IST363: Network Administration
Course Syllabus

Class Room: Morrow Library 121
Class hours: Monday, Wednesday 1:00pm-2:15pm
Instructor: Daniel Dementiev
Office: Prichard Hall 208
Phone: 696-7241
E-mail: dementiev@marshall.edu
Office hours: see here

Testbook:
The following textbooks are recommended for this course:

  • Administering Windows 2000 by Patricia Barton, Brian Alley, and Charles Brooks. ISBN: 0-13-031056-5.
  • Networking. A beginner's guide by Bruce Hallberg, Second edition, Osborne/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-213231-0

    Computer Requirements:
    All network assignments can be performed in the Network Lab only. Access to a WWW browser is required for all research homework assignemnts. These assignments can be done in any university computer lab.

    Course Description:
    Student will explode topics in network administration in theoretical and practical way. Students will study different software platforms, control, shared resources, administration, security, anti-virus procedures, and methodologies.

    Credit:
    The course is three (3) credit hours. It includes classroom lectures, quizzes, and lab projects.

    Pre/co-requisites:

  • IST362: Network Protocols

    Desired Objectives/Outcomes:
    By the end of this course, you should be able to:

  • determine hardware needs for a network
  • install a Windows based network (W2K or Windows 2003 Server)
  • install a Linux based network
  • connect computers with various platforms to a network
  • evaluate and determine basic security needs, set up user groups and group policies
  • configure Windows-based network routers
  • install and setup different network servers (Web, FTP, SSH, DHCP, DNS, Telnet, Remote Access)

    Instruction method:
    There will be approximately 3 contact hours of classroom lecture per week. This class will be based on practical approach to network problems. Students may work on their assignments in Morrow LIbrary G31.

    Grading Policy:
    Final grades are based on performance in assignments, and exams as indicated below:
    In class projects: 60%
    Pop-up quizes: 10%
    Final group project: 30%

    In determining the overall grade for a project, you can expect the following grades based on performance:

  • A – Excellent work that meets and/or exceeds all of the requirements for a given project, code compiles and works for multiple test samples, all code and associated files are well documented, and the code is written efficiently.
  • B – Good work that meets all of the requirements of the assignment, but may have errors in documentation or coding, or contains code that may not work with all possible data samples.
  • C – Average work that meets all of the requirements of the assignment, but is missing one or more of the items in its entirety that is mentioned in terms of an A grade.
  • D – Below average work which fails to meet one or more of the requirements of the assignment.
  • F – Unacceptable work, which fails to meet two or more requirements for an assignment, or has code that will not compile and execute.

    Final letter grades are determined based on the following grading scale:
    90-100% 80-89% 70-79% 60-69% Below 60
    A B C D F
    The instructor reserves the right to change these values depending on the overall class performance and/or extenuating circumstances.

    Policy Statement:

    Make-up Exams and Late Penalty: Make-up exams will not be given except under unusual circumstances and satisfactory written justification. Any student who misses an exam due to an unexcused absence will receive a grade of zero for that exam with no opportunity for make-up or substitution. University excused absences or those occurring with a good reason will be excused. Make up exams must be taken within one week of the original scheduled date. The decision whether to give a make up exam rests with the instructor.

    Passing grade: Programming assignments and exams are required parts of the course and must be satisfactorily completed to pass this course. A student must have a passing performance on each part. A failing grade on a component may result in a failing grade in the course

    Withdrawal Policy:

    The University withdrawal policy is followed in this course. The last day to drop an individual course for the Spring of 2004 is March 26, 2004.

    University Holidays:

    The class is officially dismissed on the following dates:
       Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday   January 19, 2004, Monday
       Spring Break   March 14, 2004 – March 21, 2004
       Last Class Day   April 20, 2004, Friday

    Effort Required:
    As a 300-level course, this course is provided as an advanced course, which also requires a considerable amount of lab work. For every one hour in class, the student is expected to put in an effort of at least 3 hour outside the class for studying and researching. Because of background and preparedness, some students may have to put in additional effort.