CCNA Stage 1: Networking Basics

CISCO Networking Academy

UTS Faculty of Information Technology
UTS Cisco Networking Academy

AUTUMN semester 2009 Dates: Every Saturday 14/2/09 to 28/3/09

SPRING semester 2008 Dates: Every Saturday 26/7/08 to 6/9/08
Times: 9.00am - 4.00pm
Duration: 42 hours (6 hours x 7 weeks)
Fees: $1200.00
Venue: City campus - Building 10

UTS:IT Short Courses is pleased to announce that the July 2007 CCNA courses will utilize the next generation of the popular CCNA curriculum, CCNA Exploration. It has been designed to address a changing marketplace and respond to input from administrators, instructors, and participants . The CCNA Exploration materials provide participants with up-to-date, exciting material that reflects the Cisco Networking Academy's increased focus on providing to participants the skills necessary to pursue and/or advance their IT networking careers in a competitive global marketplace.

Expressions and Enrolment

If you are interested in this course, please submit an Expression of Interest form to register your interest. Please note if you wish to enroll into this short course, you must also submit an Application Form [PDF 114k] to pay for and secure a place. Submission of an application form is confirmation of your intent to enroll and terms and conditions will apply.

Page Index
Who should attend
Prerequisites
Course Objectives
Course Outline

Who Should Attend

The target audience for this course includes:

  • People who wish to enter the networking industry
  • Network practitioners who wish to prepare to gain Cisco industry certification
  • People who wish to gain entry into our postgraduate courses
  • Networking practitioners who wish to update their skill set
  • Information technology users who wish to advance and have acknowledged their interest in networking

Prerequisites

None

Course Objectives

On successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

  • Understand with the OSI seven layer reference model for communication and the TCP/IP protocol stack
  • Be familiar with network equipment and techniques
  • Understand physical (MAC) and logical (IP) addressing, and some network routing techniques
  • Be familiar with some TCP/IP protocols
  • Be familiar with a range of upper layer issues, and their relationship with the other layers
  • Be aware of a range of Physical/Data Link/Network Layer problems
  • Appreciate the troubleshooting process and be able to do simple fault finding
  • Be able to establish a small LAN as part of a campus network

Course Outline

This first course provides a sound grounding in networking , emphasising the Physical, Data Link and Network Layers of the OSI Model. It emphasises the problems of providing a physical local area network, introduces a range of data communications equipment, and addresses the problems of message delivery through a network. A range of upper layer topics are also introduced.

Topics Covered

  • Computing Basics
  • OSI Model
  • Local Area Networks
  • IP Addressing including Subnet Masks
  • Networking Device Basics (Hubs, Switches, Bridges, Routers)
  • Basic Network Design
  • Structured Cabling Project

Assessment

This course use material from the Cisco Academy Program and so will also prepare participants for Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) assessment. This stage will be assessed via online examinations and timed practical examinations.

Text

No set text but there are many books dealing with Cisco materials including those published by CiscoPress.

Staff Resume

Dr Elaine Lawrence is a full time member of academic staff.

For more information contact Dr Elaine Lawrence