Operating Systems' Role in the Curriculum Reform of Communication Engineering

Because the companies of all sizes on information technology creates strong demand for computer resources and network administration jobs. Communication Engineering majors will increasingly find themselves with opportunities and responsibilities in these areas. However, teaching Operating Systems and networking to information systems major presents many challenges. With this paper, we hope to achieve several goals. First, we hope to raise awareness of the need for Operating System course. We hope to demonstrate the need for an academic course in computer resources administration. Second, we wish to show that Operating Systems are a topic well suited to information systems. At the same time, we hope to provide a pedagogical model for others to follow in developing a course in computer resources and network administration.