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: MW 10:00 - 11:00 AM

Teaching Assistants:

• Steven Blits - sblits AT ksu DOT edu
  
  
• Kevin Dice - kmdice 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
4. Come up with 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:

Typical Lecture Period:
• 30-45 minutes lecture material
• 30-45 minutes hands-on time


• New lab to complete each week
• 2 exams + a comprehensive final

Grading:

• 60% Lab Assignments
  • 11 labs total, 10 graded (drop 1)
  • Each lab is 6% 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: none!
Optional: Purchase a subscription to Safari Books Online. It should cost around $15 per month ($75 for the semester). That site has good material.

Optional: A nice USB 3.0 hard drive to store / turn in projects is highly 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
The material in this class is very new!
Things may change quickly

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