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CISN 11 - Telecommunications
                Networking  (4 units)
This course helps the student prepare for the Cisco CCNA 1st year certification.   This course is also part of the core for the CNASM (Computer Network Administration and Security Management) A.S. Degree.

Fundamental concepts and design topics include:
  • network standards
  • TCP/IP
  • The OSI Model
  • network protocols
  • local area networks (LANs)
  • wide area networks (WANs)
  • network security
  • network vulnerabilities
  • hardware architecture
  • remote connectivity
  • troubleshooting
  • transmission media
  • maintaining / upgrading networks
  • intrusion detection
  • Network Operating Systems
        (Microsoft Windows, Novell NetWare, and UNIX)
(54 hours lecture,  54 hours lab     Degree Applicable, CSU)
Advisory Prerequisite:   CISB 11 - Computer Information Systems
                                         and (  CISB 15 - Microcomputer Applications   or  COMP 12 )

Sample Course Syllabi:

Course Measurable Objectives:

  1. Describe the fundamental concepts, terminology and characteristics of data communications.
  2. Demonstrate the comprehension of computer networking and develop fundamental under- standing of local area networks, wide area networks(PSTN, ISDN, xDSL, CABLE, T-CARRIERS, FDDI, X.25, ATM, SONET), topologies, trans- mission media, network security, routing, TCI/ IP, and other network protocols.
  3. Describe and distinguish advantages and disadvantages of transmission media .
  4. Assess, design and configure network communication systems.
  5. Evaluate network security and management.
  6. Identify the use of major communications hardware and software.

Course Level Student Learning Outcomes:


Students completing CISN 11 - Telecommunications Networking will be able to:
  1. identify five security strategies that can protect a network from a security breach.
  2. identify four types of common transmission media and be able to describe the basic characteristics of each.
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