{"id":540,"date":"2019-04-02T05:24:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T05:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=540"},"modified":"2020-09-19T11:36:45","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T11:36:45","slug":"csc313","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=540","title":{"rendered":"CSC311"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Faculty<\/b><\/td>Natural Sciences<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Home Department<\/b><\/td>Computer Science<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Module Topic<\/b><\/td>Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Machine Learning<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Generic Module Name<\/b><\/td>Computer Science 311<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Alpha-numeric Code<\/b><\/td>CSC311<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
NQF Level<\/b><\/td>7<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
NQF Credit Value<\/b><\/td>30<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Duration<\/b><\/td>Semester<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Proposed semester to be offered1<\/b><\/td>First Semester<\/td><\/tr>
Programmes in which the module will be offered<\/b><\/td>

BSc (Computer Science) (3221,3023), BSc (Mathematical and Statistical Science) (3227)(3031); BSc (Physical Science) (3233,3120)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Year level<\/b><\/td>3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
Main Outcomes<\/b><\/td>

Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to<\/strong>:<\/p>

In Operating Systems:<\/p>

  • Explain the fundamental tasks performed by a modern operating system.<\/li>
  • Implement fundamental operating systems tasks and algorithms.<\/li><\/ul>

    Computer Networks:<\/p>

    • build networks with current network topologies, protocols, operating systems, and applications.<\/li>
    • Develop an appreciation of standards and protocols.<\/li><\/ul>

      Machine Learning:<\/p>

      • Apply linear, logistic regression and regularization to data.<\/li>
      • Implement neural networks and support vector machines.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Main Content<\/b><\/td>

  • Systems:<\/strong><\/p>

    • History of operating systems.<\/li>
    • Operating system concepts and structure.<\/li>
    • Emphasis on processes (communication and scheduling).<\/li>
    • Basic Input\/Output.<\/li>
    • Concurrency.<\/li><\/ul>

      Computer Networks:<\/strong><\/p>

      • Communications media.<\/li>
      • Network standards and layers.<\/li>
      • Communications protocols.<\/li>
      • Network architectures.<\/li>
      • Client\/server and peer-to-peer networks, Network design.<\/li>
      • Network operations and operating systems.<\/li>
      • Network administration.<\/li>
      • Construction and installation of networks.<\/li><\/ul>

        Machine Learning:<\/strong><\/p>

        • Linear and logistic regression.<\/li>
        • Regularization.<\/li>
        • Neural networks.<\/li>
        • Support Vector Machines.<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
    Pre-requisite modules<\/b><\/td>CSC211 and CSC212<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Co-requisite modules<\/b><\/td>None<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Prohibited module Combination<\/b><\/td>None<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Breakdown of Learning Time<\/b><\/td>Hours<\/b><\/td>Timetable Requirement per week<\/b><\/td>Other teaching modes that does not require time-table<\/b><\/td><\/tr>
    Contact with lecturer: \/ tutor:<\/span><\/i><\/td>42<\/span><\/td>Lectures p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>5<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Assignments & tasks:<\/span><\/i><\/td>28<\/span><\/td>Practicals p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>2×3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Practicals:<\/span><\/i><\/td>84<\/span><\/td>Tutorials p.w.<\/span><\/i><\/td>0<\/span><\/td><\/tr>
    Tutorials:<\/span><\/i><\/td>0<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Tests & Examinations:<\/span><\/i><\/td>3<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Selfstudy:<\/span><\/i><\/td>143<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Other:<\/span><\/i><\/td>0<\/span><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Total Learning Time<\/b><\/td>300<\/b><\/td>\u00a0<\/td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
    Methods of Student Assessment<\/b><\/td>

    Continuous Assessment (CA):<\/span> 100%<\/span><\/p>

    Final Assessment (FA):<\/span> 0%<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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    COMPUTER SCIENCE 311 – CSC 311 Faculty Natural Sciences Home Department Computer Science Module Topic Operating Systems, Computer Networks, and Machine Learning Generic Module Name Computer Science 311 Alpha-numeric Code CSC311 NQF Level 7 NQF Credit Value 30 Duration Semester Proposed semester to be offered1 First Semester Programmes in which the module will be offered […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-540","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1231,"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/540\/revisions\/1231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}