NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

 Course title: CCNA 4: CCNA CERTIFICATION AND SECURITY

Course prefix, number, and section number: ITCC2370.481

Semester/Year of course: SP 2nd  8 Weeks 2025

Semester start and end dates: March 24 – May 16, 2025

Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Face to Face / Synchronous Online

Class meeting location, days, and times:  Tues/Thurs 1pm – 3:30pm Cor255 / Mon/Wed 1-2:30pm WebEx

Lab meeting location, days, and times:

Semester credit hours: 3

Course description: Prepare students who have completed the CCNA v7 courses for the Nationally
Recognized 200-301 CCNA Exam with additional focused instruction on security skills
in a Cisco environment. This course is serves as the Capstone for the Cisco Basic and
Cisco Systems Certificates.

Course prerequisites: CCNA3

 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

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

1                                                          Practice Certification Exam                  20%

                                                            Classroom Labs                                      20%

1                                                          Acronym Test                                         20%

1                                                          Skills Test                                                20%

1                                                          Final Project                                           20%

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 April 31, 2025

Student Learning Outcomes: At the successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

LO1      Review for the 200-301 CCNA Exam

LO2      Demonstrate skills assessed on the 200-301 CCNA Exam through practice exams

LO3      Demonstrate hands-on security skills by implementing a secure VPN with routers,
switches and firewalls, and identifying threats and solutions.

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.

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: 940-668-7731

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