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Michael L'Estrange
Computer
Information Science |
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CISN 140: Cisco Networking Academy (CCNA)tm:
Note:
I usually teach all my courses in person, and I had hoped that the college would go back to in person classes this Fall semester. Since this did not happen, I shall be building the online portions of this course as we go along through the semester.
This syllabus is subject to change, and all change will probably only be reflected in the online course management system.
Lectures will be scheduled and live streamed; however, attendance is not mandatory, and students will have the option to view the recorded lecture later. Students are responsible for all information or announcements presented during lecture.
Students who do not access the online course management site during the first 7 days of the course will be dropped having never attended the course.
Students may be dropped if the student does not access the online course management site at least once every 7 days during the semester.
Networking Fundamentals
| Instructor: |
Michael L'Estrange |
| Instructor Email: |
lestram@arc.losrios.edu |
| Instructor Web Page: |
http://ic.arc.losrios.edu/~lestram |
| Instructor Phone: |
(916)-484-8147 |
| Instructor Office: |
AARC main campus, Comp-MathCmplx 405 Online |
| Office hours: |
Mon 5-6pm (May be in Comp-MathCmplx 411)
Tues 2:20pm-3:20pm, 4:30pm-5:30pm
Wed 5-6pm (May be in Comp-MathCmplx 411)
Thurs 4:30pm-5:30pm
Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs 5:00pm-6:00pm, Online - Zoom
Tues, Thurs 9:30pm-10:00pm, Online - email
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| Course Code #: |
10554
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| Class Location: |
Comp-MathCmplx 407 Online |
| Meeting Times: |
Mon&Weds, 6pm-10:00pm |
| Semester: |
Fall 2020 |
| Term: |
Fall 2020 | First 8 weeks | Aug 22, 2020 - Oct 14, 2020
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| First meeting: |
26 August 2020 |
| Final Examination: |
15 October 2019 Online |
| Prerequisite: |
None. |
| Advisory: |
CISC 310 (Introduction to Computer Information Science), 320 (Operating Systems), or 350 (Introduction to Data Communications) |
| Accepted for credit: |
None. |
| Hours: |
54 hours lecture, 18 hours laboratory, 108 hours out-of-class work, for a total of 180 student learning hours. |
| Units: |
3 |
Course Description
This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions,
components, and models of the Internet and other computer
networks. It surveys data communication protocols, standards,
hardware and software components and basic networking concepts.
Topics include the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP
models, IP addressing and subnetting, routing concepts, LAN media,
Ethernet, and network configuration, troubleshooting and analysis.
This is the first course in preparation for Cisco CCNA
certification examination. ARC is a certified Cisco Networking
Academy and all courses are taught by Cisco Certified Academy
Instructors (CCAI).
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will
be able to:
- explain the importance of data networks and the Internet in
supporting business communications and everyday activities.
- explain how communication works in data networks and the
Internet.
- recognize the devices and services that are used to support
communications across an Internetwork.
- use network protocol models to explain the layers of
communications in data networks.
- describe the importance of addressing and naming schemes at
various layers of data networks.
- describe the protocols and services provided by the
application layer in the OSI and TCP/IP models and describe how
this layer operates in various networks.
- analyze the operations and features of transport layer
protocols and services.
- analyze the operations and feature of network layer protocols
and services and explain the fundamental concepts of routing.
- design, calculate, and apply subnet masks and addresses to
fulfill given requirements.
- describe the operation of protocols at the OSI data link layer
and explain how they support communications.
- explain the role of physical layer protocols and services in
supporting communications across data networks.
- explain fundamental Ethernet concepts such as media, services,
and operation.
- employ basic cabling and network designs to connect devices in
accordance with stated objectives.
- build a simple Ethernet network using routers and switches.
- use Cisco command-line interface (CLI) commands to perform
basic router and switch configuration and verification.
- analyze the operations and features of common application
layer protocols such as Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP),
Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), Telnet, and File
Transfer Protocol (FTP).
- utilize common network utilities to verify small network
operations and analyze data traffic.
Textbook and Supplies
This course uses digital materials that can be obtained free of charge to the student.
There is no required text book in the traditional sense, however the following books are recommended:
Introduction to Networks v6 Companion Guide
Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Press, © 2016,
ISBN 13: 9781587133602
Introduction to Networks v6 Labs & Study Guide
Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Press, © 2016,
ISBN 13: 9781587133619
Required:
- All students are required to maintain a Los Rios Gmail account.
