Rough Schedule (expect some modifications)
Week of:	Topic	Reading/etc
Jan 19	Monday No CLASS MLK Day Intro to UNIX/Linux The Linux Command Line Methods of Communicating How to find answers	For home use, pick up Putty on my Internet page down near the bottom under "Web page resources".
Jan 26	File and Directory Structure File Manipulation and Maintenance (vi etc.) Printing for users
Feb 2	File Permissions Moving, copying, deleting files and directories, also linking Disk Space Management(User)
Feb 9	Piping and redirection Job Control/Multitasking	Prep for online/email EXAM 1
You MUST have the 10+ Gigabyte IDE HD at this point in time!
Feb 16	No Class Monday-Presidents Day Basic Installation, basic Network Configuration, Installation Issues (esp. Hardware)	Chapter
Feb 23	Review of basic linux commands Shutting down services, setting runlevels, boot sequence Installing Java, Plugins	Chapter
March 2	Managing Users and Groups	Chapter
March 9	Printing, cron, tar/rpm/yum Using Yum/Apt repositories HD and File System management
March 16	Spring Break Week
March 23	Xwindows/Desktop Environments Basic Network Configuration	Exam 2 Handed Out Chapter
March 30	Security	Exam 2 Due
April 6	Upgrading Software, Kernel Recompiles
April 13	Monitoring performance, logs. Process management.	Exam 3 Handed Out
April 20	Bash Shell Scripting
April 27	Continue Shell Scripting	Portsentryd Script Newuser script Exam 3 Due
May 4	Continue Shell Scripting	Final Exam
May 11	(same as normal class time)	Final Exam, Everything due including grading script results

MCCD Official Course Competencies for CIS126DL

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)

NOTE: Schedule and Assignments are Subject to Change
      I can change the above schedule and assignments as I feel is needed, in all cases ample warning will be given in class. We may end up a bit ahead of schedule, depending on the semester and the class as well. If you fail to attend class and miss those notices, it's your fault. Always make sure to check with fellow students or the instructor when you get back for any changes to the schedule

Open Lab Requirements
      As stated in the schedule, you are required to spend at least 2 additional hours in the open lab per class period. There will be outside of class assignments and you will need to find time to do them. Expect to spend several hours a week on this course outside of class. Remember, there are only 12 machines in the open lab (BA1S) that have removable hard drive bays. I will be available during my lab hours for help, and possibly other times by arrangement.

Grading
      I grade on a straight scale based on percentage of total points. If you attend the classes, do the work, spend time every week in the open lab, you should do well in this course.
90%    A
80%    B
70%    C
60%    D
Below 60% is an F

NO INCOMPLETES will be given for this class

Exams
      There will be at least one "email" exam, and 2-3 "take to lab" exams, where you will be given a week to finish them. They will be 100 pts each. The Final exam will be as stated in the schedule above during finals week, and will be 100pts. All exams (except #1) will need your Linux setup running.

Projects and Assignments
      There will be numerous small projects. Often you will be sending me the results as email attachments. Approximately 300pts of your grade will be based in the small projects.

**Important Course Policies**
      I assume everyone in class is a mature, professional person. While I feel confident no one will do any of the following, there are a few class policies to lay out.

      First, you CAN do a LOT of damage to our equipment in this course. During installation be extremely sure of my directions. Anyone who wipes the hard drives on the machines will probably be withdrawn from class.

      Additionally, you will be given information about IP addresses for the network part of this course. Anyone using this information to compromise MCC's networks (or enabling someone else to do so) will be dealt with by the college, and the legal authorities will also be notified.

Attendance
      I am continuing to build this class as we go. If you do not make attendance in class (and open lab) a priority, you will not do well in this course. I can't stress this enough. You knew when this class met when you signed up for it, so you have no excuse short of illness, death in the family etc. Please do everything you can to attend all classes.

Enrollment of District/College/Department Employees and their friends and relatives

Withdrawing From Class
      If you "disappear" without informing me, you will be withdrawn with a "W". I will only assign an "F" if you have attended the entire class. It is YOUR responsibility to make sure you are properly withdrawn, or ask for a grade, if that is your wish.

