Online IT System Administration

CIS 294 - System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services

Overview

This course is the fourth in a series that will prepare learners for a Google IT Certificate. Learn more about the certificate here.

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Course prerequisites and requirements

To be successful in this course, we recommend English language fluency and computer literacy. We also encourage you to make sure your laptop or desktop computer meets the technical requirements.

Required prerequisites for this course:

  • CIS 194 Business Technology Fundamentals
  • CIS 194 Computer Networking in Organizations
  • CIS 194 Operating Systems Management for Business

Quick facts

  • Credits: 3
  • Length: Self-paced
  • Cost: $25 + $400

What you’ll learn

  • Utilize best practices for choosing hardware, vendors, and services for your organization
  • Understand how the most common infrastructure services that keep an organization running work, and how to manage infrastructure servers
  • Understand how to make the most of the cloud for your organization
  • Manage an organization’s computers and users using the directory services, Active Directory, and OpenLDAP
  • Choose and manage the tools that your organization will use

What to expect in class

Videos, quizzes, walk-through documents, and demonstrations

Exams and grading

49%

Google Module Completion

30%

Quizzes

12%

Reflections

9%

Writing Assignment

Transcript

This course appears on your transcript identically to how it appears on the transcript of an enrolled ASU student who has taken the course on one of ASU’s campuses. Course attendance dates will be listed on your transcript. A self paced course will appear on your transcript in the session you complete the course.

This course satisfies 3 credit hours at Arizona State University. It is strongly encouraged that you consult with your institution of choice to determine how these credits will be applied to their degree requirements prior to transferring your credit.

Faculty and course staff

Paul

Paul

McCarthy

Assistant Teaching Professor,

Department of Information Systems

Arizona State University

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Yash

Yash

Pachchigar

Online Course Manager,

Learning Enterprise

Arizona State University

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Why take ASU Universal Learner Courses

  1. Credit you receive is from a regionally accredited university
  2. Your credit is highly transferable
  3. You only pay the $400 course cost if you pass

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Google IT Support Mastery Certificate