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Why is internetworking technology essential for Technology majors ?

Why is internetworking technology essential for Technology majors ?. Internet changes everything This is a networked economy and everything is networked No business can run without networks Internet quickly becomes a utility Then what is behind the internet?

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Why is internetworking technology essential for Technology majors ?

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  1. Why is internetworking technology essential for Technology majors ? • Internet changes everything • This is a networked economy and everything is networked • No business can run without networks • Internet quickly becomes a utility • Then what is behind the internet? • What internetworking technology consists of ? • You can pursue a career in internetworking

  2. Internet Changes Everything

  3. This is a networked economy!!! • Our government, businesses, schools, any organizations, or even at homes can’t run with a network in place • Then who are designing, setting up, operating, managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting these increasing numbers of networks • Tremendous manpower demand implication

  4. Internetworking technologies • LAN, MAN, WAN • OSI and TCP/IP networking models • LAN devices and connecting media • Cable fabrication and testing • Switching and Ethernet technology • IP addressing and subnetting • Routing • TCP/UDP and porting addressing • Application protocols (DNS, DHCP, SMTP, HTTP, Telnet, etc.) • Connecting and testing a network

  5. Pursuing a career in internetworking with our Cisco Academy programs • To make you aware of an opportunity in the Department of Technology that may allow you to pursue a career in a fast growing profession • That is Internetworking!!! • Technicians • Administrators/Managers • Engineers • Designers

  6. Business 2.0 (May 2006)

  7. Top 5 IT skills in most demand • 1. Network administration (70%) • 2. Windows administration (69%) • 2. Desktop support (69%) • 4. Database management (58%) • 5. Wireless network management (47%) • From Robert Half Technology IT skills survey (2/2009)

  8. Internetworking Job Market • Hiring practices in rank order • 1. practical experience • 2. industry or vendor certification • 3. bachelor’s degree • Experiences is still the no. 1 credential while certification has grown in significance in entry job credential • What Cisco Academy offers you is the #2 on the above list • To facilitate your acquiring of certifications in internetworking field

  9. Cisco networking skill shortage (10/07, Network World)

  10. Types of Cisco Certifications • Career certifications • Entry level (CCENT) • Associate level (CCNA, CCDA) • Professional level (CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CCVP) • Expert level (CCIE, CCDE) • Specialist certifications • On a specific technology like wireless, optical, firewall, VPN, etc.

  11. Nature of Cisco career certifications • Network Support • Network Design • Network Security • Network Voice

  12. What is Cisco Career Certification? • Network support • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) • Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician (CCENT) • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) • Network design • Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) • Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) • Network security • CCNA security • Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) • Network voice • CCNA voice • Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP) • Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) • routing & switching, security, voice, service provider, storage, design

  13. 2007 salary survey (www.tcpmag.com)

  14. 2007 salary survey (www.tcpmag.com)

  15. 2007 salary survey (www.tcpmag.com)

  16. The simple fact in pursuing a career in internetworking now • CCNA certification becomes the de facto entry requirement

  17. What is CCNA curriculum? • Cisco-designed curriculum • In its 4th generation now since 1997 • Flash video, simulation, game, graphic intensive • Web-based curriculum • Easy web access • On-line assessment and records keeping • All knowledge tests are handled on-line • Design for CCNA certification • Map curriculum contents to certification tests • Four semesters curriculum • Contents divided into 4 classes

  18. Hands-On Learning • I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand • Students design, build, and maintain actual networks • Students assessed on ability to apply skills • Develops problem-solving and critical thinking skills • Students have fun and put what they learn into practice

  19. New CCNA Exploration curriculum (CCNA 4.0, Fall 2007)

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