CP367A - Introduction to System Programming (Winter 2027)

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CP367A - Introduction to System Programming (Winter 2027)

Faculty/Academic Area: Faculty of Science

Department : Physics and Computer Science

Campus: Waterloo

Employee Group: WLUFA

Requisition ID: 11928

Position Title: CP367A - Introduction to System Programming

Term: Winter 2027 (January 1 - April 30)

Days/Times: Tuesday, Thursday 2:30pm-3:50pm

Mode of Delivery: In-Person

Type of Instruction: Lecture

Anticipated Class Size: 150

Additional Course Requirements: N/A

Posted on: October 27, 2026

Posting ends: November 3, 2026

AI tools will be used in the hiring process: No

Position Summary

Contemporary ideas and techniques in system programming using the C language. Introduction to the Unix operating system and Unix commands. Directories and files, device control, signal handling, process intercommunication, shell programming in Unix. Using and implementing software tools: filters, pipelines, sorts, text patterns and others.

Qualifications

Qualifications – Required: Master's degree
Qualifications - Areas of Specialization: n/a
Qualifications – Discipline: Computer Science or related field
Qualifications - Professional Designation: PhD would be an asset
Qualifications – Other: Preference will be given to applicants with demonstrated expertise in the subject field. Recent scholarly activity related to the course content

Salary: $ 10,212.40

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• Sample Course Outline

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