Mastering PowerShell: A Beginner's Guide

Mastering PowerShell: A Beginner's Guide

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will understand the fundamentals of PowerShell and be able to write basic PowerShell scripts.

What do you already know about PowerShell?

Introduction to PowerShell

PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.

Getting Started

How to open and navigate the PowerShell console, basic commands, and syntax.

Cmdlets and Functions

Understanding the concept of cmdlets and functions in PowerShell and how to use them.

Variables and Data Types

Introducing variables, data types, and how to assign values in PowerShell.

Scripting Basics

Writing basic PowerShell scripts for simple tasks like file manipulation and system management.

Error Handling and Debugging

How to handle errors and debug PowerShell scripts effectively.

Assignment

Write a PowerShell script that creates a new directory and copies files from one location to another.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.