ist 421 syllabus and course overview. designing large distributed complex scalablesystems
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IST 421
Syllabus and Course Overview
Designing Large
Distributed
Complex
Scalable Systems
Components.
Scalability.
The prerequisite/concurrent courses are essential.
IST 240
IST 301
IST 302
How did you do?
Explicit:
IST 110
IST 210
IST 220
Implicit:
CMPSC 101
MATH 110
IST 240
Attend.
Be Prompt / Remain.
Engage.
Prepare.
Be Civil.
Work.Hard.
Very Hard.
Office Hours.Attend.
(I’m lonely.)
You need to actively monitor your PSU email account.
• Ease of bulk communication
• Performance related information (FERPA)
Other modes for general contact:
Evaluation.
Reading/Dis-cussion
Scalability Exam Guest Speaker Reviews
Final Paper0%5%
10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45%
Activities and Weights
Evaluation Model.
It sounds complicated.
It’s not.
Evaluation Model
• Interpretation:
A - ExcellentB - GoodC - ExpectedD - MinimalF - UnacceptableM - Missing
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
M
Evaluation Model
• Letter grades are mapped to the 4.0 scale
• Compute like you would your GPA (i.e., weighted average)
A 4.00
A- 3.67
B+ 3.33
B 3.00
B- 2.67
C+ 2.33
C 2.00
C- 1.67
D+ 1.33
D 1.00
D- 0.67
F 0.00
M - 1.50
Evaluation Model
• Numerically scored course components are mapped to letters based on percentage
A [94, )
A- [90, 94)
B+ [86, 90)
B [82, 86)
B- [79, 82)
C+ [76, 79)
C [70, 76)
C- [67, 70)
D+ [64, 67)
D [60, 64)
D- [57, 60)
F (-, 56)
M n/a
Evaluation Model
• Your computed grade – on the 4.0 scale – is mapped to the University’s grading system for your final grade
A [3.85, 4.00]
A- [3.50, 3.85)
B+ [3.15, 3.50)
B [2.85, 3.15)
B- [2.50, 2.85)
C+ [2.15, 2.50)
C [1.85, 2.15)
D [1.00, 1.85)
F (-, 1.00)
Meet your milestones.
Exhibit Integrity.
Establish accommodation plans, if necessary, early.
Laurie KamenickDirector, Learning [email protected]
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Diana KreydtCoord., Disability Services [email protected]
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