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October 1, 2014

Overview

Linux Essentials Course

NDG Linux Essentials Course Information

Developed, offered and supported by NDG

NDG is responsible for all Linux Essentials course content
NDG hosts and manages Linux Essentials virtual machines

Course is available to Cisco Networking Academy

schools for instructor-led implementation via NetSpaceTM
Available for setup today via Cisco NetSpaceTM
No cost* for Instructor-Led Training (ILT)

Aligned to LPI.org Linux Essentials Certificate

Linux Professional Institute (LPI.org)
Linux Essentials Professional Development Certificate
Students that pass the course receive a congratulatory letter and
20% discount voucher for LE certificate exam at a Pearson VUE

* Exception: participants at an ACC or other

NetAcad for-profit license program

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Who is NDG?
Partner to Cisco Networking Academy for

over 12 years
Mission: help academic institutions teach IT

Develop software to help academic

institutions:
NDG NETLAB+ is used to host online
equipment at academic institutions
NDG NETLAB+ is used to host virtual
learning labs

6000+ Cisco devices hosted by academic

institutions using NETLAB+
Linux course does not require NETLAB+

Develop instructional content aligned

to jobs
Help academic programs with new lab
content
Develop courses to help IT learners
with job skills
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NDG Linux Essentials Course Content

Designed to be a full semester course
With lectures, content, labs and assessments
Designed to be a 70 hour course

Sixteen (16) chapters

Thirteen (13) lab exercises
Virtual machine for learner via LMS

Assessments
Chapter, midterm and final

Instructor presentations for each chapter

Current release is English only

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NDG Linux Essentials Course Modules

Title of Learning Module / Chapter
1 Introduction to Linux

2 Open Source Applications and Licenses

LPI.org Linux Essentials Certificate Objectives Covered

1.1 Linux Evolution and Popular Operating Systems
4.1 Choosing an Operating System
1.2 Major Open Source Applications
1.3 Understanding Open Source Software and Licensing

3 Using Linux

1.4 ICT Skills and Working in Linux

4 Command Line Skills

2.1 Command Line Basics

5 Getting Help

2.2 Using the Command Line to Get Help

6 Working with Files and Directories

2.3 Using Directories and Listing Files

2.4 Creating, Moving and Deleting Files

7 Archiving and Compression

3.1 Archiving Files on the Command Line

8 Pipes, Redirection, and REGEX

3.2 Searching and Extracting Data from Files

9 Basic Scripting

3.3 Turning Commands into a script

10 Understanding Computer Hardware

4.2 Understanding Computer Hardware

11 Managing Packages and Processes

4.3 Where Data is Stored

12 Network Configuration

4.4 Your Computer on the Network

13 System and User Security

5.1 Basic Security and Identifying User Types

14 Managing Users and Groups

5.2 Creating Users and Groups

15 Ownership and Permissions

5.3 Managing File Permissions and Ownership

16 Special Permissions, Links and File Locations

5.4 Special Directories and Files

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NDG Linux Essentials Course Goals

Help learners start to learn Linux

Align course to LPI.org Linux

Essentials certificate
Help learners complement other

skills with beginning knowledge

of Linux

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Examples of How Academic Institutions Might Use this Course

Offer as a complete course
Supplement an existing Linux course

Introduce Linux to a club

Help High Schools teach IT
Create interest and motivate new students

Expose learners to Linux

Help Cisco Networking Academy students

Teach the value of Open Source

Introduce NetSpace to your peers

Help other departments teach Linux skills
Introduce O/S instructors to new tools (NetSpace)

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Aligned to Linux Professional Institute LPI.org Linux Essentials

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LPI Linux
Essentials

LPIC 1

LPIC 2

LPIC 3

LPI LE

LPI 101
LPI 102

LPI 201
LPI 202

LPI 300
LPI 303
LPI 304

More info

More info

More info

More info

Entry Level

Junior Level

Advanced Level

Senior Level

Certificate
Program

Professional
Certification

Professional
Certification

Professional
Certification

0-12 Months

1-2 Years

2-3 Years

3+ Years

Installed/Desktop

Servers/Small Site

Small/Medium Site

Enterprise-Wide

Why Align Courses to Linux Professional Institute Certifications?

About LPI.org: vendor neutral open source alignment

Linux and Open Source nonprofit certification organization

Not a Linux distribution vendor

Supported by open source community

Community creates certification questions

Course and certificate align to Linux skills

Teaching to core Linux knowledge

Learners demonstrate to employers Linux competence

Learners can choose specific Linux distributions as career,

knowledge of various distribution and experience progress

Why open source alignment for academia?

Vendor neutral lowers cost to academic institution

Avoids costs associated with joining programs, licensing fees

Specific distributions increase labor and cost for instructors to prepare

to teach in the classroom

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Who is LPI?

Leading vendor-independent Linux certification organization

Providing professional level Linux certifications since 1999

Candidates are tested across multiple distributions of Linux

ensuring they have core skills required for todays jobs

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LPI Certifications

Linux
Essentials

LPIC 1

LPIC 2

LPIC 3

LPI LE

LPI 101
LPI 102

LPI 201
LPI 202

LPI 300
LPI 303
LPI 304

More info

More info

More info

More info

Entry Level

Junior Level

Advanced Level

Senior Level
Specialty Areas

Certificate
Program

Professional
Certification

Professional
Certification

Professional
Certification

0-12 Months

1-2 Years

2-3 Years

3+ Years

Installed/Desktop

Servers/Small Site

Small/Medium Site

Enterprise-Wide

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Linux Essentials Certificate Program

Entry-level credential

Professional Development Certificate

One exam: Linux Essentials*

Audience: new Linux users or professionals

looking to expand skill set

Compliments Cisco CCENT and CCNA.

Demonstrates to employers that an individual is
motivated to learn Linux
*Not available in Japan

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Professional Certification: LPIC-1

Professional Certification Level 1

Two exams: 101, 102

Audience: Junior Level Linux

Systems Administrators

Offered as part of CompTIA Linux+

3-in-1 Certification (see next slide)

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3-in-1 Advantage!
3 Professional Certifications
2 Exams

LPI partners with CompTIA and SUSE

2 exams yield 3 leading professional Linux certifications
No additional cost or testing required
Pass Linux+ to receive Linux+, LPIC-1 and SUSE certification
Note: not available in Japan

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Professional Certification: LPIC-2

Professional Certification
Level 2

Two exams: 201, 202

Audience: Advanced Level

Linux Systems Administrators

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Professional Certification: LPIC-3

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Professional Certification Level 3

One specialty exam

Specialties:
300 Mixed Environments
303 Security
304 Virtualization & High Availability

Audience: Senior Level Linux Systems Administrators

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Keyword

DICE.COM

INDEED.COM

Citrix

1,528

6,869

VMware

3,806

18,801

Cisco

4,201

21,238

Linux

10,999

53,614

5059

99,157

Storage

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Thank you.

Linux Essentials Course

Developed by NDG

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Course Home Page in NetSpace

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Course Content with Virtual Machine = Learn by Doing!

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Lab Exercises Provide Student Guidance and Virtual Machine

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Assessments: Chapter Quizzes, Midterm and Final

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Instructor Lecture Materials PowerPoint Per Chapter

Aligns to certificate

Lists objectives

Helps with lectures

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NDG Support is All Online

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NDG Online Tool to Submit Issues

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NDG Linux Essentials Couse Small Market Trial (SMT)

Over 100+ institutions trialed the course
Student Feedback

Instructor Feedback

91%
%
87
would recommend the course

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would recommend
the course

%
100
plan to offer
the course
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To Set Up a Class in NetSpace

1.

From the NetSpace home page at

www.netacad.com, select the Teach tab

2.

Select the Create a Course link

3.

Enter the course information

a. Select an Academy
b. Enter a Course Name and Course ID

c. Select the course Partner: Linux Essentials

d. Choose a language for the course
e. Enter a start and conclude date
f.

4.

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Select the instructor

Click Save

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To Set Up Linux Essentials Assessments

IMPORTANT: Do not use the Activation Tool in NetSpace for NDG Linux Essentials!!!
Use Instructor Resources to access the assessment.
Click here to see online instructions from NDG: www.tinyurl.com/NDG-Linux-Essentials-Activate

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Requirements for Instructors to Teach Linux Essentials

NDG requests that:

academic institutions provide quality instructors and facilities

instructors study the course material
instructors consider taking Linux Essentials professional development certificate

No instructor training or skill test is required to teach Linux Essentials (subject to change)

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Cisco Networking Academy ASC and ITC Support

ASC = Academy Support Center
ITC = Instructor Training Center

ASCs and ITCs can (if they choose):

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Inform schools and colleges about the availability of this course

Provide guidance on signing up with the Cisco Networking Academy

Offer training to instructors planning to teach the course

Assist with the setup and implementation of the course

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Getting Started with Cisco Networking Academy

Can a school join the Cisco Networking Academy
program to access the NDG Linux Essentials course?
Yes!

Go to www.netacad.com and select Become an Academy.

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Title

Support Model

NDG is responsible for the course and VMs

Cisco is responsible for NetSpace

LPI is developing train-the-trainer materials

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Remember

Linux Essentials is developed

by NDG

Introduces your students to

Linux

Aligns to LPI.org certificate

NDG provides content and VM

Course is available in NetSpace

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