DAVE3610 Network and System Administration Course description

The students will acquire theoretical and practical skills in the setup, operation and maintenance of computers in a network. The course builds on the course Operating Systems.

The students should be registered in the third year of the programme and have passed the course DATA2500/DATS2500/ITPE2500 Operating Systems or equivalent.

None

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of:

• explaining the benefits and limitations of different operating systems
• explaining the installation and configuration of an operating system
• understanding the principles of user management
• recognising the security aspects of computers and networks

Skills

The student is capable of:

• installing and configuring an operating system
• installing and configuring a monitoring system
• maintaining the operating system and other software
• installing and configuring a monitoring system
• collecting data from the monitoring system and analysing collected data
• using troubleshooting methods in a network
• developing and implementing backup procedures to prevent loss of data

Competence

The student is capable of:

• developing, maintaining and operating an internal computer network in the enterprise
• documenting installation procedures and server configurations
• managing new, existing and terminated users based on the enterprise’s policy
• managing the robustness and security of a computer network

Lectures and practice sessions.

None.

Individual written digital exam, 3 hours

The exam result can be appealed.

In the event of resit and rescheduled exams, another exam form may also be used or a new assignment given with a new deadline. If oral exams are used, the result cannot be appealed.

All written and printed aids are allowed.

Pass/Fail

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.