Class Fee Refund Policy
Please see the college handbook for refund policies and dates. Note that there is usually a VERY short period of time where you can drop and get any refund, let alone a full refund. It's your responsibility to keep track of these dates. For the summer they are just short of non-existent.

Change In Class Refund Policy

Requesting your final Grade Early
      In accordance with FERPA (Federal education records privacy act) I can only give out grades to the student who earned them. So, if you want to request your grade by email (because you just will die if you have to wait for it to arrive by snail mail ;), it MUST be done via the campus email system (username@mail.mc.maricopa.edu). Requests from any other email will be ignored.

Plagiarism and Cheating
      Check the college catalog for official school policies. Again, I don't expect this to be a problem, but if it does become a problem, I'll push for the most severe punishment the administration allows. Remember, using more than 4 words in a row without quoting (and including a source) is plagiarism.

Cell Phones, Pagers
      These have become a horrendous problem of late. ALL cell phones should be turned off during class time. You will get at most one warning. After that, I may consider either taking points away, or if it continues, withdrawing you from the class. You can live for a couple of hours without your phones (Just 3-4 years ago, hardly anyone had these blasted things, and yet civilization didn't collapse, so you can live without it for an hour or two). There may be periodic breaks for you to go outside and call if you need to do so. Pagers should be put on vibrate, but only if they are quiet when they buzz. Note, anyone actually ANSWERING the phone in class will be asked to leave immediately, and not to come back that day, or possibly ever.

Disciplinary Standards
      Students who violated the disciplinary standards of MCC (page 26 of the 2000-2001 college catalog) will be removed from class, and if appropriate, withdrawn. Misconduct for which students are subject to disciplinary action falls into the general areas of:

1. Cheating on an examination, laboratory work, written work (plagiarism); falsifying, forging or altering college records.
2. Actions or verbal statements which threaten the personal safety of any faculty, staff, students, or others lawfully assembled on the campus, or any conduct which is harmful, obstructive, disruptive to, or interferes with the educational process or institutional functions.
3. Violation of Arizona statutes, and/or college regulations and policies.

General Standards Governing Use of Maricopa County Community College District Computer Resources Handbook:
      Maricopa's computing resources specifically prohibits: "Transmitting, storing or receiving data, or otherwise using computer resources in a manner that would constitute a violation of state or federal law, including (but not limited to) obscenity, defamation, threats, harassment and theft.

Violations of ANY provisions of the Standards, which are detailed in the Handbook, could result in immediate termination of a user's access to Maricopa's computing resources, as well as appropriate disciplinary or legal action.

Sexual Harassment Policy for Employees and Students
      The policy of the Maricopa Community Colleges is provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal and/or physical conduct or communications constituting sexual harassment as defined and otherwise prohibited by local, state and federal law.

Sexual harassment by and between employees, students, employees and students, and campus visitors and students or employees is prohibited by this policy.

Violations of this policy may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employees, sanctions up to and including suspension or expulsion for students, and appropriate sanctions against campus visitors.

This policy is subject to constitutionally protected speech rights and principles of academic freedom. Questions about this policy may be directed to the Maricopa Community Colleges Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Office.

Special Accommodations
      MCC complies with the ADA. Anyone who needs special accommodations should let the instructor and disability services know immediately to insure you have full and adequate opportunities to succeed in this course .

Murphy's Law of Computers
      Things go wrong and will. :) I have put in a great number of hours every semester working on this course. I will continue to put a great number of hours into the course (outside my scheduled hours). I want this to be a fun course, and a very useful one. However, I can't guarantee that everything will work, or that we will be able to do everything. I will do my utmost to test out material and assignments thoroughly before they are passed out, but we are setting up and configuring a very powerful and complex set of software, and things will be altered, edited, added and deleted from the above schedule. Changes will be put on the web pages as time permits, but they will be announced in class. Therefore, attendance is crucial.