NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Firewall and Network Security
Course prefix, number, and section number: ITSY2301
Semester/Year of course: Fall 2022-2023 (1st 8 weeks)
Semester start and end dates: 22 Aug-15 Oct 2022
Modality (Face to face/Synchronous or Asynchronous online/Hybrid): Asynchronous online
Class meeting location, days, and times: Online
Lab meeting location, days, and times: All labs are done online (cloud-based)
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: Identify elements of firewall design, types of security threats and responses to security attacks. Use Best Practices to design, implement, and monitor a network security plan. Examine security incident postmortem reporting and ongoing network security activities. 32 lecture hours + 32 laboratory hours.
Course prerequisites: ITSY1342, ITSY1442
Required course materials: uCertify Cybersecurity Essentials (Cybersec-ess) / ISBN: 978-1-644591-03-1
Name of instructor: Zebedee King
Office location: Room 201, Flower Mound Campus
Telephone number: 214-598-3519
E-mail address: zking@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: Monday-Thursday 10:00 AM-4:00 PM (online); Always accessible via email.
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: Reading assignments, demonstrations, videos, cloud-based labs, quizzes and a final exam
Final grade scale: 100
Late work policy: Each week an assignment is late will result in 10 points being taken off the submitted work. If an assignment is 5 weeks late, no credit will be given for that assignment.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy:
Attendance Policy: Attendance is based on participation in the class, so you are expected to actively participate in the assignments and the graded discussion forums on a weekly basis. I also expect you to check your email every day on M-F for any additional content. Exams are not allowed to be turned in late (exam integrity). Discussion questions are only allowed opened during the week in which they are due.
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: September 23
Student Learning Outcomes: At the conclusion of the course a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate system security skills through firewall implementation and testing
- Use system tools, practices, and relevant technologies to implement a security plan
- Evaluate practices, tools, and technologies to identify security breaches, sources of attacks, and protect mission critical systems
- Establish an appropriate level of security based on an analysis of security logs
- Use relevant tools to secure a network, respond to and follow up on various types of attacks.
Core Objectives:
- Explain the fundamental concepts of network security.
- Recognize the impact that malicious exploits and attacks have on network security.
- Describe common network topologies and infrastructures, and incorporate them into a secure network design.
- Describe the fundamental functions performed by firewalls, common firewall technologies, and the elements of firewall implementation and configuration.
- Follow the implementation of a firewall.
- Describe the fundamental functions of virtual private networks (VPNs), common VPN technologies, and the elements of VPN implementation and management.
- Follow the implementation of a VPN.
- Identify firewall and network security management best practices.
- Evaluate regulations and emerging network security technologies.
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: Manuel Trevino, Jr.
Office location: 1400 North Corinth St., Suite 102, Room 110, Corinth, TX 76208
Telephone number: 940-498-6480
E-mail address: mtrevino@nctc.edu
Name of Instructional Dean: Debbie Huffman
Office location: 1525 W. California St. Gainesville, TX 76240
Telephone number: (940) 668-3357
E-mail address: dhuffman@nctc.edu
Student Services Addendum Fall 2022-2023
Office of Students with Disabilities Addendum Fall 2022-2023