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Cisco 3 (of 3 total) Switching & WAN IT 146 Syllabus
Spring Quarter 2013
Cisco Networking Academy (CNA)–CCNA 3 & 4 (out of 4 total)
Cisco 1
Cisco 2
Cisco 3
Cisco 3
IT 142 ”Network Fundamentals Exploration: CCNA Exploration V4.0”
IT 144 ”Routing Protocols and Concepts: CCNA Exploration V4.0”
IT 146 ”LAN Switching ad Wireless: CCNA Exploration V4.0”
IT 146 ”Accessing the WAN: CCNA Exploration V4.0”
CCNA Levels 1-4 Combined Prepares Students for:
CCNA 640-802 composite test $290.00—110 minutes or
ICND1/CCENT test 640-822 $150.00—110 minutes and
ICND2 test 640-816 $150.00 —95 minutes
Go to:
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/learning_career_certifications_and_learning_paths_home.h
tml for more Cisco certification information. http://pearsonvue.com is the website where you
register to take Cisco certification exams like the CCNA.
Credit Students Prerequisite and course descriptions:
Cisco 1 • 5 CREDITS
o
Provides experience in networking, network terminology and protocols, LANs, OSI
model, cabling, cabling tools, IP addressing, and network standards, and the use of
decision-making and problem-solving techniques to solve networking problems, and the
proper care, maintenance, and use of networking software, tools, and equipment.
Prereq: EET131, IT122 (may be taken concurrently) or instructor permission.
Computer Fee
Cisco 2 • 5 CREDITS
Course uses Cisco internetworking hardware to gain hands-on experience in designing and
configuring a network. Topics include router components, startup and setup, configuring routers,
IOS, TCP/IP addressing, routing protocols, and network troubleshooting. Prerequisite:
Successful completion of Cisco 1 (Discovery or Exploration).
Cisco 3 • 5 CREDITS
This course combines CCNA 3 and CCNA 4 and builds upon skills learned in the previous
courses. CCNA 3 course topics include switches; LANs, VLANs, and Wireless. Cisco 4 topics
include: WANs, PPP, Frame Relay design, configuration, maintenance and network
troubleshooting. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Cisco 1 and 2 (Discovery or
Exploration) No Exceptions!!!
Class Duration:
Lecture Time:
Final Exam:
21 Modules/Chapters 4/1/2013-6/12/2013
21 Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:30 PM
Final Exam must be completed by midnight Wednesday June 12th, 2013
All other coursework must be completed by Monday June 10th, 2013
Students must have access to the Internet, and a functioning E-mail account!! Accounts are
available to all registered students at NSCC.
Instructor:
Credentials:
Email:
Office Hours
Class Location:
Office Location:
Online Curriculum:
Online Assessments:
CNA helpdesk:
Matthew Rice (Matt)
10 years industry teaching/consulting experience for Bell South, Costco, US Air
Force, US Coast Guard, US Army, T-Mobile, GCI-Alaska’s largest ISP,
Shoreline CC, North Seattle CC, Everett CC, BCC and ITT Tech.
