Cisco Academy Year 2 Instructor: Shade Adeleke

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1 Cisco Academy Year 2 Instructor: Shade Adeleke *Parents, please read the following with your student and sign.* Course Description: The second year of the Cisco Networking Academy Program CCNA 5.0 curriculum consists of course 2 (Routing and Switching Essentials), Course 3 (Scaling Networks) and Course 4 (Connecting Networks). This year of the program prepares students to take the ICND1 and ICND 2 certification exams. Students passing both the ICND 1(CCENT certification) and ICND 2 will become CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) certified. These sequence of courses is an excellent pathway to the study of Computer engineering, Cybersecurity, Applied Information Systems, Information Systems or Information Technology at the university level. An articulation agreement is available with AACC for students who complete Year 1 and 2 of the program. Students could earn up to 15 credits from AACC. For more information on earning credits from AACC visit Instructional Philosophy: Each student is expected to attend class every day, arrive prepared with the required materials, participate in class activities, review materials introduced and complete all homework assignments to reinforce activities covered in class. Instruction will be delivered addressing various learning styles. Students will work with independent activities or with their peers in groups after being introduced to subject matter. The students will be assessed using multiple tools, including audiovisual, practical applications, written, and industry-standard online assessments. Students must have access to the Internet at home and must possess a personal computer because the curriculum is entirely online. Access to learning management sites like Cisco Netspace is required for this course because assignments will be given primarily using this website. Year 2 students should already have the login information. If a student has any issues with online access at home, please inform the instructor IMMEDIATELY. Instructional Environment: We will be working with very expensive and delicate equipment. Students will need to adhere to the following guidelines: Maintain a professional, cooperative, and mutually supportive environment at all times. All school system and building protocols are to be followed to the letter. Any food or drink is not permitted around the computers in the classroom. Remember, working in Information Technology (IT) involves people first; if we are to work well together, we must be an effective team. Required Fees: Students are required to take at least one certification exam (ICND1 or ICND2) at the end of the course. Fees cost $150 each for the ICND1 and ICND2 exam. Students who pass the final exams on each course with 75% on the first attempt are eligible for a 58% discount on certification exam

2 fees. Students will be required to purchase certification practice tests, the cost of the practice test will be communicated to parents as soon as it is finalized. Content Outline: The year 2 curriculum requires students to complete courses 2, 3 and 4. The curriculum is located at Year 2 students have the user name and password for the online curriculum already from year 1. The course outline for courses 2, 3 and 4 are listed below. CCNA 5.0 Course 2: Routing and Switching Essentials 1. Introduction to Switched Networks 2. Basic Switching Concepts and Configuration 3. VLANs 4. Routing Concepts 5. Inter-VLAN Routing 6. Static Routing 7. Routing Dynamically 8. Single-Area OSPF 9. Access Control Lists 10. DHCP 11. Network Address Translation for IPv4 CCNA 5.0 Course 3: Scaling Networks 1. Growing the Network 2. LAN Redundancy 3. Link Aggregation 4. Wireless 5. Adjust and Troubleshoot Single-Area OSPF 6. Multiarea OSPF 7. EIGRP 8. Adjust and Troubleshoot EIGRP 9. IOS File Management CCNA 5.0 Course 4: Connecting Networks 1. Hierarchical Network Design 2. Connecting to the WAN 3. Point-to-Point Connections 4. Frame Relay 5. Network Address Translation for IPv4 6. Broadband Solutions 7. Securing Site-to-Site Connectivity 8. Monitoring the Network 9. Troubleshoot the Network Grading Process Information 1. Grading Scale A (90-100%) - Outstanding level of achievement B (80-89%) - High level of achievement

3 C (70-79%) - Satisfactory level of achievement D (60-69%) - Low level of achievement E (50-59%) - Failure 0 If student does not attempt the work 2. Category Weights 50% - Summative Assessments (This includes Unit Tests 10%, CCENT quizzes 15%, Skills Assessment Labs 25%) 10% - Quarterly Assessment. (A cumulative assessment given at the end of each quarter) 25% - Formative Assessments (This includes classwork (15%) and homework (10%)) 15% - Work Habits (sample form provided) Technical Math Quarterly Assessment 10%, Summative Assessments 50% and Formative Assessments 40% 3. Due Dates / Late Work All assignments will have a due date. Assignments submitted after the due date will be penalized on a sliding scale basis. The last day for late work to be submitted shall be five school days from the original due date. Sliding Scale: Minus ten points each day after due date, up to a maximum of 50 points. 4. Re-teach & Re-Assess Students shall have one additional opportunity to improve their score on a qualifying assessment, activity, or assignment which demonstrates knowledge of course content, skills, and standards. To qualify, students must have completed and submitted the original assessment, activity, or assignment by the due date and must have participated in the teacher-facilitated reteaching (before, during, or after school) within five school days following the return of the original graded work. Within ten school days of receiving the returned original graded work, students must complete and submit the new assessment, activity, or assignment. The higher grade shall be the grade of record. Work eligible for re-assessment: Classwork, homework, quizzes and unit tests. Work not eligible for re-assessment: Quarterly assessments and Semester Exams. Students must meet with teacher to discuss re-teaching and re-assessment schedule. 5. Minimum Grades A minimum grade of 50% will be assigned to assignments or assessments for which the student made a good faith effort, as determined by the teacher, to meet the basic requirements. If a student does no work on an assignment or assessment, the teacher will assign a grade of zero. 6. Group Work Grades On occasion, students will be asked to work in small groups on a variety of assignments. In those cases, each student will be individually assessed and assigned a grade that reflects their own level of success in meeting the outcomes for that particular assignment. 7. Academic Integrity A student who exhibits academic dishonesty, as determined by the teacher and administrator will receive a zero on the particular assessment/assignment in question. Violations of the Academic Integrity Policy and Regulation may result in disciplinary action. Consequences for violations may vary according to the severity of the violation and shall follow the progressive interventions and discipline as outlined in the Student Code of Conduct.

4 8. Credits Earned Students will earn 3 Computer/Networking Technology Credits and 1 Technical Math Credit for taking the year 2 course. 9. Proficiency Credits Students will be eligible for up to 15 proficiency credits from AACC if they successfully complete all four courses with a minimum of C on the Networking Academy gradebook for each course. Please note that the grading scale on the Networking Academy gradebook is not exactly the same as that of AACPS. (See attached proficiency credit requirements) 10. Promotion In order to continue with this program, students are required to maintain a C average every semester and pass the final exams for each course with at least 75%. Assessment Information There will be at least one grade per week in each assessment category (formative and summative) for course content, skills, and mastery in addition to homework. Homework assignments will be graded and recorded as part of a student s grade. Students are required to complete all homework assignments in a timely manner. Work habits will be graded 2 times per marking period. Assignments will NOT be accepted if it is more than 5 school days past the due date. Parent Notification Information 1. Communication a. Phone calls (I can be reached at ) b. (my address is fadeleke@aacps.org) This is the preferred way to contact me. c. Parent/Teacher conferences can be scheduled by contacting the guidance counselor d. Grades can be accessed online through ParentConnect 2. To allow for timely, potentially corrective action, prompt communication with a parent/guardian will occur if: a. A student is in danger of failing or b. A student is in danger of dropping the equivalent of 2 or more letter grades at any point during the marking period.

5 Signatures Please sign below, detach and return this page only to acknowledge the receipt of the information above. Parent signature: Date: Please print legibly: Contact Info ( or phone): Alternate: Student signature: Date: Student printed name: