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COURSE SYLLABUS: Distributed Workstation System Administration

Course Title: Department: Instructor:

ITN 478 - Distributed Workstation System Administration Computer Science Eric Paul Brown MBA, MS, MA.  E-Mail - Vitae

Course Description:

In this course, the main focus is to teach the student to learn to use the Workstation desktop interface and tools necessary to administer a small or large network. There will be in-depth exploration of the planning phase, installation and configuration, managing resources, connectivity, running applications, monitoring and optimization and troubleshooting the network. By doing the exercises and hands-on projects, the student will cover and be exposed to real life scenarios which will prepare the student to be a fully prepared Windows NT Workstation network administrator.

The time frame for this course is eight (8) weeks.

Required Text:

Hands-On Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation. Palmer, Michael J. Course Technology, 1999.-USED IS FINE- YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO DOWNLOAD FILES TO BE USED IN THE MIDTERM AND FINAL FROM:
http://www.course.com/catalog/downloads.cfm?isbn=0-7600-5035-X

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Week One

• Read Chapters 1
• Do the Review Questions on page 31,32.

Week Two

• Read Chapter 2
• Do the Review Questions on page 56, 57.

Week Three

• Read Chapter 3
• Do the Review Questions on page 83, 84.

Week Four

• Read Chapter 4
• Do Review Questions on page 118, 119
• Submit Midterm (Project Phases 1-3-90 minutes/open book)

Week Five

• Read Chapter 5.
• Do the Review Questions on pages 152, 153

Week Six

• Read Chapter 6
• Do Review Questions on pages 198, 199.

Week Seven

• Read Chapter 7
• Do Review Questions on pages 228, 229.

Week Eight TERM PAPER

• For you FINAL-submit your PHASES 4-7. Review your work carefully, and make sure all of your steps are in order. This, combined with your midterm and weekly questions, will be your overall assessment of the knowledge gained from this course. You may take as long as it takes to do this project, and may utilize any texts, hands-on projects, or outside sources as a system administrator would do in real life. Due to the complexity of this paper, and all that is involved, this should be started no later than the seventh week of class.

Assignments and Writing

At the undergraduate level, students are expected to have an advanced writing style, Therefore, all written assignments must be typed on a computer in an organized format of your choice as long as it is appropriate for the information being presented. Because effective communication is a primary element of success in today's competitive business environment, spelling, grammar and punctuation will be strictly enforced and graded as part of the assignment. Exceptions will not be made.

The length of your writings is up to you as long as content is not sacrificed. Please stay within the maximum guidelines I have listed. Plagiarism is unquestionably the worst academic violation a student can commit. If you are caught utilizing material without proper reference or citation, you will receive an automatic failing grade for this course. All references must be cited as a footnote or endnote utilizing any acceptable style of your choice. If you have any questions in this area, please contact me.

All assignments must be turned in on time to receive full credit. Please make prior arrangements for unusual circumstances.

Grading

The course grading criteria is as follows:

Attendance Mid-Term Cases Questions Final Paper

05 points 20 points 20 points 10 points 45 points

100 -90 89 - 80 79 - 70 69 - 60 Below 60

A B C D F

Final Note

I look forward to guiding you through this class and hope you find it an enjoyable experience. Feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail any time. I will be happy to assist you in any way I can during this course or any other time during your studies.