Spring 2009 Cisco Networking Academy Program
Schedule of CCNA Classes

IT:101

CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY I: Networking Fundamentals (Networking Basics)

5 Cr.

Prerequisite: Reading Proficiency or Department Approval

This is the first of four courses offered as preparation for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The focus is on network terminology, communication protocols, local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), Open System Interconnection (OSI) model, cabling, Ethernet, internet protocol (IP) addressing, and network standards. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to perform tasks related to networking mathematics, IP addressing and subnetting, copper, optical, and wireless connections, and operation of 10/100/1000/10 G versions of Ethernet and Ethernet switching.

466   MW  5:30pm-9:30pm  C-315  Adamecz   1/21-3/23   (CRN: 14205)
NOTE: Section 466 begins Wednesday, January 21^st

486   Sat  8:00am-4:30pm  C-315  Adamecz    1/17-3/07   (CRN: 14206)
NOTE: Section 486 begins Saturday, January 17

IT:201

CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY II: Routing Protocols and Concepts (Routing Basics)

5 Cr.

Prerequisite: IT: 101

This is the second of four courses offered as preparation for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The focus is on initial router configuration, Cisco IOS software management, routing protocol configuration, TCP/IP, and access control lists (ACLs). Students will develop the skills to configure a router, manage Cisco IOS software, configure RIP and IGRP routing protocols, and create and set ACLs to control user access.

466   MW  5:30pm-9:30pm  C-315  Adamecz   3/25-5/13   (CRN: 14207)

486   Sat  8:00am-4:30pm  C-315  Adamecz    3/14-5/16   (CRN: 14208)
NOTE: Section 486 begins Saturday, March 14.
No class on Saturday, April 11^th

IT:202

CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY III: LAN Switching and Wireless(Switch Basics & Inter Rout)

5 Cr.

Prerequisite: IT: 201 and Reading Proficiency.

This is the third of four courses offered as preparation for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The focus is on IP variable length subnet masking (VLSM), routing protocols such as RIP v2, single-area OSPF and EIGRP, the command-line interface configuration of switches and routers, Ethernet switching, virtual LANs (VLANs), spanning tree protocol (STP), and VLAN trunking protocol (VTP). Students will be required to apply lessons from Cisco Networking Academy I and II to a network and explain how and why a particular strategy is used.

466   TTH  5:30pm-9:30pm  C-315  Amor   1/20-3/12   (CRN: 14209)

486   Sat  8:00am-4:30pm  E-313  Amor    1/17-3/07   (CRN: 14210)
NOTE: Section 486 begins Saturday, January 17^th

IT:203

CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY IV: Accessing the WAN (WAN Technologies)

5 Cr.

Prerequisite: IT: 202 and Reading Proficiency.

This is the last of four courses offered as preparation for the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification exam. The focus is on advanced IP addressing techniques, network address translation (NAT), port address translation (PAT), dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP), WAN technology and terminology, PPP, ISDN, DDR, Frame Relay, and network management. Students are required to apply knowledge and skills taught in Cisco Networking Academy courses I, II, and III to a network.

466   TTH  5:30pm-9:30pm  C-315  Amor   3/24-5/14   (CRN: 14211)

486   Sat  8:00am-4:30pm  E-313  Amor    3/14-5/16   (CRN: 14212)
NOTE: Section 486 begins Saturday, March 14.
No class on Saturday, April 11^th