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Department of Network Engineering Technology | Division of
Engineering, Computer Programming, and Technology
Valencia College
CET 2544C - Computer
Virtualization Technology
Course Syllabus
Wael Yousif
12/30/2013
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Course Description:
Course Prerequisite: CET2178C, and CET2486C
This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of VMware vSphere as a
leading virtualization product. In addition to learning how to install and configure vSphere
architecture, students will learn how to apply virtualization technology to set up virtual networks,
provide for disaster recovery, create high availability solutions with clustering, improve security
and performance, and use management software to administer virtual data centers.
Mode of Delivery: This Class is offered in online mode
Facilitator: Dr. Yousif, Net+, CCNA, CCDA, CCAI, GCFW, C|EH
Office: 11-312
Email: wyousif@valenciacollege.edu
Skype: professoryousif
Twitter: @professoryousif
YouTube: http://bit.ly/cyberdefender
Telephone Number: 407-582-1064
Office Hours:
Monday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM AND 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Netlab/Skype)
Tuesday 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Netlab/Skype)
Thursday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday 9:00 AM– 10:00 AM (Netlab/Skype)
*In order to provide you with adequate support, setting up and using Skype is a requirement for
this course. Please ensure that your PC/Laptop is equipped with a microphone.
A syllabus is a roadmap for success in a particular course and is a contract between the
student and the instructor. By participating in this course, the student agrees to and accepts the
terms and conditions of this contract. It is student’s responsibility to carefully read this syllabus,
and to adhere to all college policies and course procedures within. The following information
provides an overview of the course and class practices.
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Major Topics/ Concepts/ Skills/ Learning Outcomes
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Configure and manage ESXi networking and storage
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Create, configure, migrate, manage, convert, and monitor virtual machines and virtual
appliances
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Manage user access to the virtual infrastructure
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Use vCenter Server to monitor resource usage
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Scale the vSphere virtual infrastructure
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Implement business continuity solutions
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Manage changes to the vSphere environment
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Use a command-line interface to manage vSphere
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Install and configure ESXi and vCenter Server
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Use vSphere Auto Deploy to provision ESXi hosts
Student Core Competencies
The faculty of Valencia College have established four Core Competencies that
describe the learning outcomes for a Valencia graduate. They are: Think, Value, Act, and
Communicate. These general competencies can be applied in many contexts and must be
developed over a lifetime. They specify how learning can be expressed and assessed in
practice. They enable students and faculty to set learning goals and assess learning within
and across the many disciplines of human inquiry. First and foremost, the activities and
assignments in this course are designed to help students meet Valencia’s student core
competencies: http://valenciacollege.edu/competencies/
Quality Expectations, Late Work, Missed Deadlines:
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All students in this course are future networking professionals and candidates for an
Associate in Science degree in Network Engineering Technology. You might be the best
networking technologist on the planet, but all I know about you is the quality of the work
you produce in our class. Your work is a direct reflection of you as a professional.
I understand that occasionally our real lives overtake our school life so there is leeway for
one late assignment. I will accept a one-time-only late assignment. The late assignment
starts with 1/2 credit. Then as I grade it you might lose more points if the quality is poor.
After the first late assignment, the next late assignment will NOT be accepted for
grading. Failure to upload an assignment correctly is the same as late.
All tests must be taken during the open window. Once the exam window closes no makeup exams.
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Make up exceptions,
o If Blackboard or Netlab goes down or there’s a similar technical glitch, then I'll
adjust the due dates.
o If you have an emergency, health issue, extenuating circumstance, jury duty,
military duty, contact me. I will need documentation from you before I allow any
make-up.
There is no extra credit anticipated in this course.
Exams, including a final examination, are online and open-book. The purpose of this
course is to prepare you for reading and understanding technical concepts in the domain
of Virtualization Technologies.
Our class calendar on Blackboard will help you keep on track.
Academic Honesty:
Valencia college policies are addressed in the Student Handbook and our College wide Policy
Manual, including the college's computer usage policies. Cheating and plagiarism are both
considered forms of academic dishonesty as are forms of electronic sharing of answers (e.g., text
messaging answers during a test, wireless phone cheating, etc.). If I discover that your work is
plagiarized I will assign a zero for that assignment. If you are discovered to have plagiarized a
second time, your course grade will be an “F”. Furthermore, you may be referred to the Dean of
Students for disciplinary action.
