Instructor: Qusay H. Mahmoud
Email: qmahmoud@cs.sfu.ca

TAs: Xia Xue, xxueb@sfu.ca

Textbook: Distributed Systems: Concepts and Design (3rd edition), George Coulouris, Jean Dollimore and Tim Kindberg, Addison Wesley Longman, 2000.

References:

• Distributed Operating Systems, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice-Hall, 1995.
• Distributed Programming with Java, Qusay H. Mahmoud, Manning Publications Co., 1999.

Prerequisites: A minimum grade of C- is required in CMPT 300 and CMPT 371.

Grading Scheme: the final grade will be determined based on the following components:

• Assignments: 30% (Five assignments: 3 written and 2 programming)
• Mid-term Exam: 30% (Oct. 23)
• Final Exam: 40% (sometime in December, to be scheduled by the university)

Note 2: Academic Honesty plays a key role in our efforts to maintain a high standard of academic excellence and integrity. Students are advised that ALL acts of intellectual dishonesty are subject to disciplinary action by the School; serious infractions are dealt with in accordance with the Code of Academic Honesty (T10.02): http://www.sfu.ca/policies/teaching/t10-02.htm. Students are encouraged to read the School's Statement on Intellectual Honesty: http://www.cs.sfu.ca/undergrad/Policies/honesty.html.

Policy on Collaboration: For written and programming assignments, you are encouraged to talk to other students and discuss the problem, but you must develop your won solutions to the assignments. Consulting another student's solution is prohibited. Violations of this policy may be treated as academic dishonesty pursuant to the University regulations.