Cisco CCNA Semester 3,
Course: CIS 203, Section: 0548

Semester 3 Syllabus

I. Course Description

This course introduces and extends the student’s knowledge and practical experience with the Design, Configuration, and Maintenance of network addressing using Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) Principles; network routing using Interior Gateway Protocols;  Switching Concepts; Spanning Tree Protocol (STP);  Virtual Local-Area Networks (VLANs), and VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP). The concepts covered will enable the student to develop practical experience in skills related to Network Addressing, Configuring LANs and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGP), and network troubleshooting. This course will cover the Cisco Network Academy curriculum Semesters 3.  This course is designed to be hands-on and students will be expected to know the basics of Cisco’s IOS.

II. ADVISORY Prerequisite

Cisco Academy’s Semester I and Semester II on-line curriculum.

III. Course Goals  

By the end of the course each student will:

·         Master Basic Content: Practical application review of content learned during Semester 1 and Semester 2. Introduction and experience with Variable Length Subnet Masking, RIP v1 and v2 , Single Area OSPF, EIGRP, Local Area Network (LAN)design, Switching Concepts, Switch Configuration, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANS), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

·         Master Lab Skills: Increasingly sophisticated router configuration (Classless Routing, RIPv2, Single Area OSPF, EIGRP ); switch configuration; network troubleshooting skills

·         Master People Skills: working in teams

By the end of the course, students will demonstrate their understanding of networking by completing the following tasks:

        1.             Pass the Cisco Semester III Final Exam.
        2.             Pass the Cisco Semester III Skills Based Exam
        3.             Complete the Case Study
        4.             Complete the Cisco labs
        5.             Maintain an Engineering Journal

iv. OBJECTIVES 

• Review Semester I & II; Explain, in detail, data communications in routed, TCP/IP, Ethernet Internetworks.  Build, configure, and troubleshoot an Ethernet, TCP/IP LAN, which includes hosts, hubs, routers, switches, and all necessary cabling.
   
• Define Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM).  Divide a major network into subnets of different sizes using VLSM and route aggregation and summarization.   Configure a router using VLSM.
   
• Identify the key features of RIP v1, RIP v2 , single-area OSPF, and EIGRP. Configure a router using each of these interior gateway protocols.
   
• Explain the details of LAN switching and compare and contrast segmentation with bridges, switches, and routers.  Build simple LANs involving switches and access the switch.
   
• Explain why VLANs are used and how they are achieved by switches.  Configure switches to create VLANs.
   
• Describe the key elements of a redundant networking topology and the role of Spanning Tree in a redundant-path switched network. Identify the key elements of spanning tree operation, the process for root bridge election, and the order of spanning-tree states.
   
• Explain the origins and functions of VLAN trunking  and how trunking enables the implementation of VLANs in a large network . Define VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), the three VTP modes, the VTP protocols IEEE 802.1Q and Cisco ISL.  Configure and verify a VLAN trunk , VTP on an IOS-based switch, and inter-VLAN routing using subinterfaces on a router port.

V. Text and Materials
      
   Course content for this class is available online so no textbook is required.  The
   recommendations below can be used by  students as an additional source for
   acquiring course content information,

  Recommended Text Options

     Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing CCNA 3 Companion Guide
          (Cisco Networking Academy Program) (Companion Guide) (Hardcover)
           by Wayne Lewis,(June 2006) Cisco Press, ISBN 1587131706

     Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 3 and 4 Lab Companion, Cisco Press,
           Paperback, 3rd edition, ISBN 1587131145

     Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 3 and 4 Companion Guide, 
          Cisco Press, Hardcover, 3rd edition, Published June 2003, 1040 pages,
          ISBN 1587131137
    
      CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 5th Edition (640-801),
           by Todd Lammle, Sybex. ISBN: 0782143911

      CCNA Official Exam Certification Library (Exam #640-801), 2nd edition (Hardcover)
          by Wendell Odom, Cisco Press  ISBN: 1587201690

      CCNA ICND Exam Certification Guide (CCNA Self Study , Exam 640-811,
          640-801) Fourth Edition, by Wendell Odom, Cisco Press ISBN: 1158720083X

Cisco Network Academy Software: On-line  http://www.cuymaca.net/cisco
         login id:   ics-c/’your Cuyamaca login id’ and password 

     Materials:  

     Recommended:
         One HD 1.44Mb 3.5” floppy disks, one 100Mb Zip disk or USB flash drive,
               Notebook or 3 ring binder.           

VI. 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.

VI. Dropping the Class

It is the STUDENT’S responsibility to complete the necessary forms to withdraw from the class. All students that are enrolled at the end of the semester must be given a grade. Students who drop but don’t officially withdraw will receive an F.

VII. Assignments

The assignments for this course can be broken in the following groups: 

1.   In-class reading/Tests: Most of the material for this course is available online at the Cisco Network Academy website. The materials should be read before the beginning of class. Students are responsible for all the terms and concepts in the modules that we cover.

2.   Labs: During the course, labs will be used to guide students through the practical application of concepts learned in the chapter content and provide an opportunity to learn skills for configuring Cisco routers and switches.

3.   Study Questions: Each Chapter will have a set of study questions to guide the student in learning key information pertinent to the current semester 3 chapter and review questions from previous chapters and semester relating to the current chapter

4.   Case Study:  The case study is designed to provide a comprehensive application of the topics covered during semester 3.  Students are required to follow a prescribed set of parameters for developing a Local Area Network and applying knowledge and skills learned during each chapter of the course.  The result of the case study is completed network design along with creating an operational network consisting of routers, switches, and computer workstations.

VIII. Evaluation & Grading

Evaluation in this course is designed to give students a maximum feedback as to their progress and to work as a tool to reinforce concepts. 

 Quizzes will be given only after a topic has been completed. The final exams will be comprehensive and all students must pass the finals to pass the course. All students must take the on-line and skills-based final exams to complete the course.

        ·         Copying and/or printing of any test will result in your being dropped from the class. 
·         Printing of the curriculum is not allowed. 
·         You must pass the skills based final to pass the class.

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. 

Grades will be assigned as follows:

  IX. Important Dates