General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

intC 2330 trouBlesHooting
prerequisite: intC 1441
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
In depth coverage of the techniques of troubleshooting
in a complex instrumented environment . Laboratory
exercises require troubleshooting upsets in chemical
processes .
intC 2339 Critique oF
instruMent And Control
prerequisite: intC 1441
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An overview of instruments and control stressing
preparation for industry employment testing and either
the National Institute of Engineering Technologist
Certification (Level 2) or the Instrumentation Systems
and Automation Certified Control Systems Technician
Level 1 Certificate (ISA CCST) .
intC 2436 distriButed Control
And progrAMMABle logiC
prerequisite: elpt 2419
Credit: 4 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
An overview of distributed control systems including
configuration of programmable logic controllers, smart
transmitters, and field communicators . Functions of
digital systems in a process control environment .
itCC 1309 CisCo VoiCe And dAtA
CABling
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Introduces the physical aspects of CISCO voice and
data network cabling and installation; skills development
in reading network design documentations, part list
setup and purchase, pulling and mounting cable,
cable management, choosing wiring closets and patch
panel installation and termination, installing jacks and
testing cable .
itCC 1402 CCnA 1: netWorKing
BAsiCs
prerequisite: CpMt 1403 or
department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
A course introducing the basics of networking .
Includes network terminology, local area networks
(LAN) and wide area networks (WAN) . Also covers
network protocols such as TCP/IP, Open System
Interconnection (OSI) models, cabling, routers, and
subnetting .
itCC 1406 CCnA 2: router And
routing BAsiCs
prerequisite: itCC 1402 or itMC 1341 or
department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
An introduction to basic Cisco router configuration
for local area networks . Topics include initial router
configuration for TCP/IP, management of Cisco IOS
and router configuration files, routing protocols, and
access control lists .
itCC 1442 CCnA 3: sWitCHing
BAsiC And interMediAte
routing
prerequisite: itCC 1406
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
A course focusing on advanced topics including IP
addressing techniques, intermediate routing protocols,
Command Line Interface (CLI), configuration of
switches, Ethernet switching, VLANs, Spanning Tree
Protocol, and VLAN Trunking Protocol .
itCC 1446 CCnA 4: Wide AreA
netWorK (WAn) teCHnologies
prerequisite: itCC 1442
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
This course focuses on advanced IP addressing
techniques (Network Address Translation [NAT],
Port Address Translation [PAT], and Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP), WAN technology and
terminology, Point to Point protocol (PPP), Integrated
Services Digital Network (ISDN), Dial on Demand
Routing (DDR), Frame Relay, network management
and introduction to optical networking . In addition, the
student will prepare for the CCNA exam .
itCC 2407 FundAMentAls oF
unix
prerequisite: CpMt 1403 or
department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
This course provides the student with the fundamental
command-line features of the UNIX environment
including file system navigation, file permissions, the vi
text editor, command shells, and basic network use .
itCC 2432 CCnp 1: AdVAnCed
routing
prerequisite: itCC 1446
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
A study of advanced network deployment issues
and methods used to configure Cisco routers for
effective LAN and WAN traffic management . Topics
include designing scalable internetworks, managing
traffic, configuring OSPF in single and multiple areas,
configuring EIGRP, configuring and using interior and
border gateway routing protocols, and techniques used
for route filtering and route redirection .
itCC 2436 CCnp 2: reMote ACCess
prerequisite: itCC 2432
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Designing and building remote access networks with
Cisco products . Includes assembling and cabling WAN
components, configuring network connections via
asynchronous modem, ISDN, X .25, broadband, Virtual
Private Network (VPN), and frame relay architectures
and associated protocols .
itCC 2440 CCnp 3: MultilAyer
sWitCHing
prerequisite: itCC 2436
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
This course introduces students about the deployment
of the state-of-the-art campus LANs . The course
focuses on the selection and implementation of
the appropriate Cisco IOS services to build reliable
scalable multilayer-switched LANs . Students will
develop skills with VLANs, VTP, STP, inter-VLAN
routing, multilayer switching, redundancy, Cisco AVVID
solutions, Quality of Service (QoS) issues, campus
LAN security, and emerging transparent LAN services .
Key course stresses the design, implementation,
operation, and troubleshooting of switched and routed
environments .
itCC 2444 CCnp 4: internetWorK
trouBlesHooting
prerequisite: itCC 2440
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
This course focuses on documenting and baselining
networks and Layer 1 through 4 troubleshooting . Topics
include Cisco Troubleshooting Tools, diagnosing and
correcting problems within TCP/IP, Frame Relay, and
ISDN network connections .
Course desCriptions
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itMt 1300 iMpleMenting
And supporting MiCrosoFt
WindoWs xp proFessionAl
prerequisite: itnW 1358 or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Addresses the implementation and desktop support
needs of customers that are planning to deploy
and support Microsoft Windows XP Professional
in a variety of stand-alone and network operating
system environments . In-depth, hands-on training for
Information Technology (IT) professionals responsible
for the planning, implementation, management, and
support of Windows XP Professional .
itMt 1340 MAnAging And
MAintAining A MiCrosoFt
WindoWs serVer 2003
enVironMent
prerequisite: itMt 1300
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Managing accounts and resources, maintaining
server resources, monitoring server performance,
and safeguarding data in a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 environment .
itMt 1350 iMpleMenting,
MAnAging, And MAintAining
A MiCrosoFt WindoWs serVer
2003 netWorK inFrAstruCture:
netWorK serViCes
prerequisite: itMt 1300
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Implementing routing; implementing, managing, and
maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP), Domain Name System (DNS), and Windows
Internet Name Service (WINS); securing Internet
Protocol (IP) traffic with Internet Protocol security
(IPSec) and certificates; implementing a network
access infrastructure by configuring the connections for
remote access clients; and managing and monitoring
network access .
itMt 2300 plAnning,
iMpleMenting, And
MAintAining A MiCrosoFt
WindoWs serVer 2003 ACtiVe
direCtory inFrAstruCture
prerequisite: itMt 1300
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Windows Server 2003 directory service environment .
Includes forest and domain structure; Domain
Name System (DNS); site topology and replication;
organizational unit structure and delegation of
adminIstration; Group Policy; and user, group, and
computer account strategies
itMt 2330 designing A
MiCrosoFt WindoWs serVer
2003 ACtiVe direCtory And
netWorK inFrAstruCture
prerequisite: itMt 1300
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Designing a Microsoft Active Directory service and
network infrastructure for a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 environment . Intended for systems engineers
who are responsible for designing directory service
and/or network infrastructures .