Operating Systems and Servers (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Content scheduling

- Course contac period will last about 7 weeks. Assignments need to be returned within one month after contact period has ended.

Objective

The object of the course

To make efficient use of your personal laptop on the task at hand, you have to know the capabilities of the operating system it runs and the alternatives available. Market leaders Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS and various GNU/Linux distributions have their distinctive differences in both operation and how they approach sustainability, and you have to know them to be able to make correct decisions on choosing the platform for the desktop environment.

In addition to desktops, ICT services today run on various operating systems and utilize a vast infrastructure underneath the services themselves. It is essential in ICT to understand the basic principles on what kind of platforms and infrastructre these services are run so you can make educated decisions related to them and undestand the related problematics and effect on sustainable development.

Course competences

- Information System: Understands the significance of information technology as part of organizational operations and its role in business development.
- Proactive development: Is able to seek customer-oriented, sustainable and economically viable solutions, anticipating the future of their field.
- Sustainable development: Understands sustainability challenges, their interdependencies and the various aspects of issues and problems.

The learning objectives of the course

After the course you have knowledge of three different operating systems and their key differences. You are also have basic knowledge on how to operate with the command line interface of each of the three operating systems. You know the basics of computing infrastructure lying under various ICT services. You have a basic understanding of what kind of server and networking infrastructure current ICT services use and require.

Content

You will work with macOS, Linux and Windos efficiently and diversely. You will do varied tasks which require you to use the basic tools unique to each operating system, and you will go through the terminology related to macOS, Linux and Windows. You’ll get familiar with the differences between each operating system and will able to choose which operating system fits best on varied use cases and the course will teach you the basics of operating on command line interfaces. You also are able to evaluate how different operating system platforms take sustainable development into account.

You know the basics of computing infrastructure lying under various ICT services and are able to assess the suitability of each operating system as the underlying basis for the services or in everyday desktop environments. You have a basic understanding of what kind of server and networking infrastructure current ICT services use and require. You learn how ICT infrastructure uses resources and how you can make an affect by taking sustainability into account when making decisions related to services you utilize.

Location and time

- Lectures on Jamk main campus.

Materials

- Lecture materials and assignments prepared by the teacher.

Teaching methods

- Lessons (in-class)
- Exercises in class
- Assignments you return

Exam schedules

- Course does not include an exam. Passing the course requires successful return of the course assignments.

Completion alternatives

- You can apply for recognition of previous experience and knowledge through the eRPL process.

Student workload

- 1 credit corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work, which means that the load of 5 credits is on average 135 hours.

The 135 hours will divide roughly in the following:
- Lectures & exercise labs (contact lessons): 32 h
- Self-study: 103 h

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

You are able to work with Linux, macOS and Windows efficiently and diversely. You are able to use the basic tools uniqie to each operating system to complete tasks, and you understand the terminology related. You undestand the differences and are able to choose which operating system fits on the use case at hand while taking sustainable development into account as well. You are able to operate on commend line interfaces of the operating systems on a basic level. You understand the ICT infrastructure basics and know what is required to run current ICT services.

Further information

- This course is evaluated as passed of failed, there will be no numerical evaluation of the course.
- To pass the course you need to successfully complete all of the assignments on the course.