ITNW 1454 Implementing & Supporting Servers
INSTRUCTOR’S SYLLABUS
I. Instructor Information
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CS/IT DEPARTMENT
II. Class Information
Name: Prof. Michael P. Harris, CCNA, CCAI
Class Days: Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Office: VB-114
Lecture: 12:00 – 12:50pm
Phone: 698-1299
Lab: 1:00 – 1:50pm
Email: mpharris@delmar.edu
Room: VB-175
Office hours: Please check my office door for posted schedule
Course Description: Post-installation and day-to-day administration tasks of various network operating system
servers. Development of knowledge and skills necessary to perform the installation, networking, and day-to-day
administration tasks in a single-domain or multiple-domain networks. Topics will include the Windows XP clients and
Windows 2003 and UNIX based network operating systems, multitasking operating system platforms, client-server
computing, thin client computing, interoperability, Internets, and Intranets. Emphasis will be placed on networking,
sharing resources, access control, and the use multiple transport protocols such as NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, and TCP/IP.
III. Instructional Materials –
Your course text is: System Administration, by Ainsworth and Kriegel, EMC Paradigm, ISBN 0-7638-1972-7.
Bring your text, to every class.
IV. Grading Policy
Assignment
(3) Unit Tests
Labs
Mid-Term
Final Exam
Participation
Percent of Grade
25%
20%
15%
25%
15%
V. Attendance
Class and lab attendance is mandatory. Total absence exceeding 3 is considered excessive and is considered
grounds for a student being dropped from the class. Any student who plans to drop the course is responsible for
doing the proper paperwork through the Registrar’s office. Do not assume that the instructor will drop you
automatically.
For any absence, the student remains responsible for all material covered, all assignment given, and any schedule
changes made in class. Arrival after class attendance is taken is considered “late” and 3 “lates” are equal to one
absence. Each instance of being absent will result in 10% being deducted from the student’s participation grade.
VI. Lab Policy
Departmental Acceptable Use Agreements are required to be signed by each student and are the guidelines for
participation and use of all Lab equipment.
VII. Additional Class Policy Notes
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The instructor reserves the right at any time to amend this syllabus, all course pages, handouts, course
contents, and course administration as necessary in an attempt to achieve superior academic results.
Late assignments may accepted for review ONLY, all work past due is a subject to grade reduction.
ITNW 1454 Fall 2008 SCHEDULE
Week
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
FINAL
Lecture Topic
Lab Topic
Aug 25
Date
Mon
Introduction
Introduction Continues
27
Wed
Administering Concepts
Lecture Continues
Administering Concepts
CH 3 Lecture Continues
29
Fri
Sep 1
Mon
3
Wed
P2P Networks vs D-B Networks
Admin Roles & Responsibilities
5
Fri
CH 5 Network Components
CH 2 OSI Model
8
Mon
CH 6 Protocols & Topologies
CH 1 Logical Design
10
Wed
File Systems & Disk Storage
CH 1 Physical Design
12
Fri
CH 14 Network Operating Systems
NOS Hardware Requirements
15
Mon
CH 4 Server Hardware
CH 5 Client Operating Systems Setup
17
Wed
Server Hardware
Client Operating Systems Setup
19
Fri
Unit 1 Test
Unit 1 Test
22
Mon
Admin Roles & Responsibilities
Server Hardware Compatibility Exercise
24
Wed
CH 12 Users
User Account Maintenance
LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
26
Fri
Groups
Group Account Maintenance
Sep 29
Mon
Privileges
Privileges
Oct 1
Wed
CH 9 Services Concepts
DHCP Server Setup
3
Fri
CH 9 Services Concepts
DNS Server Setup
6
Mon
CH 10 Services Concepts
WINS, Router Server Setup
8
Wed
Ethical Concepts
Ethics Lab 1
10
Fri
Unit 2 test
Unit 2 Test
13
Mon
CH 13 General Security Concepts
Network Operating Systems Setup
15
Wed
CH 13 General Security Concepts
Network Operating Systems Setup
17
Fri
Mid-Term Exam
Mid-Term Exam
20
Mon
Windows Security Concepts
CH 18 Network Operating Systems Setup
22
Wed
Windows Security Concepts
Network Operating Systems Setup
24
Fri
Unix Security Concepts
CH 19 Network Operating Systems Setup
27
Mon
Unix Security Concepts
Network Operating Systems Setup
29
Wed
Web Server Security Concepts
IIS Setup
31
Fri
Web Server Security Concepts
IIS Setup
Nov 3
Mon
Ethical Concepts
Ethics Lab 2
5
Wed
Unit 3 Test
Unit 3 test
7
Fri
Server Clustering
Server Clustering
10
Mon
Server Clustering
Server Clustering
12
Wed
Server Clustering
Server Clustering
14
Fri
CH 17 Threat Analysis
Threat Analysis
17
Mon
CH 17 Threat Analysis
Threat Analysis
19
Wed
21
Fri
CH 15 Disaster Planning
DR Plan
CH 15 Disaster Planning
DR Plan
24
Mon
CH 19 System Recovery
DR Plan
26
Wed
CH 19 System Recovery
DR Plan
28
Fri
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Dec 1
Mon
Unit 4 Test
Unit 4 test
3
Wed
Last class Day
Course Review
5
Fri
10
Wed
10:45 – 10:30 am
FINAL EXAM