Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Network and System Administration
(EE4301 Semester A 2009/2010)

When the Master governs, the people are hardly aware that he exists. ~ Lao Zi

Course Description:

Computer and Network Administration is an increasingly essential field, which has matured to the stage where professional bodies are being formed and universities are being asked to provide course in this field. As the reliance of China's industry and government on Linux based computer systems, increases so does the number and importance of System Administrators. The EE4301 is the first Linux based System Administration course offered in CityU, which is an attempt to provide a practical problem-solving approach to the field of Unix and network system administration.

Students will gain hands-on experience on dedicated laboratory workstations using Red Hat Linux Fedora Core 7.

Topics:

  • Basic Unix Commands and Shell Programming
  • Basic System Administration
  • Linux Installation and Package Management
  • Booting, Init, Shutdown
  • Backup and Security
  • Unix Networking
  • DHCP, NIS, NFS and Samba
  • Apache Web Server with PHP
  • DNS, BIND and Sendmail

Instructor: Po Lai-Man, Email: eelmpo@cityu.edu.hk Phone: 27887779 Room: G6506

Teaching Assistants:

  • Mr. Wong Ka-Man Carlos, Email: Email: kmwong@ee.cityu.edu.hk
  • Computer Systems Lab (P1412)

    Lecture: Tuesday, 1:30pm to 4:20pm, Venue: P4803

    Laboratory:

    Course website:

    • http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/~lmpo/ee4301
    • Students should check the course website regularly for announcements about the course.
    • Copies of the lecture notes, assignments, etc will also be available in various formats.

    Level and Units: B4 Level with 3 CUs

    Pre-requisite:

    Pre-cursor: Nil

    Textbooks:

    • Linux Administration Handbook, E Nemeth, G Snyder T R Hein, Prentice Hall PTR, 2002, ISBN 0-13-008466-2.
      OR
    • Learn Linux Project
    References:
    • Essential System Administration, AEleen Frisch, O'Reilly & Associates, 1996, ISBN 1-56592-127-5.
    • Unix System Administration Handbook, 3rd Edition, Nemeth, Snyder, Hein & Seebass, Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN 0-13-020601.
    • TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd edition, Craig Hunt, O'Reilly & Associates, 2002, ISDN 0-596-00297-1
    • Running LINUX, 3rd edition, M Welsh, M K Dalheimer and L Kaufman, O'Reilly & Associates, 1999, ISDN 1-56592-469-X
    • Unix: The Textbook, Sarwar, Koretsky & Sarwar, Addision Wesley, 2001, ISBN 0-201-61260-7
    • DNS and BIND, 4th Edition, O'Reailly & Associates, 2001 ISBN 0-596-00158-4.
    • Managin NFS and NIS, 2nd Edition, O'Reilly & Assoicates, 2001, ISBN 1-56592-510-6.

    Grading:
    • Laboratories - 20%
    • Assignments - 10%
    • Project - 10%
    • Mid-Term Exam - 10%
    • Final Examination - 50%

    Rules:
    • Lecture attendance: Required. You are responsible for whatever is taught in the lecture and tutorial.

    • Submission of Assignments:
      1. Hardcopies are not required.
      2. Softcopies such as MS-Word file and associated files are required to send to the course email account before 5:00PM of the due date.
      3. EE4301 course email address: ee4301@gmail.com

    • Late Assignment Submission:
      1. Assignments and lab reports mush be received by the course email account before 5:00PM on the due date.
      2. NO late homework is accepted without previous arrangement with the instructor.
      3. If approved, late HW receives 10% per business day penalty.
      4. Write your name and student number on the top right corner of the paper.
      5. Write your answers legibly and derive all of the steps to show your work clearly.
      6. No credits will be given to answers without showing the steps.
      7. Students may work together on the homework, but copying is unacceptable.

    • Lab Attendance Policy:
      1. To pass the EE4301 course, a laboratory attendance of at least 75% is required.
      2. As there are only 4 lab sessions, absence of more than one lab sessions is considered as not satisfying the attendance requirements.
      3. In each session, late arrival of more than half hour (30 mins) is regarded as an absence.
      4. For late arrival of less than 30 mins, the late arrival time is accumulated. If student has accumulated late arrival time more than 45 mins, he/she is also considered as not satisfying the 75% attendance requirements.

    • Cheating: in particular copying your fellow classmate's assignments or programs, is a very serious offense! If you are found cheating, you will automatically get an F grade in this course and your act will be reported to the Department for necessary disciplinary actions. Please don't let others copy your assignments or programs as we don't have a way to tell who is copying who and you may be liable to the penalties.

    • Last Updated: 28 Aug. 2009
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