Bachelor of Arts—International Studies—University of Washington 1998
Computer Systems Technology Certificate NSCC 1998
A+ COMPtia certified 1999
CCNA—Cisco Certified Network Associate 1999
CCAI—Cisco Certified Academic Instructor 1999 (Cisco Network Academies)
CCNP—Cisco Certified Networking Professional 2002/2005/2008
Master of Science—Information Assurance—Norwich University—2004
CISSP—Certified Information Systems Security Professional 2004
CCSI—Certified Cisco Systems Instructor 2005 (Cisco Private Trainers)
Matt.rice@comcast.net
Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 3:00 PM in room IB 2418D
NSCC Technology Building (TB) room ED 2841A
IB 2418D Office hours Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 3:00 PM
http://cisco.netacad.com
http://cisco.netacad.com
Phone number: 1-888-327-1116 available 24/7
Week By Week for Cisco 3 IT 146
Session Date
4/1
4/3
4/8
4/10
4/15
4/17
4/22
4/24
4/29
5/1
5/6
5/8
5/13
5/15
5/20
5/22
5/29
6/3
6/5
6/10
6/12
Session #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
4/1/2013-6/12/2013
Topics
Chapter 1—LAN Design—Beginning of the Cisco 3 section
Chapter 2—Basic Switch Concepts and Configuration
Chapter 2—Basic Switch Concepts and Configuration
Chapter 3—VLANS
Chapter 3—VLANS
Chapter 4—VTP
Chapter 5—STP
Chapter 6—Inter-VLAN Routing
Chapter 7—Basic Wireless Concepts and Configuration
Cisco 3 Switching online final exam (Midterm)
Chapter 1—Introduction to WANs—Beginning of Cisco 4 section
Chapter 2—PPP
Chapter 3—Frame-Relay
Chapter 4—Network Security
Chapter 5—ACLs
Chapter 5—ACLs
Chapter 6—Teleworker Services
Chapter 7—NAT & DHCP & IPv6
Chapter 7—NAT & DHCP & IPv6
Chapter 8—Network Troubleshooting
Cisco 4 WAN online Final exam
Course Materials for Cisco 3
The online curriculum will be considered definitive; however, if you prefer reading a hardcover book to
reading curriculum online, buy the “LAN Switching and Wireless Companion Guide” and the “Accessing
the WAN Companion Guide.” Please follow all online instructions supplied with the Packet Tracer labs
and do not use the hardcopy “Labs and Study Guide” for instructions on how to do the Packet Tracer lab
simulations unless instructed otherwise in the lab handouts. The live equipment labs described in the
book can differ by as much as 20% from the instructions supplied in the Packet Tracer Simulations. Lab
Guides are required for grading purposes.
4 Required Books: CCNA 3 & 4 (CNA Program),
1
LAN Switching and Wireless: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, ISBN:
1587132079 / ISBN 13: 9781587132070, Required at NSCC Bookstore
2
LAN Switching and Wireless: CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, ISBN:
1587132028 / ISBN 13: 9781587132025, Required at NSCC Bookstore
3
Accessing the WAN: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, ISBN: 1587132052 /
ISBN 13: 9781587132056, Required at NSCC Bookstore
4
Accessing the WAN: CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, ISBN:
158713201X / ISBN 13: 9781587132018, Required at NSCC Bookstore
The following books are entirely optional and not available at the NSCC Bookstore. The books are
listed in the order of importance (my opinion) so I would buy the Portable Command Guide first.
1 CCNA Portable Command Guide (2nd Edition) (Self-Study Guide) by Scott Empson
(Paperback - Jul 28, 2007) Published by CiscoPress.com
2 CCNA Exam Cram (Exam 640-802) (3rd Edition) by Michael Valentine and Andrew
Whitaker (Jan 8, 2008) Published by www.quepublishing.com
3 CCNA Practice Questions (Exam 640-802) (3rd Edition) (Exam Cram) by Jeremy Cioara
(Paperback - April 13, 2008) Published by www.quepublishing.com
4 CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide: Exam 640-802 by Todd Lammle
(Sep 18, 2007) Published by Sybex
5 CCENT: Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician Study Guide: ICND1 (Exam 640822) (Exam 640-822 With CD) by Todd Lammle published by Sybex
6 CCENT Exam Cram (exam 640-822) by Michael Valentine and Andrew Whitaker
(Paperback - Jan 5, 2008) Published by www.quepublishing.com
Course Requirements and Grading
1.
Chapter/Module exams for Cisco 3 (including Cisco 4) are 30% of your grade. There are 7
quizzes in switching and 8 quizzes in WAN all worth 2 points each for a total of 30 points possible.
The 7 quizzes for Switching must be completed by midnight May 6th, 2013 or you will earn 0 points
for each incomplete quiz in the first section of the class. All Switching quizzes will be disabled at
midnight on May 6th, 2013. The 8 quizzes for the WAN part of the class must be completed by
midnight June 10th, 2013 or you will earn 0 points for each incomplete quiz in the second section of
the class. All 8 quizzes for the WAN section of the class will be disabled at midnight on June 10th,
2013. Time will not be allotted in class for chapter/module exams. This is part of your homework
and the exams will be available online 24/7. Only three attempts at Chapter/Module quizzes are
allowed.
2.
