NOTE: Students are required to read and comply with the information contained in this
syllabus
Instructor: Phil Waclawski
email: waclawski@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
http://www.felitaur.com/ (Instructors home page)
http://www.felitaur.com/linuxsa/ Course Home Page
Section: 8087 Wed 7:10pm-9:50pm Room BA1W
Lab Hours See
Schedule
Office: BPO 53
Office Phone: 480 461-7468
Materials
*******Absolutely must have by the start of the first class (if you have kept your
phone number up to date with the school, you received at least two calls about this) a
10gig or larger IDE HD, should be under $100*****
And have checked out a caddy
from the Library Reserve Desk
This is
an absolute must. I don't want to be mean, but if you don't have this by
the fourth week I will withdraw you from the class. Over 2/3 of the entire
course revolves
around our installing Linux to a hard disk, and no, ZIP disks, or home
computers will NOT substitute. I'm sorry, but I am under hardware
restraints and the logistical restraints of teaching this course. If you
don't already have one, buy one in the next week or so.
**Additionally, you need to buy a USB flash disk. A
notebook with pockets or a 3 ring binder would also be a good idea.
ALSO: If you want one of the removable HD Bays for your home system, you
can buy them at Fry's electronics. Make sure you get the one with the pins
in the back, and NOT the centronics connection (Looks like the funky
printer cable connection)
| Rough Schedule (expect some modifications) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Week of: | Topic | Reading/etc |
| Jan 22 | Install Linux to HD, do Basic Initial Setup (editing runlevels, yum repositories etc.) Get apache running with basic test pages. Make sure school email accounts are working. Cover "Linux Hardware Issues" including USB,HD, Ethernet etc. | |
| Jan 29 | UDP,TCP/IP, DNS and other internet concepts Apache Configuration/host file/directory controls/apache passwords | |
| Feb 5 | Apache Configuration: Virtual Hosts/SSL/Bandwidth protection, modules/redirects | |
| Feb 12 | Apache Configuration: MySQL installation, testing perl-cgi, php, python, phpMyAdmin, SOAP/XML-RPC | |
| Feb 19 | NO CLASS MONDAY: Presidents Day! Finish up Apache work |
|
| Feb 26 | Additional Servers: NTP, FTP, CUPS | |
| Mar 5 | Email: sendmail, postfix, procmail, imap (dovecot), spam | |
| Mar 12 | SPRING BREAK NO CLASS | |
| Mar 19 | System Monitoring: broken links (linklint), bandwidth usage, error logs, webalizer etc. | |
| Mar 26 | Security: Common weaknesses, points of attack on ssh, web scripts, SQL | |
| Apr 2 | Intrusion Detection software (snort, portsentry, AIDE etc) | Apr 9 | Firewalls (iptables) |
| Apr 16 | System Configuration to enhance security (permissions, PAM, LDAP, server config (ssh), logwatch, SELinux | |
| Apr 23 | Testing your Security | |
| Apr 30 | Catch up/additional topics | |
| Wednesday May 9 | (same as normal class time) | Final Exam, Everything due including grading script results |
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
Exams
There will be 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 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.
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.
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:
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.