CNTS 185 - PowerShell for IT Administrators

Credits 3
PowerShell for IT Administrators is a beginning-to-intermediate course intended to develop skills and knowledge for Information Systems and Network Administrators. Students learn to use PowerShell to locally and remotely monitor and configure computer operating systems and network devices directly from the PowerShell command line, and by writing and executing scripts. Topics include PowerShell terminology and syntax, comparison with other command line interfaces such as the legacy Windows Command shell and Linux Bash, the extensive and indispensable PowerShell Help System, the Object Oriented and multi-layered nature of PowerShell, local and remote use of the PowerShell command line to conduct day-to-day administrative and troubleshooting tasks, compilation of data from multiple remote systems and the generation of reports with PowerShell, and script development with the PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE).