ARC logo Michael L'Estrange
Computer Information Science

CISN 141: Cisco Networking Academy (CCNA)tm: Routing Protocols and Concepts

Cisco Networking Academy

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.

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: ARC 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
Course Code #: 10552
Class Location: Comp-MathCmplx 407 Online
Meeting Times: Mon&Weds, 6pm-10:00pm
Semester: Fall 2020
Term: Fall 2020 | Second Eight Weeks | Oct 15, 2020 - Dec 11, 2020
First meeting: 21 October 2019
Final Examination: Wednesday, 11 December 2019 6pm-10:10pm Online
Prerequisite: CISN 140
Advisory: None.
Accepted for credit: None.
Hours: 4 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 describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routing protocols. Topics include configuring, verifying, and troubleshooting Routing Information Protocol (RIP) version 1 and 2, Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocols. Basic router configuration and troubleshooting, networking theory, and IP addressing are also covered. This is the second 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:


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:


text book

Routing and Switching Essentials Companion Guide
Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Press, © 2016,
ISBN-13: 9781587134289

text book

Routing and Switching Essentials Labs & Study Guide
Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco Press, © 2016,
ISBN-13: 9781587134265

Required:

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 141 Cisco Course Lesson Plan
Date Topics Assignment
Monday, October 21
  • Syllabus Overview
  • Logging on to ARC Lab PC student accounts
  • Proper logout of ARC PCs
  • Using ARC student email
  • Use of removable HDs
  • Review of OSI Model
  • Introduction to Switched Networks
  • LAN Design
  • The Switched Environment
  • Access ARC email
  • Log into Cisco NetSpace web site
  • Set up of Removable HD
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 1
  • Read Book Chapter 1
  • Lab 1
Wednesday,
October 23
  • Basic Switch Configuration
  • Switch Security: Management and Implementation
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 2
  • Read Book Chapter 2
  • Lab 2
  • Module 1 Exam
Monday,
October 28
  • Implementing VLAN Security
  • VLAN Segmentation
  • VLAN Implementation
  • VLAN Security and Design
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 3
  • Read Book Chapter 3
  • Lab 3
  • Module 2 Exam
Wednesday,
October 30
  • Routing Concepts
  • Initial Configuration of a Router
  • Routing Decisions
  • Routing Operation
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 4
  • Read Book Chapter 4
  • Lab 4
  • Module 3
Monday,
November 4
  • Inter-VLAN Routing Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Inter-VLAN Routing
  • Layer 3 Switching
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 5
  • Read Book Chapter 5
  • Lab 5
  • Module 4 Exam
  • Chapter 2 Practice Skills Assessment - PT
Wednesday,
November 6
  • Static Routing Implementation
  • Configure Static and Default Routes
  • Review of CIDR and VLSM
  • Configure Summary and Floating Static Routes
  • Troubleshoot Static and Default Route Issues
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 6
  • Read Book Chapter 6
  • Lab 6
  • Module 5 Exam
Monday,
November 11
  • College Holiday, Veterans Day
  • College Holiday, Veterans Day
Wednesday,
November 13
  • Dynamic Routing Protocols
  • Distance Vector Dynamic Routing
  • RIP and RIPng Routing
  • Link-State Dynamic Routing
  • The Routing Table
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 7
  • Read Book Chapter 7
  • Lab 7
  • Module 6 Exam
Monday,
November 18
  • Single Area OSPF
  • Characteristics of OSPF
  • Configuring Single-area OSPFv2
  • Configure Single-area OSPFv3
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 8
  • Read Book Chapter 8
  • Lab 8
  • Module 7 Exam
Wednesday,
November 20
  • Access Control Lists
  • IP ACL Operation
  • Standard IPv4 ACLs
  • Extended IPv4 ACLs
  • Contextual Unit: Debug with ACLs
  • Troubleshoot ACLs
  • Contextual Unit: IPv6 ACLs
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 9
  • Read Book Chapter 9
  • Lab 9
  • Module 8 Exam
  • Chapter 6 Practice Skills Assessment - PT
Monday,
November 25
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v4
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol v6
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 10
  • Read Book Chapter 10
  • Lab 10
  • Module 9 Exam
  • College Holiday, Thanks Giving, Thursday-Sunday
Wednesday,
November 27
  • Network Address Translation for IPv4
  • NAT Operation
  • Configuring NAT
  • Troubleshooting NAT
  • Read Online Curriculum Chapter 11
  • Read Book Chapter 11
  • Lab 11
  • Module 10 Exam
  • College Holiday, Thanks Giving, Thursday-Sunday
Monday,
December 2
  • Linux Introduction
  • Module 11 Exam
  • Pretest Exam
  • NB_ITN Practice Skills Assessment -PT
  • Lab Practical/Skills Exam
Wednesday,
December 4
  • Catch-up
  • Practice Final exam
  • RSE Practice Skills Assessment - PT
  • Lab Practical/Skills Exam
Monday,
December 9
  • Review for Final
  • Course Feedback
  • CCENT (ICND1) Practice certification Exam
  • Lab Practical/Skills Exam
Wednesday,
December 11
  • Final Exam
  • Final Exam
  • Lab Practical/Skills Exam
  • No assignments accepted after the final

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 141 Page # of #

Also, when contacting the instructor via email, be sure to include the class number in the subject line, i.e. CISN 141.

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 @ 10 points each		 (110 points) 22%
Labs
11 @ about 11.3 points each
 (125 points) 25%
Chapter 2 Practice Skills Assesment - PT
Chapter 6 Practice Skills Assesment - PT		 (25 points) 5%
NB_ITN PRactice Skils Assesment -PT
RSE PRactice Skills Assesment - PT
CCENT (ICND1) Practice certification Exam		 (75 points) 15%
Lab Practical/Skills Exam (70 points) 14%
Pretest Exam / Practice Final Examination (25 points) 5%
Final Examination (70 points) 14%
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

Last Updated: 24 August 2020