Course Skill Requirements

1st Semester Courses

IT: Network: Cisco 1
IT: Network: Client Operating Systems
IT: Support: Hardware-Intro

Keyboarding skills (20 WPM minimum)
Ability to operate a PC using a graphical user interface (GUI)
Basic ability to navigate the public Internet
Ability to send and receive e-mail with attachments

2nd Semester Courses

IT: Network: Cisco 2

The OSI Reference Model
Ability to configure the protocol stack
IP addressing and subnet schemes
Basic network topologies
Basic Ethernet protocols i.e. ARP, PING etc.

IT: Network: Microsoft® Server 1

The OSI Reference Model
IP addressing and subnet schemes
Basic network topologies
Peer-to-peer networking
File and folder management
Disk management concepts

IT: Network: Unix/Linux Introduction

Command line familiarity
File and folder management
Hardware Boot sequence

IT: Documentation

The OSI Reference Model
Ability to configure the protocol stack
Command line familiarity
Basic Operating System concepts

3rd Semester Courses

IT: Network: Applications

Microsoft® server installation and administration
Setup user and group accounts
Configure file system security
Basic scripting
The OSI Reference Model
Network utilities (Routing, DHCP, DNS etc.)
Unix administration (Key files, Boot, and Login)
SAMBA installation and configuration

IT: Network: Microsoft® Server 2

Microsoft® server installation and administration
Setup user and group accounts
Configure file system security
Basic scripting
The OSI Reference Model
Network utilities (Routing, DHCP, DNS etc.)

IT: Network: Security Fundamentals

Microsoft(r) server installation and administration
Setup user and group accounts
Configure file sharing, web, ftp, terminal services,
Microsoft(r) workstation installation and administration
UNIX/Linux workstation use
UNIX/Linux directory structure

4th Semester Courses

IT: Network: Administration Advanced

Microsoft® server installation and administration
Setup user and group accounts
Configure file system security
Basic scripting
IP addressing and subnet schemes
Network utilities (Routing, DHCP, DNS etc.)
Unix administration (Key files, Boot, and Login)
SAMBA installation and configuration

Electives

IT: Network: Computer Forensics

Install and configure Windows Server/Workstation
Enable and configure logging on Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems
TCP/IP fundamentals
Network utilities (DNS, DHCP, Routing, etc.)
Set up users and groups for Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems
The OSI reference model
File system permissions/security
Boot sequence
Basic scripting
Command line familiarity

IT: Network: Firewall Install/Config

Install and configure Windows Server/Workstation
TCP/IP fundamentals
Network utilities (DNS, DHCP, Routing, etc.)
The OSI reference model
Basic scripting
Unix/Linux familiarity
Command line familiarity