- All students are required to maintain a Cisco Netacad.com learning managment system shell account.
- All students are required to maintain a NetLab+ shell account.
Presentation of Class Materials:
Course information will be introduced by means of lecture, classroom
demonstrations and labs. Students may be given assignments to
be completed both in class as well as on their own time. Lab
work with a Windows PC will be required, and can be completed on
campus.
Course Policies:
This class will adhere to as closely as possible all ARC and Los
Rios guidelines set forth in the catalog and/or the schedule of
classes.
A document of general course policies for all my classes can be
found on the instructor's web site.
Special Note on Cheating
Independent Work Policy: Labs, Projects, Task, Assignments and Exams
are designed to measure the progress of individual
students. Collaborative work in groups of two or more is
prohibited unless the instructions specifically state otherwise.
A student must not copy another student’s work or import work from
another student. Do not allow another student to copy your
work. Your work must be independent - Failure to work independently
will result in all violators’ grades being reduced to zero for that
lab, project, task, assignment or exam. Second offence of this
policy will be referred to the Area Dean for administrative action.
Online Testing Privilege: Participation in online examinations
is a privilege. When a student submits a lab, project, task,
assignment, or exam that appears to violate the independent work
policy the instructor retains the right to revoke the online exam
privilege and direct the student to the American River College
Computer Science Lab for on-site testing.
Online Discussions\Communications
During the semester you may be required to participate in online
discussions or forums. The purpose of these discussions is to
stimulate your thinking about the material covered in the course.
Points will be given based upon your level of participation in a
discussion. Students must provide their own ideas, reactions,
opinions, or answers related to the discussion topic or question
or to the responses provided by other students. The more
thoughtful and detailed the student's responses, the grater number
of points he or she will earn. Abusive remarks or attacks against
others will not be tolerated and will result in lost points.
Online discussions must be completed by the assigned date. No
make-ups of discussions will be allowed.
Many of the online learning web site provide internal communications facilities. The instructor does not monitor these, and if you are harrassed by another student, cotact the instructor immediately. Additionally, use the instructor's college email address to contact him.
Special note on contacting the instructor
The preferred method of contact is email.
The instructor is an offline resource, and he will probably not
return any messages over the weekend or college vacation days.
Whenever sending an email, use the format specified in the online
orientation page.
Emails that are undecipherable will be ignored. Use standard English
in all messages sent to the instructor.
Emails that do not contain a question may not be replied to. A
question should be denoted with a question mark, i.e.?!
Messages with long or complex questions may take time to answer, as
in several days.
The instructor will not open emails or attachments he cannot
identify, i.e. use your ARC Los Rios email account.
No student emails are deleted.
Special instructions for emailing your instructor
The instructor uses the lestram@arc.losrios.edu email addres.
The instructor does not monitor, access, or respond to any othe communication facilites found within learning managment systems.
DO NOT use the address lestram@apps.losrios.edu to contact the instructor.
The instructor rarely, if never, accesses communication recived within various learning managment systems.
All emails sent to the instructor should contain the following in the subject line: Course number, your name, and the subject.
Here is an outstanding example:
Subject: CISN 141 | L'Estrange | Summer class add number request
In order to properly and promptly answer emails, your instructor must be able to identify you and what class you are enrolled in. Your instructor teaches many different courses each semester, and sometimes a student may submit a question that will have different answers depending on the course, i.e. How to do things in Linux and Microsoft Windows will have very different answers.
You are required to change the subject line if you change the subject contents of an email.
Your instructor is NOT a double-click resource available 24/7. I shall not be answering emails on weekends. If you send a lengthy email not containing a single question mark, or any punctuation at all, I may never answer your email. If your email question requires research on my part, it may take 2-4 days to get to it. It would not be unusual for the email you sent on a Friday evening to not be answered until the next Wednesday.
A document of general course policies for all my classes can be found
on the instructor's web site.
Labs/Lab hours/Assistance:
Almost all CIS classes require labs for labwork or homework. It is the student's
responsibility to complete labs. Students may complete lab
assignments in B&CS area computer lab, Comp-MathCmplx 412, or at another ARC
computer lab facility if allowed.
Lab assignments must be completed by the assigned date. Under no
circumstances will network, system, hardware, or any other problems
of such nature be considered an excuse for turning in late work.
Students may utilize lab time and assistance on campus in the B&CS
area computer lab Comp-MathCmplx 412. Check with the B&CS area lab personnel
for lab hours and availability. Lab assistance is not
tutoring. Tutoring is available on campus; contact the instructor
directly regarding tutoring. Please have your book with you when
seeking help from tutors or lab personnel.
