Northern Virginia Community College Annandale Campus

 

IST 203 Administration of Local Area Networks (Windows 2000)

 

3 Credits

 

 

 

 

Instructor:                  Mark C. Beattie,   MBEATTIE@NV.CC.VA.US   ( 703 323 3759

 

Office Hours:             Click for Info

 

Web Site:                    http://www.nv.cc.va.us/home/mbeattie/203_2000

 

Location:                     Cyberspace

 

Class Times:               None (Online Class)

 

Prerequisites:             IST 200: Local Area Networks

                                    IST 212: Introduction to telecommunications

                                    IST 216: Personal Computer Hardware Trouble Shooting

 

Required Text:           Windows 2000 – Alan Carter IDG books

 

 

Course description:

 

This course is an introduction to the Windows 2000 Server network operating system. Topics include outlining the network hardware, simple installation, client server model, domains, groups , security,  disk organization, configuring printing, setting up and configuring user accounts.

 

Attendance:

 

Regular attendance is required. It is the student’s responsibility to inform the instructor of any necessary absence. Students are responsible for all work missed during absence.

 

Assessment:

 

There will be two short exams during the course followed by a comprehensive final exam.

Examinations and grades:

 

 

Grades will be calculated according to the following schema:

 

            Exam #1                                   10% or 30%

            Exam #2                                   30% or 10%

            Final Comprehensive Exam       60%

 

            Grade A                       89% - 100%

            Grade B                       79% - 89%

            Grade C                       69% - 79%

            Grade D                       59% - 69%

            Grade F                       less than 59.

 

Makeup exams will not be given except for documented mitigating circumstances.

 

 

Last Date to withdraw:

 

These dates are individual to each student. Check your ELI startup information for this important information.

 

Notes:

 

All forms of dishonesty including cheating, plagiarism etc. will result in the grade of “F” in the class and may result in dismissal from the college. While students are encouraged to work together as part of the learning process, all class work which is to count towards the student’s final grade must be the unassisted work to the student concerned.