Overview
This unit provides a practical introduction to system and network service management and administration. You are provided with the skills necessary to configure and manage secure server environments and deliver network services. Topics covered in the unit include managing computer systems and users, managing network services, configuring and managing system and network software, security, ethics and developing administration policies and procedures. A LINUX operating system environment is used to provide a practical platform for students to apply and demonstrate knowledge. You will need access to I.T. resources not provided by CQU, including the use of your own laptop. See Unit Profile for details or contact staff.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite:- COIT12206 OR COIT13147
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student email
We have never been told that we would need to bring a laptop to class to do the work.
This requirement will be added to course profile section "IT requirements"
Information about the requirement to bring and use one's own laptop for the purposes of this unit was placed in the General Information and Textbook and Resources sections of the unit profile (affective T1/17), and was re-iterated in the moodle website.
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Demonstrate the ability to perform user management and maintenance tasks
- Describe how the elements of the Systems Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) code of ethics informs professional practice
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
- Network Support (NTAS)
- Problem Management (PBMG)
- Data Analysis (DTAN)
- System Design (DESN)
- Service Desk and Incident Management (USUP)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | |||||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 5 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | |||||||
| 6 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 7 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | |||||||
| 8 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 9 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | |||||||
| 10 - Practical and Written Assessment - 70% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 5 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | ||||||||||
| 6 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 7 - Practical and Written Assessment - 4% | ||||||||||
| 8 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 9 - Practical and Written Assessment - 3% | ||||||||||
| 10 - Practical and Written Assessment - 70% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
UNIX and LINUX System Administration Handbook
Edition: 4th (2011)
Authors: Nemeth E., Snyder G., Hein T.R., & Whaley B.
Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River Upper Saddle River , NJ , USA
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- You must bring your own laptop to classes for setting up systems activities
- You must have a connection to a small home private network
- You must have a home computer running an Operating System capable of hosting VirtualBox (www.virtualbox.org) with 20GB of spare disk space
- You must have a home Internet connection with a minimum 10GB data plan
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.howah@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Virtualisation, Installation and Documentation
Chapter
Chapter 1 Where to Start
Chapter 3 Booting and Shutting Down
Chapter 12 Software Installation and Management
Chapter 24 Virtualisation
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Installation, Updating and Configuration
Chapter
Chapter 8 Storage
Chapter 13 Drivers and the Kernel
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Command Line
Chapter
Chapter 2 Scripting and the Shell
Chapter 5 Controlling Processes
Chapter 6 The Filesystem
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Users and Security
Chapter
Chapter 4 Access Control and Rootly Powers
Chapter 7 Adding New Users
Chapter 30 Cooperating with Windows
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Backup, Automation, Email and the Internet
Chapter
Chapter 9 Periodic Processes
Chapter 10 Backups
Chapter 11 Syslog and Log Files
Chapter 20 Electronic Mail
Chapter 23 Web Hosting
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Network and Firewall Basics
Chapter
Chapter 15 Routing
Chapter 16 Network Hardware
Chapter 17 DNS: The Domain Name System
Chapter 18 The Network File System
Chapter 19 Sharing System Files
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 3 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Week 4 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Week 5 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Firewall
Chapter
Chapter 22 Security
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intrusion Detection System
Chapter
Chapter 22 Security (continued)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Intrusion Prevention System
Chapter
Chapter 22 Security (continued)
Reading: Systems Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) Code of Ethics
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
The X Window System and Printing
Chapter
Chapter 25 The X Window system
Chapter 26 Printing
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 7 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Week 8 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Week 9 - Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Data Centres
Chapter
Chapter 27 Data Centre Basics
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Course Review and Project Completion
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform the Base Server Installation and submit written documentation according to the instructions posted in the Moodle course Website.
Week 3 Monday (20 Mar 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (3 Apr 2017)
Please see Moodle course website for specific marking criteria.
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Describe how the elements of the Systems Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) code of ethics informs professional practice
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (1 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
3 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (1 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
4 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (1 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Demonstrate the ability to perform user management and maintenance tasks
- Describe how the elements of the Systems Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) code of ethics informs professional practice
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
5 Practical and Written Assessment
Week 6 Monday (17 Apr 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (1 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Demonstrate the ability to perform user management and maintenance tasks
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
6 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (29 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
7 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (29 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
8 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (29 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
9 Practical and Written Assessment
Perform required practical tasks and submit written documentation as outlined on the course website.
Week 10 Monday (15 May 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Monday (29 May 2017)
No Assessment Criteria
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
10 Practical and Written Assessment
Development of a complete System, with associated documentation, configured to meet the specified security and service profile provided.
The full requirement specification is outlined on the course website.
Review/Exam Week Friday (9 June 2017) 12:00 am AEST
Return date to students on Certification Day (10 July 2015)
The project documentation will be assessed upon the quality of content. This includes the presentation layout and the depth and breadth of project recommendations adhering to implementation of the secured computer network.
Please see the Moodle course website for specific marking criteria for each part of the assessment.
- Use administration commands and utilities to manage and secure hosts and networks
- Configure and deploy common system and network services
- Demonstrate the ability to perform user management and maintenance tasks
- Describe how the elements of the Systems Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) code of ethics informs professional practice
- Design and document configuration and change control procedures
- Develop and deploy security policy and rules
- Evaluate system and network security effectiveness
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
