School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University
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Entry Rules Admission criteria<br />
Assessment<br />
and progression<br />
rules<br />
System S<strong>of</strong>tware 2<br />
Duly Performed (DP): Average <strong>of</strong> Summative assessments. To qualify for<br />
examination students must obtain a Duly Performed <strong>of</strong> 40%. The contribution<br />
<strong>of</strong> the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.<br />
Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall<br />
Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark <strong>of</strong> 40%. The<br />
contribution <strong>of</strong> the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.<br />
Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).<br />
To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
50%.<br />
Re-examination: To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an<br />
overall assessment <strong>of</strong> between 40 and 49%.<br />
Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Year<br />
SYS2130<br />
SYST2/0<br />
System S<strong>of</strong>tware 2 5 30 1<br />
Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials<br />
per week<br />
Number<br />
<strong>of</strong> weeks<br />
4 x 45 min 3 x 45 min (Lecturer Led) 0 25 300<br />
Notional<br />
hours<br />
Content / Syllabus Theory 1. History and Evolution <strong>of</strong> Operating systems 2. Memory Management<br />
3. Process(or) Management 4. File Management 5. Device Management<br />
6. Introduction to Virtual Machine technologies 7. Server Administration<br />
(Proprietary & Open Source Environments) 8. User and Group Supervision 9.<br />
Printer Services 10. Troubleshooting techniques 11. Introduction to System<br />
Security<br />
Entry Rules System S<strong>of</strong>tware 1<br />
Assessment<br />
and progression<br />
rules<br />
Duly Performed (DP): Average <strong>of</strong> Summative assessments. To qualify for<br />
examination students must obtain a Duly Performed <strong>of</strong> 40%. The contribution<br />
<strong>of</strong> the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.<br />
Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall<br />
Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark <strong>of</strong> 40%. The<br />
contribution <strong>of</strong> the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.<br />
Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).<br />
To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong><br />
50%.<br />
Re-examination: To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an<br />
overall assessment <strong>of</strong> between 40 and 49%.<br />
77<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
PROSPECTUS
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