1. ICT Principles – Networking wbl version, Yarnfield Module introduction

2. ITN  ICT Principles - Networking  Linked to CCNA Network Fundamentals and Routing Protocols and Concepts  Incorporates the CNAP online material as a reference guide  … and gives you the opportunity to progress towards the CCNA Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) qualification

3. Staff  Ivailo Chakarov- Module leader/tutor/Cisco Academy Director  ichak1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk ichak1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk

4. Module content Network fundamentalsRouting concepts and protocols Living in a network centric worldIntroduction to routing and packet forwarding Communicating over the networkStatic routing Application layer functionality and protocols Introduction to dynamic routing protocols OSI transport layerDistance vector routing protocols OSI network layerRip version 1 Addressing the network IPv4VLSM and CIDR Data link layerRIP version 2 OSI physical layerThe routing table a closer look EthernetEIGRP Planning and cabling networksLink state routing protocols Configuring and testing your networkOSPF

5. Module assessment  The assessment for this module is based on three parts weighted as detailed below:  Skills test (30%)  Case Study (40%)  Log book (30%)  Grades for all parts deliver the grade for this module  To pass the module you need to get an average of 40% overall and you must score a minimum of 40% for each independent assessment  The two skills tests and case study also count towards the Network Fundamentals and Routing Protocols and Concepts

6. Module assessment  Skills test  Completion of a skills test which will be based on content from both Networking Fundamentals and Routing Protocols and Concepts  (1 hour and 30 minutes Duration)  This assessment is closed book  This skills test is an individual exercise  Case Study  Completion of a case study in the form of a report  Log book  Consists of 12 questions  To be completed parallel with the module delivery

7. Cisco certification  All of the work which you have done for the module counts towards the Cisco training part of the course  You need to pass a number of online chapter tests  Network Fundamentals = 11 Chapter Tests  Routing Protocols and Concepts = 11 Chapter Tests  Online final exams  Complete the course feedback  To graduate the Cisco training you must:  score >= 70% on the online final exam  score >= 40% on the skills exam  have an overall score >= 70% on the weighted percentage

8. Tutorials  You will be given specific tutorials to work through  These will help you to understand the material from the lecture and put it into practical use  The tutorials are taken from the official Cisco tutorial books  There are too many to do in class, so specific ones have been selected for you  The tutorials all work towards the skills assessment so completing these exercises is important  You should also complete as many activities via Packet Tracer as possible

9. Effective learning  The lectures give you the framework  The tutorials let you put that framework into practice  In order to pass the module you need the theoretical knowledge AND practical skills  Time is short on the module so please ensure that you attend ALL lectures and tutorials  You will need to read the Cisco online material outside class hours  You will be looking to spend about 8.5 hours per week of your own time working on the module outside the taught sessions (that’s about 1.2 hours per day)

10. Questions... ...are there any?