For the past twelve years I have taught a one-term college-level class introducing students to the discipline of system administration. I discuss how the class was created, the considerations that went into designing the class structure and assignments, student outcomes, how the class has evolved over time, and other observations on teaching. Links to detailed course materials and other resources are provided.
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BibTeX
@inproceedings {180346,
author = {Steve VanDevender},
title = {Teaching System Administration},
booktitle = {Presented as part of the 26th Large Installation System Administration Conference ({LISA} 12)},
year = {2012},
isbn = {978-931971-97-3},
address = {San Diego, CA},
pages = {135--141},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa12/technical-sessions/presentation/vandevender},
publisher = {{USENIX}},
}
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