IT 210 - Routing and Switching Essentials

Credits: 7
Focuses on the knowledge and skills to implement and configure routing and switching. Topics include device configuration, IPv4, IPv6, Subnetting, virtual local area networks (VLANs), routing protocols, and wide area networking (WAN) technologies.

Enrollment Requirement: IT 131 or instructor consent.

Course Fee: $25.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Configure routers and switches using the command line interface.
Perform IPv4 and IPv6 subnetting.
Implement VLANS, NAT, ACLs, DHCP and network discovery.
Implement static and dynamic routing.

Program Outcomes

Understand and demonstrate procedures to install, configure, support, and troubleshoot operating systems.
Understand security principles, system and network vulnerabilities, and common mitigation practices.
Understand network infrastructure, logic, and troubleshooting procedures.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.