Course Descriptions for ITCC

ITCC 1401 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

Cisco Exploration 1-Network Fundamentals
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Advanced level of understanding of personal computers and operating systems approved by designated Information Technology personnel.
Course Description: A course introducing the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet. Describes the use of OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the applications, network, data link, and physical layers. Covers the principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations. Build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling; perform basic configurations of network devices, including routers and switches; and implementing IP addressing schemes. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 1404 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

Cisco Exploration 2 - Routing Protocols and Concepts
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 1401 or instructor approval.
Course Description: This course describes the architecture, components, and operation of routers, and explains the principles of routing and routing protocols. Students analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot the primary routing protocols RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF. Recognize and correct common routing issues and problems. Model and analyze processes. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2408 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

Cisco Exploration 3 - LAN Switching and Wireless
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 1401 and ITCC 1404 or instructor approval.
Course Description: This course helps students develop an in-depth understanding of how switches operate and are implemented in the LAN environment for small and large networks. Detailed explanations of LAN switch operations, VLAN implementation, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Inter-VLAN routing, and wireless network operations. Analyze, configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, RSTP, VTP, and wireless networks. Campus network design and Layer 3 switching concepts are introduced. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2410 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

Cisco Exploration 4 - Accessing the WAN
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 1404 and ITCC 2408 or instructor approval.
Course Description: This course explains the principles of traffic control and access control lists (ACLs) and provides an overview of the services and protocols at the data link layer for wide-area access. Describes user access technologies and devices and discovers how to implement and configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE), DSL, and Frame Relay. WAN security concepts, tunneling, and VPN basics are introduced. Discuss the special network services required by converged applications and an introduction to quality of service (QoS). Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2441 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

CCNA Security
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: CCNA-level networking concepts, knowledge and skills, along with basic PC and Internet navigation skills as obtained in ITCC 1404.
Course Description: Overall security processes with particular emphasis on hands-on skills in the following areas: security policy design and management; security technologies, products, and solutions; and secure router design, installation, configuration, and maintenance; AAA and VPN implementation using routers and firewalls. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2454 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

CCNP Routing - Implementing IP Routing
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 2410 or CCNA certification.
Course Description: How to implement, monitor, and maintain routing services in an enterprise network. How to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complete enterprise LAN and WAN routing solutions using a range of routing protocols in IPv4 and IPv6 environments. Configuration of secure routing solutions to support branch offices and mobile workers. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2455 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

CCNP Switch - Implementing IP Switching
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 2410 or CCNA certification.
Course Description: How to implement, monitor, and maintain switching in converged enterprise campus networks. How to plan, configure, and verify the implementation of complex enterprise switching solutions. How to secure integration of VLANs, WLANs, voice and video into campus networks. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ITCC 2456 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC, MVC, NLC, RLC

CCNP TSHOOT - Maintaining and Troubleshooting IP Networks
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: ITCC 2454 and ITCC 2455.
Course Description: How to monitor and maintain complex, enterprise and switched IP networks. Skills learned include the planning and execution of regular network maintenance, as well as support and troubleshooting using technology-based processes and best practices based on systematic and industry recognized approaches. Licensing/Certification Agency: Cisco Corporation. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four-year colleges and universities.

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