Networking Class

Instructor: Mrs. Vlachakis 

*Syllabus Subject to Change*

 Semester 3
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 Week by Week

1

1

1 - Review of Semesters 1 and 2 

2

1

1 - Review of Semesters 1 and 2; Start Threaded Case Study (TCS)

3

2

2 - LAN Switching

4

2

2 - LAN Switching; TCS

5

3

3 - VLANs

6

3

3 - VLANs; TCS

7

4

4 - LAN Design; TCS

8

4

4 - LAN Design; TCS

9

4

4 - LAN Design; TCS

10

5

5 - Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP)

11

5

5 - Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (IGRP); TCS

12

6

6 - Access Control Lists (ACLs); TCS

13

6

6 - Access Control Lists (ACLs); TCS

14

6

6 - Access Control Lists (ACLs); TCS

15

7

7 - Novell IPX; TCS

16

8

8 - Network Management; TCS

17

Review for Finals; Complete Semester 3 TCS part of Electronic Portfolio

18

Online, Oral, and Skills-Based Final Exams

Benchmark Questions and Skills
 

WEEK

CHAPTER

BENCHMARKS

1

1

Can all students describe in detail the OSI layers?  Can all students differentiate between various LAN technologies, especially the varieties of Ethernet?  Can all students work through a class B IP address planning example, on their own, without notes or a calculator?

2

1

Can all students explain the process of routing?  Can all students demonstrate an understanding of the TCS Overview?  Can all students create simple HTML files?

3

2

Can all students explain half-duplex and full-duplex Ethernet?  Can all students explain the basic operation of a switch?  Can all students explain segmentation of networks by bridges, switches, and routers?

4

2

Can all students briefly describe VLANs and STP?  Can all students perform simple hardware setup and software configuration of a switch?  Have all student teams been formed and begun organizing their files and workflow for the TCS?

5

3

Can all students explain the theory and benefits of VLANs?

6

3

Can all students configure basic VLANs on a VLAN-capable switch?  Have all student teams begun their first draft of the site wiring diagrams?

7

4

Can all students explain Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 network design?

8

4

Have all student teams made preliminary Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 LAN Design Choices?  Has each team presented its proposed District IP addressing Scheme?

9

4

Have all students created physical topologies,  site wiring diagrams, and logical topologies?  Have all students completed the majority of the Chapter 4 TCS tasks, including the LAN Electronics and Media Lists?

10

5

Can all students explain the operation and metrics of IGRP?

11

5

Can all students migrate a router from RIP to IGRP and completely configure IGRP using appropriate IOS commands?  Have students added IGRP to their TCS Design?

12

6

Can all students explain standard access lists?  Can all students configure ACLs on a router for a variety of common  permit/deny situations?

13

6

Call students explain extended access lists?  Can all students configure extended ACLs on a router for a variety of common permit/deny situations?

14

6

Can all students configure an ACL for controlling Internet traffic?  Have all students added ACLs to their TCS Design?

15

7

Can all students address a network using IPX?  Can all students configure and monitor basic IPX operations on a router?  Have all students added IPX to their TCS Design?

16

8

Can all students explain some basic practices of network management?

17

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Are all student ready to take their Online, Oral, and Skills-Based Final Exams?  Have all students completed the Semester 3 part of their TCS Design in electronic form?

18

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Online, Oral, and Skill-Based Exams?