Network Design and Administration
Spring 2018
Spokane Community College
- 1810 North Greene Street
- Spokane, WA 99217-5399
- https://scc.spokane.edu/
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Books | $900 |
Program Description
The Network Design and Administration program prepares students as local- and wide-area network administrators. Successful completion of the program provides students with the essential skills of network administration including network design, implementation, maintenance, optimization, and troubleshooting, utilizing a variety of network operating systems, and hardware platforms and protocols. These include but are not limited to Microsoft, Cisco and UNIX. Upon completion, students have covered objectives leading toward professional certification. Effective oral and written communications are emphasized throughout the program.Degree Prerequisites/Requirements:
- Completion of BT 101 Keyboarding or keyboarding challenge through testing center
- CIS 110 or permission of Department Chair
Program Learning Outcomes
- Install and configure servers, workstations, routers, switches, network cabling and wireless devices.
- Show knowledge of network topologies, protocols and technologies.
- Analyze and troubleshoot a network and its peripherals.
- Perform administrative tasks on a network.
- Establish communications between similar and dissimilar networking systems.
- Monitor network performance.
- Show a strong working knowledge of network security policies and procedures.
- Develop research skills and techniques.