CIS 175 - Introduction to Networks (CCNA I)

Description
This course introduces OSI and TCP/IP models, Ethernet concepts and operation, TCP and UDP protocols and ports, network design using IPv4 and IPv6 subnets, router and switch configuration, and other computer networks. Using simulated networking situations from the real world, students build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement IP addressing schemes.

This is the first of three classes that prepares students for the Cisco CCNA exam.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS

Last Revision Date Effective: 2018-2019
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

Configure switches and end devices to provide access to local and remote network resources.
Explain how physical and data link layer protocols support the operation of Ethernet in a switched network.
Configure routers to enable end-to-end connectivity between remote devices.
Create IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes and verify network connectivity between devices.
Explain how the upper layers of the OSI model support network applications.
Configure a small network with security best practices.
Troubleshoot connectivity in a small network.
Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue.
Identify the best solution to a problem or issue.

Approved for Online Delivery?: Yes

Course Outline:
I. Networking Today

II. Basic Switch and End Device Configuration

III. Protocols and Models

IV. Physical Layer

V. Number Systems

VI. Data Link Layer

VII. Ethernet Switching

VIII. Network Layer

IX. Address Resolution

X. Basic Router Configuration

XI. IPv4 Addressing

XII. IPv6 Addressing

XIII. ICMP

XIV. Transport Layer

XV. Application Layer

XVI. Network Security Fundamentals

XVII. Build a Small Network

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician (CCENT)

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 30-60%

Applied work: 10-40%

Facilitated discussion: 0-10%

Group work: 0-10%

Mandatory Course Components:
Lab activities, chapter quizzes, exams

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: IRW 98, IRW 99
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: None

General Room Request: CISCO Lab

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
CyberSecurity, Certificate, Network Administration, A.A.A.S.,
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
People Soft Course ID Number: 104624
Course CIP Code: 11.9999

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: Kent Career Technical Center