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Instructor
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Peter Wood, e-mail: pwood@ccsf.edu URL: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~pwood | |||||||||||
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Office
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Science 35B, Office Hrs - usually the 1/2 hour after class, or by appt. | |||||||||||
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Times
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This is a hybrid class.
It meets Online > 50% of the time. On some Satudays
we
meet in-person in Cloud 218, sometimes 9am-4pm, sometimes
9am-1pm. This is also a short-term
class.
It starts August 23 and ends on October 18. Lastly, it is an accelerated class. We cover
3 units of material in 1/2 semester. Tentative
in-person dates: see the Class Calendar |
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Text &
Materials
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The course content will be available
mostly online. There is a optinal, but highly recommended textbook
that parallels and extends the online lessons (if you
prefer to read online, then you do not need the book).
Some interactive material is only online, so you will need access both
the book and online material. CCSF will provide any additional
handouts, access to
software, tools and materials that are needed for the class. You will need to print out some lab pages from a lab manual that will be made available online in PDF format. You fill this out as we do the labs. You will also need to periodically submit reactions to labs as Word or Text documents. Optional Text (also available online a
few pages at a time): |
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Course
Description |
Lec-2,
conf-1 -PREREQUISITE: CNIT 100 or equivalent Networking, network terminology and protocols, network standards, local-area networks (LANs), wide-area networks (WANs), Open System Interconnection (OSI) models, cabling, cabling tools, routers, router programming, Ethernet, Internet Protocol (IP) addressing, network standards and personal safety. This is the first course of the Cisco Networking Academy series. |
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Methods
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This class is a Hybrid class. This means that some
of the time we meet in-person and some of the time we meet
online. There
are 11
chapters that students will be
expected
to read primarily outside of class. Class meetings will be a
combination of
lectures,
discussion, small group exercises and some hands-on practice to
solidify and
deepen the course material. During the weeks when there is
no
in-person meeting, the lecture and discussions will be online. To help us do this, we use two course management tools: Insight (running the Moodle Open Source software) and the Cisco Networking Academy website. Insight is general course management software that we will use primarily to communicate online between face-to-face meetings. (Insight can also deliver lessons, assignments, and exams online, but for us these are mostly provided by the online Cisco Curriculum.) Cisco provides a website for students in its Networking Academy. This website delivers the lessons and exams that we will use in this class. It also contains the lab manual in PDF form that you will print and use for your assignments. It does not have enough ways to communicate with students between classes. So we will use both Insight and Cisco Tools for this class. Other major tools: PacketTracer, a Cisco network simulation program, is an important learning tool for the course. And our Netlab Server (147.144.51.247) provides a way to practice with actual equipment remotely through a web interface. |
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Final Exam
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The
final exam will cover all material for the semester. It will consist of
the Cisco on-line exam and a skill-based component. There
may be also be a short oral exam. See
class
calendar for dates. |
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Grading
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Your
grade
will be based on participation & success in written & hands-on
projects as shown in a Lab Manual and Notes, Online Chapter Exams, and
success Online and Practical Final Exams. |
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Class Attendance & Other Policies |
Attendance:
Your attendance & participation in the class is
important to us but we will not take attendance each class. Your
basic participation is measured by coming to class & logging into Insight each week. There will
be one or more chapter exams
scheduled
each week. Any
student who falls behind two or more weeks without prior arrangement
may
be
dropped
by the instructor. However, under normal circumstances, we
do NOT
usually
drop students from the class rolls. It is the student’s responsibility
to file the paperwork needed to drop or withdraw from this class.
The CCSF Computer Policy Guidelines apply. Basically, be respectful in your communication with others and of the computers and special equipment you will have access to. In general, if a situation arises where you are uncertain about the ethics involved, talk to us. Online exams. The chapter exams are given online. Due to copyright issues, it is not allowed to copy the Cisco online exams in any form. The exams will provide feedback on the areas where you need improvement. You get up to 3 tries at each chapter exam. the minumum score to aim for is 80%. The online Final Exam is given in class. For the online Final Exam you need a 70% and complete an online feedback form to be able to graduate to the next class. CCSF Software Poicy:
Software
in use in the lab and printed resource materials are copyrighted with
all
rights reserved except when explicitly described as public domain.
Under
copyright laws, these items may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced
or reduced to any electronic medium, in whole or in part. Any violation
or attempt to violate copyright laws may result in disciplinary
action. Add/Drop Deadlines: This is a
short-term class. The add/drop deadlines are different than for
full
semester classes. Last day to add is 9/23/09. Last day to drop for
a refund is 9/21/09.
Last
day to drop without a W is
9/25/09. Last day to drop with a W is 10/9/09. Communication
Policies. In our online communication we need to be
respectful
of each other and follow the guidelines of Internet
Etiquette. My rule of thumb on this is to be sure to
re-read a message before you post it. Text-based communication is
so easily misunderstood, it is useful to be review how you word a
message before you post it. Ask
if you would be comfortable saying what you are writing to someone
face-to-face. In terms of amount of discussion, my
rules of thumb are: If you are someone who contributes
frequently, then after you answer some questions, please "count to 10"
before answering others. This is so that others get a chance to
participate. We all process information at different speeds
at different times. If you are someone who is normally
quiet, then please speak up and take a chance. I would like to
hear your voices too. |
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