Operating Systems

Syllabus & Examination


Official syllabus

Please see LiTH Study guide

Examination

Overall 6 hp
UPG1 3 hp

Consists of five seminars, labelled Challenge 1 - 5. During each seminar, we will discuss 8 problems. Each problem will be presented by a student, and then discussed in the group. The student who presents each problem is randomly selected from the students who have prepared the problem beforehand.

For each problem you have solved and prepared in advance, you earn one point. To pass UPG1, you need to collect at least 16 points out of the total 40 points. For each 4 points above the required 16, you will get one bonus point on the final exam (TEN1). These points only count towards higher grades (i.e. you need to earn a passing grade before you can use the bonus points).

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UPG2 1 hp

There are two seminars for paper summaries. For a passing grade, you need to hand in two high quality summaries and attend two seminars. There will be an extra seminar at the end of the course for those who could not attend the first two.

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TEN1 2 hp

A written exam. Contains assignments on a level similarly to the written problems for UPG1. However, the problems on the exam are not as open-ended as the ones for UPG1.

Rules regarding plagiarism or unacceptable collaboration

Challenges for UPG1

The goal of the challenges is to practice the concepts covered in the course. As such, the goal is that you should understand how to solve the problem, and the concepts involved in the solution.

Because of this, you are allowed to cooperate as much as you like when preparing solutions to the challenges. You are in fact encouraged to do so, as collaboration typically gives rise to discussions about important nuances in the concepts covered, which helps learning. These discussions also act as practice for presenting your solution in the seminar.

Even if you are allowed to cooperate as much as you like, you should submit the solution you have prepared, and that you understand well enough that you can present it comfortably. If you submit a solution to a problem that you can not present comfortably, that is entirely on you. If you get chosen to present such a problem and fail to do so convincingly, you will lose all points for that seminar. So only submit solutions to problems you are comfortable to present. Do, however, note that you should show that you have understood the concepts. It is acceptable if you have made small mistakes in calculations or reasoning, that you can correct based on your understanding when pointed out by the audience.

Article summaries

Article summaries are individual and the examiner will compare them for similarities both electronically (you will have to submit to "urkund") and manually. If suspicion of plagiarism occur, involved parties (both honest and dishonest authors) will be reported and the disciplinary board will deliver a verdict. If you want to quote (with your own words or directly) what some other clever geek says (including friends in the class), you must make a proper citation (källhänvisning) and include said philosopher in your reference list. Properly cited thoughts will not get you to the disciplinary board, you can only get in trouble when you try to pass others' work as your own. A summary with little or no thoughts of your own may however, for obvious reason, fail. Example: If you copy and hand in (part of) Simon's summary you are in deep trouble. But if you start with "Simon says" followed by Simon's summary and a proper citation and reference list with Simon listed, then you are absolutely fine. (Although you will not get credit, of course.)

Previous Exams

The exam problems will have a comparable level of difficulty as the problems listed in the problem seminars.

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Last updated: 2024-02-12