Appointments are made on a term-by-term basis. Adjunct faculty are required to successfully complete an online Canvas LMS orientation course before being scheduled, as well as other training if required by the department. Local applicants only. This is for Spring 2025 daytime face to face at our Parkville campus Click on Park University Locations for more information on our campus centers. Click on Park University's Catalog for more information on programs and courses. The Computer Science department requires that you specifically address how professional experience or graduate coursework pertains to their Core Learning Outcome with your submitted course justification. Core Learning Outcomes
- Explain the major functions of an operating system.
- Contrast memory management algorithms.
- Differentiate between processes and threads.
- Analyze the efficiency of file management systems.
Minimum Qualifications Masters or Ph.D. level degree in the discipline (CS or IS) or in a related discipline (MBA, etc.) from an accredited school AND received graduate credit with a grade of B or better in the course applied to teach, OR one year work experience in subject material of course applied to teach.
Course Description This course presents the theory of operating systems and an overview of one or more operating system environments. Operating system concepts covered should include (but are not limited to): process management, memory management, I/O management, file management, and security. Theory concepts will be put into practice with exercises, some requiring college algebra skills and/or basic programming knowledge. Operating system environments may include (but are not limited to): Windows, UNIX, and Linux.