Tentative FallA 2008 CET1600 Syllabus
CCNA1 Exploration V4.0
Network Fundamentals

Instructor:

Charles Schultz

Email: charles.schultz@sfcc.edu

Office:

K247

 Website: Angel

Telephone:

381-3802 Office, 332-0832 Home     

Office Hours:

 

 Angel

Prerequisites

 
  • Required: CGS1000 & CDA1302 with a minimum grade of "C"
   

Textbooks &
Materials
  • All curriculum materials are online via the Internet.
  • Regular exams may be taken off campus using CISCO's on-line exam site.

    o The Cisco exam site is http://cisco.netacad.net
    o The instructor activates exams with specific date deadlines.
    o Students failing to take exam by deadline receive a "0" for that exam.
    o No exam retakes will be permitted.

 

  • Final Exam includes Online and Hands-on Components.

    o The Final Online exam is a CLOSED BOOK/CLOSED NOTES proctored exam on campus using CISCO's online exam site.

    o The Final Hands-on exam is a proctored exam on campus.

  • Recommended Textbooks: CISCO Networking Academy Program (required if high speed access is not available from home)

    o First-Year Companion Guide 3rd Edition
    o Lab Companion Volume I, 3rd Edition
    o Engineering Journal and Workbook Vol I, 3rd Edition
   

Credit

 
  • 3 Credit hours  (Includes Lecture and Lab)

 

Course Description:

This course is the first part of a four part series preparing students for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. Topics covered in this class include…

  • Computer Fundamentals
  • OSI Model & Industry Stds
  • Network Topologies
  • IP & MAC Addressing with Subnetting
  • Basic Network Design

 

 

Course
Delivery:
  • Blended and Combined course: Materials and some of the exams are provided on-line. A significant portion of the curriculum requires hands-on activity which must be done on campus during scheduled lab times.

  • Expectations: The course is designed to provide numerous lab and exam options to accommodate the student's schedule. This class is to be completed along with Cet1610 (CCNA2) during one semester.

    Student will be required to study the online material and perform the simulation labs prior to doing the hands-on labs or taking the exams.

    Exams will be given online on a strict schedule.

    Normally write-ups associated with hands-on labs will be electronically uploaded to Angel with strict deadlines.

  • On-campus Attendance Requirements:


    o Mandatory 1st day Attendance: Students will be required to attend the first day of class for orientation to curriculum. Failure to do so may result in being dropped from class.

    o Open Lab Attendance:     Assigned labs must be completed in the cisco lab (K004) on campus. Labs can be completed during the instructor facilitated Cisco lab times, or during Open Lab hours. (Note: an instructor will only be available for assistance during designated Cisco lab hours.) Lab attendance will be recorded so the instructor can monitor student participation. Labs are assigned on a fixed schedule. Finished lab reports must be uploaded to Angel to get credit. See Angel and/or http://nettech.sfcc.edu/home/labs.htm for Open Lab Hours.

    o Final Exam: Final Exam must be taken on campus in a proctored environment.

 

Website

  • Supplementary information for this course will be available at the Angel site. This site contains the course calendar, syllabus, quizzes and other required information for the course. Therefore, all students are required to check this site at least 3 times per week.

 

Special
Requirements

Software
 
  • Students must have suitable equipment, software, and services to access the curriculum and assessment exams.

  • Mozilla, Netscape (Revision 4.7 or later) or Internet Explorer (Revision 5 or later)

    Note: There have been some reported problems using some Netscape Revisions later than 4.7 when accessing Cisco online materials.

  • Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 (Free download on Internet)
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Microsoft Word (97, 2000, or later)
  Laboratory
 
  • Lab Hours Policy Statement: All networking classes include lab assignments, which must be completed during networking open lab hours. You should plan on 2 to 3 hours per week of open lab time for each class. When registering for networking classes, you are making a commitment to arrange your schedule to ensure that you can attend open lab as necessary inorder to complete assignments.
  • Regular lab attendance will be taken at start of class. To get credit, you must sign attendance sheet.

  • Regular hands-on laboratory exercises will be an integral component in course to complement lecture theory.

  • Hands-on lab assignments are completed during lab times on campus.

  • Lab assignment deliverables are submitted electronically to Angel.

  • Lab assignments are graded as pass/fail unless stated otherwise.

  • Lab assignment DUE DATES will be posted on Angel. Grading is prorated...
    • Full Credit if COMPLETE and ON TIME
    • Half Credit if COMPLETE and up to ONE WEEK LATE
    • Zero Credit if MORE than ONE WEEK late

 

Course
Evaluation
  • Final grades will be based upon Labs, Chapter Exams, Final (online) Exam, Final (Hands-on) Exam and Lab Attendance with weighting shown.
  • Makeup exams will generally not be given.
   
 

Item

Weight

  
       
       
 

Labs

40%
  • Refer to "Special Requirements" for details.
  • Regular lab attendance will be taken. To get credit, you must sign attendance sheet.

  • Mandatory 1st day of class attendance.
    Failure to do so may result in being dropped from class
 

Exams

33%
  • Average of all Regular Chapter Exams
 

Final Exam

20%
  • Final Exam
  • Exams are proctored and taken on campus

Skills Exam
 7%
  • Hands-On Exam
  • Exams are proctored and taken on campus
 

Total

 

100%

  
       
 

Scale

A :
B+:
B :
 C+:

94.0 - 100 %
90.0 -  93.9%
86.0 -  89.9%
82.0 -  85.9%

C  :
D+:
D  :
F  :

78.0 -  81.0%
74.0 -  77.9%
70.0 -  73.9%
Below 69.9%

 

Requirements to Pass Course

Inorder to proceed to the next course, a student must pass both of the following requirements.

Overall Grade: Student must earn a minimum overall score of 78%.

Cisco On-line Final Exam: Student must pass the Cisco on-line final exam with a minimum score of 70%. If you do not pass the Cisco on-line final exam on the first try, you will be given one additional attempt to retake the final exam within one week of the original exam date. If you achieve a passing score for the Cisco on-line final exam using the second attempt AND meet "Overall Grade" requirement, you will receive an overall grade of "C" and can move to the next course.

Note that if the second attempt for the Cisco online final exam was necessary, you cannot receive an overall grade greater than a "C" for the course even if your new Cisco On-line Final Exam score would qualify for a higher overall grade.

 

Tentative Schedule CCNA1 V3.0
Week
Chapter
Week 1
 Introduction
Week 2
 Chapter 1: Living in a Network-centric world
 Chapter 2: Communicating over the Network
Week 3
 Chapter 3: Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
Chapter 4: OSI Transport Layer
Week 4
 Chapter 5: OSI Network Layer
Chapter 6:  Addressing the Network – IPv4
Week 5
 Chapter 7: OSI Data Link Layer
Chapter 8: OSI Physical Layer
Week 6
 Chapter 9: Ethernet
Chapter 10: Planning and Cabling Your Networks
Week 7
 Chapter 11: Configuring and Testing Your Network
Week 8
 Final

 

Course
Policies:

Withdraw:
 
  • If you stop attending class, you must WITHDRAW at the registrar’s office or you will receive an “F” for the class.

 
   
 

Academic Misconduct:
 
  • Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of “F” in the course and further action may be taken.
  General
 
  • Some variation of the course content outlined in this syllabus may vary based upon time constraints and progress during the semester.

  • Course will be subject to Department Policies