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=IS 209 System Administration with Free Software=

[|Course Catalog Description]
**Learning outcomes**  Upon successfulcompletion this course, students will:

**Course contents**  The course is an introduction to system administration by use of Linux and other Free/Open Source Software tools.  Major parts of the course will be based on requirements from the leading certification institution for Linux: Linux Professional Institute (http://www.lpi.org) (programmet LPIC-1).  The course introduces use of the Linux command-based interface (shell or terminal), administration of users in large multi-user systems, secure backup and data recovery, planning and maintenance of a heterogeneous network (LAN server, Internet gateway, Internet server). == **Teaching methods**  Normally, 4 hours lecture and 4 hours lab work per week.  Parts of the instruction are Internet based. At least two seminars (in the beginning and middle of the course duration) will be arranged for non-campus students. Tuition is given in the first part of the semester, only. **Examination requirement** All lab-work must be completed with passing grades. **Text** Esteve J.J., 2007, "GNU/Linux Advanced Administration", sept 2007, first edition, GNU Free Documentation License, Creative Commons Attribute ShareAlike License http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/2#1 (last viewed 2011-04) Portfolio evaluation is used in this course. There are 4 deliverables in the portfolio. All of those has the same weight, i.e. they give a 1/4 of the final grade. The final grade will simply be an average of the four grades. Grading scale
 * be able to define the concept of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS)
 * know about history, philosophy and politics around the phenomenon of FOSS
 * be able to describe UNIX/Linux based operating systems and name the most popular distributions of Linux operating system
 * be able to localize resources about Linux and other FOSS modules on Internet
 * be able to evaluate advantages and disadvantages with use of FOSS in different contexts
 * be able to explain how UNIX/Linux operating systems works and to give examples for use of Linux in organizations (companies, schools, public sector)
 * govern a basic configuration, use and administration of UNIX/Linux based systems
 * be able to design and administrate a small heterogeneous (Linux, MS Win, Mac) network
 * Evaluation **
 * ~ Components ||~ Grading ||
 * Assignment 1 || 25% ||
 * Assignment 2 || 25% ||
 * Assignment 3 || 25% ||
 * Assignment 4 || 25% ||
 * ~ Points ||~ Grade ||
 * 90-100% || A ||
 * 80-89% || B ||
 * 70-79% || C ||
 * 60-69% || D ||
 * 50-59% || E ||
 * <50% || F ||

Assignment 1: to get a grade above C please search actively for information sources, evaluate those sources and use the information to reflect upon the questions which you answer.