Oglala Lakota College Course Syllabus - Fall 2003





	Supporting Network Operating Systems 3 Credits



	Department of Science, Math & Technology IT 423



	Brett Bump - Wicotawacin Woksape 6-8pm



	Email - bbump@olc.edu



Course Description



	Advanced network commands and utilities will be

	demonstrated to you to further supplement the

	skills required by a network administrator.

	Directory structures, security, printing and

	network administration will be covered.

	Troubleshooting methods and procedures will be

	discussed for workstations, servers and related

	hardware, and printing systems. Hardware and

	software to aid with problem identification and

	resolution will be discussed and demonstrated

	where possible. Network optimization and disaster

	recovery will be covered as well as copyright

	issues and ethics involved with computer

	operations.



Prerequisites



	Prerequisites: permission of instructor. 



Text & Materials



	ISBN: 1-56592-400-2 LINUX Network Admin Guide



Descriptive Reading Load



	The book for this class will teach the student

	about various network applications in use on both

	intranetworks and the internet.  The text presents

	these applications from a unix perspective.  The

	role of the student is to understand that these

	applications are are not os specific and similar

	across differing platforms.  Expect to read two

	chapters per week.



Types and Amounts of Research Expected



	You will be required to research and discuss the

	information you have been assigned each week based

	on the current chapter assignments.



Course Requirements



	You will be required to use a computer for class

	assignments (computers provided at college center).



Homework



	The homework assigned will be any computer research

	the student deems necessary to help facilitate

	their understanding of the materials they are

	reading and to aid in the comprehension thereof.



Class Participation



	You will be required to answer questions verbally

	and/or write solutions in front of the class.  You

	will be expected to give oral presentations in

	class.



Labs

	You will be required to participate in the class

	labs in addition to the evening classes.  The labs

	are worth 50% of your grade.



Midterm & Final



	This class will spend much of it's time learning

	how individual network applications are configured.

	As such there will be weekly quizes about these

	individual applications instead of a midterm and

	final.  The quizes are worth 50% of your grade.



Disclaimer



	Information contained in this syllabus was, to the

	best knowledge of the instructor, considered correct

	and complete when distributed for use at the

	beginning of the semester.  However, this syllabus

	should not be considered a contract between Oglala

	Lakota College and any student.  The instructor

	reserves the right to make changes in course content

	or instructional technique without notice or obligation.