System and Network Administration 11514
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Description
IT infrastructure is broadly known as a collection of hardware, software, networks, data, security, and policies etc. to provide reliable, available, and confident IT services. It plays critical roles in modern society. In this unit, students will learn and apply the principles and basic techniques of system and network administration through setting up the IT infrastructure of an fictitious organisation from scratch and then maintaining the on-going operations of the IT infrastructure. Topics include system selection and installation, software configuration, network administration, security operation, user management, backup, interoperability among multiple platforms, performance tuning, and auditing etc. In addition, the unit also exposes students to the industry, professionalism, and professional ethics. The unit arms students with the knowledge and practical skills in system and network administration to be job-ready to work in the fields and also for future career development. Further, the unit promotes and strengthens important generic skills, such as communication, analysis and inquiry, problem solving, independent and group working, and professionalism and social responsibility. This is a laboratory-based learning-by-doing unit.