Lecture: 2 hours/week
Seminar: 2 hours/week
Lecture, seminar, demonstration, and hands-on exercises
- Introduction to virtualization technologies
- Server virtualization and desktop virtualization
- Virtual machines installation and configuration
- Introduction to networking fundamentals and layering structure
- Transmission media and structured cabling
- Ethernet and Wireless LAN
- Networking devices: Switches and Routers
- TCP/IP suite: IP addressing and subnet planning, TCP/UDP and their applications
- Link layer and application layer protocols: ARP, ICMP, DHCP, FTP, etc.
- Basics of routing protocols
- Basic configuration of routers and switches
- Testing and troubleshooting options for networks
- Virtual LANs
- Enterprise network design
Upon completion of this course, the successful student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the basics of virtualization and its benefits
- Analyze different virtualization technologies
- Perform server and desktop virtualization configuration and administration
- Discuss current network standards and topologies
- Apply different devices and services to support communications across networks
- Analyze the layering structure of networking protocols
- Apply wired and wireless technologies in local area networks
- Demonstrate the applications of the internet protocol suite and the related protocols
- Perform both physical and logical designs for enterprise networks
- Configure network services on computer systems
- Use programs such as ping and tracert for testing network connectivity
- Configure routers and switches for an enterprise local area network
- Use a packet capturing tool for network analysis and program debugging
Evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
Assignments/labs 15-30%
Quiz(zes)* 10-25%
Midterm Examination* 25-40%
Final Examination* 25-40%
Total 100%
*** In order to pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).
Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with College policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.
Beasley, J.S. and Nilkaew, P, Networking Essentials, Latest ed., Pearson.
or
other textbook approved by the CSIS department.
Pre-Calculus 11 (C or better) or Foundations of Math 11 (C or better) or MATU 0410 (C or better) or approved substitute OR currently active in:
PDD Emerging Technology
PBD Computer and Information Systems