Course Title: Configure a desktop environment

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4378 Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking

Course Title: Configure a desktop environment

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COSC6200C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Distance / Correspondence or Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term1 2016,
Term2 2016

Course Contact: Alex Buono

Course Contact Phone: 9925 4475

Course Contact Email: alex.buono@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course provides you with a well rounded introduction to a computer, focusing on both the hardware and software, to enable you to troubleshoot and build computer systems

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICTNWK408 Configure a desktop environment

Elements:

1. Prepare to install a desktop operating system

2. Install desktop operating system

3. Configure desktop environment

4. Operate command line interface

5. Configure desktop security

6. Monitor and test the desktop


Learning Outcomes

This unit demonstrates the skills required in the use, building and configuration of a desktop environment.


Overview of Assessment

Students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of competency to be deemed competent.

A range of assessment methods are used to assess practical skills and knowledge.

Assessment in this course will involve the following activities:

Task 1. Skills based Assessment: You are required to prepare to install 2 different desktop operating systems.
This task relates to Elements 1 & 2.

Task 2. Skills based Assessment: You are required to install software to both desktop operating systems.
This task relates to Elements 1 & 2.

Task 3. Skills based Assessment:  You are required to configure both desktop operating systems
This task relates to Elements 1, 2, 3 & 6.

Task 4. Skills based Assessment:  You are required to use a command line interface to manipulate the OS. You will also be required to configure security for an OS.
This task relates to Elements 3, 4, 5 & 6.

Task 5. Skills based Assessment: You are required to use a command line interface to manipulate a different OS. You will also be required to configure security for a different OS.
This task relates to Elements 3, 4, 5 & 6.

Task 6. Assignment: You will be required to create a recommendation for desktop OS as part of an integrated assignment. You will also be asked to create a working prototype based on the assessment brief
This task relates to Elements 1, 2, 5, & 6.