ITOS 1400 - Managing a Microsoft Windows Server Environment

Credits: 3.00
(3 contact hrs)
(formerly ITCS-1440) This course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to manage accounts and resources, maintain server resources, monitor server performance, and safeguard data in a Microsoft Windows Server environment. Topics include managing user, computer, and group accounts; managing access to network resources; managing printers; managing an organizational unit in a networkbased on Active Directory directory service; and implementing Group Policy to manage users and computers.

Pre & Co Requisite(s):

Prerequisite: ITNT-1500 or ITNC-1000 or ITNC-1030

OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will define, modify, and manage user accounts.

Objectives:

Create and populate organizational units with user and computer accounts.
Manage user and computer accounts.
Create and manage groups.
Manage access to resources.

Outcome 2: Upon completion of this course, students will define, modify, and manage network printing.

Objectives:

Implement printing.
Manage printing.

Outcome 3: Upon completion of this course, students will implement group policy objects.

Objectives:

Manage access to objects in using organizational units.
Implement Group Policy.
Manage the user and computer environment by using Group Policy.
Audit accounts and resources.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES
(Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)

1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.

2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.

The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.

The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.

The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE

Introduction to Administering Accounts and Resources
1. The Windows Server Family
2. Installing and configuring administrative tools
3. Creating user accounts and computer accounts
4. Creating an organizational unit
Managing User and Computer Accounts
1. Modifying user and computer account properties
2. Enabling and unlocking user and computer accounts
3. Creating a user account template
4. Saving queries, resetting user and computer accounts
5. Moving domain objects
Managing Groups
1. Creating groups
2. Managing group membership
3. Strategies for using groups
4. Modifying groups and using default groups
Managing Access to Resources
1. Managing access to shared folders
2. Managing access to files and folders using NTFS
3. Permissions
4. Determining effective permissions
Implementing Printing
1. Installing and sharing printers
2. Managing access to printers using shared printer
3. Permissions
4. Managing printer drivers
5. Implementing printer locations
Managing Printing
1. Changing the location of the print spooler
2. Setting printer priorities
3. Scheduling printer availability
4. Configuring a printing pool
Managing access to objects in organizational units
1. Modifying permissions for Active Directory Objects
2. Delegating control of organizational units
Implementing group policy
1. Implementing group policy objects
2. Implementing group policy objects on a domain
3. Managing the deployment of group policy
Managing the user environment by using group policy
1. Configuring group policy settings
2. Assigning scripts with group policy
3. Configuring folder redirection
4. Determining Applied GPOs

Primary Faculty
Hornung, Patrick
Secondary Faculty

Associate Dean
Johnson, Elise

Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088