Routing and switching essentials (5 cr)

Code: IT00CO83-3004

General information

Enrollment: 15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 26.10.2020 - 18.12.2020
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Local portion: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: Contact learning

Unit: Department of Information Technology

Campus: Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages: English

Degree programmes: Degree Programme in Information Technology

Teachers: Matti Juutilainen

Teacher in charge: Matti Juutilainen

Scheduling groups: Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 0.); Pienryhmä 2 (Size: 20 . Open UAS : 0.)

Groups: ITMI19SP
Information technology, full-time studies

Small groups: Pienryhmä 1; Pienryhmä 2

Course: IT00CO83

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Objective

You understand the architecture, components and operations of routers and switches in a small network.
You know how to configure routers and switches for basic functionality.
You will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches in small local area networks and troubleshoot common issues with routing protocols, virtual LANs and inter-VLAN routing.

Content

How do advanced switching technologies such as VLANs, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and 802.1q work?
How does static and dynamic routing work? How to configure it?
How does traffic filtering work? How to configure access control lists?
How do important services, like DHCP and NAT work? How to configure them?
How to configure and troubleshoot basic operations with routers and switches in a small local area network?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Course material

Cisco CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
The course consists of lectures (not compulsory but highly recommended), home assignments (help to understand the theory), labs (practical tasks to learn configuring the devices) and practice exams (web based multiple-choice exams).
Blended track:
The required skill tests can be done at certain times, agreed with the teacher. Other material can be studied from a network learning environment.

Timing of exams and assignments

As informed in the IT exam calendar.

Student workload

Total work amount is 135 hours, from which about 50 hours is lectures/work under teacher supervision and the rest is self-study and home assignments.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on practical tasks, labs and exams (multiple-choice Cisco Final exam, theoretical pen&paper exam and practical skills exam).

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

a) use professional vocabulary systematically.
c) identify interrelated tasks.
e) use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Qualifications

Introduction to networks