MIS NETWORK ADMINISTRATION. Spring Quarter 2007 COURSE OUTLINE

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1 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring MIS NETWORK ADMINISTRATION Spring Quarter COURSE OUTLINE INSTRUCTOR: Mr. David Auer / PH 310 / / OH: MW 10:00-12:00 PM or by arrangement PREREQUISITES: MIS 220 or Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Professional applications MIS Management Information Systems MIS Telecommunications MIS Business Systems Analysis and Design RECOMMENDED At least one programming language course (such as MIS 322) is RECOMMENDED REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS: The following books are your primary textbooks. You are responsible for all assigned readings in these texts. Simpson, Ted and Simpson, Micheal. Guide to NetWare 6.0/6.5 Administration [Enhanced Edition]. Cambridge, Course Technology - ITP, 2004 [ISBN ] Zacker, Craig. Microsoft Official Academic Course: Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment. Redmond, Microsoft Press, 2004 [ISBN ][REF MCSE ][NOTE: Packaged by John Wiley and Sons with a Lab Manual] Stohl, Clifford. The Cuckoo's Egg. Pocket Books Paperback, RECOMMENDED TEXTBOOKS: You are not required to buy the following texts. I find them very useful and will use them in lecture preparation. You are responsible for the material I present in class as lecture. Corbin, Wendy. Microsoft Official Academic Course: Planning, Implementing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure. Redmond, Microsoft Press, 2004 [ISBN ][REF MCSE ] Page 1 of 8

2 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring RECOMMENDED REFERENCES: You are not required to buy the following texts, although the book by Kate Turabian should be in your collection and used anytime you write a paper. I find them very useful and may use them in lecture preparation. You are responsible for any material I present in class as lecture. Singh, Simon. The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Quantum Cryptography. Doubleday, 1999 [ISBN: ] McClure, Stuart, Scambry Joel, and Kurtz, George. Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets and Solutions, Fifth Edition. New York: Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 2002 [ISBN ]. [NOTE: See the Hacking Exposed Web Site for more information] NOTE: The following text outlines the writing standards for papers written at CBE - not just this class: Turabian, Kate, Grossman, John, and Bennett Alice. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing and Publishing (Paperback Sixth Revisded Edition). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996 [ISBN ]. WWW LINKS: David Auer's MISLinks Review material for The Cuckoo's Egg COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course, the student will: Objective / Learning Outcome Understand the ethical issues of working as a Network Administrator Understand network security issues Be familiar with common network operating systems (NOSs) used by network servers Understand directories, directories services, and their uses in a network environment, particularly X.500, LDAP and their derivatives Be able to design and implement a Novell Directory Services (NDS) installation Be able to design and implement a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) installation Be able to work as a basic Network Administrator with NDS Be able to work as a basic Network Administrator with AD Assessment Method, Individual and Group Projects, Individual and Group Projects and Group Projects and Group Projects Page 2 of 8

3 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring LECTURES: Lecture attendance is expected, and I lecture on material beyond that in the text. You are responsible for all material presented in lecture whether or not it is covered in your textbook. Similarly, you are responsible for all material assigned to be read in your textbooks whether or not it is covered in lecture. The dates in this outline may be changed as necessary, and I will state such changes in class. Any announcements made in class are considered to have been disseminated to the whole class. EXAMS AND GRADING: There will be one midterm exam and a final exam. Each will be worth 100 points. In addition, there will be homework / computer projects and a group projects worth 100 points. Thus, there will be a total of 300 points for the determination of grades. Grades will be assigned based on a class curve, not a rigid point cutoff basis. The curve will be calculated, and grades will be assigned as follows: First, a "top-of-the-curve" point will be calculated which will become equal to 100%. This number will be determined by averaging 300 points and the highest number of points actually attained by a member of the class. Second, all point totals will be converted to percentages by dividing each person's point total by the "top-of-the-curve" point. Percentages will be calculated to one decimal place, and thus 89.9% is used as 89.9%, not rounded to 90%. Third, percentage grade divisions will be determined. Although these cannot be determined until the end of the quarter, they will not be higher that a 90.0%-and-up = A, % = B, etc, distribution. Plus and minus grades will be assigned, with, for example, 80.0%-82.9%=B-, 83.0%- 86.9%=B, 87.0%-89.9%=B+. A+ grades will not be assigned. CERTIFICATIONS AND GRADING: Anyone passing the CNA exam will receive a full point score for that portion of the final exam that deals with CNA material. Similarly, anyone passing the MCSA/MCSE Windows Server 2003 Environment [70-290] exam or the MCSE Windows Server 2003 Active Directory Infrastructure [70-294] exam will receive a full point score for that portion of the final exam that deals with the Windows Server 2003 Server / Active Directory material. Anyone who takes certification exams but does not pass either exam will receive 20 bonus points [Note - in this case the points are used to adjust your score after other grades are assigned so that the class curve is not distorted]. In all cases, the certification exams must be taken before the date of the final, and appropriate official documentation must be presented to me before the date of the final exam. Page 3 of 8

