The course has three major components: Lectures, Recitations, and Tutorials. A variety of assignments support the objectives of the class: Quizzes, Hands-on Experiments, System Critiques, and the Design Project ("DP").
Part I: Operating Systems
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Recitation 1 | Lecture 1 | Recitation 2 | Tutorial 1 | |
| System Critique #1 assigned | |||||
| Week 2 | Lecture 2 | Recitation 3 | Lecture 3 | Recitation 4 | Tutorial 2 |
| Hands-on 1 assigned | Hands-on 2 assigned | Hands-on 1 due | |||
| Week 3 | Lecture 4 | Lecture 5 | Recitation 5 | Tutorial 3 | |
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System Critique #1 due DP Preliminary Report assigned | |||||
| Week 4 | Lecture 6 | Recitation 6 | Lecture 7 | Recitation 7 | Tutorial 4 |
| Hands-on 2 due | Hands-on 3 assigned | System Critique #2 assigned |
Part II: Networking
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 5 | Lecture 8 | Recitation 8 | Lecture 9 | Recitation 9 | Tutorial 5 |
| Hands-on 4 assigned | Hands-on 3 due | ||||
| Week 6 | Lecture 10 | No Recitation 10 | Lecture 11 | Recitation 11 | Tutorial 6 |
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Hands-on 4 due Hands-on 5 assigned | System Critique #2 due | ||||
| Week 7 | Lecture 12 | Recitation 12 | Lecture 13 | Recitation 13 | |
| Hands-on 5 due | DP Preliminary Report due |
Part III: Distributed Systems
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 8 | Lecture 14 | Recitation 14 | Lecture 15 | No Recitation 15 (prepare for Quiz 1) | Tutorial 8 |
| Quiz 1 | DP Presentation assigned | ||||
| Week 9 | Lecture 16 | Recitation 16 | Lecture 17 | Recitation 17 | No Tutorial 9 |
| Hands-on 6 assigned | |||||
| Week 10 | Lecture 18 | Recitation 18 | Tutorial 10 | ||
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Hands-on 6 due Hands-on 7 assigned | DP Report assigned |
Part IV: Security
| MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 11 | Lecture 19 | Recitation 19 | Lecture 20 | No Recitation 20 | Tutorial 11 |
| Hands-on 7 due | Peer Review assigned | ||||
| Week 12 | Lecture 21 | Recitation 21 | Lecture 22 | Recitation 22 | Tutorial 12 |
| Week 13 | Lecture 23 | Recitation 23 | Lecture 24 | Recitation 24 | No Tutorial 13 |
| DP Report due | Peer Review due | ||||
| Week 14 | Lecture 25 | Recitation 25 | Lecture 26 | Recitation 26 | |
| Quiz 2 (during Week 15) |