ITN 200 LAN Admin-Syllabus Fall 2013-2nd 8 weeks - Blogs at NOVA

Northern Virginia Community CollegeAlexandria CampusCourse ID: ITN200 Section: 201A Course Title: Local Area Network AdministrationCredit Hours: 4 Semester: Fall 2013, 2nd 8 weeks, 10/16 – 12/17Meeting Day: Monday, Hybrid Class Times: Mo 7:30PM - 10:10PMLocation: Room A-Bisdorf/AA-0428 Pre-requisites: familiarity with Windowsoperating systemInstructor informationName: Hatim HusseinInstructor credentials: MSIS, MBA, GCISA, CCNP, CCNA Security, CCNP Security, Security+, A +, MCSE, MCDBA, MCT,MCP, CCAIOffice Location: Room A-Bisdorf/AA-427Office Hours: Tuesday: 4:30-7:00, Thursday: 4:30-7:00, or by appointment.Contact information: 703.845.6341 [a new number coming soon]Instructor Profile website: http://blogs.nvcc.edu/hshussein/Blackboard site: https://nvcc.my.vccs.edu/jsp/home.jspInstructor email address: hshussein@nvcc.eduThe students will introduce themselves in the first day of class. Get to know at least your classneighbor. In the introduction the students will : (1) Introduce her/his name (2) Major and minor(3) work experience if any (4) classes taken so far (5) and add any information that seemsrelevant and related to the class.Text: "Windows Server 2008 Administrator" by Wiley Microsoft Official AcademicCourse. ISBN: 978-0-470-22511-0. Use of the MOAC Lab Pack (ISBN: 978-0470-22511-0 is required as all of our labs will be performed remotely.The best way to get contact me is via email, you may contact me via email or phone.I am at my desk during office hours that you can call me with questions at that time;however it is recommended that you instead send over an email as voice mailsautomatically go into email if I don’t pick them up and are responded to in accordancewith my email policy, below.

Email: hshussein@nvcc.edu all emails must have in the subject ITN 200. I checkmy emails on a daily basis Monday – Friday and will return emails within 24 hours butam generally not available on weekends to respond.Course Description.Focuses on the management of local area network servers. Teaches properstructuring of security systems. Explains print queues, disk management, and otherlocal area network (LAN) issues. Presents concerns and issues for the purchase andinstallation of hardware and software upgrades. Can be taught using any networkoperating system or a range of operating systems as a delivery tool.This course teaches the principles of LAN management and the skills necessary tomaintain and manage a network. It will provide an overview of LAN operations, theimportance of servers, backup, security, user service, and acquisition andinstallation in LAN operations, the role of LAN managers in these functions, andother topics related to server and client management and performance. The coursewill help prepare the student to function as a LAN manager and/or LAN systemadministrator. This course focuses on the management of LAN operating systemsincluding user and group management, file systems, print services, and systembackup. It teaches the proper structuring of security systems explains print queues,disk management and other LAN issues, presents the concerns and issues for thepurchase and installation of hardware and software.Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able tounderstand the following concepts involved with LAN Management in a Windows Server2008 environment:- Plan, define and use a Windows Server- Troubleshoot a Windows Server- Disk management- Hardware management- Server performance- Profiles- Group accounts- User accounts- Computer accounts- Authentication- Shares- Permissions- File systems- Printing- Backup and restore- Troubleshooting

