Instructor: Mrs. Gender
E-mail Address College:
gender@lug.estrellamountain.edu
E-mail Red Hat Academy Lab Technician:
rhacademy@emcmail.maricopa.edu
LUG Resource Website:
http://www.lug.estrellamountain.edu
College Website:
http://www.estrellamountain.edu
Red Hat Academy Coordinator Phone number:
Randy Larson (623.935.8077)
Office Telephone Number: 602.595.2198
Office Hours: Thursday 8:00AM − 11:00AM
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
Introduction to
the Linux Operating system. Develop knowledge and skills required to
install,
configure and troubleshoot a Linux-based workstation including basic network
functions.
Learn basic command line and Graphical User Interface (GUI) desktop
environment utilities and
applications. Fundamental abilities to achieve the
entry-level industry certification covered. Prerequisites: None.
TEXTBOOKS,
RESOURCES, AND REQUIRED MATERIALS
Required: All course
material, including reading, assessments and labs are available online at:
https://academy.redhat.com/
(RHN Account is required for login. Please see the web site instructions
for
creating RHN accounts.) You must have an RHN account to
access all the online
Red
Hat
Academy
materials.
Note: Students may
purchase the online content from the
Estrella
Mountain
Follet Bookstore.
These
materials are exactly what is available online. It is NOT necessary to
purchase a printed copy;
however, for convenience students may elect to
purchase a printed copy.
COURSE COMPETENCIES
1.
Understand the history and nature
of Open Source software (I)
2.
Demonstrate ability to install a
variety of Linux distributions. (II)
3.
Compare and contrast variety of
Linux distributions (II)
4.
Navigate the Linux file system
hierarchy (II)
5.
Create, manage, and delete user
accounts, groups and permissions. (II)
6.
Demonstrate basic Linux shell
commands including file and directory commands, archiving and compression.
(III)
7.
Use the Visual Editor (Vi) to edit
and create text documents. (III)
8.
Configure printers for use on a
workstation or network. (IV)
9.
Understand X Window system
architecture. (IV)
10.
Use graphic utility to configure
graphic display. (IV)
11.
Research shell commands using the
−help option and Manual (Man) pages. (V)
12.
Install applications using Red Hat
Package Manager (RPMs) and compression utilities such as Tape Archive (tar) and
gzip. (V)
13.
Use network-based applications
such as browsers, telnet, file transfer protocol (FTP) and email. (V)
14.
Demonstrate knowledge of a variety
of GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME) and K Desktop Environment (KDE)
applications. (V)
15.
Troubleshoot problems related to
operating system installation and configuration. (VI)
COURSE OUTLINE
I.
Theory of Operation
A.
History of Open Source and Free Software
B. How the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) GNU (GNU's Not Unix) Project lead
to the General Public License (GPL)
C. Third Party Analysis of Open Source Software
D. Living with Free Software
E. Linux System Concepts
F. Mainboard Configuration Issues
G. Network Configuration
II.
Base System
A.
Installation Media
B. Component Compatibility and Configuration Responsibilities
C. Describe several Linux distributions and their tradeoffs
D. Installation of Linux
E. Compare and Contrast several Different Distributions of Linux
F. Start Up and Shut Down Sequences
G. File System Hierarchy
H. Basic System Navigation
I. Manage User Accounts
III.
Shells and Commands
A.
The Shell
B. Single character commands (interrupt, erase, etc.)
C. The ls command - directory listing
D. The cd command - change directory
E. More and less commands - pager utilities
F. The cp command - copy a file
G. The ln command - duplicate a directory or filename
H. The mv command - move or rename a file
I. The mkdir command - make a directory
J. The rm command - remove a file
K. The rmdir command - remove a directory
L. The head and tail commands - peak at beginning or end of a file
M. The file command - view the file type
N. The grep command - search files for a target string
O. The du and df commands - show disk usage and free space
P. The tar command - places multiple files into one archive
Q. The gzip, gunzip, and zcat - un/compression utilities
R. The mtools - read and write MS-DOS files quickly
S. The find and locate - search for names in the file system
T. The Visual Editor (Vi) text editor
IV.
System Services
A.
Device Driver Utilities
B. Printer Configuration
C. The X Window System Architecture
D. Window Managers
V.
Applications
A.
Gathering Information
B. Network Applications including browser, email, telnet, secure shell, and
file transfer
C. Text, Mark-up and Word Processing Programs
D. Office Applications
F. Graphics Applications
VI.
Installation Troubleshooting
A.
