Tarun Gajjar
Email : GajjarT@UHCL.edu
TA Hours: Mon: 11am-3pm; Tue: 11am-3pm; Wed: 6pm-8pm; Thur: 11am-3pm

In this course, a 'student-centered' approach will be emphasized instead of the traditional teacher-centered approach. Students are expected to attend all classes, read related chapters and notes before class, work homework exercises, and participate in class discussion, problem solving and laboratory experiments

In order to be a successful system administrator, the student should be self-motivated and actively involved in the learning process. Every class will begin with a question and answer session, where the previous class days work will be discussed/reviewed. Reading the notes for the assigned day should be completed before the start of each class.

The University of Houston-Clear Lake and its staff are here to help students learn and achieve their academic goals.  The instructor is expected to be prepared, to be punctual, to conduct appropriate classroom activities such as delivering lectures and promoting classroom discussions, to keep students informed of any changes in the course, to assist students generally in their efforts to learn the course material, and to evaluate student performance on assignments, on exams, and for the course as a whole.

The student is expected to be on time, to be prepared to participate in classroom activities and to make use of all available resources in order to learn about the topics covered in the course.  Students should be conscientious and punctual about attending classes, reading the textbook and handouts, submitting assignments, taking notes, asking questions, studying the material, and preparing for examinations.  Students should be self-reliant, honest, and courteous.  If the student has any difficulties, problems, or conflicts, she/he should communicate with the instructor or the teaching assistant.  If the teaching assistant is not responsive or helpful, students should contact the instructor for assistance.  If the instructor is not responsive or helpful, students should contact the division chair.

Assignments are posted on my website. It is your responsibility to check the website regularly. The due date of assignments will be given with each assignment. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. They will not be accepted at any later time. (There is no drop box in which to submit yourlabs or assignments.) If a student if unable to come to class on a due date, it is the students' responsibility to give it to the instructor before that. Only the instructor will accept assignments. Assignments handed to TA or any other person will not be graded.

Most of the assignments will be administrative tasks. Students will have to install and work on a linux OS for these tasks. This OS can be installed on personal laptops or USB's (minimum 8 GB, but strongly recommend to have over 12GB). Students also have the option to use class provided laptops available during TA hours only to do the assignemnts.

It is your responsibility to keep your assignments with original grade marks. You NEED to show the original marks in case you have a dispute with your grade.

All hands-on exercises will be done on UNIX systems. Students will have to install Virtual Box on their systems and setup Fedora 28 and Ubuntu Server 14 on the Virtual Box in order to do all the assignments. The ISO for Fedora 28 can be downloaded from https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/28/Workstation/x86_64/iso/.

Students will initiallyfamiliarize themselves with a UNIX system by working in the Unix Lab (D158). This lab is open 24/7. However the building will open and close according to UHCL hours. Each student should already have an account on these machines. Account information can be obtained from sceweb.sce.uhcl.edu/support/. Students can access the UNIX account from outside UHCL by using the ssh protocol and connecting to ruby.rocks.uhcl.edu. A ssh client can be downloaded from www.putty.org/

Administrative tasks will require admin priviledges. Students will have to install Virtual Box on their own systems and setup Fedora 28 and Ubuntu Server 14 on the Virtual Box in order to do all the assignments. The ISO for Fedora 28 can be downloaded from https://archives.fedoraproject.org/pub/archive/fedora/linux/releases/28/Workstation/x86_64/iso/. Students also have the option to use class provided laptops available only during TA hours to work on these tasks.

Assessment and Grading Criteria

The following conversion scale will be used between the numeric and letter grades:

Class Notes: Class notes are password protected.

University Academic Honesty Policy: All UHCL students are responsible for knowing the standards of academic honesty. Please refer to the UHCL catalog and the student Life Handbook for the University Academic Honesty Policy. Plagiarism, that is, using research without citations, or using intellectual property without crediting the sources, will result in failure of the course. See the UHCL academic honesty policy for details.

Academic Integrity: Each student is expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty and integrity in academic and professional manners. The University reserves the right to take disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, against any student who is found guilty of academic dishonesty or otherwise fails to meet these standards.

Access to Education: Qualified students with disabilities needing appropriate academic adjustments should contact the instructor as soon as possible to ensure your needs are met in a timely manner. For information on assistive technology available for student use and additional information on services available through Coordinator of Health Disabilities Services, Bayou 1402, telephone 281-283-2627. If you will require special academic accommodations, as specified by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Disability Services Office at 281-283-2627.

Collaboration: Collaborative work, such as studying or discussing course assignments and materials with other class members is encouraged.

Changes in Syllabus: The instructor may make necessary revisions of the syllabus. It is the student's responsibility to keep informed of any changes. All changes will be posted on the website.

Copyright: All materials in this course fall under copyright laws and should not be downloaded, distributed, or used by students for any purposes outside of this course.

6 Drop Rule: Students who entered college for the first time in Fall 2007 or later should be aware of the course drop limitation imposed by the Texas Legislature.  Dropping this or any other course between the first day of class and the census date for the semester/session does not affect your 6 drop rule count.   Dropping a course between the census date and the last day to drop a class for the semester/session will count as one of your 6 permitted drops.  You should take this into consideration before dropping this or any other course. Visit www.uhcl.edu/records for more information on the 6 drop rule and the census date information for the semester/session.

Other UHCL Policies : UHCL General Program Requirements on Withdrawals, Appeals, GPA, Repeated Courses etc. can be found at http://www.uhcl.edu/XDR/Render/catalog/archives/125/06/.