CNT 7210 - CCNA Bootcamp Cert Prep
Instructor: John Gonder
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Course Description
This accelerated bootcamp course covers preparation for the CCNP—Cisco Certified Networking Professional exams. All Cisco certification exam objectives are covered conceptually, practically, and specifically as they relate to the exams. Effective troubleshooting and Cisco-recommended methods and nomenclature are reviewed and practiced. Topics include: EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP Optimizing routing. IP multicast, IPv6, VLANs, Spanning Tree, InterVLAN routing, Layer 3 redundancy, Wireless LANs, VoIP in-campus networks, Campus network security, Frame-mode MPLS, IPsec, Cisco device hardening, Cisco IOS® threat defenses, Cisco VoIP, QoS and AutoQoS, Wireless scalability. This course can be used to prepare for one or more of the following CCNP exams: 642-892 Composite BSCI BCMSN, 642-901 BSCI, 642-812 BCMSN, 642-825 ISCW, 642-845 ONT. Strongly recommended: Computer Networking Technology 62B, current CCNA certificationthe equivalent industry experience.
To take this class, you must have daily access to a computer with an Internet connection and experience using a web browser. You will also need to utilize your college Zonemail account. Learn more about Zonemail.
Check the college catalog for CSU/UC transferability and to see if this course meets AA/AS degree requirements.
The instructor may drop students who miss the first meeting of a course. The first meeting of online or hybrid Distance Education courses is the first day of the class as specified in the class schedule listing. For these courses, instructors may drop students who do not log into their Blackboard course and/or complete indicated activities by the third day of classes.
This class begins June 14 and ends July 23.
CCNA labs: You will have sim software, as well as real Cisco routers
and switches on remote-access pods 24/7, and drop-in lab time in the
LPC lab, if you have the gas to spare. No required book - recommended
books will be discussed the first week - or view the book list.
On-Campus Meetings
There are no required on-campus meetings for this class. You can attend an OPTIONAL, on-campus orientation to Online Learning on June 10 from 6:30-8 p.m. It will be in room 2420 on campus. A virtual session will be offered on the Internet on June 15 from 5:30-7 p.m. Learn more about these orientations, which are NOT course-specific.
Succeeding in an Online Course
Students who succeed in online courses tend to be independent, self-motivated learners with good computer skills. If you are a procrastinator who relies heavily on the instructor for motivation, can't use a computer too well, have taken less than 21 units of college credit in your lifetime, and/or have a grade-point-average under 2.0, you should probably consider enrolling in a face-to-face course instead.
Also, don't enroll in this class if you believe the myth that learning online requires less effort than learning face-to-face. This course covers the same content and has similar activities as the face-to-face version of the course; only the method of delivery changes.
LPC offers a tutorial called "Succeeding in an online course" that will not only tell you if you are a good fit for online learning, but it also offers many strategies -- among other pertinent information -- that will help you succeed online. Please complete the tutorial.
Blackboard
This course will use the Blackboard course management system as its virtual classroom. To learn how to log in to Blackboard, go to the Blackboard Login Procedures page. Once you enroll, you will not be able to log in until the first day of class.
