CST2505 Intro to Linux
Syllabus

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers administration basics of the Linux operating system. Students are given the skills they need to install, configure, optimize, and use the Linux operating system. This is done through the use of textbook study and hands-on structured labs assigned by the instructor. (3 Credits) (3 Lecture, 0 Lab)

TEXT AND REFERENCES
1. Free texts and materials found online.
2. Laptop.  Either Windows, OS X, or Linux based.
3. Course Instructional Guide (Online)

STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS
This course is lecture/lab based. The CST instructors will deliver the lectures, as well as direct the in-class labs. The student is expected to spend at least 45 hours per credit in self study with direction from instructors and/or instructional guides and testing. This a 3 credit course, so an average student is expected to spend approximately 135 hours completing this course, which includes lectures and lab. All lectures will be scheduled. An average semester is 15 weeks in length. Each week there will be a 3 hour lecture and students will be expected to spend up to 6 additional hours that week doing homework.
3 hour lecture + 6 hours homework = 9 hours per week X 15 weeks = 135 hours semester total.

COURSE EXPECTATIONS
See this link for additional course expectations.

COURSE EVALUATION
Student objectives and evaluations are translated to a percentage and the percentages to grades. The following percentage distribution guarantees the following grade: A:93%+, A-:90%+, B+:87%+, B:83%+, B-:78%+, C+:77%+, C:73%+, C-:70%+, D+:67%+, D:63%+, D-:60%+, F:<60%.

Instructor reserves the right to record a last day of attendance and assign a grade of "F" at any time before the end of the semester if it is deemed that the student is not participating in the course.

Assignments are typically due in one week. Late assignment penalty is as follows:
1 day -10% | 2 days -20% | 3 days -30% | 4 days -40% | 5-7 days -50% | drop box closes - No credit.

Accessibility & Disability Services

It is Ridgewater College policy to provide on a flexible and individualized basis services to students who have disabilities, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Reasonable accommodations can be provided after registering with the Accessibility and Disability Services Office. Please contact the Accessibility and Disability Services Coordinator to discuss your accommodation needs: Jay Morrison - Willmar and Online Campuses, @320-222-8040 (jay.morrison@ridgewater.edu), or Oliver Ferguson - Hutchinson Campus, @320-222-5986 (oliver.ferguson@ridgewater.edu). This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Students with hearing or speech disabilities may contact us via their preferred Telecommunications Relay Service. Please allow adequate time for the college to respond to your request.

Accommodations for Pregnancy and Parenting

In alignment with Title IX regulations, Ridgewater College provides reasonable accommodations to students who are pregnant, parenting, have recently experienced childbirth, and/or have medical needs related to childbirth. Pregnant and parenting students can often arrange accommodations by working directly with their instructors. Students may also request accommodations through Jay Morrison, Title IX Coordinator, @320-222-8040 (jay.morrison@ridgewater.edu). Pregnant and parenting resources are available through the Designated Navigator, Mark Taylor, @320-222-6932 (mark.taylor@ridgewater.edu).

Version Information:
2009-08-23 Original course material compliments of Rocky Hyberger.
2010-06-01 Minor changes.
2022-08-25 Minor changes.
2024-08-27 Disability statement addition.