This is a full semester 16 week iin class training course in Networking . The objectives of this course are to provide an understanding of the basic core concepts of Networking as well as help students prepare for and pass a related Comptia certification exam in Networking +. The course concentrates on the latest Comptia Certification objectives. There are no pre-requisites to the course. It is intended to be an overview and hence an excellent starting point for any student who is possibly interested in networking, or plans on further studies in any network related courses such as Microsoft MCITP, CSCO, or Security Plus.

The course will use the college's software "Angel" to provide practice exams, bonus exams and the core exams (Midterm and Final). In addition, Video presentations on network concepts will be linked to "Angel" and available to all students. Videos will help student in understanding network theory and concepts. When practicle, students will also have an opportunity to work on some basic networking configurations as part of classroom hands on exercises. These exercises are normally done in Virtual machines using Server 2003 and Server 2008 along with a client operating system such as XP or Vista. Hence, students will get an opportunity to hone their skills working with all these operating systems. A special session will be instructed on IPv4 and IPv6 addressing and subnetting concepts. It is important that students grasp these concepts, hence instructor time is allocated to teaching and understanding these important network addressing techniques.

You can learn more about how the course is conducted, requirements etc, by viewing the link "Meet Instructor". Other links which will provide you with further information about the course such as a sample training video, a syllabus, (to be published soon) book requirements and contact information are located on this web page as well. . Feel free to contact the instructor should you require further information about this course.