Course Title: Install and administer Unix based computers

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2010

Course Code: ISYS5671C

Course Title: Install and administer Unix based computers

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6084 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Eddie Vanda
PHONE: +613 99254456 FAX: +613  99254377
Email: eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 80

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None required

Course Description

This unit covers the installation and administration of UNIX based and networked computers. It encompasses safe working practices, performing basic UNIX, Linux or Mac OSX operating system installation, administration functions of logging in and out, setting up GUI applications, manipulating text files, creating and searching files and directories, changing permissions, using text editors, identifying and modifying initialization files, streamlining command, execution using shell features, using basic network commands and documenting all administration activities.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UEENEED013B Install and administer Unix based computers

Element:

1 Prepare to install, upgrade and maintain network operations.

2 Install, upgrade and maintain Unix-based computers and network operations

3 Document network administration activities


Learning Outcomes


1 Prepare to install, upgrade and maintain network operations.

2 Install, upgrade and maintain Unix-based computers and network operations

3 Document network administration activities
 


Details of Learning Activities

In this unit you will learn about Linux. Linux is an operating system that may be used both on individual desktop computers and networked systems. Linux is open source which means that you have access to the source code such that you may both amend and extend it according to your purpose. One of the major attractions of Linux operating systems is that they are either free or available at a nominal cost. Linux has become a major competitor to commercially available operating systems.

Classroom tutorial activities:
Lectures: to introduce the important concepts.
• Attending lectures will make it much easier for you to understand the central concepts of the course
• You will feel more comfortable and you will learn more if you read the relevant material before you attend the lectures

Tutorials: to enable you to ask questions and to clarify unresolved issues
• Review the material and prepare your questions before you come to class
• There will be an overview of course content with a focus on the material students find difficult
• If something is unclear or if you find yourself falling behind please ask for help immediately
• You may be given worksheets to complete during the tutorial

Practical exercises: to give you the hands on experience of implementing and troubleshooting Linux based systems
• You will perform the exercise and write it up in a lab journal
• The lab journal will be a bound exercise book
o Loose leaf binders will not be accepted
• The write up will be a record of your actions as they are performed and your corresponding observations
• The write up must be performed in the lab as you perform the practical exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the lab journal will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the practical exercise will not be marked
• In general the detail of the write up must be sufficient for you to be able to comfortably perform the practical exercise a year or more later directly from the lab journal
• Any difficult or tricky points should be especially noted in the lab journal for future reference
• Responses to worksheets for practical exercises must be written up in the lab journal
• The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the lab journal must be of a quality such that you would be prepared to show it to a future employer as an example of your work

Work simulated activities: you will be working scenarios involving
Both individual and networked computers as you would be expected
to do in industry.

Test and exams:
There will be a written and a practical exam at the end of each semester

Occupational Health and Safety:
Conduct in lecture theatres, classrooms and laboratories will be of a standard required by OH&S legislation as applied to industry.
• You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Covered shoes must be worn in all labs
o Thongs and sandals must not be worn in any lab

Preparation for the Work place:
All skills and knowledge in this course are oriented towards current industry practices and technologies. An essential industry expectation is that you are responsible for your behaviour and actions. When you are in employment you will be expected to attend work on time on a regular basis, perform you work on time to an accepted standard and be responsible for what you do. Industry will expect you to comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions. All industry expectations will applied to you in this course. You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
o You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Prepare for classes
• Attend all classes regularly and on time
• Use your class time in a productive and responsible way
• Finish your work on time to an accepted standard
• Pay attention to, comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions.
o It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timelines
o Please ask if something is not clear

The Preparation for the Workplace component will be an essential part of the assessment for this course. It will be included in the assessment of the practical and work simulated activities.

Activities Outside of Class:
It is expected that students allocate at least 60% of course hours for reading, independent study, project research, design, implementation, testing and problem solving activities.


Teaching Schedule

Week 1: Overview of operating systems
Week 2: Linux Installation Procedures; software and hardware
Week 3: Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Week 4: Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Week 5: Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Week 6: Linux Operating System Fundamentals
Week 7: Lab exam 1
Week 8: Lab exam 1
Week 9: Linux Network Features; TCP/IP networking
Week 10: Administration of DNS server
Week 11: Administration of email server
Week 12: Administration of DHCP server
Week 13: Administration of Apache server
Week 14: Administration of Samba server
Week 15: Network security and administration of Linux firewall
Week 16: Troubleshooting Linux Networks
Project due
Week 17: Lab Exam 2
Final exam
Week 18: Lab exam 2
Finalisation and review


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

OpenSUSE 11.0 and SUSE Linux Enterprise server bible [electronic resource] / Roger Whittaker and Justin Davies.
eBook aailable from the RMIT University library.


References

Collings T., Wall K. 2005
Red Hat Linux Networking and System Administration
Wiley, Indianapolis, IN.

Bauts T., Dawson T., Purdy G. 2005
Linux Network Administrator’s Guide
O’Reilly. Beijing

Suehring S., Ziegler, R. 2006
Linux Firewalls
Novell Press. Indianapolis, Ind

Komar B., Beekelar R.,Wettern J. 2003
Firewalls for Dummies
Wiley Publishing, Inc. New York, NY

Novell 2006
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Networking Services
Novell Press


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Practical test
Project
Written Examination


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1 : 25%
Practical exam covering the topics of weeks 1 - 6.

Assessment task 2 : 25%
Practical exam covering the topics of weeks 9 - 16.

Assessment task 3: 25%
Written exam covering the topics of weeks 1 - 16
Assessment task 4: 25%
Project


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview