Windows Server Administration

Course Outline

CIS 195 - Section 63040 - Wednesday 5:30 to 9:30 PM, Room 2501

Instructor: Gary Rollinson

Course Information Sheet

Week 1 September 2

Introductions, class preview, syllabus review

Discussion: Server functions, Windows 2000/2003 overview; OS overview

Reading assignment: Chapter 1; Working with User Accounts; Working with Group Accounts

Arranged hours lab for week 1

Homework week 1

Power Point Presentation 1

Power Point Presentation 2

Note: The class text is The MCSE Guide to Microsoft Server 2008 Active Directory, author is Greg Tomsho . ISBN:978-1-423-90235-5.

Week 2 September 9

Discussion: Standalone servers; User and group accounts; Basic folder sharing, DFS

In class activities/labs: File sharing; DFS lab – Word format; HTML; PDF

Reading assignment: DNS Overview; Chapter 9

Arranged hours lab for week 2

Homework week 2

Power Point Presentation

Week 3 September 16

Discussion: Name resolution, DNS overview

In class activities/labs: DNS lab - Word file; DNS Lab - HTML

Reading assignment: Chapter 3

Arranged Hours Lab for Week 3

Homework week 3

Power Point Presentation

Week 4 September 23

Discussion: Active Directory

Reading assignment: Chapter 4

In class activities/labs: Installing Active Directory- Word; Installing Active Directory-HTML

No Arranged Hours Lab this week

Homework Week 4

Power Point Presentation

Week 5 September 30

Quiz on material covered through first four weeks

Discussion: Active Directory Design

Reading assignment: Chapter 10

In class activities/labs: Designing an Active Directory implementation

Homework Week 5

Power Point Presentation

Week 6 October 7

Discussion: Active Directory Sites, Global Catalog and Flexible Single Master Roles

Reading assignment: Chapter 5

In class activities/labs: Working with Active Directory Sites; Sites Lab - HTML

Homework Week 6

Power Point Presentation

Week 7 October 14

Discussion: User, group and Computer Account Management

Reading assignment: Review for midterm

In class activities/labs: Chapter 5 Exercises (Word doc); Chapter 5 Exercises (HTML)

Power Point Presentation

Week 8 October 21

Midterm Jeopardy review

Midterm will cover all material covered to date as well as chapters 1,3,4,5,9 and 10.

Reading assignment: Review for midterm

Homework: Review for midterm

Midterm Jeopardy

Week 9 October 28

Midterm

Reading assignment: Chapter 6

Homework assignment: Homework Week 9

Week 10 November 4

Discussion: Windows File and print Services

Reading assignment: Chapter 7

Homework assignment: Homework Week 10

Arranged Hours Lab

Power Point Presentation

Week 11 November 11

Discussion: Group policy

In class activities/labs: Group Policy Lab-2003

Reading assignment: No reading assignment for this week.

Homework assignment – Complete the Arranged Hours Lab below.

Arranged Hours Lab

Power Point Presentation

Week 12 November 18

Discussion: Group policy

In class activities/labs: Software Distribution Lab; Book labs (Please bring your book to class)

Reading assignment: Chapter 8

Homework: Homework Week 12

Power Point Presentation

Week 13 November 25

Discussion: TCP/IP Operation and Configuration

Reading assignment:

Week 14 December 2

In class activity: Semester project presentations

Week 15 December 9

Discussion: Final jeopardy

Week 16 December 16

Final exam