Course Description	Prerequisites	Course Outline	Course Details
Evaluation	Assignments	LPI Certification	Text Book

CIS	165	Linux Fundamentals	(3 - 0)	3
Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Title	Lec-Lab	Credit Hours

Course Description

Provides students with knowledge and experience in installation, operation, administration and troubleshooting of the Linux Operating System.

Prerequisite

CIS 155 with a grade of “C” or better or consent of instructor.

Course Outline

I. Linux: A Product of the Internet

II. Getting Started

III. An Introduction to the Utilities

IV. The Linux Filesystem

V. The Shell

VI. Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs)

VII. Networking and the Internet

VIII. The vi Editor

IX. The emacs Editor

X. The Bourne Again Shell

XI. Shell Programming

Text Book

Practical Guide to Linux
Author: Mark G. G. Sobell
Format:Textbook Paperback, 1st ed., 1072pp.
ISBN: 0201895498
Publisher: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc.
Pub. Date: June 1997

Course Details (Lessons)

Evaluation

Student evaluations will be based on

· Written examinations and quizzes

· Homework assignments

· Classroom participation and attendance

· Completion of labs/assignments

Category	Points	Total
Assignments (10)
Quizzes
Tests
Class Participation
TOTAL

A	B	C	D	F
90% +	80% - 89.9%	70% - 79.9%	60% - 69.9%	0% - 59.9%

Assignments

· Reading the class textbook and any other material assigned by the instructor, including journals, magazines, white papers, and Internet materials

· Completing any textbook-related/lecture-based activities assigned by the instructor.

· Participating in oral presentations and classroom discussions

· Participating in the class labs