SWE 4303 Performance Analysis of Computer Systems

Fall 2006 term

Computer systems performance analysis and benchmarking. Metrics for the performance of the processor, the memory system, the communication system and the I/O system. Theoretical tools, and industrial benchmark suites like the SPEC benchmarks. Prerequisite: CMPE 3221 or CS3813(by permission of instructor).

4ch (3C 3*L)

 

 

INSTRUCTOR:                     Yevgen Biletskiy                       e-mail:  biletski@unb.ca

                                                Office:  GWC115                     phone: 447-3495                   

 

LECTURES:                           MWF 1:30 – 2:20 p.m.            GWC123

LABS:                                     TBA

 

IMPORTANT! I will be away until September 27 (first three weeks). All communications will be via e-mail. Regular classes will start from September 29.

 

TEXTBOOK: Measuring computer performance [electronic resource, available in library]: a practitioner's guide / David J. Lilja. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

 

GRADING:  Assignments – 20%   Labs-20%     Midterm-20%   Final-40%

 

Assignment #1 (due September 22, submit answers via e-mail): Exercises 1.5 (1, 2, 3, 4), 2.9 (1, 3, 5, 7) from the textbook

Assignment #2 (due October 2, submit in class): Exercises 3.7 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) from the textbook

 

Lab Requirements - TBA

                    

PROPOSED SCHEDULE:

 

 

WEEK

 

 

TOPICS

 

READINGS

1

Introduction to measuring performance

Ch.1

2

Metrics of performance

Ch. 2

3-6

Statistical foundations of measuring performance

Ch. 3-5

7-8

Midterm – October 27, 2006

Measurement tools and techniques

Ch. 6

9-10

Benchmark programs

Ch. 7

11-12

Advanced topics of performance analysis

Ch. 8-11

 

Note that this schedule is not written in stone!  Topics may shift slightly depending on class progress.

 

General Regulations on Conduct

Part of the UNB's Mission is to provide an environment conducive to the development of the whole person.  All members of the University community - staff, faculty, students and administrators - have the right to work and/or study in an environment which affords them respect and dignity, and is free from danger, discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and behaviour which is destructive, disruptive, or unlawful.

 

PLAGIARISM (from pages 44-45 of 2005-2006 Undergraduate Calendar)

 

Plagiarism includes:

1.            quoting verbatim or almost verbatim from a source (such as copyrighted material, notes, letters, business entries, computer materials, etc.) without acknowledgment;

2.            adopting someone else’s line of thought, argument, arrangement, or supporting evidence (such as, for example, statistics, bibliographies, etc.) without indicating such dependence;

3.            submitting someone else’s work, in whatever form (film, workbook, artwork, computer materials, etc.) without acknowledgment;

4.            knowingly representing as one’s own work any idea of another.

 

NOTE:  In courses which include group work, the instructor must define and warn against plagiarism in group work.  Unless an act of plagiarism is identified clearly with an individual student or students, a penalty may be imposed on all members of the group.

 

Penalties for Deliberate Plagiarism

 

In a case of deliberate plagiarism, the penalties are:

 

First Offence:  If the student does not appeal, or if, on appeal, the Committee upholds the instructor’s decision:

1.            A notation will be placed on the student’s transcript of academic record concerning the academic offence.  The length of time the notation appears on the student’s transcript of academic record is to be decided when the penalty is imposed and will depend on the severity of the offence.

2.            The student may be required to submit a satisfactory and genuine piece of work to replace the one involving plagiarism.  If the assignment is not resubmitted or is unsatisfactory, the student will receive a grade of F (zero) in the course.  NOTE:  If this penalty is assessed, the period of time allowed for the submission of the work will be determined by the Registrar in consultation with the faculty member making the charge, and, where appropriate, the Committee.

3.            The student will receive a grade of F (zero) on the piece of work and, depending on the severity of the offence, may receive a grade of F for the course.

4.            Other penalties as outlined in penalties for Other Academic Offences may be imposed.

 

Subsequent Offence:  In cases where the Committee considers that the student has plagiarized again:

1.            The student will receive a grade of F in the course and a notation of the academic offence will appear on the student’s transcript of record.  The length of time the notation appears on the student’s transcript of academic record is to be decided when the penalty is imposed.

2.            Other penalties as outlined in penalties for Other Academic Offence may be imposed.

 

For further information on procedures for dealing with cases of plagiarism, students should refer to the regulations found on pages 44-45 of the 2005-12006 Undergraduate Calendar.