Accommodations
It is critical that every student be provided an environment which
is conducive to learning. Please contact the professor if you have
any physical or learning disability or other need which might
require a special accommodation.
VM hypervisor software / MS Windows / Linux
Completion of the exercises and projects required for this class
probabely requires access to a computer loaded with a specific version of the Windows Operating
System or another type of operating system. To complete lab assignments, students may use the ARC B&CS
Area Computer Lab, Comp-MathCmplx 412. It is not necessary to purchase a new
copy of Windows to use on your own home computer. However,
Students may find using a product such as VMware workstation player or
the free Virtual Box will allow them to complete assignments
without damaging their home computer. Feel free to ask the
instructor more about VM hypervisor software.
Attendance Policy
Attendance will be monitored.
Attendance Requirements: ARC attendance policy: "A student may be
dropped from any class when that student's absences exceed (6%) of
the total hours of class time." For Online and Hybrid courses the
submission of weekly assignments and communications with the
instructor will be used as the measurement of attendance.
Students that fail to submit assignments (or any communication,
e.g., email or voice mail) for one week will probably be dropped
from the class.
Once a student has been dropped form the class (for whatever
reason), he or she will not be reinstated.
Drops: Students unable to complete the course are responsible for
notifying the Records Office of their withdrawal. Failure to
formally drop the course will result in a final grade of 'F'.
If you have extenuating circumstances which prevent you from
participating in the class or submitting your assignments, CONTACT THE PROFESSOR IMMEDIATELY!
Course Lesson Plan / Schedule of Topics
This below schedule is an example only; Refer to the online course management system for all assignment and due dates after the first day of class.
The schedule of topics, chapters to be covered, and assignments due
each week shall be listed in the online learning managment system. Students may certainly read
ahead, but completion of assignments early may not be allowed or
even be possible. Changes to the details of this course schedule
will not be reflected on this web page. For online classes, please
refer to the LMS, for all current updates.
For in person classes, the instructor will make announcements during
lecture.
| CISN 140 Course Lesson Plan |
| Date |
Topics |
Assignment |
Monday,
August 26 |
- Introduction to Cisco
- Certifications
- ARC Los Rios email
- Set up of Cisco NetSpace student accounts
- Introduction to Cisco Net Space academy site
- Purchase books
- Computer Basics
- Binary
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- Setup of Hard Disks
- Access ARC email
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Wednesday,
August 28 |
- Exploring the Network
- Introduction to Networking
- Globally Connected
- LANs, WANs, and the Internet
- The Network as a Platform
- The Changing Network Environment
- Purpose of OSI
- TCP/IP model
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 1
- Read Book Chapter 1
- Lab Chapter 1
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Monday,
September 2
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Labor Day, campus closed
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Labor Day, campus closed
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Wednesday,
September 4
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- Configuring a Network Operating System
- IOS Bootcamp
- Getting Basic
- Address Schemes
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- Read Online Curriculum 2
- Read Book Chapter 2
- Lab Chapter 2
- Chapter 1 exam
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Monday,
September 9
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- Network Protocols and Communication
- Rules of Communication
- Network Protocols and Standards
- Moving Data in the Network
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 3
- Read Book Chapter 3
- Lab Chapter 3
- Chapter 2 exam
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Wednesday,
September 11
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- Network Access
- Physical Layer Protocols
- Network Media
- Data Link Layer Protocols
- Media Access Control
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- Read Online Curriculum 4
- Read Book Chapter 4
- Lab Chapter 4
- Chapter 3 exam
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Monday,
September 16
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- Ethernet Protocol
- Address Resolution Protocol
- LAN Switches
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- Read Online
Curriculum Chapter 5
- Read Book Chapter 5
- Lab Chapter 5
- Chapter 4 exam
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Wednesday,
September 18 |
- Network Layer Protocols
- Routing
- Routers
- Configuring a Cisco Router
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 6
- Read Book Chapter 6
- Lab Chapter 6
- Chapter 5 exam
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Monday,
September 23
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- Transport Layer Protocols
- TCP and UDP
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- Read Online Curriculum 7
- Read Book Chapter 7
- Lab Chapter 7
- Chapter 6 exam
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Wednesday,
September 25
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- IP Addressing
- IPv4 Network Addresses
- IPv6 Network Addresses
- Connectivity Verification
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 8
- Read Book Chapter 8
- Lab Chapter 8
- Chapter 7 exam
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Monday,
September 30 |
- Subnetting IP Networks
- Subnetting an IPv4 Network
- Addressing Schemes
- Design Considerations for IPv6
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 9
- Read Book Chapter 9
- Lab Chapter 9
- Chapter 8 exam
- Chapter 6 PT Practice Skills Assessment
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Wednesday,
October 2
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- Application Layer Protocols
- Well-Known Application Layer Protocols and Service
- The Message Heard Around the World
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 10
- Read Book Chapter 10
- Lab Chapter 10
- Chapter 9 exam
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Monday,
October 7
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- It's a Network
- Create and Grow
- Keeping the Network Safe
- Basic Network Performance
- Managing IOS Configuration Files
- Integrated Routing Services
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- Read Online Curriculum Chapter 11
- Read Book Chapter 11
- Lab Chapter 11
- Chapter 10 exam
- Pretest exam
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Wednesday, October 9
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- Chapter 11 exam
- All Online Curriculum Finished
- All Book Chapters Finished
- All Labs Completed
- Practice Final exam
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Monday, October 14
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- Final Review
- Review of OSI Model
- Review of LAN technologies, topologies, hardware, and
protocols
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- Lab Practical/Skills Review Exam
- Packet Tracker Skills
Based Assessment (SBA)
- Turn in Lab Manual
- Course Feedback Due
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| Wednesday, October 16 |
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- Final Exam
- NO Assignments accepted after the final
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After the start of class, use only the schedule in the learning
management system. Current Homework/Projects/Lab Assignments and
Discussion assignments and due dates will be specified in the
learning management system.
Documents turned-in:
When turning in work in hard copy or electronic form, please
include a header on the top of the page with the following
information:
Your Name Assignment #
CISN 140 Page # of #
Also, when contacting the instructor via email, be sure to include
the class number in the subject line, i.e. CISN 140.
Evaluation and Grading
The grade in this course will be determined by student
performance in each of the following areas, and weighted as
described in the following charts.
| Grade Assessment Weighting |
Chapter Exams
11 @ 15 points each |
(165 points) 33% |
| Labs / Lab book |
(125 points) 25% |
Chapter 6 PT Practice Skills Assessment
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(30 points) 6% |
| Lab Practical/Skills Exam |
(75 points) 15% |
| Pretest Exam / Practice Final Examination |
(30 points) 6% |
| Final Examination |
(75 points) 15% |
| Grade Assignment by Total Points |
| Points Obtained |
Total % |
Grade
Assigned |
| 451+ |
90% |
A |
| 401+ |
80% |
B |
| 351+ |
70% |
C |
| 301+ |
60% |
D |
| less than 300 |
below 60% |
F |
Extra Credit Work
There will be no extra credit work given in this class. Your grade
is based solely upon the
regularly assigned work in the class: attendance,
participation, lab assignments, projects, quizzes, and examinations.
Grades Available Online
Grades will never be sent out by
email.
Most grades for individual assignments will be available during
the semester through the learning management system used for the
class.
At the end of the semester, final grades will only be accessible
through the ARC eServices system.
Be aware that the instructor does not have complete control over the total grade section of the gradebook in Canvas LMS, and unfortunately your total reported in Canvas might not be an up-to-date or accurate reflection of your current grade in the course.
Late Adds
Students who add the course after the first day are still responsible for content missed in lectures and other material or media. The instructor will not repeat a lecture for students who add late.
If the due date has passed for an assignment or exam, and the student missed the assignment because the student had not yet added the course, the student will not be allowed to make up the assignment, and the student will start the course will a score of zero on the missed assignment or exams. If a late student does not agree with this policy, then the student should wait to take the course the following semester.
Policy on Late Work and Make-up Exams
Note for online exams: The Canvas online learning management system allows for due dates on assignment or exams. Unfortunately, the system will report an exam or assignment as 'not activated' after the due date has passed and the student can no longer take the exam.
No late work will be accepted.
No make up quizzes or exams will be given.
NO Assignments accepted after the final
Caveat
The professor reserves the right to change any of the details of
this course syllabus or the course schedule with a minimum of
advance notice.
Passing the Course
- Students must take the Final exam to pass.
- Students must pass the Final exam with a D grade or better.
- Students must take the Final exam on the scheduled date and
time of the Final. (You have 8 weeks to clear you schedule -
make it so.)
Last Updated: 24 August 2020