Lab Completion for Cisco 3 is 32% of your grade. There are 17 labs in Switching and 15
labs in the WAN section so each required lab is worth 1 point...32 points possible. Extra credit can
be earned by doing optional labs. Optional labs are worth ¼ point each and a maximum of 10
points can be earned through extra credit labs. If all required labs are completed in both Cisco 3
and Cisco 4, then optional labs become worth ½ point each but a maximum of 10 points is still the
most points one can gain from extra credit for both Cisco 3 and 4 combined. All labs for Cisco 3,
Switching, must be completed by Monday, 5/6/2013. Switching labs submitted after midnight
5/6/2013 will be reduced in value by 50%. All labs for Cisco 4, WAN, must be completed by the last
day of class Monday, 6/10/2013. All WAN labs submitted after midnight June 10, 2013 will be
reduced in value by 50%. No labs will be accepted after midnight June 12th, 2013.
3.
Midterm online exam for Cisco 3 (Switching Final exam) is 19% of your grade or 19 points.
Maximum time allowed for the Midterm exam is 3 hours. Open book and open Internet. Only one
attempt is allowed on the midterm exam! Cisco 3 switching midterm/final exam must be completed
by midnight Wednesday 5/1/2013. The Cisco 3 switching online final exam (midterm) will only be
available for three days from 8 AM until Midnight On Monday April 29, Tuesday April 30 and
Wednesday May 1st. You will not be able to complete the exam between the hours of Midnight and
8 AM each of those days. I will be in the classroom on Monday April 29th and Wednesday May 1st
for any student who wants to complete the online midterm in class. You must complete the online
midterm by 8:30 PM if you choose to complete it in the classroom. If you cannot complete the
online final exam for any reason remotely and you choose not to show up on Monday night April
29th, or Wednesday night May 1st, 2013 to complete the final exam in the classroom you will receive
no points for the final exam.
4.
Final online exam for Cisco 3 (aka Cisco 4 WAN) is 19% of your grade or 19 points. If you
score higher than 75% on the Cisco 4 Final Exam you will qualify for a Cisco test voucher. The
Cisco 4 final exam must be completed by the end of the last day of class at 12:00 PM Midnight
Wednesday, 6/12/2013. Maximum time allowed for the Final is 3 hours. Open book and open
Internet. Only one attempt is allowed for the Final online exam!!! The Cisco 4 WAN online final
exam will only be available from 8 AM until Midnight for 5 days from Saturday June 8, until
Wednesday June 12th. You will not be able to complete the exam between the hours of Midnight
and 8 AM each of those days. Once you start the final exam you must complete it within three
hours. If you log out of the test after you have started it without completing any questions you will
get a zero for the test. I will be in the classroom on June 12th at 6 PM so that students can take the
online final exam in the classroom if they choose. You must complete the final exam by 8:30 PM if
you choose to take the online final exam in the classroom and you will not be able to interact with
other students in the classroom while taking the exam. If you cannot complete the online final
exam for any reason remotely and you choose not to show up on Monday night June 10th, or
Wednesday night June 12th, 2013 to complete the final exam in the classroom you will receive no
points for the final exam.
5.
There will be no hands on final exam in this class.
6.
The maximum possible points that can be earned is 110 points…96 points is a 4.0 Grade.
7.
All work for the first half of the class, Switching/Cisco 3, must be completed by Monday,
May 6th, 2013 by midnight or it is subject to a 50% penalty for late work. This includes quizzes,
labs and the midterm exam.
8.
All lab work for the second half of this class, WAN/Cisco 4, is due by midnight Monday
June 10th, 2013 or it will be subject to a 50% penalty for late lab work.
9.
Attendance: Because of the pace and difficulty of this course, 100% attendance is
MANDITORY! If you are here then I know you are doing the in class labs.
For CCNA vouchers, students must complete all four courses of the CCNA Exploration curriculum
and receive a score of 75 percent or higher on their first attempt of the final exam for the final
CCNA Exploration course; Accessing the WAN at the end of the Cisco 3 class. According to Cisco,
the test voucher equals 50% of the cost of the Cisco tests and can only be applied to one test either
the CCNA itself or ICND1 or ICND2.
Cost of taking Official Cisco certification tests are not paid for by NSCC.
