CIS 179 - Introduction to Networks

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): CIS 120 (formerly offered as CS120)

Course Description: Serves as a general introduction for students who need a foundation in current networking technology and a general overview of computer networks and concepts. Network topics include design essentials, media, interface cards, communications and protocols, architectures, operations, local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs), troubleshooting, and resources.

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Identify the major standards bodies.
CLO#2: Understand the OSI Model and its purpose in networking. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Identify the common network protocols in use today and discuss advantages and disadvantages of each along with possible implementations of each.
CLO#4: Explain the major components that comprise network media. This includes cabling and wireless technologies. (ILO: Information Literacy)
CLO#5: Classify what components make up a network architecture and what architectures are in use today along with advantages and disadvantages of each.
CLO#6: Identify hardware components and their implementations and how speed and network needs determine component implementation.
CLO#7: Identify different wide area networking technologies and analyze when to implement different components and discuss application of remote network connections.
CLO#8: Explain the importance of protecting a network, what to protect the network from and some possible prevention strategies.
CLO#9: Assess key components of the most commonly used protocol, TCP/IP, how it is implemented in the Internet environment and how the protocol can be subdivided into many individual protocols. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#10: Identify the importance of securing a network and possible methods for securing systems.