COURSE TITLE: SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE)
1200 clock hours SOC: 15-1242.00
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Systems Administrator program is an Associate of Arts degree designed to teach students about hardware assembly, operating systems installation, user management, back-up methodologies, registries and system files and security, hardware, planning, installation, resource management, command control, domains, file and sharing, system visualization, planning and records management. Students are provided with general education courses.
The AA Systems Administrator is 1200 clock hours training in fully online format. Classroom theory hours are taught in both synchronous and asynchronous learning with simulated labs. Students completing the course will be awarded an Associate degree.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply the principles and practice of system administration.
- Perform the installation of Windows and configure the server environment.
- Perform planning, installing and troubleshooting a Local Area Network, connecting it to a Wide Area Network.
- Perform user accounts management and implement security groups.
- Configure management of data storage.
- Perform configuration, management, and troubleshooting of folders, files and printing resources.
- Maintain a collection of devices using remote management tools in both centralized locations and across de- centralized organizations.
- Produce written documentation of system problems, solutions, processes, and procedures.
- Create programs and demonstrate facility in programs and tools that automate system administration tasks.
- Perform network services installation and management.
- Produce written documentation of system problems, solutions, processes, and procedures.
- Create and demonstrate facility programs and tools that automate system administration tasks.
- Demonstrate proficiency in IT language.
- Demonstrate effective communication, professional behavior and proper customer service.
COURSE OUTLINE
| Course Code | Course Title | Total Clock Hours |
| PCS100 | System Administration Technical Foundations | 75 |
| PCS120 | Principles of Computer Hardware & Operating Systems | 75 |
| PCS130 | Principles of Network Fundamentals | 75 |
| PCS140 | Principles of Cyber Security | 75 |
| PCS150 | Fundamentals of Linux/Unix | 75 |
| PCS155 | Server Linux System Administration | 75 |
| PCS175 | Microsoft Azure Fundamentals | 75 |
| PCS220 | Amazon Web Services | 75 |
| PCS230 | Structured Query Language Fundamentals | 75 |
| PCS235 | Microsoft PowerShell | 75 |
| PCS200 | Python Scripting | 75 |
| PCS200 | Principle of Kali Linux | 75 |
| COM101 | Technical Writing | 60 |
| COM102 | IT English Composition | 60 |
| MAT101 | Mathematics for Information Technology | 60 |
| LMT101 | Mentoring and Leadership in the technology workplace | 60 |
| CPU1101 | Basic Word Processing and Spreadsheets | 60 |
