Course Title: Undertake system administration
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: COSC5930C
Course Title: Undertake system administration
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6080 - Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Sanket Kakkad - sanket.kakkad@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 150
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
There are no prerequisistes or co-requisites
Course Description
This unit covers the maintenance of vendor mediation devices designed to maintain the integrity of network support systems and software. The unit applies to both system platforms and applications. This unit may apply to switching, transmission and radio (both fixed and mobile) network and the various transmission paths i.e. cable, optic fibre, radio, microwave and satellite. This unit applies to computer systems including Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs).
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC042C Undertake system administration |
Element: |
1. Undertake preventative maintenance |
Performance Criteria: |
Platform data base optimisation and administration is undertaken effectively. |
Element: |
2. Provide application support to system users |
Performance Criteria: |
Procedures for regular formal meetings with users are initiated and reviewed on a regular basis for effectiveness. |
Element: |
3. Create/delete user accounts |
Performance Criteria: |
Customer user groups are determined. |
Element: |
4. Undertake special studies/ investigations |
Performance Criteria: |
Request for study/investigation is analysed and detail of action required is determined. |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This course is Laboratory based and includes Exercises, assessable Lab tasks and a simulated Microsoft Exam.
Teaching Schedule
Week 1 Introduction to course
Week 2 LAN Topology - Ethernet
Week 3 Peer-to-Peer Networks - WorkGroups
Week 4 Peer-to-Peer Networks - WorkGroups
Week 5 Domains - Active Directory - Client/Server
Week 6 Domains - Active Directory - Client/Server
Week 7 Remote Assistance - Remote Access
Week 8 Remote Assistance - Remote Access
Week 9 Chapter 1 Introducing Windows 2003
Week 10 Lab 1
Week 11 Chapter 2 Administering Windows 2003
Week 12 Lab 2
Week 13 Chapter 3 Monitoring Windows 2003
Week 14 Lab 3
Week 15 Chapter 4 Backing Up and Restoring
Week 16 Lab 4
Week 17 Chapter 5 Maintaining the Operating System
Week 18 Chapter 6 Working with User Accounts
Week 19 Lab 6
Week 20 Chapter 7 Working with Groups
Week 21 Lab 7
Week 22 Chapter 8 Working with Computer Accounts
Week 23 Lab 8
Week 24 Chapter 9 Sharing File System Resources
Week 25 Lab 9
Week 26 Chapter 10 Working with Printers
Week 27 Lab 10
Week 28 Chapter 11Managing Device Drivers
Week 29 Lab 11
Week 30 Chapter 12 Managing Disk Storage
Week 31 Lab 12
Week 32 Laboratory Test
Week 33 Laboratory Test
Week 34 Review for final exam
Week 35 Final exam
Week 36 Wrap up course
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Microsoft Exam 70-290, Windows Server 2003 Environment, Self Paced Training Kit |
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will include:
Laboratory Exercises
Laboratory Test
Simulated Microsoft Exam
Assessment Tasks
Laboratory Exercises
Laboratory Test
Simulated Microsoft Exam
Assessment Matrix
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