Course Prerequisites: ITN 101 or networking experience. Students should definitelyhave an understanding of network protocols and have some experience with Windows2000 or XP that you are conversant with basic O/S terms and concepts.Course Prerequisites and Minimum Technical Requirements for the Course: ITN100 or networking experience. Students should definitely have an understanding ofnetwork protocols and have some experience with Windows such that you areconversant with basic O/S terms and concepts.Student Resources/Support: Supplemental resources and our lecture slides havebeen made available in Blackboard (Course Documents) that can help you navigateBlackboard. If you can think of other helpful tools, please let the instructor know. Pleasecontact the IT Help Desk in the event that you require technical support. Do not askthem for assistance with the lab assignments (you can email me on questions orproblems with those). Tutoring is not presently available for the course.Student Companion Site: can be access at this link :http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Books?action=resource&bcsId=4357&itemId=0470293012&resourceId=15041This website provides practice quizzes, errata, LM worksheets, MOAC migration tool, andadditional information helps you you’re your lab assignment and guide you in your classassignments.Here is the link for NOVA Libraries, website: http://www.nvcc.edu/library/NVCC Alexandria campus library can be help for further reseach relted to the course work andassignment. You may check out material books, videos, additional material related to the classwork.Attendance: This is a hybrid class with at least 50% of all work being performedindependently by the student. Students must read the chapter and supplementalreadings assigned each week and submit the assignments and discussions postedeach week that relate to the readings. If you miss class, you can catch up by followingalong in the syllabus, completing your assignments and discussions for that week.Students are required to log in to Blackboard at least once each week (see my gradingpolicy below for late assignments and discussion posts). Your participation in theAssignments and Discussions are your attendance for the independent parts of thisclass. Note: If you do not attend class at least once in the first 2 weeks, or log in toBlackboard this first week, you will be withdrawn from the course after the Census date(which means no tuition reimbursement). Please be aware that this can have a negativeimpact on financial aid. Otherwise, please note that I do NOT grade on classroomattendance. Students who are engaged in other online activities during class such thatit causes a distraction for other students will be asked to leave.

Academic Honesty – All students should have familiarized themselves with thecollege’s policy on and definition of academic dishonesty as specified in the collegecatalog and student handbook. I expect each student’s work to be his own. Those whodo not adhere to college and professional expectations will be dealt with in accordancewith college policy – which allows me to fail the student for the course if caughtcheating. Please make certain that you have reviewed the Alexandria Campus’Learning Environment Statement, posted in each of the business classrooms, whichfocuses on expectations for students’ behaviors. Note: Any discussions that are postedthat have copied directly from an Internet or other, source, and will receive 0 points. Allwork must be the student’s own work.Quizzes/Exams – Quizzes will be posted in every week. These afford “participation”points in that you are allowed to take the quiz multiple times. See the quizzes due dateposted in the last page of the syllabus.Assignments – Lab Assignments have been selected for the student to performindependently. Students will post the results of the labs in the Assignments section ofBlackboard each week. Internet access is required for the labs and exams. An“open” lab is maintained at the college if the student is not able to do the labs at home.Assignment over the material covered in class that week must be posted inBlackboard before the class meets again or unless otherwise specified inBlackboard. Late posts will be marked down by 1 point for each week they arelate. Assignments are graded twice during the course – once at Mid-Term and again atthe end of the course.Labs – Your text comes with MOAC Virtual Lab access instructions inside the envelopeon the back of the pack. You will be required to establish a Windows Live ID account inorder to access the labs. You have 15 hours and 50 minutes available in which tocomplete the labs I have assigned. The Access code you are provided should only beused to initially set up the account on Microsoft’s IT Academy’s site, you will then useyour email address and login that you created at registration to log in and access yourmodules and labs under My Learning. Note that the program requires Internet Explorer6 or above (surprise). If you don’t have it, you can use one of the computers in the OpenLab. Please check with the Lab Manager to determine when the lab is available. Do notspend more than the provided time on each lab or you will run out of time to completeall of the labs. Please periodically save a screen shot to demonstrate that you areworking your way through the labs. You will be required to provide me with a screenshot at the end of the modules to evidence your successful completion.Grades: Grading on coursework is as follows:ActivityPointsQuizzes (12) at 10 points each 10% of final gradeFinal exam (1) at 50 points each 50% of final gradeLabs (12) at 5 points each40% of final gradeTotal points 100%

