E81 CSE 5402: Concurrency and Memory Safe System Software Development

Contents

1. Times and Locations
2. Course Description
3. Prerequisites
4. Discussions/Studios
5. Labs
6. Textbooks and Other Resources
7. Grading
8. Academic Support, Health and Wellness, and Disabilities
9. Title IX, Diversity, and Inclusion
10. Academic Integrity

Times and Locations

Course Description

Prerequisites

Discussions/Studios

Reading materials will be assigned for many of the topics. It is to your advantage to go over the readings prior to class time, and to ask questions about anything that may be unclear. Supplemental resources including web materials and additional books that may be helpful also may be suggested.

Labs

Each lab will require a lab report. Report format and length and content requirements will be described in each lab assignment. The actual report will be submitted via e-mail, as well, so it must go into a file.

Labs will be performed in teams of 1, 2 or 3 people (but not more than 3): teams may be different for each lab assignment or may remain the same for all labs. Each team should submit its solution and lab report for each project.

Labs submitted within 24 hours after the posted deadline will be accepted with a 10% penalty up front, and labs submitted between 24 and 48 hours after the posted deadline will be accepted with a 20% penalty up front. Labs submitted after that will not be graded except in the case of extenuating circumstances approved by the professor.

You may discuss your lab projects with other students outside your team only during course meeting times. Discussion of lab projects within a team, is encouraged at any time. Each team must design and implement its own solution, and prepare its own report.

The following lab assignments have been posted so far in the course:

• Lab 1
  
• Lab 2
  
• Lab 3
  

Textbooks and Other Resources

We'll use the required textbook both for class material and as a reference. Revelant portions of the required text will be assigned throughout the semester: please read each assigned section before the course meeting where it will be discussed.

Optional texts:

• [KN] Steve Klabnik, and Carol Nichols, The Rust Programming Language, Second Edition, No Starch Press, 2023.
• [G] Jon Gjengset, Rust for Rustaceans, No Starch Press, 2022.

Readings in the optional textbooks also will be suggested, for enrichment and to complement the assigned readings in the required text.

Please read through the CSE 5402 Programming Guidelines and follow them as you develop your studio and lab solutions this semester.

The Learn Rust page has links to documentation about the Rust language, libraries, and tools.

Grading

The in-semester exams will be roughly proportioned to cover the material in all other aspects of the course: readings, lectures, studios, and labs. The best way to study for the exams is to keep up with the readings, lectures, studio exercises, and labs during the semester. The first exam will cover the material up to that point in the course, and the second exam will cover the material after the first exam.

Your semester grade will be determined as follows, with an overall weighted average of 90% corresponding to at least an A-, of 80% corresponding to at least a B-, and of 70% to at least a C- (and to a passing grade if the course is being taken P/F rather than for a letter grade):

Academic Support, Health and Wellness, and Disabilities

We encourage everyone to take a look at, and potentially make use of, the many academic support resources available at Washington University in St. Louis, including: The Learning Center, and The Writing Center, and Student Technology Services.

Washington University recognizes that students serving in the U.S. Armed Forces and their family members may encounter situations where military service forces them to withdraw from a course of study, sometimes with little notice. Students may contact the Office of Military and Veteran Services at (314) 935-2609 or veterans@wustl.edu and their academic dean for guidance and assistance.

The Habif Health and Wellness Center, WashU Cares, Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, and RSVP are important university resources for issues pertaining to physical and mental health.

Students with disabilities or suspected disabilities are strongly encouraged both to bring any additional considerations to the attention of the instructor and to make full use of Washington University's Disability Resources, potentially including accommodations for studios, labs, and/or exams.

Title IX, Diversity, and Inclusion

Washington University is firmly committed to addressing and preventing sexual misconduct on our campuses: please see the Washington University statement on new Title IX rules. If a student discusses or discloses an instance of sexual assault, sex discrimination, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking, or if a faculty member otherwise observes or becomes aware of such an allegation, the faculty member will keep the information as private as possible, but as a faculty member of Washington University, they are required to report it immediately. Additionally, incidents or complaints can be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards or by contacting WUPD at (314) 935-5555 or contacting your local law enforcement agency. To explore options for medical care, protections, or reporting, free and confidential support resources and professional counseling services are available through the Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention (RSVP) Center in Seigle Hall, Suite 435, which can be reached at rsvpcenter@wustl.edu or at (314) 935-3445. For after-hours emergency response services, call 314-935-6666 or 314-935-5555 and ask to speak with an RSVP Counselor on call. Washington University's Center for Diversity and Inclusion supports and advocates for undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students from underrepresented and/or marginalized populations, collaborates with campus and community partners, and promotes dialogue and social change to cultivate and foster a supportive campus climate for students of all backgrounds, cultures, and identities. The University has a process through which students, faculty, staff, and community members who have experienced or witnessed incidents of bias, prejudice, or discrimination against a student can report their experiences to the University’s Bias Report and Support System team. For procedures and information on reporting an instance of bias, please visit the Bias Report and Support System page on the Center for Diversity and Inclusion web site. Please see the Office of the Registrar's Biographical/Demographic Student Information Changes page for additional information and resources.

Academic Integrity

Each studio and lab assigned in this course is expected to be completed collaboratively by up to three people (and not more than that). Student teams may change from assignment to assignment, but the sharing of code between teams without prior permission of the instructor is strictly prohibited, and you must acknowledge and document in detail all contributions that anyone has made to the work.

Exams must be completed individually without assistance from any other person and without reference to materials or devices, except as specifically allowed by the instructor (documentation of what is allowed will be described in class, provided in the corresponding exam review slides, and written on the font page of the exam).

Cheating costs everyone something. Someone who cheats misses out on the intended opportunity to improve through the assigned work, and like anyone helping them cheat is at risk of diminished reputation as well as specific sanctions. Cheating also degrades the value of the degree earned by those who complete their work with integrity. If you have any doubt about whether something is allowed under the academic integrity policy for this course, please ask your instructor first.