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The Network System Design course will provide students with an understanding of computer networks and how they operate, as well as a basic understanding of how to manage and maintain computer networks. These skills will provide students with the ability to design, configure, and troubleshoot networks of all sizes.

Students will learn the basics of network design, including how to identify network requirements and determine the proper network architecture. They will be instructed on the requirements of network models, as well as be introduced to local area networks. Students will also learn about Internet Protocol and the basics of routing data on a network.
Students will be introduced to wide area networks and network security issues. In addition, students will learn about network management, including monitoring and troubleshooting. Last, students will learn about network operating systems and their role in connecting computers and facilitating communications.

​For topics in this course, it is helpful for students to be familiar with the basics of computer hardware (desktop and laptop), as well as desktop operating systems.

This course requires independent research and work from the student. Students should have a high interest in this course for the most success.
NETWORK SYSTEM DESIGN ONLINE
UNIT 1 - INTRODUCTION TO NETWORK DESIGN
UNIT 2 - NETWORKING MODELS AND LOCAL AREA NETWORKS
  1. Course Overview
  2. Customer Needs and Goals
  3. Project: Designing a Business Network (Complete this assignment Designing a Business Network)
  4. Network Design: Network Infrastructure
  5. Network Design: Physical and Functional Network Requirements
  6. Quiz 1: Network Requirements
  7. Network Architecture Components – Physical and Functional
  8. Project: Connecting Physical to Function (Complete this assignment Connecting Physical to Function)
  9. Logical Network Design – Addressing and Routing Protocols
  10. Network Architectural Models – Topologies and Classifications
  11. Quiz 2: Network Architecture
  12. Unit 1 Test
  13. Course Project Part 1: Physical and Functional Requirements of a Network  (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  14. Glossary and Credits
  1. The Network Reference Models
  2. Project: Port Sniffing  (Complete this assignment Port Sniffing)
  3. The OSI Networking Model
  4. The TCP/IP Networking Model
  5. Quiz 1: TCP/IP and OSI Networking – The Fundamentals
  6. LAN Fundamentals: Media, Topologies and Protocols
  7. LAN Technologies: Ethernet
  8. Wireless LANs and Security
  9. Project: Playing With Wireless  (Complete this assignment Playing With Wireless)
  10. Quiz 2: Local Area Networks – Topologies, Transmission Media and Technologies
  11. Unit 2 Test
  12. Course Project Part 2: Local Area Network (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  13. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 3 - INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP): ADDRESSING AND ROUTING
UNIT 4 - WIDE AREA NETWORKS AND NETWORK SECURITY
  1. Addressing Fundamentals
  2. IP Address: Classful Addressing
  3. Project: IP Address Ranges and Subnetting  (Complete this assignment IP Address Ranges and Subnetting)
  4. Subnetting, Supernetting and Classless Addressing
  5. Project: Researching Classless Inter-Domain Routing
  6. Quiz 1: IP Addressing
  7. Routing Basics
  8. IP Routing Protocols: Distance Vector Routing
  9. Project: Routing Tables (Complete this assignment Routing Tables)
  10. IP Routing Protocols: Link State Routing
  11. Project: Router Security  (Complete this assignment Router Security)
  12. Quiz 2: IP Routing
  13. Unit 3 Test
  14. Course Project Part 3: Internet Protocol  (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  15. Glossary and Credits
  1. WAN Concepts
  2. WAN Technologies
  3. Project: Connecting to the Internet Backbone  (Complete this assignment Connecting to the Internet Backbone)
  4. WAN Configuration
  5. Project: What Do All These Boxes Look Like?
  6. Quiz 1: Wide Area Networks
  7. Understanding Network Security
  8. Project: Creating a Network Security Policy  (Complete this assignment Creating a Network Security Policy)
  9. Network Security Threats
  10. Network Security Techniques
  11. Project: Analyzing Network Security
  12. Quiz 2: Network Security
  13. Unit 4 Test
  14. Course Project Part 4: Network Security  (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  15. Glossary and Credits

UNIT 5 - NETWORK MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK OPERATING SYSTEMS
UNIT 6 - COURSE REVIEW AND EXAM
  1. Network Management Design
  2. Project: Designing a Network Management Plan
  3. Network Management Architecture
  4. Network Management Tools and Protocols
  5. Project: Using Network Troubleshooting Tools  (Complete this assignment Using Network Troubleshooting Tools)
  6. Quiz 1: Network Management Strategies and Design
  7. Network Operating Systems
  8. Project: Researching Network Operating Systems  (Complete this assignment Researching Network Operating Systems)
  9. The Windows Server
  10. The Linux Operating System
  11. Project: Installing and Using Linux OS
  12. Quiz 2: Network Operating Systems
  13. Unit 5 Test
  14. Course Project Part 5: Network Management Protocols  (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  15. Glossary and Credits
  1. Course Project Part 6: Network Administration  (Complete this assignment as a part of the Course Project for Network System Design)
  2. Review
  3. Exam
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