Information Technology Networking (ITN)

Surveys data transmission systems, communication lines, data sets, network, interfacing, protocols, and modes of transmission. Emphasizes network structure and operation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Course content emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Course content also includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Teaches use of operating system utilities and multiple-level directory structures, creation of batch files, and configuration of microcomputer environments. May include a study of graphic user interfaces. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Includes specially designed instruction to give students a basic knowledge of hardware and software configurations. It includes the installation of various peripheral devices as well as basic system hardware components. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides instruction in the fundamentals of networking environments, the basics of router operations, and basic router and switch configuration. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Provides the skills and knowledge to install, operate, and troubleshoot routers and switches in small networks. Introduces students to wireless local area networks (WLANS) and network security concepts. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Centers instruction in LAN segmentation using bridges, routers, and switches. Course content includes fast Ethernet, access lists, routing protocols, spanning tree protocol, virtual LANs, and network management. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Concentrates on an introduction to Wide Area Networking (WANs). Course content includes WAN design, LAPB, Frame Relay, ISDN, HDLC, and PPP. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Focuses instruction on the installation, configuration and administration of the Linux operating system and emphasizes the use of Linux as a network client and workstation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides an introduction to UNIX operating systems. Teaches login procedures, file creation, UNIX file structure, input/output control, and the UNIX shell. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Students must be able to read and write at a college level. Focuses on the management of local area network servers. Teaches proper structuring of security systems. Explains print queues, disk management, and other local area network (LAN) issues. Presents concerns and issues for the purchase and installation of hardware and software upgrades. The course can be taught using any network operating system or a range of operating systems as a delivery tool. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Focuses on advanced storage systems, protocol, and architectures including Storage Area Networks (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS), Fibre Channel Networks, Internet Protocol SANs (IPSAN), iSCSI, and Content Addressable Storage (CAS). Lecture 3 hours per week.

Students must be able to read and write at a college level. Focuses on servicing and maintaining local area networks (LANs). Teaches network installation, network troubleshooting, installation of file servers and workstations, configuring of network boards and cables, and diagnosing common network problems. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Explores concepts and capabilities of virtual architecture with a focus on the installation, configuration, and management of a virtual infrastructure, ESX Server, and Virtual Center. Covers fundamentals of virtual network design and implementation, fundamentals of storage area networks, virtual switching, virtual system management, and engineering for high availability. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.

Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Services Focuses on cloud infrastructure, deployment, security models, and the key considerations in migrating to cloud computing. Covers the technologies and processes required to build traditional, virtualized, and cloud data center environments, including computation, storage, networking, desktop and application virtualization, business continuity, security, and management. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.

Explores the basics of network security in depth. Includes security objectives, security architecture, security models and security layers. Discusses risk management, network security policy, and security training. Discusses the five security keys: confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, and auditability. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of various methods for attacking and defending a network. Explores network security concepts from the point of view of hackers and their attack methodologies. Discusses hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), malicious code, computer crime, and industrial espionage. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of various communication protocols with a concentration on TCP/IP. Explores communication protocols from the point of view of the hacker in order to highlight protocol weaknesses. Discusses Internet architecture, routing, addressing, topology, fragmentation, and protocol analysis. Includes the use of various utilities to explore TCP/IP. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of firewalls, Web security, and e-commerce security. Explores firewall concepts, types, topology, and the firewall's relationship to the TCP/IP protocol. Explores client/server architecture, the Web server, HTML, and HTTP in relation to Web security. Discusses digital certification, 7D.509, and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction in fundamentals of malware analysis using open-source tools. Emphasizes malware detection as well as the utilization of industry standard tools to analyze malwares using both static and dynamic techniques. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of various security layers needed to protect the network. Explores network security from the point of view of the environment in which the network operates and the necessity to secure that environment in order to lower the risk to the network. Discusses physical security, personnel security, operating system security, software security and database security. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional and constitutional issues related to computer crime and privacy. Discusses rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Focuses instruction on the configuration and administration of the Linux operating system as a network server. Course content emphasizes the configuration of common network services such as routing, HTTP, DNS, DHCP, FTP, telnet, SMB, NFS, and NIS. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Prerequisite is ITN 106, ITN 107 or ITE 221. Teaches computer forensic investigation techniques for collecting computer-related evidence at the physical layer from a variety of digital media, (hard drives, compact flash and PDAs) and performing analysis at the file system layer. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Develops skills in the forensic extraction of computer evidence at a logical level using a variety of operating systems and applications (i.e. e-mail), and learn techniques for recovering data from virtual memory, temporary internet files, and intentionally hidden files. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio maximum 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.

Exploration of topical areas of interest to or needed by students. May be used also for special honors courses. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.