Operating System Configuration
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
NilCorequisites
Nil
Alternative Tertiary Entry Program: Students who have passed COS00004 are exempted from taking this unit and must select another unit in its place with advice from a Course Advice Specialist.
Aims and objectives
Acquire an understanding of operating systems as drivers of computer hardware and platforms for computer software. Acquire the ability to plan and implement operating system configurations for different types of users.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe the components of computing devices and their respective roles in data processing.
2. Recognise different brands and types of operating systems and their typical usage areas. Ability to install operating systems and software using the command line when required.
3. Identify groups of users and their software needs, plan and implement operating system and software configurations as standard operating environments for a user group considering basic IT security.
4. Use ‘ghosting’ software to store operating system configurations as images and install them to multiple user PCs.
5. Recognise and resolve user problems with standard operating environments.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Describe the components of computing devices and their respective roles in data processing.
2. Recognise different brands and types of operating systems and their typical usage areas. Ability to install operating systems and software using the command line when required.
3. Identify groups of users and their software needs, plan and implement operating system and software configurations as standard operating environments for a user group considering basic IT security.
4. Use ‘ghosting’ software to store operating system configurations as images and install them to multiple user PCs.
5. Recognise and resolve user problems with standard operating environments.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (12 hours), Tutorials in Computer Labs (24 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (N/A)
Non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 114 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events (N/A)
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities (N/A)
Non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 114 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Portfolio | Individual | 80% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Test | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Minimum requirements to pass this unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) A pass grade for each non-reportable (pass/fail) test.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• Ability to work independently
• Problem solving skills
• Analysis skills
• Communication skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Computer hardware and operating systems; Unix, Linux, MAC, Windows..
• Operating system configurations; user groups, user requirements and SOEs.
• Creating and deploying images of OS configurations.
• Troubleshooting OS configurations.
• Operating system configurations; user groups, user requirements and SOEs.
• Creating and deploying images of OS configurations.
• Troubleshooting OS configurations.
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.