COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION II
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
CEN 819 C 99 3 2 0 4 7.5
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: -
Course Objectives: This course teaches students how to install, maintain, configure and tune a Linux system in a networked environment. Students will learn not only to perform basic administrative tasks such as adding and managing users, creating and maintaining file systems, maintaining shell and Perl scripts, and imposing a security policy, but will also learn to perform more advanced tasks such as rebuilding the kernel, installing and supporting network facilities such as NFS, DNS and DHCP. Objectives The course objective is to have practical skills in installing and configuring Linux System. The course include adding and deleting users, backing up and restoring the system, rebuilding the kernel, automating the scheduling of tasks, maintaining file systems, managing remote access, and installing and tuning Apache, as well as working with modern system logging utilities, common security issues.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 System Administration Overview
2 Installation and Configuration
3 Linux File System
4 Graphical System Administration
5 Managing Users and Groups
6 Managing Software and Devices
7 The Linux Shell
8 Midterm
9 Controlling Processes
10 Kernel Administration
11 System Backup
12 Linux Networking (IP, DNS, Firewall)
13 Internet Services (Web Server, FTP, Proxy, Mail)
14 Review
Prerequisite(s):
Textbook: “Linux: The complete reference”, Richard Petersen, McGrawHill, Sixth Edition, 2008
Other References: "Pro Linux System Administration", J. Turnbull, P. Lieverdink, D Matotek, 2009, Apress, ISBN-13: 978-1-4302-1913-2
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Understanding the importance of System Administration
2 Able to administrate roles for the users in a company
3 Creating and managing a network via LINUX
4 Creating and managing internet services
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Engineering 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. 3
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 2
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. 3
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. 4
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.
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
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.
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.
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Homework
1
50
Final Exam
1
50
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 5 80
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 2 32
Mid-terms 1 15.5 15.5
Assignments 5 5 25
Final examination 1 20 20
Other 1 15 15
Total Work Load:
187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):
7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
7.5