Linux Loader (LILO) and boot problems
B. Creation of rescue disks
C. Locked applications and processes
D. Printing errors
E. System logging
LINUX SOFTWARE OPERATING SYSTEMS
Students will refer to Cornerstone’s Student
Handbook on computer usage.
STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT - IMPORTANT ABILITIES
Communication and
Critical Thinking are currently being integrated into a wide variety of
Estrella
Mountain courses.
By integrating these
abilities into a variety of courses you benefit twice. You learn course
content, and you develop
those all-important abilities to enhance your success
in academic and professional pursuits. Universities and employers
look for
students who have these abilities. At
Estrella
Mountain
Community College,
Communication and Critical Thinking are
defined as follows:
COMMUNICATION
A student who effectively communicates:
1. Responds to an audience
2. Demonstrates a clear sense of purpose
3. Organizes information
4. Delivers information using appropriate language
CRITICAL THINKING
A student who thinks critically processes, synthesizes, and applies information
to solve problems by:
1. Identifying the problem
2. Developing and implementing strategies
3. Evaluating information
4. Reaching conclusions
5. Responding to the problem
ASSIGNMENTS, LABS, PROJECTS AND EVALUATION
This course is set up as a graded (A, B,
C, etc.) course. This course may be taken as a P/Z or credit/no credit course.
If you wish to take it P/Z or credit/no credit, you must inform the instructor
on the first day of class. To receive a passing
grade you must make a
"D" or higher.
Course grades will be
determined on a percentage of total points possible:
90% to 100% = A
80% to 89% = B
70% to 79% = C
60% to 69% = D
Assignment Points
Six Quizzes = 20 points each quiz Total = 120 points.
Six Lab Tests = 50 points each
test. Total = 300 points.
Total Points = 420 points
Grading Scale 373-420 Points = A
Grading Scale 336-372 Points = B
Grading Scale 294-335 Points = C
Grading Scale 252-293 Points = D
CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION POLICY
Attendance is taken at every face to face
class meeting. You are expected to attend class on time
for each scheduled class
session. If you are going to be absent from a class session, you are expected
to
call or email your instructor explaining your absence in advance of your
absence when possible or immediately
following your absence. Each student is
responsible for obtaining information and assignments given during a
missed
class meeting prior to the next class meeting.
COURSE WITHDRAWALS
To properly withdraw from a class, students must inform
the Admissions and Records Office in Komatke Hall, after obtaining
the instructor's
signature on a Class Reschedule Change Form. Consult the schedule of classes
for refund information.
Note: It is not the instructor's responsibility to
withdrawal students from any course; however, I am more than
willing to
assist you in filling out the proper forms for any course.
ACADEMIC HONESTY
Academic honesty is highly valued at
Estrella
Mountain
Community College and
Cornerstone
High School. A student
must always
submit work that represents his or her original words or ideas. If any words or
ideas are used that do not
represent the student's original words or ideas, the
student must cite all relevant sources. The student should also make
clear the
extent to which such sources were used. Words or ideas that require citations
include, but are not limited to,
all hardcopy or electronic publications,
whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communication when the
content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable source.
You must review and understand the
copyright
policy for the Maricopa Community Colleges. For more information, please
refer to the Student Handbook, Section 2.3.11.
ESTRELLA MOUNTAIN
LINUX USERS GROUP (LUG)
This course
qualifies any student who is interested in joining the officially sponsored
Estrella Mountain Linux Users Group.
Please consult the online
Linux Users Group
web site for more information.
RED HAT COURSE
MATERIALS
All
Red
Hat
Academy course materials
are copyrighted by Red Hat, Inc. Any student who wishes to access
"official Red Hat Academy Online Material" must be registered in the
appropriate
EMCC
Linux
College
credit course.
Students are permitted to print course materials from the
Red
Hat
Academy online site for
their own personal use.
Red Hat prohibits the distribution by any individual
and possession of non registered EMCC Linux students of
Red
Hat
Academy
electronic Portable Data Format (PDF) course materials; the only exception is
Red Hat Certified Technician
(RHCT) faculty, who are permitted electronic
copies of any
Red
Hat
Academy
curriculum related to classroom use. Students
must agree to the copyright
statement upon entering the
Red
Hat
Academy
website.
DISCLAIMER
All provisions in this syllabus are subject to revision by the instructor. Such
revisions, if any, will be announced in class.
The student is responsible for
making note of all such announcements concerning syllabus revisions and
assignments, and,
in the case of absence or tardiness, to contact the
instructor to determine if any such announcements, revisions, or
assignments
were made while the student was absent from class.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Students with
disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class must
contact the Disability
Resources and Services office (KOMB-119) at
623.935.8935, 623.935.8928 TTY or
Ramona
Shingler