Integrated Systems (OCTE4335)

Monday & Wednesday 6:00  PM to 10:00 PM

Instructor: David C. Frankfort

Office Address: CC Room 115

Office Hours: By Appointments Only

Phone: (713) 743-1558

E-mail: davidf@uh.edu

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK AND MATERIALS

Tittel, Ed. A Guide to Windows NT Workstation 4.0, 1998.

Oz, E. Management Information Systems, Course Technology, 1998.

Email Address

Prerequisites:

An introductory course in networking or Networking Essentials or Instructor Approval.

Course Description

This course will introduce the student to the Windows NT Workstation 4.0 operating system and how to network computers with NT Workstation installed. In addition, the student will use hands-on projects and project cases to emphasize what is taught in lecture. Topics to be covered in detail: user management, print services, file system management, user permissions, and advanced workstation configuration and connection. Advanced troubleshooting and network support will also be covered. The student will be required to design and implement a Disaster Recovery System.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Add, change and delete users

Create a print shares and understand associated printing terminology

Troubleshoot workstation configuration problems

Optimize workstation performance

Understand file and directory permissions

Install and maintain Windows NT Workstation

Understand how to use of the network utilities

Plan a local area network

Specify hardware needed and why

Setup hardware

Install network operating system and configure server

Install network interface card in workstation and connect to the LAN

Log onto the network and setup users and other network resources

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

"Academic integrity is the pursuit of scholarly activity free from fraud and deception and is an

educational objective of this institution. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,

cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating of information or citations, facilitating acts of academic

dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of

another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the

Academic work of other students.

GRADING

Exam I 15%

Exam II 15%

Final Exam 15%

Team Project 15%

Weekly Quizzes \ Assignments \ Homework 15%

Class Participation \ Attendance 15%

Meeting \ Training \ Conference \ Exposition & Report (2) 10%

All Assignments \ Homework will have a cover sheet with your name, student ID#, Class Number, Section Number, Instructor Name and Assignment Title. All assignments must be typed unless otherwise assigned.

TEAM PROJECTS

To be announced later.

Deliverables: A team presentation in class, and a typed report.

REQUIREMENTS

Class Meetings \ Attendance

You are required to attend all class meetings and completed all reading assignments. If you miss a meeting, it is your responsibility to obtain notes from a fellow student. Office hours are not meant for individual lectures. If you are going to miss any class meetings, please contact your instructor immediately. If you are more then 30 minutes late you will be counted absent, and if you miss more then 1 class meetings you final grade will be lowered by a letter grade for each additional absences. NO assignments will be accepted later then 30 minutes after class starts and no make up quizzes and exams will be given unless a one week notice is given to the instructor.

CLASS INTERUPTIONS

During class, mobile phones and pagers must have their audible alarms off. Failure to observe this rule will result in you being asked to leave.

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