An Investigation of Learning Outcomes for MSc Programs in Network and System Administration

Authors: 

Kyrre Begnum, Oslo and Akershus University; Charles Border, Rochester Institute of Technology; Niels Sijm, University of Amsterdam

Abstract: 

What is the essence of a graduate-level system administration education? What skills and abilities of the candidate should educators focus on when developing a new program? This paper investigates the learning outcomes from three MSc graduate programs in network and system administration. We use a tournament-based game as a survey to establish a ranking of all the outcomes from the programs. Our results show a clear emphasis on security and the ability to create working solutions based on abstract descriptions.

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BibTeX
@article {208660,
author = {Kyrre Begnum and Charles Border and Niels Sijm},
title = {An Investigation of Learning Outcomes for {MSc} Programs in Network and System Administration},
journal = {USENIX Journal of Election Technology and Systems (JETS)},
volume = {1},
number = {1},
year = {Submitted},
isbn = {978-1-931971-263},
pages = {10--24},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/jesa/0101/begnum},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
issn = {2379-4798}
}
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