POS/355.1 – Syllabus

Instructor: Tom Dickens, Boeing engineer and Associate Technical Fellow, professor/ instructor at University of Phoenix, Henry Cogswell College, the University of Washington, and Boeing off-hours training.

Contact Information: e-mail Home I check this at least every other day. Work Use for questions M-F for quick reply. phone Work 425-234-1024 For emergencies. Web information – schedule and handouts for my classes http://tomdickens.com/uofp/index.html

What I expect:  Attend all workshops and study groups; contact me before if you must miss any.  Read the material before class – be prepared to ask meaningful questions.  All assignments typed, turned in on time. No late homework is accepted without prior arrangement, and will only receive half credit.  Study logs up to date and turned in.

The course tasks at a glance: Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 4 Workshop 5 Text reading Chapters 1-4 Chapters 5-6 Chapters 7, 17- Chapters 10, Chapters 9, 15 18 16 Assignment e-mail me so I 2-page paper: 2-4 page paper: 4-papge paper: none have your OS’s in your PC vs. OS’s common e-mail address workplace mainframe on the Internet

ASCII Table* Learning Establish teams Paper outline Paper outline Paper outline 8-12 page Team and charters of Windows of Windows of Linux paper & 15-20 CE XP minute presentation Class Handout Handout Handout Handout Handout Discussion Questions

*ASCII Table Assignment: The ASCII table on page 539 in the text, and the ASCII code mentioned on page 10, are not correct! Your assignment is to locate a correct ASCII table which is in a format that you can easyily understand. Tape it over the incorrect table on page 539 and write the correct codes (binary, hex, and decimal) on page ten. Write up a 1-page summary with your ASCII table and the code for the character ‘A’ and turn it in to me. Assignment Percent of Grade e-mail address received 5% WS2 10% ASCII Table 5% WS3 10% WS4 15% Class Participation 10% WS2 Paper Outline 5% WS3 Paper Outline 5% WS4 Paper Outline 5% WS5 Project Paper 20% WS5 Project Presentation 10%