DEL MAR COLLEGE
CIS 306 - Managing NOVELL® Networks

Instructor: Michael P. Harris
S Y L L A B U S

I. Course Description:

This course is a fundamental study into managing a ® Netware Local Area Network (LAN). How this communication takes place, the language of communication protocols, hardware interfaces used to communicate, and most important, the software which controls a computer's communication will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed in the areas of: networking hardware & media, local area network (LAN) topologies, access methods, electronic mail (E-mail), multi-user software, and distributed processing.

II. Course Information:

Instructor:	Michael P. Harris	Associate Professor
Office:	BB-114	Computer Science Dept.
Phone:	(512) 698-1179	Email:	mpharris@surf.delmar.edu mpharris@camino.delmar.edu

III. Course Materials:

Class Text:	Netware IntrnetWare Administrator Courseware for V4.11 Lancom Technologies   ISBN: 1-896814-13-1 Non-required reference texts: NetWare Training Guide: MANAGING NETWARE SYSTEMS     Debra Niedermiller;   ISBN: 1-56205-069-9 NetWare THE PROFESSIONAL REFERENCE     Karanjit Siyan;   ISBN: 1-56205-158-X
Materials:	(2) 3½" diskettes (1) Notebook to organize handouts, notes, exams, and labs

IV. Course Objectives and SCANS Competencies:

(Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) competencies are integrated into this seminar competency-based outcomes to improve your education by helping you better define and use work place skills needed for employment. Each competency will integrate several scans competencies to assist you in developing and reinforcing employable skills. Competencies are criterion referenced (i.e., they are measured against predetermined levels of proficiency in skills for effective job performance).

	After finishing this course, you should be able to:
	A.	Identify and define networking hardware and software features, the ISA microcomputer architecture, and common networking protocols and topologies.
	B.	Identify the levels of the NetWare directory structure and define the NetWare volume and system-created directories.
	C.	Organize an efficient directory structure and write a NetWare path name using proper syntax.
	D.	Identify default drive pointers and differentiate between network drive mapping and search drive mapping.
	E.	Use the MAP command and user login script to create and working user environment complete with local and network drive mapping.
	F.	Identify the levels of NetWare security and apply security functions at each level.
	G.	Identify and apply Trustee Rights, Inherited Rights Mask, and File and Directory attributes for network security.
	H.	Learn to use the menu utilities in NetWare: SYSCON, SESSION, FILER, MAKEUSER, USERDEF, ATOTAL & PAUDIT, NBACKUP, etc.
	I.	Learn how to define and control NetWare print functions using PCONSOLE, PRINTDEF, and PRINTCON.
	J.	Install print servers, direct print output, control the print server and print queues, and use related print commands.
	K.	Choose and install application software, create login scripts, create menus, and create workstation files.

V. Attendance:

Class and Lab attendance is mandatory. Absences totaling two class weeks is considered excessive and is grounds for being dropped. (Three lates are considered and absence.) No make-up tests will be given except in emergency situations.

VI. Examination & Grading Policy:

The student’s grade in this course will consist of equally graded exams & projects components:

Mid-Term / Unit Exams   &   Final Exam (Part 1 - Written)	50 %
Individual Term Project (Part 2 - Final Exam)	25 %
Group Term Project	25 %
To make an 'A' in this class you must complete all assignments.

NOTE: See the Del Mar Student Manual for other pertinent policies. If you have any questions or comments about the content or grading of this course, please ask then in class, schedule a meeting during my office hours or E-mail me at:  mpharris@surf.delmar.edu  or   mpharris@camino.delmar.edu.

Students requesting disability accommodations or information are encouraged to contact the office of Special Populations, 218 Harvin Center, 698-1298.

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