Teaching starts Spring

Language of instruction Norwegian

Recommended previous knowledge Knowledge of programming topics and data communications IS-105 and IS-202)

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be:

• able to give an account of established concepts of distributed systems
• able to give an account of the principles of established practice and the theoretical knowledge of distributed systems
• knowledgeable of the most applied technologies in distributed systems (with focus on open, but also with examples from some proprietory systems).
• able to, in their own words, give an overall picture of distributed systems
• able to, through a prototype, demonstrate some of the established concepts of distributed systems
• able to discuss topics in connection with openness, security, scaling, error handling, transparency and heterogenity of distributed systems
• able to analyze a distributed system
• able to categorize modules in a distributed system
• able to evaluate current architectures for distribution of objects and components
• able to select communication models.

Course contents Topics include problems in connection with openness, security, scaling, error handling, transparency and heterogeneity of a distributed system. Current technologies related to distributed systems will be introduced. Current architectures for distribution of objects and components and communication models between objects and/or components will be reviewed.

Teaching methods and workload The course is based on a combination of lab, theory and project work carried out by groups of students. Efforts are made to find appropriate projects in cooperation with the business/organisation in the local business community. Alternatively, a constructed case will be provided. Students may find a suitable project on their own, but the project must be approved by the department of Information Systems.

Assessment methods and criteria Portfolio assessment. Marks are based on all portfolio contributions that may include, among other things, lab reports, reviews of syllabus and project report. The portfolio requirements will be determined at the beginning of term.

Type of course Theoretical

Level of course First cycle, i.e. Bachelor level

Year of study Normally, second or third year of Bachelor programme.

Name of lecturer/contact person Janis Gailis