Course Title: Deploy software to networked computers

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4378 Certificate IV in Information Technology Networking

Course Title: Deploy software to networked computers

Portfolio: Vocational Education

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.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COSC6198C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

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

Term1 2016,
Term2 2016

COSC6198C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

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

Term1 2018,
Term2 2018,
Term1 2019,
Term2 2019

Course Contact: George Yousif

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4852

Course Contact Email: george.yousif@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, manage and support the installation of new or upgraded software to networked computers according to vendor and organisation specifications.

The course deploys networked software for a Windows domain. WDS (Windows Deployment Service) is implemented, package deployment through group policy.


Topics include
• WDS (Windows Deployment Service)
• Windows 2012 server
• Package deployment using group policy
• FOG is a Linux-based, free and open source computer imaging solution
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Nil



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

ICTNWK411 Deploy software to networked computers

Elements:

1. Determine operating system and software and hardware requirements

2. Obtain deployment software to automate deployment

3. Automate installation of operating system via network

4. Automate installation of software packages via network

5. Test and sign off


Learning Outcomes

Ability to plan, manage and support software to networked computers.


Overview of Assessment

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Task 1

Online Quizzes

Task 2

Practical Assessment

These tasks assess the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

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