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COURSE SYLLABUS

1. TITLE OF COURSE: CISCO NETWORK ASSOCIATE IV
PREFIX/NUMBER: CNG 263 CREDIT HOURS: 5
2. PREREQUISITE: CNG 262
3. RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

SUPPLIES:

Pen, paper, journal (composition book), soft 3-ring binder, 3.5" floppy disk
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The fourth in a series of four semesters, this course focuses on Project Based Learning including advanced network design projects and advanced network management projects.  Upon successful completion of all four semesters, students will be qualified to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) exam.

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, students will:

(A)

Master Basic Content: Review of 1st Three Semesters; WANs; WAN Design; PPP; ISDN; Frame Relay; all CCNA Exam-related learning objectives.

(B)

Master Lab Skills: Increasingly sophisticated router configuration; network troubleshooting skills, all CCNA Exam-related skill objectives.

(C)

Master Documentation Skills: maintaining engineering journal, design documentation, and electronic portfolio development.

(D)

Master People Skills: working in engineering teams, self and project management, oral exams, presentations.

(E)

Achieve Awareness and Access: basic technological literacy; awareness of IT careers; preparation for 2 and 4 yr. EE, CS, and IT programs; access to well-paying, learning-oriented jobs; ability to design, install, and maintain internetworks.

6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
The final course grade will include the following:
Labs 25%
Exams 25%
Final Exam 50%
Grading Scale
Raw Score Range 		Letter Grade
90 to 100 A
80 to 89 B
70 to 79 C
60 to 69 D
0 to 59 F
Special Remarks:
    1. Attendance:  College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings.  If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week.  Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
    2. Tardy Policy:  A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
    3. Assignments/Missed Exams:  It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments.  If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed.  Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist.  Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.
7. COURSE OUTLINE
Session: Topic:

 10/14

1.

Review

 10/16

2.

WAN

 10/21

3.

WAN

 10/23

4.

WAN Design

 10/28

5.

WAN Design

 10/30

6.

PPP

 11/4

7.

PPP

 11/6

8

ISDN

 11/11

9.

ISDN

 11/13

10.

Frame Relay

 11/18

11.

Frame Relay

 11/20

12.

Network Management

 12/2

13.

Network Management

 12/4

14.

Review for CCNA Exams

 12/9

15.

Review for CCNA Exams

12/11 16. Final

 

IMPORTANT URLS:
Curriculum: 164.47.198.119
students.netacad.net
Exams:  cisco-aas.netacad.net

Email:   pechek@pueblocc.edu
8. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
9. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
10. DISABILITY STATEMENT:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.