I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Network+

2. Course Prefix & Number:
COMP 1126

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 4

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

This course will provide individuals with the necessary skills to design and implement functional networks. Upon completion, students will be able to build, configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices and infrastructure; utilize devices such as endpoints, switches, routers, and firewalls to segment network traffic and create resilient networks; and troubleshoot and identify the benefits and drawbacks of existing network configurations while maintaining cabling, network security, standards, and protocols. Career Preparation: The studies in this course will help students prepare for careers in fields such as Network administrator, Network field technician, Junior network administrator, IT consultant, Network field engineer, Computer technician, Help desk technician, System engineer, Network support specialist and Network analyst.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:

Century College, Mahtomedi MN

• ITT 1031 Network Fundamentals, 3 cr

St. Paul College, St. Paul MN

• CSCI 1440 Networking Fundamentals, 4 cr

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Military Experience
• Written
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Computer Information Technology, AAS|
Computer IT Security & Networking, AAS
Computer Information Technology, Diploma
Computer IT Networking & Security, Diploma
Computer CompTIA IT Core, Certificate

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Understand, troubleshoot and determine the best course of actions to perform the necessary tasks to install and maintain a network in a business setting.
Utilize appropriate technology	Use computers, current OSs and networking utilities and hardware to configure, diagnose, troubleshoot, and install network components using current microcomputer hardware and OSs.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Design and implement functional networks;
• Configure, manage, and maintain essential network devices;
• Use devices such as switches and routers to segment network traffic and create resilient networks;
• Explain the network troubleshooting methodology and appropriate tools to support connectivity and performance;
• Identify benefits and drawbacks of existing network configurations;
• Implement network security, standards and protocols;
• Troubleshoot network problems;
• Support the creation of virtualized networks;
• Explain the purpose of a variety of networking concepts and implement them appropriately;
• Determine and explain the appropriate cabling, device and storage technologies;
• Use best practices to manage the network, determine policies and ensure business continuity; and
• Summarize physical security and common attacks while securing the wired and wireless network.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Networking Concepts
• Ports and protocols
• Devices, applications, protocols, and services at their appropriate OSI layers
• Concepts and characteristics of routing and switching
• Configure the appropriate IP addressing components
• Characteristics of network topologies, types, and technologies
• Wireless technologies and configurations
• Cloud concepts and their purposes
• Network services
2. Infrastructure
• Cabling
• Advanced networking devices
• Virtualization and network storage technologies
• WAN technologies
3.  Network Operations
•  Network Documentation and Diagrams
• Business continuity
• Disaster recovery concepts
• Common scanning, monitoring and patching processes use remote access methods
• Policies and best practices
4. Network Security
• Physical security devices
• Authentication and access controls
• Wireless networks
• Networking attacks
• Network device hardening
• Mitigation techniques and their purposes
5. Network Troubleshooting and Tools
• Network troubleshooting methodology
• Secure wireless networks
• Wireless connectivity and performance issues
• Common network service issues