ITAdmin/Linux for Experienced Windows Users

Teaching Objective:
To allow experienced PC users to begin to be equally familiar with Linux, by defining the basic commands (i.e. cat, kedit, ls, cd, mkdir, tar, zip, unzip, rm, grep, find, and openoffice), principles (i.e. "Open Source" Methodology / collaboration, UNIX philosophies, TLDP.org) (these to be Topic One), and familiarities of Linux (i.e. administration requirements, number of users, features) in a way that people new to Linux will understand (i.e. "point", "click", "open", "close", "maximise", "minimise", "print", logout, login, password, user name) (Topic Two).

Learning Objective 1:
Content

Resources Computer, Classroom, and course materials

Assignment Quizzes about key terms

Evaluation Grading of quizzes on key terms

Feedback Form-based, specific to year of the course

Extended Learning Other books that introduce Linux, computers, computer science, and Open Office

Learning Objective 2:
Content

Resources Computer, Classroom, and course materials

Assignment Quizzes about software (how to generate certain files or do tasks)

Evaluation Grading of each task

Feedback Form-based, specific to year of the course

Extended Learning Books about Linux administration