EPN-V2

DAVE3610 Network and System Administration Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Nettverks- og systemadministrasjon
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2024/2025
Course history
Curriculum
SPRING 2025
Schedule
  • Introduction

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

    Knowledge

    The student is capable of:

    • explaining Newton’s three laws of motion and how they determine the movement of objects
    • explaining the concept of work as a line integral of power and energy conservation
    • explaining the concepts of conservative and non-conservative force and placing them in the context of the first law of thermodynamics
    • explaining the oscillation equation and its solutions for simple cases, and describing oscillations
    • stating the wave equation and its analytical solutions for simple cases, and describing wave movement
    • explaining Fourier’s law for heat conduction and its connection to the heat conduction equation and the second law of thermodynamics
    • explaining basic electromagnetic units, concepts and phenomena
    • solving the most common ordinary and partial differential equations that occur in physics, analytically and/or numerically, with the help of well-known algorithms
    • explaining and solving important chemical equations in stoichiometry
    • explaining basic principles and notions within chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium
    • explaining basic electrochemical principles

     

    Skills

    The student is capable of:

    • calculating particle trajectories in physics, both analytically and numerically
    • solving the oscillation equation for simple cases, analytically and numerically, and visualising the solutions
    • solving the one-dimensional wave equation numerically, and visualising the solutions
    • solving the one-dimensional temperature equation numerically, and visualising the solutions
    • using mathematical and numerical methods to describe and analyse physical phenomena, including presenting quantitative solutions to problems in mechanics, electromagnetism, thermal physics, the physics of solids, and fluid dynamics
    • explaining limitations in the calculations mentioned above
    • carrying out simple chemical calculations in stoichiometry
    • carrying out simple chemical calculations in electrochemistry such as calculations of cell potential, current, consumption and production of chemicals in electrolysis
    • carrying out simple calculations of reactants and products present in gaseous equilibrium, precipitation reactions and acid-base equilibrium

     

    General competence

    The student:

    • is capable of understanding and communicating physical and chemical principles and methods, issues and solutions, both orally and in writing
    • is capable of communicating with other professionals with a natural science background on physical and chemical matters
    • has insight into the importance of natural sciences for engineering developments
  • Recommended preliminary courses

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

  • Required preliminary courses

    Lectures and exercises. The exercises are based on the students’ own work, supervised by the lecturer.

  • Learning outcomes

    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
  • Teaching and learning methods

    All aids are allowed, except communication with others.

  • Course requirements

    Grade scale Pass/Fail.

  • Assessment

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    All written and printed aids are allowed.

  • Grading scale

    Pass/ Fail

  • Examiners

    One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.