CS580

Spring 1998

115 MILSC, 11-11:50 MWF

Instructor:

Yashwant K. Malaiya, Professor
Office: 238 US
Office Hours: 11-11:50AM.

Text:

Required textbook: Software Reliability Assurance Handbook. by Lakey and Neufelder.Material from other books and publications will be used. Some of the conferences, journals & books in this field.

On-line resources

Evaluation:

Distribution of points:

Option 1
5% Participation
20% Test 1 (tbd)
20% test 2 (tbd)
25% Final (tbd)
20% Project
10% Feedback Modules

After you have selected your project, a one page proposal will be due on march 25. It should include motivation, brief scope of study and some specific references. A progress report will be due on April 15. The final report will be due on May 4.

Option 2 (project emphasis):
5% Participation
10% Test 1 (24 hour take home)
10% test 2 (24 hour take home)
15% Final (24 hour take home)
50% Project
10% Feedback Modules This option is for those who have good background in another area, and want to explore fault-tolerance in that area. A half-page pre-proposal will be due on Feb. 16. Other dates are same as for option 1. A lecture (45 min.) with a two-page handout may be required.

Grading:

The grades are defined in this way:

A Excellent
B Good
C Weak
D Bad
F Worse
I For exceptional cases only

Please see the Student Information Sheet for departmental policies.

FAULT-TOLERANT COMPUTING
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