Course Title: Design, configure maintain and scale a routed network

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: COSC5888

Course Title: Design, configure maintain and scale a routed network

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6068 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Science

Course Contact: Rudy Drew

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4931

Course Contact Email: rudy.drew@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Students must have a current CCNA certification OR have successfully completed the four CCNA semesters of the Cisco Networking Academy Program.

Course Description

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to implement an advanced routed
Internetwork using a hierarchal design that allows for network expansion.
Students will be enrolled into the Cisco Networking Academy Program and use its extensive online curriculum resources with web based content, online assessment, student performance tracking, hands-on labs and preparation for industry standard certifications. This course will be delivered using the Academy’s CCNP1 curriculum.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

VBP030 Design, configure maintain and scale a routed network

Element:

Complete and document implementation of routed network

Performance Criteria:

Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam

Element:

Design, implement and maintain a routed network

Performance Criteria:

Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam

Element:

Plan for design of a routed network

Performance Criteria:

Successfully pass a Skills Test and an online theory exam


Learning Outcomes


Complete and document implementation of routed network
Design, implement and maintain a routed network
Plan for design of a routed network


Details of Learning Activities

Lectures, lab work with Cisco routers and switches, labs with router simulators (Packet Tracer), online resources include extensive reading material,quizzes and elabs


Teaching Schedule

CCNP1 Teaching Schedule

Week 1 EIGRP
Week 2 EIGRP
Week 3 OSPF
Week 4 OSPF
Week 5 DHCP, NAT
Week 6 Route Optimization
Week 7 Route Optimization,CCNP1 pre skills labs
Week 8 BGP,CCNP1 pre skills labs
Week 9 BGP,CCNP1 pre skills labs
Week 10 CCNP1 pre skills labs
Week 11 IPv6,CCNP1 Skills Test practice
Week 12 CCNP1 Case Study
week 13 Skills Test, exam revision
week 14 exam revision
week 15 CCNP1 theory exam
Week 16 Finish CCNP1 Case Study


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References

URL for the Cisco Networking Academy: http://cisco.netacad.net


Other Resources

Cisco Learning Network https://learningnetwork.cisco.com


Overview of Assessment

The student must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a particular competency to be deemed competent.
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including online or written tests, a Skills Test which covers skills acquired in lab activities and a final online theory exam.


Assessment Tasks

Every second week : a Cisco Networking Academy module exam

Week 13 CCNP1 Skills Test (lab based)

Week 15 CCNP1 final theory exam (online)
Assessment Weightings:
Chapter tests 20%
Skills Test 60% ((Students must pass the Skills Test)
Final exam 20% (Students must pass final exam i.e. achieve 50% or higher)


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

This course prepares students for the 642-902 Cisco certification exam.

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