COMP 2021: Unix & Script Programming (Spring 16)

Announcements

• (01/02/2016) Lab starts from week 2.
• (01/02/2016) Welcome to COMP2021.

Course Information

_{Course Descriptions}

Unix utilities and file structure; links and symbolic links; data processing and process control in the Unix shell; regular expressions; script programming in the Web environment.

_{Prerequisites}

COMP 1002 OR COMP 1004/104H (prior to 2009-10) OR COMP 1021 OR COMP 1022P OR COMP 1022Q; OR a passing grade in HKALE Computer Studies or HKCEE Computer Studies; OR level 3 or above in HKDSE Information and Communication Technology.

_{Reference Textbook}

UNIX System V: A Practical Guide (3rd Edition) Mark G. Sobell Pearson Education Inc. ISBN: 978-0805375664

_Lectures

Section	Instructor	Meeting time	Venue
L1	LI Xin Cindy	Tue 11:00 - 12:50	(New) Room 2404

_Labs

Section	Meeting time	Venue	TA
LA1	Thur 09:00 - 10:50	Room 4214	Chang Zhangyu

_{Academic Integrity}

Exams, homework, papers and other kinds of assessments are essential to the learning process. Honesty and integrity are central to academic work. See regulations for student conduct and academic integrity.

_{Grading Scheme}

Lab attendance	5%
Homework assignments	20%
Project and Presentation	35%
Final Exam	40%

Syllabus and Lecture Notes

Project

• Project registration and project proposal
• Project Grading Scheme and Assessment Rubric
• Vote for "Best 3" projects
• Project Marks
• COMP2021 2013 Project List
• COMP2021 2014 Project List
• COMP2021 2015 Project List
• COMP2021 2016 Project List

• Apr 13 5pm: Project team registration and project proposal due
• Apr 26 and May 3: Project presentation and demo
• May 9 5pm: Project submission

• The project can be of any topic. Final codes should contain at least 50% of PHP or Shell Script.
• In-class presentations will be arranged on Apr 26 and May 3 lecture. All students are required to attend both project presentation sessions. 1 point from final score will be deducted if you fail to attend any of the sessions.
• The project submission deadline is May 9 5pm. You need to submit your project report, PowerPoint slides, project video (if any) and source code via Canvas. One submission for each group. Make sure you have student ID, name and email for each group member in the cover page of the report, slides and front lines of the code.
• All students can vote for "Best 3" projects. The final decision is made by instructor and teaching team. Team members of "Best 3" project earn a bonus 2 points to their final score.

Labs

Homework & Exam

_{Homework 1}

• Due: Saturday Mar 26 11:59PM, submission via Canvas.
• Download HW1 description here, code here

_{Homework 2}

• Due: Monday Apr 22 11:59PM, submission via Canvas.
• Download HW2 description here

The final exam will cover everything we learned in this course. You can bring a single-side A5 size cheat sheet.

Past Exams

NACHOS Info