Course Syllabus

POS420

Introduction to Linux

Course Start Date: 9/14/2010

Course End Date: 10/18/2010

Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference.

Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document.

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Facilitator Information

David Keathly

[email protected]  (University of Phoenix)

[email protected]  (Personal)

972-415-7198 (CST)

Facilitator Availability

I am available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Central Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. During the week, I am online most of the time during that 9 a.m.-9 p.m. time frame.

On Saturdays, I tend to be online in the morning only. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule, if possible. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact.

I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside these time frames, you should not hesitate to do so.

For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom.

Where to Go to Class

Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where discussion is conducted. It has read-and-write access for everyone.

Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content. This is the forum to which we will send our bios.

Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials.

Learning-Team-A, B, C, D, E and F: These six Learning Team forums will be used as workrooms for the learning teams. You will be assigned to one of these learning teams.

Individual Forum: You will see one forum with your name on it. This is a private forum, shared only by you and me, the facilitator. Your classmates will not have access to this forum. This is where you will post your individual assignments, and where I will post your feedback. You can also ask questions here. However, if you have general questions about instructions of assignments, please post those in the Main forum, since other students may benefit by that exchange as well.

Policies                                                                                                                      For class policies, please see the Policies link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within that link. University policies are subject to change so please be sure to read them at the beginning of each class as it may have changed since your last class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities it is important you read the policies governing your current class modality.

Late Assignments

Late assignments receive a 5% deduction for each day they are late if assignments are not posted by 11:59 p.m. M.S.T. on the day they are due. Assignments more than 5 days late will not be accepted. Technological issues are not considered valid grounds for late assignment submission. In the event of a University of Phoenix server outage, students should submit assignments through email to the instructor and post to the individual forum when systems are restored. Unless an Incomplete grade has been granted, learner assignments submitted after the last day of class will not be accepted.

Learning Teams

University of Phoenix students are expected to work effectively in diverse groups and teams to achieve tasks. They must collaborate and function well in team settings as both leaders and followers. They should respect human diversity and behave in a tolerant manner toward colleagues and peers. If you experience difficulties working with your team, you are expected to resolve them within the team if possible. However, please feel free to contact me for guidance if you have concerns in this area. Because Learning Team projects are outcome-based, all members of your Learning Team will generally earn the same grade for Learning Team projects. However, I reserve the right to report different grades for different Learning Team members if I see a substantial imbalance in individual contribution. Learning Teams should provide a brief summary of any communication held outside the forum. Therefore, if you hold conference calls, work in a real-time chat room, or get together outside the OLS (Online Learning System) environment in another way, please post a log, transcript, or summary in the Learning Team forum. Further, do not use any of these supplementary communication tools unless everyone on your Learning Team agrees to the method and to the schedule. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Several of the assignments in this class will be completed in Learning Teams of three to five students. I will set up these teams by the end of Week 1. If you have any requests for teammates, please let me know by Thursday of the first week via your Individual Forum or the self-assignment post I will provide in the main forum. Learning Team Charters and Peer Evaluation forms are required. Please see the instructions in the weekly sections for more information. All Learning Team assignments must be submitted to the Learning Team forum.

It is expected that you will actively participate with your learning team and contribute to the team discussions by a) contributing original work that is accepted and used by the team with proof of originality b) participating in the project from assignment organizing through meaningful final review of the team project for submission, and c) ensuring to your team that your contributions are your original work and properly quoted, cited, and referenced.

Technical Support                                                                            

Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form .

Answers to the most common issues are found in the Knowledge Base by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site.

Feedback                                                                                                        

Each week, I will provide grades or scores and comments on assignments within 6 days of when they were submitted. I will send feedback to your Individual forum. After I send feedback each week, I will post a notification in the Main forum.

Grading Formula                                                                                                               

Course Description                                                            

See eCampus.

Course Topics & Objectives                                             

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Course Materials                                                                                

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Point Values for Course Assignments

Week One

Week One: Basic UNIX Commands and Shells

  ·      Identify versions of UNIX.

·      Define basic UNIX commands.

·      Explain the role of shells.

Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries

Weekly summaries will be required in this course but not counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately.

Discussion Questions

Original discussion question responses must be provided for each of the DQ’s posted for a given week. This constitutes 2 of the 3 points for participation each week.

Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.

Participation

All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. You should post at least 2 substantive discussion comments on each day for a minimum of 8discussion posts. These do not include original answers to DQs or the Weekly Summary. Postings to questions and concerns will count at the discretion of the instructor depending on their content. The participation score is the final point of the 3 points each week assigned for Participation and DQ’s.

Summary of Week 1 Deliverables

Week Two

Week Two: UNIX Editors and File Processing

·      Identify UNIX editors.

·      Define file processing commands.

Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries

Weekly summaries will be required in this course but not counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately.

Discussion Questions

Original discussion question responses must be provided for each of the DQ’s posted for a given week. This constitutes 2 of the 3 points for participation each week.

Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.

Participation

All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. You should post at least 2 substantive discussion comments on each day for a minimum of 8discussion posts. These do not include original answers to DQs or the Weekly Summary. Postings to questions and concerns will count at the discretion of the instructor depending on their content. The participation score is the final point of the 3 points each week assigned for Participation and DQ’s.

Summary of Week 2 Deliverables

Week Three

Week Three: System Information and Program Execution

  ·       Define system information commands.

·       Explain running scripts and programs.

Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries

Weekly summaries will be required in this course but not counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately.

Discussion Questions

Original discussion question responses must be provided for each of the DQ’s posted for a given week. This constitutes 2 of the 3 points for participation each week.

Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.

Participation

All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. You should post at least 2 substantive discussion comments on each day for a minimum of 8discussion posts. These do not include original answers to DQs or the Weekly Summary. Postings to questions and concerns will count at the discretion of the instructor depending on their content. The participation score is the final point of the 3 points each week assigned for Participation and DQ’s.

Summary of Week 3 Deliverables

Week Four

Week Four: UNIX Scripts

· Explain writing UNIX scripts

· Define system information commands.

Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries

Weekly summaries will be required in this course but not counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately.

Discussion Questions

Original discussion question responses must be provided for each of the DQ’s posted for a given week. This constitutes 2 of the 3 points for participation each week.

Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.

Participation

All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. You should post at least 2 substantive discussion comments on each day for a minimum of 8discussion posts. These do not include original answers to DQs or the Weekly Summary. Postings to questions and concerns will count at the discretion of the instructor depending on their content. The participation score is the final point of the 3 points each week assigned for Participation and DQ’s.

Summary of Week 4 Deliverables

Week Five

Week Five: UNIX Internet Commands and X Window System

·      Define UNIX Internet commands.

·      Explain the X Window system.

·      Compare and contrast UNIX and Windows 2000.

Weekly Reminders

Weekly Summaries

Weekly summaries will be required in this course but not counted as class participation. Weekly summaries will be graded separately.

Discussion Questions

Original discussion question responses must be provided for each of the DQ’s posted for a given week. This constitutes 2 of the 3 points for participation each week.

Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.

Participation

All Week: Remember to participate in the class discussions 4 out of 7 days during the week. You should post at least 2 substantive discussion comments on each day for a minimum of 8discussion posts. These do not include original answers to DQs or the Weekly Summary. Postings to questions and concerns will count at the discretion of the instructor depending on their content. The participation score is the final point of the 3 points each week assigned for Participation and DQ’s.

Summary of Week 5 Deliverables