PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
Several factors highlight today's corporate environment: flattening of managerial hierarchies, rightsizing of corporate computing infrastructure, mobility of the professional and increased demands on individual productivity. These factors have all combined to increase the importance of computer networking in today's fast-paced corporate environment. Accompanying these changes is an increased demand for professionals who understand networking from a business as well as a technical perspective.
The Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking is designed to provide the student with a conceptual view of the networking industry as well as specific aspects and products commonly found in networking. The program is comprised of a series of networking courses that will lead to the following industry certifications, both vendor-neutral and vendor specific:
TThe University of Colorado at Denver's College of Engineering and Applied Science Continuing Engineering Education Program sponsors the Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking. The program is designed to provide continuing education and professional development opportunities for individuals interested in increasing their knowledge and skills within the networking fields.
Continuing Education Units
(CEUs)
The program carries continuing education units and certificates of
completion are awarded to those who successfully complete the program. The
CEU is a standardized and nationally recognized unit of measure that
documents successful participation in a professionally organized continuing
education learning experience. One CEU equals ten hours of program activity.
Registration
Registration for the Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking Program
includes ten courses and a NACSE membership with four NACSE certification
tests. The tuition covers the instruction, use of facilities and equipment,
course materials (including textbooks and CD's), the Advanced Certificate
in Computer Networking and UCD Certificates of Completion carrying CEUs.
Tuition can be paid by check or charge (Visa, MasterCard or Discover) or we
can bill your employer. Financing information is also available for loans
through private lending institutions.
Please call for dates and locations!
NACSE Tech Offices CompTIA Network+ certification
In 1995, a group of high tech companies created a task force under the
auspices of CompTIA, to identify, classify and publish skills standards for
networking professionals employed in three types of organizations:
information technology companies, channel partners and business-government
firms.
A task force defined the job tasks of network professionals through sound
research. The job analysis, completed in November of 1997, became the
foundation of an industry-wide certification program called Network+.
ABOUT THE CompTIA Network+ EXAM
The CompTIA Network+ exam covers two broad areas:
CompTIA CORNERSTONE PARTNERS
The Network+ Certification program was established with support and
financial assistance from industry leaders like:
About the Association
CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, is a 17-year-old
association representing over 7,500 computer hardware and software
manufacturers, distributors, retailers, resellers, VARS, system
integrators, training, service, telecommunications and Internet companies.
In addition to providing a unified voice for the industry in the areas of
public policy, workforce development and electronic commerce standards,
CompTIA certifies information technology and service professionals with its
widely adopted and vendor-neutral A+(tm), Certified Document Imaging
Architecture(tm) (CDIA) and I-NET+(tm) certification programs.
CompTIA members are eligible to receive valuable discounts on a variety of
products and services, including certification pricing and offers from
other members. They also gain access to networking opportunities via the
membership database and specialized marketing programs as well as CompTIA's
annual trade show event, Breakaway XChange(tm).
CompTIA - One Industry. One Voice.
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Students will prepare for the Microsoft Networking Essentials exam.
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MICROSOFT TESTING
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University of Colorado at DenverNACSE
Included in the Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking is a
one-year membership in NACSE and NACSE FAST TRACK Program.
NACSE is a non-profit, vendor-neutral professional credentialing
organization. NACSE certifies individuals, based on proven/tested skills
and real world experience. They also certify college and university
programs that produce skilled and knowledgeable professionals for the
industry. Major technical companies recognize NACSE's, vendor-neutral
testing and credentials across the country. NACSE-certified programs
provide those communication and networking standards vendor-specific
programs miss.
Fast Track is just that...a very fast way for our members to get the
job they want with the best companies in the industry. Most major
technology based firms are struggling to find properly educated, trained
and certified technical people at all levels. Most NACSE members have
obtained their certifications throughaccredited colleges and universities.
They have proven their knowledge and skills by rigorous examination. Once
certified by NACSE, each member receives a special contact form that can
direct his or her resume to a specific person or department at the target
company. It also tags that resume as belonging to a NACSE-certified member.
Each partner company has committed to giving NACSE-certified members
priority consideration and will respond to the applicant in a fast and
timely manner.
Any active certified member in good standing may participate in the
Fast Track program and...at no added cost. By getting NACSE certified, our
members open the door to success.
The list is growing daily and contains more than 30 leading
companies; here are but a few - COMPAQ, Computer Corporation, Exabyte,
Hewlett Packard, Internet Communications, 3COM, Sun Microsystems, Antarctic
Support, etc.
18029 E. Dorado Ave,
Aurora, CO 80015
Phone (303) 690-9808 or (303) 367-5570
Fax (303) 340-8688
Higher Education & Advanced Technology Center (H.E.A.T.)
1059 Yosemite St. Suite 142,
Denver, CO 80122
Internet: www.nacse.com
Information Technology Professionals find that CompTIA Network+
certification provides technicians with a credential recognized and valued
throughout industry.
The exam is administered through Sylvan Prometric and is targeted for
technicians with 18-24 months of networking technology experience in the IT
industry. Students are responsible for the payment and arrangement of this
optional exam.