http://valenciacollege.edu/generalcounsel/policy/default.cfm?policyID=180&volumeID_1=8&pc
dure=0&navst=0
Required Textbooks & Learning Materials:
ISBN 0789752948 / 9780789752949 - The Official VCP5 Certification Guide with vSphere
Fundamentals and LiveLessons
Required Materials:
 Access to VMWare Workstation
 Access to Microsoft Operating Systems through Microsoft DreamSpark
 Access to Blackboard Learning Management System
 Access to Valencia’s Netlab Server
 Removable 3.0 USB Hard Drive with minimum of 500 GB
 Microsoft Word
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Course Agenda:
Week
LiveLesson(s)
Assigned
Reading(s)
Week 1
Lesson 1
VCP 5 Chapter 1
Assessments: Laboratory Assignments
and Exams Due Dates
1. Assignment 0A: Introduction
and Contact Information
AND
2. Assignment 0B: Introduction to
Netlab
Due by 05/18/2015 11:59 PM
Week 2
Lesson 1 Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 1
Continued
1. Assignment One: Lab 0 to Lab 3
AND
2. Assignment Two: Lab 4
AND
3. Chapter 1 Test
Due by 05/25/2015 11:59 PM
Week 3
Lesson 2
 VCP 5, Chapter
2
1. Assignment Three: Lab 5
Due by 06/01/2015 11:59 PM
Week 4
Lesson 2 Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 2
Continued
1. Assignment Four: Network
Storage, Labs 1, 2 & 3
AND
2. Chapter 2 Test
Due by 06/08/2015 11:59 PM
Week 5
Lesson 2 Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 3
1. Assignment Five: Labs 6 & 7
AND
2. Chapter 3 Test
Due by 06/15/2015 11:59 PM
Week 6
Lessons 3&4
VCP 5, Chapter 4
1. Assignment Six: Lab 8 & 9
Due by 06/22/2015 11:59 PM
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Week
LiveLesson(s)
Assigned
Reading(s)
Week 7
Lessons 3 & 4
Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 4
Continued
Assessments: Laboratory Assignments
and Exams Due Dates
1. Assignment Seven: Labs 10,
11, and 12
AND
2. Chapter 4 Test
Due by 06/29/2015 11:59 PM
Week 8
Lessons 5, 6 and 7
VCP 5, Chapter 5
1. Assignment Eight: Lab 13, 14,
and 15
AND
2. Chapter 5 Test Are
Due by 07/06/2015 11:59 PM
Week 9
Lessons 5, 6 and 7
Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 7
1. Assignment Nine: Labs 16, 17,
and 18
AND
2. Chapter 7 Test
Due by 07/13/2015 11:59 PM
Week 10
Lessons 5, 6 and 7
Continued
VCP 5, Chapter 6
Week 11
Lesson 8
VCP 5, Chapter 8
1. Chapter 6 Test
Due by 07/20/2015 11:59 PM
Final Project (Must Pass
to Pass the Course)
Due by 07/27/2015 11:59 PM
Week 12
Final Exam Multiple Choice (Must Pass to Pass the Course)
Due by 08/03/2015 11:59 PM
Student Performance Assessment:
Quizzes -------------------------------------------------------- 15%
Laboratory Assignments
---------------------------- 55%
Final Exam Hands-on (Must pass to pass the course) -- 15%
Final Exam (MC) -------------------------------------------- 15%
A
B
C
D
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
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**COURSE CALENDAR AND AVAILABILITY OF ASSIGNMENTS**
All deadlines for laboratory assignments and exams have been recorded in the course calendar.
If helpful, you can copy/record those deadlines to your personal calendar in your mobile device
so you can view them without having to login to Bb. Also, notice that all assignments and exams
have been made available to you beginning Week 1. I hope this gives you a complete picture of
the work ahead. However, when the deadline for an assignment is reached, the assignment will
no longer be available and will vanish from the list: You can always work forward but NOT
backward! Be careful when you submit your lab report to attach it to the correct assignment.
**ATTENDANCE**
Missing a weekly assignment (lab assignment/chapter test) will count as an absence from class.
Missing three assignments will count as 3 absences and will lead to automatic withdrawal from
class.
Withdrawal:
Per Valencia Policy 4-07 (Academic Progress, Course Attendance and Grades, and
Withdrawals), a student who withdraws from class before the established deadline for a
particular term will receive a grade of “W.” A student is not permitted to withdraw after the
withdrawal deadline . A faculty member MAY withdraw a student up to the beginning of the
final exam period for violation of the class attendance policy. A student who is withdrawn by
faculty for violation of the class attendance policy will receive a grade of “W”. Any student who
withdraws or is withdrawn from a class during a third or subsequent attempt in the same course
will be assigned a grade of “F”. For a complete policy and procedure overview on Valencia
Policy 4-07 please go to:
http://valenciacollege.edu/generalcounsel/policy/default.cfm?policyID=75&volumeID_1=4&nav
st=0
IMPORTANT DATES
Please check the school’s calendar at:
http://valenciacollege.edu/calendar/
Rules and Comments
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More than three unexcused absences could result in grade F or Withdrawal from class.
The final exam is comprehensive. Failing to take the final exam will result in grade F.
It is the student’s responsibility to withdraw from the course. Any withdrawal after the
withdraw deadline could result in F.
No make-up labs, Quizzes, Homework, or exams are permitted unless prior arrangement
with the instructor has been made.
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You must satisfactorily complete all course requirements in order to receive a passing
grade including.
Laboratory Assignments, Exams, Quizzes, and Projects.
All assignments, examinations, and assessments are to be completed individually.
Cheating is prohibited: An incident of academic dishonesty would lead to withdrawing
the student from the course with grade letter “F” and may also result in recommendation
for expulsion from the program.
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In order to provide you with adequate support, contacting the instructor via Skype and/or
GoolgeVoice is a requirement for this course.
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Keep all email communications within the Blackboard email facility unless your email is
about communicating an emergency and/or about a situation of great urgency.
Students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations
must provide a notification from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss
specific needs with the instructor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. The Office for
Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of
disabilities. OSD is located on each campus http://valenciacollege.edu/osd/
Disclaimer Statement: This syllabus may change, at the instructor’s discretion, during the
course of the term. It is the student’s responsibility to make any adjustments as announced.