Course syllabus - Network Administration and Monitoring

Objectives

The course gives basic theoretical and practical knowledge in monitoring and administration of computer networks. The course deals with installation, configuration, and adaption of existing tools and techniques, and development of custom tools.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, student will be able to:
- Use and modify tools for monitoring and administration in computer networks, and identify tools suitable to solve a given problem.
- Explain how SNMP works.
- Develop a custom script that automates common operations in computer networks.
- Analyze log files and identify important events.
- Use databases to store information.
- Explain advantages and drawbacks with tools for issue management.

Course content

- Develop scripts that automates administrative tasks
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
- Logfile analysis
- Monitoring tools
- Installation, configuration, and update management for network equipment and servers
- Issue management
- Databases
- Web servers

Tuition

Lectures, supervised laboratory assignments, own work with laboratory assignments, written assignment, and seminar.

Examination

Exercise (INL1), An individual assignment is required in order to obtain a higher grade than 3, 3 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
Exercise, laboratory work (LAB1), 4 credits, marks Pass (G)
Seminar (SEM1), 0.5 credits, marks Pass (G)

A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.

Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.

Grade

Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail