Course Title: Develop network services
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: ISYS5674C
Course Title: Develop network services
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6110 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems 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
Luke Eberbach
Phone: +61 3 9925 4381
Email: luke.eberbach@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 120
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
There are no prerequisite competencies for this unit.
Course Description
This unit covers designing, managing, monitoring and diagnosing enterprise servers. It encompasses safe working practices, designing and managing Domain Name Server (DNS), Email servers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Remote and managing activities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
UEENEED016B Develop network services |
Element: |
1 Prepare to develop network services. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 OHS processes and procedures for a given work |
Element: |
2 Install, configure and manage network services. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 OHS risk control measures and procedures for Notes. |
Element: |
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Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Written justification is produced for network |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials,practicals, class discussion, audio-visual presentations, prescribed reading, review questions,case projects, and maintenance of an engineering journal
Teaching Schedule
Week 1: Introducing Windows Server 2008
Lecture: Assign Engineering Journal due for submission in week 16. The Role of a Server Operating System, Windows Server 2008 Edition, Windows Server 2008 Core Technologies, Windows Server 2008 Roles, New Features in Windows Server 2008, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4,1-5,1-6,1-7,1-8,1-9
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2
Week 2: Installing Windows Server 2008
Lecture: Planning a Windows Server 2008 Installation, Server Core: Windows That Doesn’t Do Windows, Virtualise Your Server with Hyper-V, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 2-1,2-2,2-3,2-4,2-5,2-6,2-7,2-8,2-9,2-10,2-11,2-12,2-13,2-14,2-15,2-16,2-17
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 3: Introducing Active Directory
Lecture: The Role of a Directory Service, Installing Active Directory, What’s Inside Active Directory?, Introducing Group Policies, Chapter Summary
Lab:Activities 3-1,3-2,3-3,3-4,3-5,3-6,3-7,3-8,3-9,3-10
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 4: Active Directory Design and Security Concepts
Lecture: Working with Organisational Unit, Working with Forests, Trees, and Domains,Understanding Sites, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 4-1,4-2,4-3,4-4,4-5,4-6,4-7,4-8,4-9
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 5: Account Management
Lecture: Managing User Accounts, Working with User profiles
Lab: Activities 5-1,5-2,5-3,5-4,5-5,5-6,5-7
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 6: Account Management
Lecture: Managing Group Accounts, Working with Computer Accounts, Automating Account Management, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 5-8,5-9,5-10,5-11,5-12 ,5-13,5-14
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 7: Windows File and Print Services
Lecture: Windows File Systems, Securing Access to Files with Permissions, Windows File Sharing, Windows Storage Management, Windows Printing, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 6-1,6-2,6-3,6-4,6-5,6-6,6-7,6-8,6-9,6-10,6-11,6-12,6-13,6-14,6-15,6-16,6-17,6-18,6-19
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 8: Configuring Group Policy
Lecture: Group Policy Architecture, Group Policy Settings,Using Security Templates, Group Policy Management and Monitoring,Group Policy Preferences, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 7-1,7-2,7-3,7-4,7-5,7-6,7-7,7-8,7-9,7-10,7-11,7-12,7-13,7-14,7-15,7-16,7-17,7-18,7-19,7-20,7-21,7-22,7-23,7-24,7-25,7-26
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 9: Introduction to Windows Networking
Lecture: Understanding the Windows Networking Paradigm, TCP/IP Operation and Configuration
Lab: Activities 8-1,8-2,8-3,8-4
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 10: Introduction to Windows Networking
Lecture: Internet Protocol Version 6, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 8-5,8-6,8-7,8-8
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 11: Configuring DNS for Active Directory
Lecture: Introduction to Domain Name System, Using DNS in Windows Server 2008, Configuring DNS Zones, Advanced DNS Server Settings, Monitoring and Troubleshooting DNS, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 9-1,9-2,9-3,9-4, 9-5,9-6,9-7,9-8,9-9,9-10
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 12: Configuring and Maintaining the Active Directory Infrastructure
Lecture: Examining Active Directory Functional Levels, Adding and Removing Domains, Configuring Active Directory Trusts, Configuring Intrasite Replication, Understanding and Configuring Sites, Working with Operations Master Roles, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 10-1,10-2,10-3,10-4,10-5,10-6, 10-7,10-8,10-9,10-10,10-11,10-12,10-13,10-14,10-15,10-16,10-17
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 13: Active Directory Certificate Services
Lecture: Introducing Active Directory Certificate Services, Deploying the Active Directory Certificate Services Roles, Configuring a Certificate Authority, Maintaining and Managing a PKI, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 11-1,11-2,11-3,11-4,11-5,11-6,11-7,11-8,11-9,11-10,11-11,11-12
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 14: Additional Active Directory Server Roles
Lecture: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services, Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory Rights Management Service, Read Only Domain Controllers, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5,12-6,12-7,12-8
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 15: Server Management and Monitoring
Lecture: Active Directory Maintenance, Active Directory Monitoring, Managing Server Core, Additional Server and Active Directory Tools, Chapter Summary
Lab: Activities 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7,13-8,13-9,13-10,13-11,13-12,13-13
Performance Criteria UEENEED016B: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2
Week 16: Revision Week and Open Book Practical Test
Lecture: Revision
Lab: Open Book Practical Test
Week17&18: Centralised Closed Book Test
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
MCTS Guide to Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration, Greg Tomsho |
9781423902355 |
References
Other Resources
Oracle Virtual Box virtualisation software - available for download from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Windows 7 Enterprise 90-day Trial - available for download from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/cc442495.aspx
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Up to 120-Day Evaluation - supplied with the prescribed text
External USB Hard disk storage device with minimum capacity of 500GB
Overview of Assessment
Laboratories
Practical Test
Written Test
Assessment Tasks
You are required to complete the following three assessment tasks:
1. Open Book Practical Test - Week 16
2. Engineering Journal - Assigned in week 1 and due for submission in week 16
3. Centralised Closed Book Test- to be held during weeks 17&18
Assessment Matrix
Assessment Task | Weighting | Performance Criteria |
Open Book Practical Test | 40% | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2 |
Engineering Journal | 20% | 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2 |
Centralised Closed Book Test | 40% | 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 3.1, 3.2 |
Other Information
In this course, minimum student directed hours are 64 in addition to 56 scheduled teaching hours.
Student directed hours involve completing activities such as reading online resources, assignments, individual student-teacher course-related consultation, lab journals
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Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.
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assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice
maths and science developmental support and advice
English language development
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Disability Liaison Unit:
If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and
support to complete your studies.
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Late submission:
If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and
lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.
The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within
no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgment as to whether the extension has been granted.
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Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days
after the official due date.
Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.
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Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is a form of cheating and it is very serious academic offence that may lead to expulsion from the University.
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