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View all- Zuo FRhee JPark MQian G(2023)Designing a Security System Administration Course for Cybersecurity with a Companion ProjectJournal of Computing Sciences in Colleges10.5555/3637068.363707239:5(43-52)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2023
The structure and delivery of an advanced systems administration IT course
Abstract
IT program courses should allow students to acquire the needed IT skills to enable them to be job ready by graduation. To prepare the IT graduates to current and future practices of virtualized computing resources, which integrate IT systems and services, DevOps and microservices, systems administration courses need to introduce students to current tools used to administer and manage continuous integration and deployment of infrastructure and services. In this paper, we provide the structure, components, hands-on assignments, and the virtual environment of a senior-level competency-based advanced Unix/Linux systems administration course that is delivered face-to-face and online. The course introduces current organizational practices of continuous integration and delivery of services. Student course evaluation and what helped them learn the most are also presented and discussed.
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October 2022
100 pages
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Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges
Evansville, IN, United States
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Published: 01 October 2022
Published in JCSC Volume 38, Issue 2
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