NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: CCNA1 : Introduction to Networking
Course prefix, number, and section number: ITCC1414.490
Semester/Year of course: FA 1st 8 Weeks 2024
Semester start and end dates: Aug 26 – Oct 20, 2024
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Hybrid
Class meeting location, days, and times: Monday/Wednesday 1-3:30pm WebEx
Lab meeting location, days, and times: Tuesday/Thursday 1-3:30 COR255
Semester credit hours: 4
Course description: This course covers networking architecture, structure, security, and functions; introduces the principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations to provide a foundation for the curriculum..
Course prerequisites: None
Required course materials:
CISCO Network Academy (www.netacad.com )
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Name of instructor: Doug Akins
Office location: Corinth
Telephone number: 940-498-6261
E-mail address: dakins@nctc.edu (preferred)
Office hours for students: Online via WebEx, Mon/Wed 10-12:30
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
# of Graded Course Elements Graded Course Elements Percentage Values
6 Module Exams 20%
Packet Tracer Labs 10%
Class Participation (Lab / WebEx) 20%
1 Skills Exam 40%
1 Final Exam 10%
Final grade scale:
A 90% - 100% D 60% - 69%
B 80% - 89% F 0 – 59%
C 70% - 79%
Late work policy:
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, academic falsification, intellectual property dishonesty, academic dishonesty facilitation and collusion. Faculty members may document and bring charges against a student who is engaged in or is suspected to be engaged in academic dishonesty. See Student Handbook, “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct”.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken from discussion forum participation. Students must make a post in the discussion forum to be log as present for the week. If no discussion forum is included in the weekly module, completion of the chapter quiz will be used for attendance verification.
Withdrawal Policy
A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is Sept 30, 2024
Student Learning Outcomes: At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
LO1 Configure a small network using basic security
LO2 Perform basic configuration on routers and switches
LO3 Implement IP addressing schemes
COLLEGE POLICIES
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Students are expected to follow all rules and regulations found in the Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT
NCTC will adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the Office for Students with Disabilities to arrange appropriate accommodations. See the OSD Syllabus Addendum.
AI STATEMENT
Absent a clear statement from a course instructor, use of or consultation with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) or other similar technologies shall be treated analogously to assistance from another person, agency, or entity. In particular, using generative AI tools to substantially complete an assignment or exam is not permitted. Students should acknowledge the use of generative AI (other than incidental use) and default to disclosing such assistance when in doubt.
When students use generative AI to replace the rigorous demands of personal engagement with their coursework, it runs counter to the educational mission of the college and undermines the heart of education itself. Artificial Intelligence, large language models, and other such technologies hold promise for deploying knowledge in service to others and accelerating the discovery of new knowledge. However, such technology poses new challenges to pedagogy and to integrity. Within the context of the teaching mission of the college and consistent with the Student Code of Conduct, the authority to define the appropriate use, study, and deployment of these technologies rests with the faculty.
Individual course instructors, in coordination with their divisions, set policies regulating the use of generative AI tools in their courses, including allowing or disallowing some or all uses of such tools. Course instructors will set such policies in their course syllabi and clearly communicate such policies to students. Students who are unsure of policies regarding generative AI tools are encouraged to ask their instructors for clarification.
Use of ChatGPT (or other similar tools that generate text) is allowed in this class for specific assignments only. When use of the tool is allowed, it will be explicitly noted in the assignment directions. If you utilize ChatGPT for any part of the assignment (from idea generation to text creation to text editing), you must properly cite the source.
STUDENT SERVICES
NCTC provides a multitude of services and resources to support students. See the Student Services Syllabus Addendum for a listing of those departments and links to their sites.
QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, or COMPLAINTS
The student should contact the instructor to deal with any questions, concerns, or complaints specific to the class. If the student and faculty are not able to resolve the issue, the student may contact the chair or coordinator of the division. If the student remains unsatisfied, the student may proceed to contact the instructional dean.
Name of Chair/Coordinator: Rebekah Sanchez
Office location: Corinth
Telephone number: 940-498-6480
E-mail address: rsanchez@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: Gainesville
Telephone number: 940-668-7731
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu