CS 395T: Computation Orchestration (Spring 2008)

Location:	Taylor 3.144
Time:	Mon / Wed 11am - 12pm
Instructor:	Prof. Jayadev Misra
Contact:
Office:	Taylor 3.102

Resources

• Orc Project Website
• Orc Project on SourceForge.net
• Course Mailing List
• Course Syllabus
• Report Format

Reading

• Orc Introduction paper (posted on Jan 16th)
• Prof. Misra's Orc notes (posted on Feb 10th)
• Orc Implementation Outline (posted on Feb 18th)
• Combining Orc and XQuery (posted on Feb 22nd)
• Orc Installation (posted on Feb 27th)

Course Overview

This course will cover a variety of topics dealing with asynchronous distributed computation over the web. It will cover both theory and practice. There is no textbook; I will hand out the relevant materials ahead of the class. I will lecture for the first half of the course, there will be a few guest lecturers and you will lecture for the remaining part. I will lecture on the issues in web services orchestration, workflow and concurrent program composition, and discuss my new project, Orc.

There is no final exam. You have to study a topic, give a lecture, and prepare a report.

1. You will choose two topics from the list that I will prepare soon. Identify the preferred choice. The sooner you choose the more likely you are of receiving your first choice. You may discuss your choice with me. Also, propose a date for your lecture.
2. Please prepare class handouts, including references to relevant literature, before your lecture.
3. You will be graded by your fellow students on the quality of your presentation and the handout.
4. Class attendance is mandatory (remember you have to grade all your fellow students).
5. Your grade depends on your contributions during class discussions and your lecture.

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