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This version of COMP 315 closed.
Delivery mode: Individualized study online.
Credits: 3 - Science.
Co-requisite: COMP 314.
Note: Students who are concerned about not meeting the prerequisite for this course are encouraged to contact the course coordinator before registering.
Centre: School of Computing and Information Systems
SCIS Orientation
COMP 315 has a Challenge for Credit option.
COMP 315 sample
Course Web site
At the end of this course, students are expected to know most aspects of UNIX that are needed by a program developer or UNIX user, and some system administration. Although it is not required for this course, students are encouraged to install Linux on their personal computers.
Unit 0: A Quick Start
Unit 1: History and Definitions
Unit 2: UNIX Commands
Unit 3: Text Editing
Unit 4: UNIX File System
Unit 5: Advanced File Processing
Unit 6: Redirection and Piping
Unit 7: Processes
Unit 8: Networking and Internetworking
Unit 9: Shell Programming
Unit 10: File System Backup
Unit 11: UNIX Tools for Software Development
To receive credit for COMP 315, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent), including a grade of 50 percent average for all assignments, and at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Labs 1, 2, 3 | 5% |
| Labs 4, 5 | 5% |
| Labs 6, 7 | 5% |
| Labs 8, 9 | 5% |
| Labs 10, 11 | 5% |
| Labs 12, 13 | 5% |
| Labs 14, 15 | 5% |
| Labs 16, 17 | 5% |
| Labs 18, 19 | 5% |
| Final exam | 55% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Koretsky, Robert, UNIX: The Textbook, 2001. 1/e, Addison Wesley. ISBN: 0201612607
The remainder of the learning materials for COMP 315 is distributed in electronic format. These materials include a Study Guide, detailed descriptions of the requirements for the individual tutor-marked assignments, a course evaluation form, and links to a variety of resources on the World Wide Web.
Delivery of COMP 315 is dependent upon computer mediated communications. Students are required to have access to the World Wide Web.