COURSE SCHEDULE: (can be revised weekly)
Class |
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Discussion On |
Other Activities |
1 |
5/10 |
Introduction |
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2 |
5/15 |
Chapter 1-3 |
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3 |
5/17 |
Chapter 4-7 |
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4 |
5/22 |
Test 1 |
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5 |
5/24 |
Chapter 8 & 9 |
3 lab exercises |
6 |
6/5 |
Chapter 10 & 11 |
Draft Proposal Due |
7 |
6/7 |
Chapter 12 & 13 |
Final Proposal Due |
8 |
6/12 |
Chapter 14 and 15 |
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9 |
6/14 |
Take home Test 2 due by midnight. Class attendance STONGLY advised to make progress on your project. |
Status report 1 due by midnight. |
10 |
6/19 |
Chapter 16 & 17 |
Learning Unit 9 - Join Domain, setup accounts. Project status report 1 due on 7/11. |
11 |
6/21 |
Presentations and Chapter 18 & 19 |
Status report 2 due at end of class. Learning Unit 10 - Install Linux. Test 3 distributed. You will need to read ahead through Chapter 20 before taking the test. |
12 |
6/26 |
Presentations and Chapter 20 |
Learning Unit 11 - Use Windows SSH to access Linux. |
13 |
6/26 |
Presentations and Test 3 |
Learning Unit 12 - Raid and Backup Test 3 due. |
14 |
6/28 |
Final Exam and late Presentations |
Note - Final exam will be given this week if there are not enough presentations ready. |
15 |
5/29 |
Optional working session if necessary |
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| Note that Classes 12 and 13 will happen on the same day. This was done to allow the option of not having a class on 5/29 during the Memorial Day Weekend. |
The course will be graded on a 300 point scale. Multiply the percentages in
the syllabus by three to obtain the number of points in each category. The
results of the multiplications are shown below.
Participation 30
..2 points for each presentation attended and rated.(16).
..14 points based on class attendance.
Test 1 45
Test 2 45
Test 3 45
Final Exam 15 points
Homework and labs 120
..Lab work 72 (18 times 4 points)
..Final Project 48 points
..Proposal - 8 points
..Status report 1 - 8 points
..Status report 2 - 8 points
..Proof that it works - 8 points
..Paper / Documentation - 8 points
..Presentation - 8 points
Special Bonus (Must attend ALL presentations to get bonus points)
..Complete and present high quality project by 6/19 - 12 points
..Complete and present high quality project by 6/21 - 9 points
..Complete and present project by 6/28 - 0 points