COURSE NAME:
SYTEMS ADMINISTRATION
COURSE CODE:
BIT 2102
LEVEL:
YEAR II, SEMESTER I
CREDIT UNITS:
4
CONTACT HOURS:
60
COURSE INSTRUCTORS:
Programme:
Course Name
Course Code
Course Descriptor
Bachelor in Information Technology
Systems and Network Administration
BIT 2201
Year 2 Semester 2
Level of Course
4 Credit Units
Credit Units
Course Description
This course on Systems & Network Administration focuses on to provide theoretical & practical
knowledge required to perform administration, configuration and management of computer
systems and networks.
Course
Rationale:
This course will give students the necessary tools and techniques required for them
to keep network systems up and running. This course enables learners to know
how to increase network uptime and reduce downtime to increase productivity of
organisations where network systems are deployed.
Course
Objectives:
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The course aims are to;
Equip students with concepts of Windows and Linux operating systems.
Equip students with concepts of basic administration under Windows and
Linux.
Enable students to deploy large numbers of machines which are scalable
Enable students to Be able to decide what services are needed in
organizations.
Introduce to the students concepts of installation, configuration,
troubleshooting and general maintenance of computer networks and
systems
Learning
Outcomes:
After successfully completing this course students should be
able to;
On successful completion of the module the student will be able to:
 Describe the role/scope of a system and network administrator
 Install various operating systems
 Manage computer systems and undertake operational tasks
 Provide network services to users
 Apply scripting tools for automating system administration
 Describe the virtualization concept
Mode of
Delivery:
Mode of
Assessment:
The teaching will combine lectures, discussions and group activities, take
home assignments.
Coursework ( assignment, Tests, presentations)
30%
Final Examinations
70%
Platform
(Instructionalm
aterials/
equipment)
Fully fledged computer lab with linux and windows environment
Networking kit
Hardware repair kit
Content
Week 1: course overview
(4 hours)
Week 2 and 3:
(8 hours)
 Brief review of BIOS set up and installation procedures of cards,
precautions, types of cards, power safety issues and practicall
installations
Week 4 and 5:
( 8 hours)
 setup of windows NT OSs(windows XP, Vista) basic configuration
 set up file system, partitioning, installation methods, troubleshooting
set up problems
Week 6
(4 hours)
Administering windows ENVIRONEMNT(User accounts)
Week7 and 8:
( 8 hours)
 Network configuration, DNS, DHN, Administrative Tools, adding
computers
 Configure and manage a DNS service
 Create and manage user accounts
 Configure and manage an email system
Week 9:
( 4 hours)
review of interconnection devices(repeaters, HUB, ROUTERS, BRIDGES)
Week 10:
(4hours)
Bibliography:
systems security concepts
Week 11 and 12:
( 8 hours)
 maintenance and troubleshooting concepts
 Perform system upgrades and version management
 Perform system backup and recovery procedures
Week 13, 14 and 15:
(12 hours )
applications software and operating systems installations
 Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, Trent R. Hein and Ben Whaley
 “UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook” (4th Edition),
Pearson Education, Inc., 2011
 Mark Burgess (2004) Principles of Network and System Administration. .
Published by Wiley and Sons 2nd Edition. ISBN 0-470-86807-4
 www.tldp.org