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Instructor: Bill Bennett MSJC Associate Professor, MCP, MCT, MCSE, CCNA, CIW, IWA Member

CSIS 202 Introduction to Networking and Data Communications. Instructor: Bill Bennett MSJC Associate Professor, MCP, MCT, MCSE, CCNA, CIW, IWA Member. Today’s Agenda. Activate & Use Your MSJC Email CIS Website IT Certification CSIS 202 Course Materials (Blackboard) Syllabus Textbook

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Instructor: Bill Bennett MSJC Associate Professor, MCP, MCT, MCSE, CCNA, CIW, IWA Member

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  1. CSIS 202 Introduction to Networking and Data Communications Instructor: Bill Bennett MSJC Associate Professor, MCP, MCT, MCSE, CCNA, CIW, IWA Member

  2. Today’s Agenda • Activate & Use Your MSJC Email • CIS Website • IT Certification • CSIS 202 Course Materials (Blackboard) • Syllabus • Textbook • What We’ll Cover in Class • Quizzes, Exams, Skills Assessments • Resources • The Top 10 Reasons to Be In Data Communications • Goldman’s Laws of Data Communications • Student Introductions

  3. CIS Website • http://CIS.MSJC.EDU • A.S. Degree Information • State & Local Certificates

  4. Certification • Certification as an indication of mastery of a particular technology may be important in some employment situations. • There are a number of well known certifications.

  5. Certification Concerns • The amount of practical, hands-on experience required to earn a given certification. • The amount of continuing education and experience required to retain a certification. • Vendor-specific certifications do not provide the broad background required for today’s multivendor internetworks.

  6. Critical Skills for Data Communications Professionals

  7. Critical Skills for Data Communications Professionals • Understand and can speak “business.” • Demonstrate an ability to own and solve business problems in a partnership rather than consultative role. • Demonstrate an ability to look outside their own expertise for solutions. • Exhibit an understanding of the need for lifelong learning. 

  8. Critical Skills for Data Communications Professionals • Demonstrate an ability to evaluate technology with a critical eye as to cost/benefit and potential for significant business impact. • Understand comparative value and proper application of available network services • Can work effectively with carriers to see that implementations are completed properly and cost effectively. • Communicate effectively, verbally and orally, with both technically oriented and management personnel.

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