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 I. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is the second of four Cisco Network Academy curriculum semester courses.

Welcome to the Cisco Networking Academy program! This is the second of four courses designed to provide classroom and laboratory experience in current and emerging networking technology, and to help prepare for certification as a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA). This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routed protocols.   Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot the primary routing protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF and EIGRP.   By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize and correct common routing issues and problems.  Each chapter walks the student through a basic procedural lab, and then presents basic configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting labs.   Packet Tracer (PT) activities reinforce new concepts, and allow students to model and analyze routing processes that may be difficult to visualize or understand.

II. ADVISORY PREREQUISITE
CIS 120, CIS 190, CIS 201, A+ Certification, or one year industry experience.

III. COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

This curriculum provides students with the skills needed to succeed in networking-related degree programs and helps them to prepare for the CCNA certification.   It also helps students develop the skills necessary to fulfill the job responsibilities of network technicians, network administrators, and network engineers.   It provides a theoretically-rich, hands-on introduction to networking and the internet.

By the end of the course, students will achieve the following objectives:

• Describe the purpose, nature, and operations of a router
• Explain the critical role routers play in enabling communications across multiple networks
• Describe the purpose and nature of routing tables
• Descirbe how a router determines a path and switches packets
• Explain the route lookup process and determine the path packets will take in the network
• Configure and verify basic router operation for a newly installed router
• Describe the purpose and procedure for configuring static routes
• Configure and verify static and default routing
• Describe the role of dynamic routing protocols and place these protocols in the context of modern network design
• Describe how metrics are used by routing protocols and identify the metric types used by dynamic routing protocols
• Identify the characteristics of distance vector routing protocols
• Describe the network discovery process of distance vector routing protocols  using Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Compare and contrast classful and classless IP addressing
• Describe classful and classless routing behaviors in routed networks
• Design and implement a classless IP addressing scheme for a given network
• Describe the main features and operations of the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
• Use advanced configuration commands with routers implementing EIGRP and OSPF
• Describe the basic features and concepts of link-state routing protocols
• Describe the purpose, nature, and operations of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol
• Configure and verify basic RIPv1, RIPv2, single area OSPF, and EIGRP operations in a small routed network
• Use router show and debug commands to troubleshoot common errors that occur in small routed networks
• Pass the Cisco Networking Academy CCNA 2 Final and skills-based exams.
• Pass the CCNA skills based exam.
• Maintain an Engineering Journal.
• Complete all assigned labs.

IV. TEXT, MATERIALS AND ONLINE WEBSITE

Cisco Network Academy Website: http://cisco.netacad.net
Instructor's Website: http://www.cuyamaca.net/cis/cisco

Recommended Texts (not required)

Routing Protocols and Concepts course:

Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide
ISBN-10: 1-58713-206-0
ISBN-13: 9781587132063
Publication Date: October 2007  

Materials

    Removable media (thumb drive, floppy)

    A sectioned three-ring binder with paper for note taking

    RJ-45 connectors for making cables 

V. COURSE SPECIFICS
 

Attendance
The Self-paced open entry-open exit program requires students to complete a minimum of 80 classroom hours to meet academic standards.  Self-paced education places additional responsibility on the student for success. Irregular attendance and lack of participation are key factors in determining poor student performance.   The greater the amount of time and effort applied by the student, the greater the opportunity for success, rapid advancement of knowledge, and advancement through the program. Students will be expected to manage their attendance with the goal of completing at least one Cisco Semester during a Cuyamaca College Semester.  Higher goals of completion are very possible and will be supported.  If you have questions about recommended progress rates, please ask the instructor for guidance.

Dropping the Class
It is your responsibility to withdraw from class. All students who are enrolled at the end of the course must be given a letter grade. Students who stop attending and do not officially withdraw will be receive an F. See the "IMPORTANT DATES" section below for drop deadlines. A "W" cannot be awarded after the "Last day to drop CIS 201" deadline.

Assignments
Assignments for the class are divided into the following groups:

Reading Assignments
The material for this course is available on the Web. The reading assignments should be completed before the beginning of class. Most students will spend and average of ten hours per week reading the material. Some chapters may take more than one reading to understand. Students are responsible for all terms and concepts in the chapters covered.

On-Line Module Exams
All exams are administered online, and enabled only after the topic has been completed. There are eleven (11) online module exams and a comprehensive final exam.  Please refer to the schedule below.

Labs
The hands-on labs are an important part of the Academy. Students may work together in small groups. Content for the skills-based final will be directly drawn from lab assignments, worksheets, and other course material -- so understanding lab assignments is an important part of passing the course.  You are encouraged to complete as many additional labs as you wish as well as working all of the interactive labs found in the curriculum.

Skills-Based Final, On-Line Student Survey, & On-Line Final Exam
A skills-based final and an on-line final exam will be administered the end of the course. The final exam will be comprehensive and all students must pass the final and the skills-based final to pass the course, and be eligible for CCNA3. All labs, on-line chapter tests, case study and the skills-based final must be completed before you may take the final exam. Cisco requires that the Cisco's CCNA 1 on-line survey before receiving a grade in the course.   Incomplete grades are not allowed.

Supervised Tutoring - To support your efforts to succeed in this class, I refer you to Supervised Tutoring services (CIS 198).  All Supervised Tutoring sections are FREE to you. You need only enroll to receive services—no units or grades are given.  Signing up for supervised tutoring allows you to use labs outside of your class times. 

Cisco Academy Job Site - http://cc.netacad.net/home.do

This course adheres to the policies outlined in the Cuyamaca College catalogue.  For further information, see Academic Policies stated in the catalogue.

Final course grades will be computed as follows:

*Must pass in order to continue to CCNA 3

Final course grades will be assigned as follows:

INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES

• Classroom
• Laboratory
• Personal computer for each student
• Appropriate course software

Grades will be assigned as follows:

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IMPORTANT DATES

Please refer to the appropriate official  Cuyamaca College document to insure compliance with any College deadline.