Dustin Hill
Student Center Building - Bryan Campus E-245
Office Hours: 9:00 AM -5:00 PM (M - R), and 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (F)
Phone: 979-209-7431
Email: Dustin.Hill@blinn.edu
A study of the UNIX operating system including multi-user concepts, terminal emulation, use of system editor, basic UNIX commands, and writing script files. Topics include introductory systems management concepts.
Successful Completion Computer Information Technology Pre-Program or Instructor Approval. Three class hours and two laboratory hours per week.
Configure Fundamental BIOS Settings, Configure Modem and Sound cards, Setup non-IDE Devices, Setup different PC expansion cards, Configure Communication Devices, Configure USB devices, Linux Installation & Package Management, Design hard disk layout, Install a boot manager, Make and install programs from source, Manage shared libraries, Use Debian package management, Use Red Hat Package Manager (RPM), Work on the command line, Process text streams using filters, Perform basic file management, Use streams, pipes and redirects, Create, monitor and kill processes, Modify process execution priorities, Search text files using regular expressions, Perform basic file editing operations using vi, Create partitions and filesystems, Maintain the integrity of filesystems, Control mounting and unmounting filesystems, Managing disk quota, Use file permissions to control access to files, Manage file ownership, Create and change hard and symbolic links, Find system files and place files in the correct location, Install & Configure X11, Setup a display manager, and Install & Customize a Window Manager Environment. Take this course to prepare for the Linux Skills certification exams.
Provide an opportunity for students to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to set-up and maintain a Linux server, and prepare for a successful result on the LPI exams.
LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Edition
Authors: Steven Pritchard, Bruno Gomes Pessanha, Nicolai Langfeldt, Jeff Dean, James Stanger
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
ISBN: 9780596005283
USB Flash thumb drive.
Demonstrate proper use of basic UNIX commands; define and apply terminal emulation; use of the system editor; manage individual user account; and effectively manage user files.
Members of the Blinn College community, which includes faculty, staff and students, are expected to act honestly and responsibly in all aspects of campus life. Blinn College holds all members accountable for their actions and words. Therefore, all members should commit themselves to behave in a manner that recognizes personal respect, and demonstrates concern for the personal dignity, rights, and freedoms of every member of the College community, including respect for College property and the physical and intellectual property of others.
If a student is asked to leave the classroom because of uncivil behavior, the student may not return to that class until the student arranges a conference with the instructor: it is the student's responsibility to arrange for this conference.
Evaluation of student performance will consist of four major grades including a final exam, and three regular exams. The course calendar contains information and due dates for all exams and assignments. An average of 60 percent on all means of evaluation of a student's performance is required for successful completion of this course.
In order to prepare students for certification exams the majority of Information Technology exams will be in the multiple choice format.
The grading scale is as follows:
A= 90 and above
B= 80-89
C= 70-79
D= 60-69
F= below 60
Unless otherwise notified, final grades will be calculated as follows:
20% from each regular exam
20% from the final exam
10% from assignments
10% from class participation
I will post each regular exam to the program web site, with the correct answers at the bottom of the page. Please review your scantron sheets to ensure that your answers were correctly graded. (Your erasures are sometimes read as answers by the scantron.) Students are encouraged to question exam answers via research and study. Opinions are nice but will not override facts.
If there is an error in the questions or answers as posted, please notify me via email so the class may receive credit and the exam may be changed.
All assignments will be submitted via email. No paper assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements are made. Attachments to email can be in ASCII text, Microsoft Office or Open Office formats, unless a specific format is required by the instructor. When an attachment is emailed the body of the message will name the application in which the attachment was developed. Email must be posted by midnight the day before the assignment is due, if full credit is desired.
The subject of the email will contain this course name and section number, your first and last name, and the assignment number. An example is: ITSC 1325 A1 Carrie Parker Asg0. It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all attachments are virus free. Instructors have the right to deduct points for emails that contain viruses.
Students are expected to attend all classes; regular class attendance is a factor in success at Blinn College. The instructor will keep an accurate record of each student\'s attendance. If a student comes to class late, it is their responsibility to inform the instructor at the end of the class period.
