NIS 214

Supporting Windows Network Infrastructure

Version: Windows 2003 Server

3 Credit Hours

Instructor: Chet Cunningham Semester: Spring 2009

Office: 261 JHG Lecture: MW 1 - 2:15 p.m.

Office Phone: (270) 824-8699 Room: 254 JHG

Instructor E-mail: Chet.Cunningham@kctcs.edu Home Phone: (270) 884-7540

Website: http://www.madisonville.kctcs.edu/ccunningham

Office Hours:

Monday & Wednesday: 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursday: 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

& others by appointment

Textbook: Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure.

(70-291) - Microsoft Official Academic Course. Greg Bott. Microsoft Press. 2004.

Implementing, Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure Lab Manual.

(70-291) - Microsoft Official Academic Course. Michael D. Hall & Tony Smith. Microsoft Press. 2004.

Course Description

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to be responsible for installing, configuring, managing and supporting a network infrastructure that uses Microsoft® Windows® Server products.

This course helps you prepare for the following Microsoft Certified Professional exams:

Exam 70-290, Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure or

Exam 70-216, Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure

Course Competencies

Upon completion of this course the student can:

1. Demonstrate ability to configure DNS Server Service

2. Demonstrate ability to configure WINS

3. Demonstrate ability to configure Network Security Protocols

4. Demonstrate ability to configure Windows 2000 Routing and Remote Access

5. Be able to manage and troubleshoot Routing and Remote Access configuration

6. Demonstrate ability to integrate Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service RADIUS with Routing and Remote Access

7. Demonstrate ability to configure connectivity between network segments

8. Demonstrate ability to configure Internet access for a network

9. Demonstrate ability to configure a Web server

10. Demonstrate ability to configure a Remote Installation Services RIS server

11. Be able to manage the operation of a Windows 2000 network from a central location

12. Be able to enable network connectivity among NetWare, Macintosh, and UNIX networks

Microsoft Certified Professional Exams

Students interested in sitting for a Microsoft Certified Professional exam must make arrangements with a testing contractor, such as our local VUE testing center. The certificate examinations are characteristically challenging, and they typically require thorough preparation and a good amount of actual employment experience. Such certificate examinations are not part of the Information Technology courses offered by Madisonville Community College, and MCC makes no claim regarding any connection between MCC course completion and the ability to pass certificate examinations offered by third parties.

Across the Curriculum Competencies

Writing Across the Curriculum:

To satisfy the new general education requirements of writing across the curriculum,

"All faculty are expected to call attention to and penalize for errors in English usage and require the rewriting of papers which do not meet acceptable standards." (CCS Rules, Section V, 2.32)

General Education Competencies:

I. Communicate Effectively

1. Read and listen with comprehension.

Students must read and understand material to successfully complete the assignments.

2. Speak and write clearly using standard English.

a. Students will demonstrate with presentations and various writing assignments.

Interact cooperatively with others using both verbal and non-verbal means.

Students will communicate with instructor and other students using group assignments.

Demonstrate information processing through basic computer skills.

Students will demonstrate basic computer skills through successful completion of assignments.

II. Think Critically

1. Demonstrate problem solving through interpreting, analyzing, summarizing, and/or integrating a variety of materials.

a. Students will demonstrate problem solving skills by successfully completing the assignments.

III. Learn Independently

1. Apply learning in academic, personal, and public situations.

a. Students will apply learning and be expected to work and learn independently using appropriate resources in this blended environment.

Prerequisites

NIS 213 – Administering Microsoft Windows Server or

Consent of Instructor

Supplies

None

Grading

Course Grade	% of Grade	Grading Scale
Attendance	10	A	90- 100%
Quizzes	10	B	89 - 80 %
Lab/Homework Assignments	40	C	79 - 70 %
Mid-Term Exam	20	D	69 - 60 %
Final Exam	20	F	Below 60%
Total:	100%

Instructional Methods

A combination of classroom lectures/discussions, hands-on chapter exercises and labs, quizzes, and chapter tests will be utilized to help you gain proficiency in the application of computer concepts and principles.

This course is a “blended” course. This means that this class is ½ in-class and ½ online. This course will have additional online activities that will be required to be completed outside of normal class time.

Hands-on Chapter Projects

You will be responsible for reading and understanding each assigned chapter. Each assignment should be properly labeled.

On any assignments to be handed in, make sure your name and exercise number appears in the upper-right corner. If an exercise has multiple sheets, then staple them together. Do not staple different assignments together. Disorganized assignments (pages out of order, mislabeled, unreadable, etc.) make my job more difficult. If there are multiple sheets are to be handed in, then sequence them according to the order you were told to print them in the exercise.

