| Module Title: | Development on GNU/Linux |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Traditional lectures mixed with practical sessions to facilitate students undertaking laboratory exercises on system administration and scripting topics. |
| Module Aim: |
Provide the learner with the necessary skills to establish and administer both single-user and multi-user GNU/Linux computer systems, develop scripts using the shell and prepare the system as a development platform for well used programming languages. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Install and setup a GNU/Linux operating system on hardware and Virtual Machines (VM). |
| LO2 |
Classify and illustrate techniques to perform common System Administrative tasks using GNU tools. |
| LO3 |
Write bash shell scripts for the automation of System Administration Tasks tasks. |
| LO4 |
Apply standard methods to manage local security and software management on a GNU/Linux system. |
| LO5 |
Individual capstone project to solve a System Administration task. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| No requirements listed |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Introduction to and Installing GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux General background, Prepare to install GNU/Linux, Install GNU/LinuxLinux, Post GNU/Linuxinstallation, Installing Packages.
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Editing files
VIm, nano, cat, head and tail.
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System Administration tasks
Users and Groups, Filesystems, File Permissions, Handling files and processes, Disks and volumes.
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Interacting with the GNU/Linux shell
Input, Output and Errors, Shells, The Superuser, root, User login, PATH, alias and environment variables.
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Further System Administration tasks
The boot system, System daemon (systemd), Mounting file-systems, Device configuration, Network configuration, Print configuration and logging.
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Automating tasks
Sed, awk, pipes, cron, at, batch and bash scripting.
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Development Environment preparation
Prepare a GNU/Linux system as a platform for development. Installation of gcc/g++/make via build-essentials, establish virtual environments (virtualenv) for Python.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Project | 40.00% |
| Practical | 60.00% |
| Project |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Project |
n/a |
1,3,4,5 |
40.00 |
n/a |
| Practical |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Practical/Skills Evaluation |
n/a |
1,2,3,4,5 |
60.00 |
n/a |
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Every Week |
1.00 |
| Practicals |
Every Week |
2.00 |
| Independent Learning |
Every Week |
6.00 |
| Project |
Per Semester |
0.32 |
| Total Hours |
17.00 |
Module Delivered In
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