Course Feedback – Required each quarter for all students--Located with assessments at end of each
quarter. You won’t be able to sign up for more advanced Cisco Network Academy classes at any
institution anywhere if you forget to do the course feedback because I won’t be able to graduate you in
the Cisco Network Academy database system. CCNA Security and CCNP are more advanced classes.
Online Assessments – Required—One per module/chapter – Activated 24/7 by instructor. These exams
give you a weekly indication of how you are progressing. Each exam can be taken a maximum of 3 times.
110 hours of study or lab time outside of class hours should be expected
Instructor availability:
The instructor will not be available by email or any other means between the last day of any
quarter and the first day of the next quarter. All coursework must be completed by midnight of
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013. During the Cisco 3 class, the instructor will be available by email from
Monday through Wednesday. You can still send completed labs 7 days a week 24/7.
Late Work:
Any work received after the due date or time will be considered late. Late work will be subject to a
discount at the rate of 50%. You will not be able to resubmit your assignments with corrections. No
work will be accepted after June 12th, 2013.
CHEATING:
Cheating is a serious offense and may result in a failing grade. ANY use of work of another with the
intent to submit it as your own is considered cheating. If two assignments or tests look inappropriately
similar, both assignments or tests from both students will receive no credit (0 points). If you work with
someone else on non-group homework or assignments, you must each complete your own work in its
entirety; simply altering a name on an individual assignment and submitting it as one’s own is considered
cheating. Any student caught cheating may receive a grade no higher than a 2.0 for the entire class.
If you are not sure, ask me first.
STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS:
Read the assigned online/text book sections before you come to class. Read the instructions on the
Assignment sheet as well as the information in the text before completing the hands-on assignments. Do
not rely on learning the software features simply by completing the hands-on exercises. Complete work
for your class on a regular basis. You will need from five to twenty hours each week outside of class
time on the routers, switches, PCs and/or Packet Tracer labs and to complete the reading assignments.
Contact me if you have questions about an Assignment. It is your responsibility to do this. If you do
not ask questions, I will not be able to provide you with the help you may need. Do not wait until the
weekend before the Assignment is due to ask your questions; I usually do not check e-mail on the
weekends.
General Course Recommendations and Requirements
Please turn off all electronic devices during class times. If it is absolutely necessary to leave a device on,
please make certain it is in silent mode.
Make sure you work diligently on all labs throughout the course. Lab exercises are essential for
comprehension.
Please ask questions as they relate to the current subject matter. Do not wait until the end of the course or
class.
Accommodation
If you require accommodations based on a documented disability, have emergency medical information to
share, or need assistance in case of emergency evacuation; please contact me as soon as possible.
If you would like to inquire about becoming a DSS (Disability Support Services) student please call Terri
Dobrich - (206) 526-7808 go in person to the DSS office in CC 2346A (College Center, 2nd floor north
end)
"The Americans with Disabilities Act is designed to ensure that students with disabilities have an equal
opportunity to access academic programs and successfully complete their studies. Any student with
special needs must bring documentation to the Disability Support Services office on the campus before
any academic adjustments will be made. Any contacts and/or information will remain strictly
confidential."
SCHEDULE CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER EVENTS:
Please sign up for the NSCC Emergency campus alert notification system at the following web
site: http://www.northseattle.edu/services/emergency-notifier.htm. You can also monitor local
media for information regarding school closures. If a class is cancelled, students should follow the
course schedule and be prepared for the next scheduled class. It is your responsibility to listen for such
announcements. If the College should be closed for more than 5 days, I will determine which, if any,
Assignments may be omitted. Check with me for any additional information. Please note that if the
campus is closed, I will not be available.
I will determine your grade based on the following grade chart:
Score
Grade Score
Grade Score
Grade Score
96-100 4.0
89 3.3
82 2.6
75
95 3.9
88 3,2
81 2.5
74
94 3.8
87 3.1
80 2.4
73
93 3.7
86 3.0
79 2.3
72
92 3.6
85 2.9
78 2.2
71
91 3.5
84 2.8
77 2.1
70
90 3.4
83 2.7
76 2.0
69
Grade
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.3
Score
68
67
66
65
64
63
0-62
Grade
1.2
1.1
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0