Grading Scale – 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D 59 and Below =FQuizzes and exams will be graded within the week following their due date.College policy prevents the distribution of student grades via email or phone.Students can check Novanet at the end of the semester to retrieve their grades.Important Dates: Visit http://www.nvcc.edu/calendars/ to confirm ; Last day for tuitionrefund and the last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit.COURSE SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY: As a part of our academic partnership withMicrosoft Corp., student versions of Microsoft Software, including Windows Server 2008Server, are available at no charge to students for the duration of time that they areenrolled in an IST program. If you would like to download a copy, please send an emailrequest to me for approval and I will forward it over to Prof. Stenlund, who is managingthis process.Special Needs/Disabilities Accommodations: Please address any special problemsor needs at the beginning of the semester with me. If you are seeking accommodationsbased on a disability, you should provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtainedfrom the counselor for special needs, who is located in Room 148 of the BisdorfBuilding, telephone number 845-6301.Special Needs/Disabilities Accommodations: Please address any special problemsor needs at the beginning of the semester with me. If you are seeking accommodationsbased on a disability, you should provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtainedfrom the counselor for special needs, who is located in Room 148 of the BisdorfBuilding, telephone number 845-6301.Please note: Students who fail to make payment at the time of registration andare subsequently dropped from the course may not be able to reenroll if thecourse has filled!Date In-class Activities Independent Activities During the WeekWeek #1 Class introduction, Syllabus, Do Modules and Labs for Chapter 110/21/13 TCP/IP Review Do Knowledge Assessments and CaseLecture Chapter 1 – Planning Server Scenarios at the end of each chapter (not partDeployments (Readingof your grade)Assignement) Do Chapter 1 Quiz in Blackboard [due 10/28Week #2 Lecture Chapter 2 – Planning Do Modules and Labs for Chapters 2 and 310/28/13 Infrastructure Services Do Knowledge Assessments and CaseLecture Chapter 3 - Planning an Scenarios at the end of each chapterActive Directory Deployment Do Chapter 2 Quiz and Chapter 3 Quiz inBlackboard [due 11/4]Week #3 Lecture Chapter 4 – Planning Do Modules and Labs for Chapters 4 and 5

11/4/13 Application ServicesLecture Chapter 5 – Planning Fileand Print ServicesDo Knowledge Assessments and CaseScenarios at the end of each chapterDo Chapter 4 Quiz and Chapter 5 Quiz inBlackboard [due 11/11]Week #411/11/13Lecture Chapter 6 – PlanningStorage SolutionsLecture Chapter 7 – Planning forHigh Availability Do Modules and Labs for Chapters 6 and 7 Do Knowledge Assessments and CaseScenarios at the end of each chapter Do Chapter 6 Quiz and Chapter 7 Quiz inBlackboard [due 11/18]Week #511/18/13Week #611/25/13Week #712/2/13Week #812/9/13Lecture Chapter 8 – Planning Do Modules and Labs for Chapters 8 and 9Storage Solutions Do Knowledge Assessments and CaseLecture Chapter 9 - SecuringScenarios at the end of each chapterInfrastructure Services Do Chapter 8 Quiz and Chapter 9 Quiz inBlackboard [due 11/25]Lecture Chapter 10 – Managing Do Modules and Labs for Chapters 10 and 11Servers Answer Discussion Questions in BlackboardLecture Chapter 11 – Monitoringand respond to 2 other learnersServers Do Chapter 10 Quiz and Chapter 11 Quiz inBlackboard [12/2]Lecture Chapter 12 – Backup Up Do Modules and Labs for Chapter 12 Do Knowledge Assessments and CaseScenarios at the end of each chapter Do Chapter 12 Quiz in Blackboard [12/10]Submit All Screen shots of your lab work inBlackboard by December 11, 2012In Class Final Exam – Comprehensive Exam Chapters 1 – 12.Access to Microsoft Moac website:http://moac.microsoftlabsonline.com