Flying Penguin: Introduction to Linux & Networks

Department

Bachelor's program Entrepreneurship, Tourism & Leisure Business

Course unit code

IEL-B-3+5-WPM-IEL

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5.0

Name of lecturer(s)

McGuiness Daniel, PhD

Recommended optional program components

none

Additional information about examination modalities

The course shall have two personal assignments and there will be no exam.

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Fall 2026

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The objective of this course is to introduce the students to the world of Linux and Computer Networks which play a vital role in many parts of industry. The learning outcome of this lecture would be

- A strong foundation in Linux such as
- Working with the command-line, files and folders, process management and slight programming where necessary

- A good coverage of computer networks
- How computers communicate, how does email works and its related standards (SMTP)
- What is IP, DNS and other related terminologies.
- Understand standard communication protocols (NRZ, AM, FM)
- Understand what a MAC address is and why is it important.
- How does Bluetooth works

- In addition to the aforementioned outcomes, student will also get a better overall understanding of how fundamentally a computer works.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course comprises an interactive mix of lectures, discussions and individual and group work.

Work placement(s)

none