Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
6	COMP302	SYSTEM PROGRAMMING	3+2+0	4	5	22.08.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	ELECTRICAL-ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Learn essentials of Linux operating system Learn how to write command-line expressions Learn how to write shell scripts
Course Content	The course aims to provide an introduction to Linux operating system. Topics include Linux commands, file system, I/O control, pipes, and shell scripting.
Course Methods and Techniques	Grading Policy The final grades will be computed based on the general performance of the class and the distribution of grades (i.e. who deserves A and who deserves F). The grading strategy will be a combination of the standard catalogue grading and curve grading. Attendance Policy Each student is expected to attend to at least 50% of the theoretical classes. If not he/she will get NA as the final grade. Late Submission Policy It is the student s responsibility to follow the classes and do the assignments on time. Late submissions will be subject to a penalty of 25% if submitted within one week after the due date and %50 if submitted after one week. Make-Up Policy There are no make-ups in homework assignments, labs and quizzes. The student may be exempt from these assignments if a written and formal documentation is provided. Possible reasons for excused absences include serious illnesses, illness or death of a family member, university related trips and other serious circumstances. Acceptable documents for claiming an excused absence include medical doctor’s statements, petitions related to official university travels, court related documents, etc. If the student misses an exam (midterms or final) he or she can take a make-up exam upon submitting a formal document.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( COMP112 )
Course Coordinator	Associate Prof.Dr. Zafer Aydın zafer.aydin@agu.edu.tr
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof.Dr. ZAFER AYDIN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

The Linux Commandline, W. Shotts, No Starch Press, 2024. http://linuxcommand.org/

Course Category

Engineering

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	1	% 25
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	10	% 10
Ödev	1	% 5
Laboratuar	10	% 30
Final examination	1	% 30
Total	23	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Yazılı Sınav	1	3	3
Ev Ödevi	1	3	3
Kısa Sınav	1	1	1
Yazılım Deneyimi	14	2	28
Ders dışı çalışma	14	5	70
Yüz Yüze Ders	14	3	42
Final Sınavı	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 150

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Explain the structure of Linux operating system and its components
2	Explain commands related to command-line and shell scripting
3	Write command-line expressions
4	Develop shell scripts

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	What is shell, navigation, exploring the system, manipulating files and directories
2	Working with commands, redirection
3	Expansion, quoting, advanced keyboard tricks
4	Permissions, processes
5	The environment, vim editor, networking
6	Searching for files, archiving and backup
7	Regular expressions
8	Semester break
9	Text processing
10	Midterm exam
11	Writing shell scripts, here documents, shell functions, variables
12	If statements, reading keyboard input, while statements, until statements, troubleshooting
13	Case statements, positional parameters, for statements
14	Strings and numbers
15	Arrays
16	Final exam

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10	P11	P12
All
C1
C2
C3
C4

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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