Welcome to
CIS 225

Personal Computer Systems Administration

Instructor: Russell Feldhausen

• Office: 212 Nichols Hall
• Email: russfeld AT ksu DOT edu
• Office Phone: (785) 532-7929
• Mobile Phone: (785) 292-3121 (Google Voice)
• Office Hours: MWF 2:30 - 3:30 pm

Teaching Assistants:

• Richard Petrie
  rap1011 AT ksu DOT edu
  
  
• Matthew Traudt
  sirmatt AT ksu DOT edu

Icebreaker Activity:

1. Find a partner
2. Learn a little about your partner (name, home, interests, hobbies, etc.)
3. Be prepared to introduce your partner to the class
4. Come up with a couple of questions to ask the instructor to learn more about him

Syllabus: Read these topics later

• Course Objectives
• Major Course Topics
• Academic Honesty
• Students with Disabilities
• Expectations for Classroom Conduct
• Campus Safety

Course Structure:

• 30-45 minutes lecture material
• 30-45 minutes lab time
• New lab to complete each week
• 2 exams + a comprehensive final

Grading:

• 60% Lab Assignments
  • 12 labs graded
  • Each lab is 5% of total
  • Some extra credit will be available
• 40% Exams
  • 10% Exam 1
  • 10% Exam 2
  • 20% Final Exam (Comprehensive)

Letter Grades:

• 90% - 100% - A
• 80% - 89.99% - B
• 70% - 79.99% - C
• 60% - 69.99% - D
• 00% - 59.99% - F

My philosophy: do your work completely, turn it in on time, and you should have no issues getting a 'B'.

Late work: 10% of the possible points will be deducted for each day it is late.
Make arrangements with the instructor if extenuating circumstances arise.

(He really is a nice guy and will help you out if needed!)

Course Textbooks: Purchase a subscription to Safari Books Online. It should cost around $20 per month ($100 for the semester). We will use lots of material from that site.

Optional: A nice USB 3.0 hard drive to store / turn in projects is recommended.

Recommended Reading:
“The Practice of System and Network Administration” by Thomas Limoncelli, Christina Hogan and Strata Chalup. ISBN 0321492668

Not available on Safari, but a good read for students interested in the field as a career.

Subject to Change
This is the first semester of this class
Things may change quickly

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