Video courseware for teaching operating systems with Windows

Abstract

Operating systems, being one of the most complex pieces of source code, are often an intimidating subject for both instructors and students. Recently, Microsoft released teaching materials on Windows for operating system curricula, to complement traditional Unix-based instructional operating systems. Such materials have been reported to boost student learning by enhancing the relevance and diversity of courses, while the lack of "hands-on" guidance materials has been reported as hindrance. To complement lacking, we created video courseware to walk students through the Windows source code and help them get ready for large-scale developments on Windows kernel.