Semester 2, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
Units : | 1 |
School or Department : | School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Overview
Foundational skills in administrating a range of computer systems and techniques are essential for IT professionals to efficiently complete a wide range of technical tasks. Confidently managing files, resources, and data distributed over multiple platforms and shared with collaborators in a secure and socially responsible manner creates a basis for students to effectively complete further instruction in their area of expertise. The course is also appropriate as a stand-alone introduction to modern computer systems and tools.
The initial phase of the course introduces a range of operating systems and the hardware on which they run, and explores architectures, virtualisation, and Services. Foundational skills in using Powershells builds understanding of automation and deployment operations. The course continues through the development of essential experiences in managing filesystem and user data in distributed and collaborative environments, with attention to security and privacy. It concludes with attaining professional skills around teamwork, documentation and reporting, and ethics and best practice.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Administer diverse operating systems on personal computers, installing and maintaining applications, tools and services, and automating basic tasks;
- Perform operational procedures including system backups, restoring data, checking file integrity, distributing files and data across systems;
- Manage filesystems and user accounts on domain networks;
- Employ project management and collaborative tools to support working in teams and effectively plan, document and report progress;
- Appraise ethics and ethical standards in relation to IT Systems and Projects.
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Hardware and Operating Systems | 10.00 |
2. | System Architectures, GUI and CLI environments, Virtual Machines and Services | 20.00 |
3. | File and Filesystem management, Backups, Distributed Storage, Data Integrity | 20.00 |
4. | User Account Modelling and Databases | 10.00 |
5. | Ethics, Best Practice, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity | 10.00 |
6. | Project Management Tools, Team Collaboration Tools, Git Version Control, Documenting and Reporting Tools | 30.00 |
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
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Quiz | No | 10 | 1 |
Tech and/or scntific artefact 1 | No | 20 | 1,2 |
Tech and/or scntific artefact 2 | No | 20 | 3 |
Research (project) | No | 50 | 4,5 |