Course Policies

Hands-on Classroom Rules:

This class will be held in a computer classroom and the following rules must be understood and followed:

1. NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM AT ANYTIME!!!!!!

2. Computers and equipment have the sole purpose of providing class-related activities. Do not install ANY software or make any changes to the computers unless instructed to do so.

3. Please arrive on time and expect to stay the entire class period.

4. Please do not use your computer during class discussions unless told to do so.

5. Turn in your assignments on time! Use the class time wisely. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to get your assignments done outside of class.

6. Please pay attention during class instructions and demonstrations.

7. Unless directed otherwise, use the same computer each class.

8. Use courtesy when using the printer, it is shared.

9. If you have questions please ask the instructor instead of disturbing your neighbor.

Examination Policy:

Two examinations will be given. No make-up exams will be allowed without prior arrangements being made. Make-up exams must be taken when scheduled.

Three quizzes will be given with the lowest score being dropped. Quizzes must be taken when scheduled and CANNOT be rescheduled.

Late Assignment Policy:

Laboratory assignments should be handed in immediately BEFORE lecture begins on the specified due date. Laboratory assignments handed in after lecture begins are considered late. No assignments will be accepted more than one week late. Late assignments receive a 50% penalty.

Cheating Policy:

Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted work; examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student's own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the honor code if they:

1. Represent the work of others as their own.

2. Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.

3. Give unauthorized assistance to other students.

4. Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.

5. Misrepresent the content of submitted work.

The penalty for violating the honor code is severe. Any student violating the honor code is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute an honor code violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other classmates.

Incomplete Policy:

Incompletes will only be considered in the most extreme cases of hardship.

Make-up Policy:

Make-up exams will be given ONLY in the most extreme cases of hardship or unavoidable interruption of participation. These are handled on an individual basis.

Student Conduct In Class Policy:

Any acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to question and discuss with instructors the educational process relative to subject content will not be tolerated, in accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the Student Handbook. The Student Code of Conduct is available on the web at http://www.kctcs.edu/student/code.htm.

Children In Class Policy:

Only in extreme cases are children allowed in classroom or laboratory facilities, and then only with approval of the instructor prior to class.

Electronic Devices In Class Policy:

Cellular phones, pagers, CD players, radios, and similar devices are prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities. Calculators and computers are prohibited during examinations and quizzes, unless specified. Reasonable laptop-size computers may be used in lecture for the purpose of taking notes.

Attendance Policy:

Regular attendance and punctuality are expected for successful completion of this course. It is the student’s full responsibility to contact the instructor in reference to all missed work incurred while absent.

An attendance grade will count for 100 points of your total grade.
4 points will be deducted for each absence.

Withdrawal Policy:

The last day for a student to officially withdraw from class with a grade of "W" at his or her discretion is February 6. After this date, the instructor’s signature is required to withdrawal.

Inclement Weather Policy:

In cases of inclement weather please listen to area radio and television stations for cancellations.

Disabilities Policy

If you have a documented disability and need any type of accommodation, you are required to register with the Disability Resource Coordinator. Contact Valerie Wolfe, Disability Resource Coordinator, Room 112 LRC, 270-824-1708.

This syllabus is tentative and subject to change at the discretion of the instructor to meet class needs.

Tentative Course Schedule

NIS 214

Spring 2009

Class Meeting	Activity	Lab Manual Assignment
1/12 Mon	Introduction to course
1/14 Wed	Chapter 1	Lab 1
1/21 Wed	Chapter 2	Lab 2
1/26 Mon	Quiz 1 due on Chapters 1-2 Lab Time
1/28 Wed	Chapter 3	Lab 3
2/2 Mon	Chapter 4	Lab 4
2/4 Wed	Chapter 5	Lab 5
2/9 Mon	Midterm examination of Chapters 1–4
2/11 Wed	Chapter 6	Lab 6
2/18 Wed	Chapter 7	Lab 7
2/23 Mon	Quiz 2 due on Chapters 5-6 Lab Time
2/25 Wed	Chapter 8	Lab 8
3/2 Mon	Chapter 9 Quiz 3 due on Chapters 7-9	Lab 9
3/4 Wed	Final examination of Chapters 5-9

NIS 214

SYLLABUS ADDENDUM

Due to the recent ice storm and power outages, some changes to our syllabus have been made.

Class Time

Class time will be extended 10 minutes from 1:00pm until 2:25pm through the end of the course.