Course Descriptions - Community College of Rhode Island

UPDATED 5/16/11
Cooperative eduCation
See LIBA 1010 and 1020, ADAS 2580 and
2590 and MEDL 2910 for appropriate
course sections.
CSCo (networking
CertifiCation)
CSCO 1850 - Networking Technology -
3 Credits
This course provides students with a thorough
understanding of how basic networking
components work in a practical
hands-on environment utilizing stateof-the-art
telecommunications equipment.
Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
CSCO 1860 - Intermediate Networking -
3 Credits
This course focuses on networking terminology
and protocols, networking standards,
LAN, WAN, OSI modules, Ethernet,
Token ring, FDDI, TCP/IP addressing protocol,
dynamic routing and the network administrator’s
role and function. (Prerequisite: CSCO
1850) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
CSCO 1870 - Local Area Networking
(LAN) Design and Management -
3 Credits
This course focuses on advanced networking
concepts that enable students to design
and implement local area networks and
virtual local area networks. (Prerequisite: CSCO
1860) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
CSCO 1880 - Wide Area Networking
(WAN) Design and Configuration -
3 Credits
This course focuses on advanced networking
concepts that enable students to design and
implement wide area networks. (Prerequisite:
CSCO 1870) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
CSCO 1990 - Network Security
Hardware - 4 Credits
This course concentrates on network security
procedures and practices as they apply to
routed networks. Security threats and their
management, intrusion detection, securing
networks through hardware devices, Authentication,
Authorization and Accounting (AAA),
firewall technologies, cryptographic systems
and virtual private networks (VPNs) are
included. (Prerequisite: CSCO 1880 or equivalent
experience Recommended: Successful completion
of CCNA exam and Cisco Certified Academy
attendance or demonstrated proficiency using
laboratory equipment) Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 3
hours
CSCO 1991 - Network Security: PIX
Firewall - 4 Credits
This course concentrates on network security
procedures and practices as they apply
to PIX firewalled networks. Security management,
intrusion detection, secure connectivity
and virtual private networks (VPNs) are
included. (Recommended: Successful completion
of CCNA exam and Cisco Certified Academy
attendance or demonstrated proficiency using
laboratory equipment) Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 3
hours
CSCO 2010 - Advanced Routing -
5 Credits
Advanced routing covers specialized routing
concepts including advanced IP addressing
techniques, CIDR, NAT, DHCP, IP helper
addresses, dynamic routing, static routing,
default routing, single-area OSPF, point-tomultipoint
OSPF, multi-area OSPF, EIGRP,
route summarization, route redistribution,
route filters, route maps, policy routing, BGP
and network security. (Recommended: Successful
completion of CCNA exam and Cisco
Certified Academy attendance or demonstrated
proficiency using laboratory equipment) Lecture
and Lab: 8 hours
CSCO 2030 - Multi-Layer Switching -
5 Credits
This course concentrates on advanced concepts
of multi-layer switching in a network
environment. Topics include switching technologies,
LAN Media, Gigabit Ethernet,
wwitch configuration, VLANs, VLAN Trunking
Protocol (VTP), Spanning Tree Protocol (STP),
multi-layer switching, Hot Standby Router
Protocol (HSRP), multicasting and restricting
network access. (Recommended: Successful
completion of CCNA exam and Cisco Certified
Academy attendance or demonstrated proficiency
using laboratory equipment) Lecture and
Lab: 8 hours
CSCO 2040 - Optimizing Converged
Networks - 5 Credits
This course concentrates on advanced concepts
of providing Quality of Service (QoS) in
a converged network environment, that support
voice, wireless and security applications.
Topics include VoIP, bandwidth requirements,
Cisco SDM and wireless security. (Recommended:
Successful completion of CCNA exam
and Cisco Certified Academy attendance or demonstrated
proficiency using laboratory equipment)
Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 5 hours
CSCO 2050 - Basic Voice Over Internet
Protocol (VolP) - 3 Credits
This course concentrates on the transmission
of voice over the Internet using Internet
Protocol (VoIP). Focus is on the transmission
of voice over high speed network connections
and quality of service issues and solutions
associated with this transmission. VoIP
technology, signaling standards, network configuration
and queuing are addressed. (Prerequisite:
CSCO 1870 or equivalent experience)
Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
CSCO 2060 - CCPNTSHOOT:
Maintaining and Troubleshooting Cisco
IP Networks - 5 Credits
This course concentrates on advanced concepts
of internetwork troubleshooting. Topics
include network maintenance and methodologies,
troubleshooting processes, troubleshooting
tools, maintaining switched and
routed solutions, addressing services, performance
issues, and network security implementations.
(Prerequisites: CSCO 2010, 2030
or equivalent. Recommended: Successful completion
of CCNA exam and Cisco Certified Academy
attendance or demonstrated proficiency using
laboratory equipment) Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 5
hours
Prerequisite: Successful completion of course required before registering. Corequisite: Course must be taken prior to or at the same time.
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CuLn (CuLinary)
CULN 1000 - Food Sanitation -
3 Credits
This course provides instruction on the
extreme importance, reasoning and biological
basics of sanitation practices related to
the food industry. Students learn practices
and procedures for safe food storage,
handling, presentation and disposal. Topics
include sanitation principles, prevention of
illnesses, HACCP, accident prevention and
food bacteriology, among others. Lecture: 3
hours
CULN 1010 - Fundamentals of
Restaurant Operations - 3 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the
world of culinary management and general
industry standards. Students learn basic management
skills needed in today’s food service
environment and an overview of various
segments of the industry. Topics include basic
supervisory skills, decision-making, leadership,
problem solving, training and national
industry standards. Lecture: 3 hours
CULN 1020 - Fundamentals of Food
Production I - 3 Credits
This course introduces the basics of the
culinary arts in preparation for a career in
the food service industry. Students learn
basic food preparation as it relates to composition,
structure, appearance and nutrition.
Major topics include professionalism, knife
skills, tools and equipment, review of sanitation
and principles of cooking. Lecture: 1 hour,
Lab: 2 hours
CULN 1030 - Fundamentals of Food
Production II - 3 Credits
This is a continuation of Food Production
I with an emphasis on menus and recipes,
production processes and hands-on food
preparation in a simulated employment
environment. Major topics include recognition,
selection, and proper use of tools and
equipment; organization of a kitchen; and
maintenance and cleaning of equipment.
(Prerequisite: CULN 1000) Lecture: 1 hour, Lab:
2 hour
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