3Com Corporation
Banyan
Compaq Computers
CompuWORLD
IBM
Lotus
Microsoft
Novell
Softbank
US West
Wave Technologies
450 East 22nd Street,
Suite 230
Lombard, IL USA 60148-6158
Phone: 630-268-1818,
Fax: 630-268-1384
E-mail: info@comptia.org
Internet: www.comptia.org
* Basic Series NACSE First Year Membership (Included) A. NACSE -NANS-
or your choice of A or B1 Test (Included) B. Comptia - Network + 1 Test (Sylvan) C. Microsoft Networking Essentials 1 Test (Sylvan) D. Microsoft - MCP 1 Test (Sylvan) E. NACSE - Unix NCLA 1 Test (Included) F. CU Denver - Certifiacte (Included)
* Advanced Series A. NACSE - NSNS 1 Test (Included) B. Microsoft - MCP+I 2 Tests (Sylvan) C. Microsoft - MCSE 3 Tests (Sylvan) D. NACSE -Unix NCLA 1 Test (included) E. CU Denver - Adv. Certificate (Included) Basic Networking Course Descriptions
The following is a listing of the program modules:
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING - 21 hours
An introduction to the underlying concepts of data communications,
telecommunications and networking will be discussed. The course provides a
conceptual view of networking and will bring together the acronyms,
protocols, and components used in today's networks. It is the fundamentals
portion of the Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking, designed
specifically to provide the student with practical and comprehensive
working knowledge of networking.
Brief Outline
LANs & WANs - 21 hours
The student will learn the current concepts of Local Area Network (LAN) and
Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies. The course provides a comprehensive
introduction to the concepts, technologies, components and acronyms
inherent in today's local networking environments. An introduction to the
technology of switched voice communications will be discussed. This is
necessary background to understand how communication channels of public
switched networks are used for data communications. Students will learn
about important new technologies that integrate voice, data and video. This
course will include an introduction to the major providers of
telecommunications services and a discussion of tariffs and charges for
telecommunications services.
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TCP/IP & NETWORKING ARCHITECTURES - 21 hours
This course covers the most popular networking architecture in existence
today, TCP/IP. The class will cover underlying components and protocols
that make up the Internet. TCP/IP will be covered as well as the services
that are provided by the Internet. Coverage will be given to DNS, ICMP,
Ipv6, telnet, ftp, SMTP for e-mail, SNMP management and HTTP Browsers.
TCP/IP troubleshooting will also be discussed.
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NANS CERTIFICATION TEST
Students are responsible for successful completion of the NACSE-specific
exams or the Comptia Network and exam.
UNIX ADMINISTRATION - 30 hours
This course is designed to teach the student basics of the Unix operating
system and networking characteristics of Unix systems. The student will
install, configure and utilize at least one UNIX operating system. This
course will assist the student in their preparation for a NACSE UNIX
administration certification.
Brief Outline
UNIX TESTING
Students are responsible for successful completion of the NACSE-specific exams.
MICROSOFT NETWORKING ESSENTIALS - 9 hours
This course is designed to assist the student in their preparation for
Microsoft Networking Essentials exam. This exam covers the networking
knowledge and skills necessary to implement, administer, and troubleshoot
information systems.
Planning
Implementation
Troubleshooting
Identify common errors, connectivity and performance problems such as
broadcast storms.
Students are responsible for arrangement, payment and successful completion
of the Microsoft-specific exams.
MICROSOFT NT SERVER 4.0 - 21 hours
This certification exam measures the student's ability to implement,
administer, and troubleshoot information systems that incorporate Windows
NT Server version 4.0 in a simple computing environment. A simple computing
environment is typically a homogeneous LAN. It might include one or more
servers, a single domain, and a single location; and it might have
file-sharing and print-sharing capabilities.
Students will be assisted in their preparation for the Microsoft NT
Server 4.0 exam.
MICROSOFT TESTING
Students are responsible for arrangement, payment and successful completion
of the Microsoft-specific exams.
Advanced Networking
INTERNETWORKING - 12 hours
This advanced course is intended for networking professionals and students
who grasp the general concepts of data communications and networking, but
would like a more detailed understanding of internetworking. This course
will focus on the problems that are encountered with network growth and the
internetworking components that solve these problems. In addition, there
will be a discussion of the issues that arise when corporations merge or
divisions of a company want to share information.
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PROCESSES AND PROTOCOLS - 12 hours
This course provides a survey of the underlying processes and protocols
that make up today's networks. The most widely used encoding scheme and
protocols used in LANs, WANs, and point-to-point networks will be
discussed. Physical and Logical network addressing as viewed from both a
LAN and WAN perspective will be covered. The prime focus of this course
will be TCP/IP, NCP/SPX/IPX, SMB/Netbios/Netbeui. Web browser to web server
- Client/Server information transfer via HTTP will be discussed.
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NETWORK ANALYSIS & DESIGN - 9 hours
The student will gain a more in-depth understanding of methods used to
analyze, design and manage LANs and point-to-point networks. Exercises are
geared toward learning techniques in network design and analysis. Network
diagrams from several corporate networks will be analyzed and discussed.
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NSNS CERTIFICATION TEST
Students are responsible for successful completion of the NACSE-specific exams.
MICROSOFT CERTIFICATION - 51 hours
This course is designed to assist the student in their preparation for the
last four exams required to obtain the MCSE certification. The MCSE
designation requires the successful completion of six exams: four operating
system exams (the "core") and two electives. This class concentrates on
completing the exams not covered in the NT Server 4.0 course and Microsoft
Networking Essentials courses in the Networking Basics portion.
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MICROSOFT TESTING
Students are responsible for arrangement, payment and successful completion
of the Microsoft-specific exams.
Competencies
The following are the Competencies Requirements for the Advanced
Certificate in Computer Networking. Anyone enrolling in the program must
check each box and sign the bottom of this form certifying that they
possess these competencies.
Nice to Know:
I certify that I possess these competencies:
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Advanced Certificate in Computer Networking
College of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado at Denver
(303) 556-4907 - Fax: (303) 556-2511
Kim Penoyer--Director