Windows PowerShell (5 cr)
Code: TT00DD20-3047
General information
- Timing
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01.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Online
- Unit
- School of ICT and Industrial Management
- Campus
- Karaportti 2
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 5000
- Degree programmes
- Information and Communication Technology
Objective
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers and workstations.
Content
• Windows PowerShell 3.0 Fundamentals and using as an Interactive ommand-Line Shell
• PowerShell Cmdlets and PowerShell Pipeline
• Windows Management Instrumentation
• Windows PowerShell Scripts
• Background Jobs and PowerShell Remoting
• Automating Workstation/Active Directory Administration.
Location and time
Course is 100% online (Self-Study) course. So, the timetable and place is up to student her-/himself.
Materials
The course materials consist of textbooks, lesson handouts and slides, and laboratory instructions. All material is in English. The course materials can be downloaded thru links at the end of section.
Teaching methods
The course is performed in a Microsoft Windows AD environment. The prerequisites for taking this course are Windows operating systems.
The course exercises are performed using the student's own host computer. The device requirements are:
8 GB RAM Minimum
Hyper-V-virtualization: Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) or AMD Virtualization (AMD-V) processor
Second level address translation, SLAT (Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 Hyper-V, Windows version: Education, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate)
25 GB free disk space
Internet connection.
Building the course exercises environment requires Windows knowlege:
Hyper-V environment
Downloading images from cloud services
Configuring virtual machines.
The course virtual machines can be downloaded from Metropolia file server. Instructions are in the Exercise environment section.
When the exercise environment is ready, course exercises are performed and the theory is studied. At the end an on-line final test is taken.
Employer connections
N/A
Exam schedules
Up to student her-/himself. Final Exam can be re-take 2.
International connections
N/A
Completion alternatives
N/A
Student workload
Up to student her-/himself.
Content scheduling
Up to student her-/himself.
Evaluation scale
Hyväksytty/Hylätty
Assessment methods and criteria
Laboratory Exercises and final test has been done.
The final test contains ?80 multi-choice questions and its duration is 150 minutes.
The minimum passing score for the test is 700/1000. If not achieved, the student needs to retake the test. The retake limit is 3!
Qualifications
This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, including Active Directory administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed.
Further information
Online course
Objective
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to utilize Windows PowerShell for administering and automating administration of Windows based servers and workstations.
Content
• Windows PowerShell 3.0 Fundamentals and using as an Interactive ommand-Line Shell
• PowerShell Cmdlets and PowerShell Pipeline
• Windows Management Instrumentation
• Windows PowerShell Scripts
• Background Jobs and PowerShell Remoting
• Automating Workstation/Active Directory Administration.
Further information
Online course
Qualifications
This course is intended for IT Professionals already experienced in general Windows Server and Windows Client administration, including Active Directory administration. No prior experience with any version of Windows PowerShell, or any scripting language, is assumed.
Execution methods
Self-Study course online
Accomplishment methods
Online (Self-Study) course