If a student has one week's worth (2 classes) of unexcused absences during the semester, he/she will be sent an email to their Blinn College email address requiring the student to contact his/her instructor and schedule a conference immediately to discuss his/her attendance issues. Should the student accumulate two weeks worth of unexcused absences, he/she will be administratively withdrawn from class.
There are four forms of excused absences recognized by Blinn College:
1. Observance of religious holy days. The student should notify in writing his/her instructor(s) no later than the 15th day of the semester
concerning the date(s) that the student will be absent for any religious holy day(s)
2. Representing Blinn College in an official capacity.
3. A high school student representing their ISD in an official capacity.
4. Military Service for active duty with armed forces of the US.
It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a class s/he is no longer attending. To officially drop a class the student must obtain the class withdrawal form from the Office of Admissions and Records in the Administration Building. Failure to do so will result in a grade of "F" for the course.
Blinn College does not tolerate any form of scholastic dishonesty. A student could receive an "F" in this course because of scholastic dishonesty; in that case, withdrawal from the course would not be allowed.
At the discretion of the instructor any student who arrives for an exam 15 or more minutes late may be asked to take a makeup exam. The makeup exams may be of any format: essay, short answer or other. Makeup exams must be completed within seven days of the original exam date if full credit is desired. Makeup exams may differ from the original exams.
The classroom and lab are part of your education for future employment and your dress and behavior
should reflect this fact.
Food and tobacco products are not permitted.
Hats must be removed in the classroom and lab.
All the functions of all personal electronic devices designed for communication and/or entertainment (cell phones, pagers, beepers, iPods, and similar devices) must be turned off and kept out of sight in all Blinn College classrooms and associated laboratories. Any noncompliance with this policy will be addressed in accordance with the Blinn College civility policy. Additionally, any communication understood by the instructor to be in the nature of cheating will have consequences in accordance with this Blinn College policy section regarding academic dishonesty. Students exempted from this policy section include, active members of firefighting organizations, emergency medical services organizations, commissioned police officers, on-call employees of any political subdivision of the state of Texas, or agencies of the federal government. Exempted students are expected to set the emergency-use devices on silent or vibrate mode only. Any student violating this policy shall be subject to discipline, including suspension.
In order to be successful in the computer field one must build an extensive personal library. Different authors and imprints have varied approaches as to how they present information. Books used in the program were selected based on extensive research by the instructors; however, the approach may not be a style which you find comfortable. To fully understand content and concepts you may need to acquire additional references or visit additional sources. You are encouraged to do research on the Web, visit the Blinn Library or purchase additional texts to aid in your education.
The Program maintains a laboratory of computers that have all required application programs required by all IT courses.
Use of the laboratory is not required if you have access to alternate resources. Feel free to use them. The normal hours of operation of
this lab are:
8:30 AM to 8 PM M - R,
8:30 AM - 5 PM F
The lab will be closed on weekends and College holidays.
Because the laboratory and the classroom are the same room, please guard your behavior while classes are in session.
Working with computers in any area provides a very challenging career.
Changes in the computer industry are very rapid. The computer industry has created a 7 by 24 existence and service requirements
are almost always an emergency. If you know anything about a computer, most users will expect you to know everything.
As a computer professional you will be expected to keep up with the technology in almost every area. Your training and education
as a Network Administrator only begins at Blinn College. To keep up with the rapid changes and the expanding environment you must
continue learning every day.
The Information Technology Program at Blinn College expects students to perform in class the
same way they would on the job. As a student of Information Technology you will be expected to: read assignments in advance,
research topics outside of class, and submit professional quality assignments. In short, you will be expected to work your way
through the program as if you were employed by the program. The instructors of the Information Technology Program view your time
at Blinn College as on-the-job training.
The Information Technology Program is small enough that we take a serious interest in all students. Your academic and
professional development are important to us because your success is our success. You are encouraged to communicate openly with
your instructors; you are also encouraged to communicate with the program coordinator for any reason.
Course information will be presented and described using a wide variety of methods.
These methods may include but are not limited to, any of the following:
Lecture, films, videos, web browsing,
35mm slides, overhead slides, projects, student research resulting in written or oral reports, guest instructors,
discussion of examinations, etc. Students may be required to use Blinn College computers and programs to do required projects
or to use these as sources of information to use in reports.
Students should not expect instructors to read from the book.
Instructors will bring information to class from a variety of sources and will generally expand on information contained in the
required readings.