4 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring EXAM/ASSIGNMENTS POLICY: NO EARLY OR LATE EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN. EXCUSE FROM AN EXAM IS GIVEN ONLY IF OFFICIAL MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR EXCUSE DUE TO PERSONAL EMERGENCIES [I.E., A DEATH IN THE FAMILY] NEED TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ME. The General Catalog of Western Washington University states (page 34 of the WWU Bulletin) that "If the final examinations schedule causes a student to take three or more examinations in one day, any of his or her instructors may arrange an examination later during Finals Week." Notice that this possibility ONLY applies to finals week, and that it is NOT required ("may arrange") of an instructor. I will NOT reschedule finals (or midterms) for individuals. Check the date and time of the final for this class carefully, and plan to be there! The General Catalog also states (page 34) that students not taking the final get "a failing grade for the course." WORKING TOGETHER - ACADEMIC HONESTY AND DISHONESTY: I encourage you to study with other members of the class, and suggest you form small (3-4 person) study groups. Talking with other class members can help you clarify your understanding of the subject. However, your work on exams and on any graded assignments must be your own. You may study together for exams and discuss the solutions to the assignments, but anyone caught cheating on an exam or turning in a copy of another person's assignment will be dealt with in accordance with the General Catalog's Appendix D - Academic Dishonesty Policy and Procedure. If you're not familiar with this section, you may want to review it. HOMEWORK PROBLEMS AND ASSIGNMENTS: You will find it necessary to work homework problems in order to fully understand the material. Page 4 of 8

5 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring READING ASSIGNMENTS: The material will be covered as shown below. Please read the material assigned before the lecture. This will help you to understand the lecture material. Day of Week Date Topic Stohl MS OAS 03 APR 05 APR Course Intro: Certification; Networks and NOSs; Network Administration responsibilities and ethics Read: Chap 1 to Chap 25 by the Midterm Simpson & Simpson Chap 1, Chap 2, Chap 3, App A Directory Services Chap4, pp X.400, X Lightweight Directory Access Protocol Novell Directory Services Page 5 of 8

6 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring 10 APR 12 APR APR REF: NetWare REF: Suse Linux Active Directory Planning Directory Services - NDS/eDirectory Planning Directory Services II - NDS/eDirectory Directory Design Tools Chap 4 LAB: DS Standard Introduction & Planning the NDS/eDirectory Tree Planning Directory Services III - Active Directory Chap 4, pp FDR Project [Individual] JQA Case [Individual] Lecture and Chap 1 [and see Corbin Chap 1, Chap 2, Chap 3, Page 6 of 8

7 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring 19 APR 24 APR 26 APR 01 MAY 03 MAY 08 MAY 10 MAY 15 MAY Planning Directory Services V - AD Directory Design Tools LAB: Visio Introduction & Planning the AD Forest Planning Directory Services VI - Active Directory & DNS and Chap 4] Default Installation [Individual] Term Project Lecture 1 [and see Corbin Appendix and Chap 2] Planning the Network File System Lecture Chap 5 Implementing Directory Services I - NDS/eDirectory Directory Tree Structure & the Network File Structure Managing Users, Groups and Login Security I Chap 9 LAB: Creating the NDS/eDirectory Directory Tree Structure, the NetWare Network File Structure, and User-Related Objects MIDTERM EXAM Chap 6, Chap 7, Chap 8, App D & App E Managing Novell Trustee Rights Assignments and Directory/File Attributes Chap 10 Implementing Directory Services II - Active Directory & the Network File Structure Read: Chap 26 to Chap 56 by Chap 2, Chap 6, Chap 7, Chap 8 Page 7 of 8

8 MIS 423 Network Administration Spring 17 MAY 22 MAY 24 MAY 29 MAY 31 MAY 05 JUN 07 JUN Managing Users, Groups and Login Security II LAB: Creating the AD Directory Tree, the Mircosoft Network File System, and User- Related Objects the Final Chap 2, Chap 6, Chap 7, Chap 8 Term Project Managing AD Trustee Rights Assignments and Directory/File Attributes Chap 9 Managing Network Login Scripts & User Environments Lecture Chap 12 LAB: Managing Trustee Assignments Term Project Managing Network Printing Chap 10 Chap 11 Managing ZENworks Chap 12 LAB: Managing Applications and Network Printing Managing the Network Term Project Chap 3, Chap 4, Chap 5 Chap 13, Chap 14 Managing Messaging Services Lecture Chap 15 FINAL EXAM - THURSDAY, 14 JUN - 08:00-10:00 AM last modified 04/02/ dja Page 8 of 8