IT 224 - Windows Automation and Scripting

Credits: 5
Introduces PowerShell scripting language for Windows. Students will write, test and execute basic and advanced administrative scripts for Windows.

Prerequisite: IT 160 or instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Use PowerShell commands at the command line and in the scripting environment.
Build objects and collections.
Develop scripts using flow control, decisions, repetition and pipelines in PowerShell.
Perform Windows, file system, and Active Directory administration using PowerShell.

Program Outcomes

Understand and demonstrate procedures to install, configure, support, and troubleshoot operating systems.
Understand and demonstrate basic programming and database constructs.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.