TELE78959
Routing and Switching Essentials
Sheridan
 
  I: Administrative Information   II: Course Details   III: Topical Outline(s)  Printable Version
 

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Section I: Administrative Information
  Total hours: 70.0
Credit Value: 0.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2018
Prerequisites: TELE78220
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Cisco Certified Network Associ
Program Coordinator(s): N/A
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20180904_01
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes:
This course is offered in-class and online.
This course is offered through Cisco Network Academy. The in-class course is the 2nd of 4 courses in the Cisco CCNA Routing and Switching curriculum. The course includes activities using Packet Tracer, hands-on lab work, and a wide array of assessment types and tools. Students must achieve at least a 75%. The online course is a Centennial College course that is offered through Sheridan FCAPS. Students who register for the course through Sheridan will receive credit from Sheridan College only. Access to the course materials will be through OntarioLearn.com.

 
 
Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Routing and Switching Essentials covers the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. This is the second and final course that will prepare you to for the Cisco® Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam or the second of four if you want to take the Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching certification.

Program Context

 
Cisco Certified Network Associ Program Coordinator(s): N/A
This is the final course that will prepare you for the Cisco® Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT) exam or the second of four that will prepare you for the Cisco® Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching exam.


Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

  Critical Performance:
N/A
 
Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

  1. Describe basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches
  2. Describe the purpose, nature, and operations of a router, routing tables, and the route lookup process
  3. Describe how VLANs create logically separate networks and how routing occurs between them
  4. Describe dynamic routing protocols, distance vector routing protocols, and link-state routing protocols
  5. Configure and troubleshoot static routing and default routing (RIP and RIPng)
  6. Configure and troubleshoot an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) network
  7. Configure and troubleshoot access control lists (ACLs) for IPv4 and IPv6 networks
  8. Configure and troubleshoot Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IPv4 and IPv6 networks
  9. Configure and troubleshoot Network Address Translation (NAT) operations

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

 Evaluation Plan: ONLINE
 Assignments30.0%
 Chapter Tests30.0%
 Skills Test20.0%
 Theory Test20.0%
Total100.0%



Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS
 Cisco Network Academy final grade100.0%
Total100.0%

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:


 

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar

  • Not Eligible for PLAR

 
 
Section III: Topical Outline
Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Print Instruction Mode Professor Applicable Student Group(s)
In-Class N/A Continuing education students who wish to take the CCENT or CCNA exam with Cisco in order to pursue their certification, or those wanting to learn the fundamentals of networking while using Cisco equipment.
Online N/A Online Students

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Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.


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