CSC220 01C Syllabus Instructor: Ron Poland Credit Hours: 3

Office: 530M Classroom: 127T Contact: ron.poland@clinton.edu, 562-4194

Office hours and (location) - Spring 2011 Semester

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:00-9:00 (127T)
11:00-12:00 (127T) 1:45-2:45 (127T) 11:00-12:00 (127T) 3:00-4:00 (127T) 11:00-12:00 (127T)

*Appointments are available outside of these hours; contact the instructor to arrange an appointment.

I. Course Description: Students will be introduced to both open-source coded (Linux

distribution) and proprietary operating systems (Microsoft's Windows). Students will install,
configure and learn to use the built-in tools of each operating system. This course covers most
objectives for the OS portion of CompTIA's A+ Service Technician exam.

II. Course Prerequisites: CSC121

III. Textbook: Enhanced A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 7th Edition. Jean Andrews

IV. Course Objectives and Methods of Instruction: Upon completion of this course students
shall be able to:
• Describe the purpose and function of an operating system.
• Use and understand the basics of a command line interface and graphical user
interface.
• Install, configure, and perform basic admin chores of the various operating
systems.
• Configure various Windows operating systems for peripheral devices.
• Describe the common threats posed by malicious software.
• Demonstrate proper techniques to combat malicious software.

This course will be taught by a combination of hands-on activities, audio-visual materials, lecture, class
participation and internet interaction.

V. SUNY General Education Goals: None

VI. Assignments: Assignments are due at the start of class on the specified date; they may not
be turned in late. Any student not attending class may email the assignment due, but they
must be emailed using the CCC student account. Assignments should be word-processed.
College-level, business-quality work is expected.

VII. Attendance: Students are expected to follow the college's attendance policy; failure to do
so with result in involuntary withdrawal from the class. There are no excused absences;
failure to attend class for any reason is an absence. Arriving late for class or leaving early will
count as half an absence. Students absent from a quiz because of some unavoidable
circumstance may be allowed a make-up by discussing the absence with the instructor.

VIII. Evaluation, Grading, and Makeup Policy: Students will be evaluated by 8 Assignments,
9 quizzes, a research paper, labs and a final exam during the semester. The quizzes,
research paper and final exam shall be graded on a scale of 0 - 100. There are 80 assignment
questions; the final assignment grade will reflect the percentage correct. Final grade for the
course is determined by the following percentages:
Quizzes: 40% Assignments: 35% Labs: 10% Final Exam: 10% Research Paper: 5%

Percentages for the final grade will be rounded to the nearest whole point, and a letter grade will
be assigned. The grading scale is as follows:

95 – 100 = A 86 – 89 = B+ 76 – 79 = C+ 65 – 69 = D+

90 – 94 = A- 83 – 85 = B 73 – 75 = C 60 – 64 = D

80 – 82 = B- 70 – 72 = C- 0 – 59 = F

IX. Student Ethics: Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero on said
assignment, quiz or test. Repeat offenders may be subject to formal proceedings. Academic
dishonesty includes (but is not limited to) handing in work that you did not do, attempting to use
another student's answers during an exam, copying material from another student, and allowing
another student to use your work. It is not acceptable to work with another student and each
turn in the same work.

Any student observed using the PCs for other than class work or deviating from the assigned
lab procedure will be dismissed from class immediately and marked as absent for the day.
There shall be no warnings and no second chances. Examples include but are not limited to:
assigning incorrect passwords and usernames, performing commands on the PC that have no
relationship to the subject at hand, incorrectly or unsafely using the tools and test equipment,
and otherwise making adjustments to the PC's settings that have little to no useful value. When
in doubt, ask the instructor.

X. Student Needs: As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if an accommodation is needed, contact me
privately after class or during my office hours as soon as possible so I can help you obtain any
assistance you may need to successfully complete this course. Laurie Bethka, Room 420M in
the Academic Assistance Center, may also be contacted for further assistance.

XI. Emergency Procedures: School cancellations due to inclement weather will be

announced on local radio stations as listed in the CCC student handbook. Class cancellations
due to instructor absence will be posted on the class web site, placed on my telephone
answering service and posted on the classroom door.

XII. Course Continuity Plan: In the case that the college officially closes because of an
emergency which causes a short term disruption of this course, we will utilize email to continue
this course in the short term (1-3 weeks). All students shall utilize their campus email to receive
course related information.

XIII. Course Communications: Email is the official means of communication for the course.
Students are required to use their CCC student email for any communications with the instructor
(and college).

XIV. Course Outline and Schedule: The course is divided into modules. In many cases the
modules are based on a chapter from the textbook but not in every case. Always check the
reading assignment table for each module.
 CSC 220 01C Monday-Wednesday-Friday Spring 2011 Schedule
Week Quiz or Written
Number Dates Topics/Activities Assignment Due
N/A 1/28 Class Intro, Syllabus, Syllabus Quiz None
Module 1 - Introducing Operating Syllabus Quiz (1/31)
1 1/31-2/4 Systems and Module 1 Assignment (1/31)
2 2/7-2/11 Module 2 - Virtual Machines Module 1&2 Quiz (2/11)
3 2/14-2/18 Module 3 - Intro to Linux Module 3 Assignment (2/14)
4 2/21-2/25 Module 3 - Intro to Linux Module 3 Quiz (2/25)
5 2/28-3/4 Module 4 - Installing Windows Module 4 Assignment (2/28)
6 3/7-3/11 Module 4 - Installing Windows Module 4 Quiz (3/9)
N/A 3/14-3/18 Spring Break!!!
Module 5 Assignment (3/21)
7 3/21-3/25 Module 5 - Maintaining Windows Module 5 Quiz (3/25)
Module 6 Assignment (3/28)
8 3/28-4/1 Module 6 - Optimizing Windows Module 6 Quiz (4/1)
9 4/4-4/8 Module 7 - Tools for solving Module 7 Assignment (4/4)
10 4/11-4/15 Windows Problems Module 7 Quiz (4/15)
Conference Week Module 8 Assignment (4/18)
11 4/18-4/20 Module 8 - Computer Networking Research Paper (4/20)
12 4/25-4/29 Module 8 - Computer Networking Module 8 Quiz (4/29)
13 5/2-5/6 Module 9 - Security Practices Module 9 Assignment (5/2)
Module 9 - Security Practices Module 9 Quiz (5/11)
14 5/9-5/13 Final Exam Review Final Review (5/13)
15 5/16-5/20 Final Exam: Date/Time TBA

XV. Textbook Reading Assignments

CSC 220 Reading Assignments

Module Chapter or
Number Topic Page Numbers
1 Introducing Operating Systems Chapter 2
pg. 559-561 and
2 Virtual Machines KB #
Appendix E
3 Intro to Linux On CD-ROM
4 Installing Windows Chapter 12
5 Maintaining Windows Chapter 13
6 Optimizing Windows Chapter 14
7 Tools for Solving Windows Problems Chapter 15
Chapter 17 &
8 Computer Networking P. 956-969
9 Security Practices Chapter 20