COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 304	B	99	3	0	0	3	5

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the administrative aspects of the Unix and Windows operating system. At the end of the course delegates will have the skills required to administer the Unix and Windows system, including user management, file management, backing up procedures, reconfiguration and handling peripheral devices.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Overview of Windows 2008, Features, Installation
2	Active Directory, Group Policy Objects
3	User Configuration, User Profiles, Disk Quotas
4	Access Control Lists/Permissions
5	DNS, DHCP, IIS
6	Backup and Recovery
7	Introduction to UNIX and Linux
8	Midterm
9	Introduction to Graphical Environment
10	Startup and Shutdown Scripts (booting, Kernel, Init process)
11	Software Package Administration
12	User and Group Administration
13	File Permissions
14	Disk Partitioning and Mounting File Systems

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	"Pro Linux System Administration", J. Turnbull, P. Lieverdink, D Matotek, 2009, Apress, ISBN-13: 978-1-4302-1913-2 "Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2008", Michael Palmer, 2009, Course Technology, Cengage Learning
Other References:
Laboratory Work:	Yes
Computer Usage:	Yes
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understanding importance of System Administration
2	Learning different system administration techniques
3	Being able to administer different operating systems

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Computer Engineering (3 years) Program
1	Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice.	4
2	Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations.	5
3	Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects.	5
4	Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies.	5
5	Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.	4
6	Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue.	3
7	The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.	3
8	Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.	1
9	Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.	3
10	Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.	4
11	Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.	3
12	Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	1	10
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Quiz	2	10
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	8	8
Assignments	5	2	10
Final examination	1	11	11
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5