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 Center724.334.6098lbk10@psu.edu

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Diana KreydtCoord., Disability Services dlk34@psu.edu

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