MWCC College Catalog — Electronic Communications & Digital Media Certificate
EDC101 CISCO ESSENTIALS
4 credits
This course is designed to teach the student the advanced material covered on the CompTIA A+Certification exams. Through further self study, obtained partially by completing practice test exams and through hands-on experience during shop, the student should then be able to take and pass the A+ certification exams. The updated CompTIA A+ credential requires two tests: CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam plus CompTIA A+ 220-602 Exam. A+ exams will cover hardware and software with added elements of security and soft skills, as well as safety and environmental issues Prerequisite: ENG100, RDG100 or permission of instructor. Students are required to be fluently bilingual in English and a target language and must pass a written and oral language proficiency examination. Students must pass the examination with a score of 70 or higher.
EDC102 COMMUNICATIONS FUNDAMENTALS
3 credits
This course helps the student understand and apply the basics of networking
hardware. The course covers the OSI Model and industry standards, network topologies, IP addressing (including subnet masks), and basic network design. Prerequisites: CET101 and CET102 or permission of
instructor.
EDC103 ROUTER TECHNOLOGY
4 credits
This course is designed to prepare a student to apply and understand the basics of networking hardware. It covers the beginning router configurations or, routed and routing protocols and an introduction to LAN switching. This is the second of a four-part series designed to prepare students for the Cisco Certified Networking Associate Exam. Prerequisite:
EDC102.
EDC104 ADVANCED ROUTING AND SWITCHING
4 credits
Switching Basics and Intermediate Routing is the third of four courses leading to the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) designation. The course focuses on the following advanced IP addressing techniques: Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), intermediate routing protocols such as RIP v2, single-area OSPF and EIGRP, command-line interface
configuration of switches, Ethernet switching, Virtual LANs (VLANs), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), and VLAN trunking Protocol (VTP). Students will be required to apply lessons from CCNA1 and CCNA2 to a network and should be able to explain how and why a particular strategy is used. Prerequisite: EDC103.
EDC105 PROJECTS IN ROUTING AND SWITCHING
3 credits
In this course, students understand and apply the advanced principles, applications, and implementation of networking hardware. The course covers the advanced network design projects and advanced network management projects. Prerequisite: EDC104.
EDC106 FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK SECURITY I
3 credits
This course focuses on the overall security processes with an emphasis on hands-on skills in the areas of secure perimeter, secure connectivity, security management, identity services, and intrusion detection. Upon completion of this course, students will be prepared for the following certification exams: Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR), Cisco Secure PIX Firewall Advanced (CSPFA), and CompTIA Security +. Prerequisite: EDC105 or CCNA Certification or permission of instructor.
EDC110 BUILDING SCALABLE NETWORKS
3 credits
This course will teach advanced skills required to implement and support enterprise-class IP routing networks. The course will cover multicast routing, expanded coverage of IPv6, and routing protocol authentication with outer routing protocol updates; it will also leverage the latest IOS software. This course includes a more in-depth look at EIGRP and Single Area OSPF, along with Multi-Area OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, route authentication, redistribution between routing protocols, multicast routing, discard routes, loop avoidance, and IPv6. Structure and lookup process of the IP routing table is also discussed. This will align with the Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCCI) 642-901 exam. Prerequisite: CCNA certification or permission of instructor.
EDC111 IMPLEMENTING SECURE CONVERGED WIDE-AREA NETWORKS
3 credits
This course will teach advanced skills required to secure and enhance services in enterprise networks for teleworkers and remote sites. It will focus on securing remote access, VPN client configuration and other topics involved Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), IPsec, Cisco device hardening, IOS firewall features, and IOS threat defense features. The course aligns with the Implementing Secure converged WANs (ISCW) 642-825 exam. Prerequisite: CCNA certification or permission of instructor.
EDC112 BUILDING MULTILAYER SWITCHED NETWORKS
3 credits
This course teaches advanced skills required for building enterprise-class switched networks with integrated VoIP and wireless applications. The course will cover wireless LANs, basic quality of service (QoS) to support voice, high-availability features, and enhanced security for switches. This course includes a more-depth look at VLANs, trunking, STP, RSPT and inter-VLAN routing, along with multilayer switching, CEF, high availability in switched networks with HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP; IP Telephony (VoIP), and securing switched networks. This will align with the Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Network (BCMSN) 642-812 exam. Prerequisite: CCNA certification or permission of instructor.
EDC113 OPTIMIZED CONVERGED NETWORKS
3 credits
This course will teach advanced skills required to optimize QoS in converged networks supporting voice, wireless, and security applications. This course discusses VoIP implementation, packetized voice, IP Quality of Service, DiffServ, DSCP, IP packet classification and marking, QoS service class, network Based Application Recognition (NBAR) queuing implementations including QFQ, CBWFQ, LLQ; congestion avoidance mechanisms such as RED, WRED, CB-WRED; traffic shaping and policing, WAN link efficiency mechanisms, and VPNs. This course aligns with the Optimizing Converged Cisco Networks (ONT) 642-845 examination. CCNA certification or permission of instructor.
EDC116 FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORK SECURITY II
3 credits
This course focuses on the overall security process in a network with particular emphasis on hands on skills in the following areas: Firewall and secure router design, installation, configuration, and maintenance, Intrusion Prevention (IPS) implementation using routers and firewalls, VPN implementation using routers and firewalls. Prerequisite EDC106.