Information Technology: Network Design and Administration

Course Substitute : BTM 111 - Business Applications I or Previous computer experience and MS Office

Introduces computers and information systems, including hardware, software, data organization, data communications, systems development, the constantly changing roles of Information Technology (IT) professionals, and the evolving role of computers in society.

Credit range: 3-5
Total required work experience credits for CIS 197: 3

Integrates educational studies with supervised work/internship experience. Provides individualized opportunities to apply computer information systems knowledge and skills in the workplace. Includes developing work experience learning outcomes and monitoring achievement through self-evaluation and faculty and supervisor evaluations.

Provides the background necessary to understand network technologies. The course serves as a general introduction for students who need a foundation in current networking technology for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the Internet.

Covers the installation and configuration of a managed enterprise client operating system on stand-alone clients/computers that are part of a workgroup, domain, or cloud infrastructure. Includes configuration and implementation skills for creating a client for a LAN/WAN server structure using a directory based network. IaC (Infrastructure as Code) from the client perspective is introduced.

Covers how to: install managed enterprise-class servers in a LAN\WAN\Cloud configuration; implement a directory service to provide single sign-on; use a console to monitor systems; administer account, group, and enterprise policies; script common tasks; and study network protocols and services. Explores hypervisors, routing and remote access, DHCP, DNS, and business continuity.

Focuses on administering enterprise class servers. Investigates IaC (Infrastructure as Code). Students learn to deploy advanced directory services, explore enterprise server tools using PowerShell & Python, and develop a foundation in the use & manipulation of enterprise systems operation applications. Specific attention is given to Authentication, Authorization, and Access to enterprise/Cloud objects.

Analyze and construct a networked application environment. Examine network path availability, fault tolerance, and cost in homogenous and diverse environments on many scales. Evaluate tool selection for best-of-breed and monolithic system environments. Perform maintenance, deployment, and auditing using PowerShell and Python.

Provides a basic understanding of hardware components in personal and portable computers/peripherals and how software interacts with the hardware. Provides hands-on experience installing/configuring components, recognizing problems, logically analyzing symptoms, and developing step-by-step troubleshooting procedures that may be applied to new and unexpected situations.

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An intermediate level course, covering the organization of Unix-based hardware components, and the Unix operating system software and tools the Unix host administrator uses to control access, tune the system, and account for system resources used. Unix tools network scheduler, security, remote access and performance monitoring will be covered. Networking aspects of Unix and the Internet will be examined.

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Continuation of IT 241. Covers safety, networking, network protocols, LANs, WANs, Ethernet, LAN switching, router IOS, TCP/IP addressing, router configuration, dynamic routing, static routing and the network administrator's role and function. Emphasis on techniques to solve networking problems.

Third of three courses designed to expand knowledge and previously learned networking skills. Introduces and extends the configuration ability of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Layer 3 Switching, and Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP). Covers Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Wide Area Networks (WANs), & network troubleshooting. Includes Point-to-Point Protocols (PPP) & frame relay design, configuration, & maintenance.

Introduces securing resources on computing infrastructure or computing as a service. A survey of concepts, techniques, tools and processes to minimize attack surfaces, harden exposed access, create business continuity and repair or recover from attacks. Multiple operating systems, platforms and networks structures will be examined. CompTIA's S+ will be a guiding framework for class work.

This capstone course will investigate managing and maintaining enterprise applications in a highly integrated computing environment. Students will examine LAN and WAN server applications implementing a user environment from a case study. The focus will be on the user experience as server application access crosses the enterprise LAN/WAN security boundaries. A small business scenario will be the foundation for this survey of software tools and applications.