Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity. Prerequisite: ITN 106 or ITN 171 or ITN 114, in some programs. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Teaches use of operating system utilities and multiple-level directory structures, creation of batch files, and configuration of microcomputer environments. May include a study of graphical user interfaces. Maps to A+ Software certification. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Includes specially designed instruction to give students a basic knowledge of hardware and software configurations. Includes the installation of various peripheral devices as well as basic system hardware components. Maps to A+ Hardware Certification. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides a basic comprehension of Internet and network technologies including IT job roles, connection methods, TCP/IP functionality and DNS. Explores web server technologies with security and project management concepts. Introduces network creation, physical and logical topologies including media properties, server types, IP addressing and network security.  Lecture 4 hours per week.

Consists of instruction in installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows XP Professional as a desktop operating system in a networked data communication environment. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Consists of instruction that teaches students how to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction on how to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Includes instruction on how to plan and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Encompasses instruction on how to plan, implement, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory infrastructure. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction in basic knowledge of the layers of the OSI model and the features/functions of the components that make up a network. Includes installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of basic networking hardware peripherals and protocols. Prerequisite: ITN 101. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Contains an introduction to the functions of the layers of the OSI reference model, data link and network addresses, data encapsulation, different classes of IP addresses and subletting, and the functions of the TCP/IP network-layer protocols. Includes features of the Cisco IOS software, including login, context-sensitive help, command history and editing, loading software, configuring and verifying IP addresses, preparing the initial configuration of a router, and adding routing protocols to the router configuration. Prerequisite: ITN 101. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Encompasses instruction in the advantages of LAN segmentation using bridges, routers, and switches. Includes Spanning Tree Protocol and Virtual LANs as well as multiprotocol support and traffic filtering. Includes network design issues and differences between the following WAN services: LAPB, Frame Relay, ISDN, HDLC, and PPP. Prerequisite: ITN 150. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Focuses instruction on the installation, configuration and administration of the Linux operating system and emphasizes the use of Linux as a network client and workstation. Prerequisite: ITN 171. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides an introduction to UNIX operating systems. Teaches login procedures, file creation, UNIX file structure, input/output control, and the UNIX shell. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Focuses on the Web Server as a workhorse of the World Wide Web (WWW). Teaches how to set up and maintain a Web server and provides in-depth instruction in Web server operations and provides hands-on experience in installation and maintenance of a Web server. Prerequisite: ITN 109. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Includes instruction that teaches students how to design a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory and network infrastructure. Prerequisite: ITN 115. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction that shows students how to gather and analyze business requirements for a secure network infrastructure and design a security solution that meets those requirements. Recommended prerequisites: ITN 116, ITN 117, and ITN 118. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Incorporates instruction on how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot an Exchange Server 2003 organization. Prerequisite: ITN 115. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Consists of instruction on how to implement, manage, maintain, and troubleshoot security in a Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure and also plan and configure a Windows Server 2003 PKI. Prerequisite: ITN 115. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Includes the characteristics of various Routing Protocols used in the TCP/IP networking environment, static routing, OSPF, IGRP, EIGRP, BGP, advanced IP addressing, and security. Examines various strategies for optimizing network routing performance. Prerequisite: ITN 150. ITN 151 should be taken prior to or with ITN 250. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Focuses on in-depth instruction to a variety of wide area networking technologies and their implementation. Includes POTS and analog network connectivity, ISDN (both BRI and PRI), PPP, Cisco, AAA Security System, and Frame Relay. Prerequisite: ITN 151. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides in-depth instruction in switching as a core technology in today's networking environment. Course content includes VLANs, trunking protocols, spanning-tree protocol, HSRP, and multi-layer switching. Prerequisite: ITN 151. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction in troubleshooting tools and techniques appropriate to the network communications environment. Includes workstation troubleshooting software, communication equipment troubleshooting options, and typical problems related to Switching, WAN, and routing technologies. Prerequisite: ITN 250, ITN 251, and ITN 252. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction in the basics of network security in depth. Includes security objectives, security architecture, security models and security layers, risk management, network security policy, and security training. Includes the give security keys, confidentiality integrity, availability, accountability, and audit ability. Prerequisite: ITN 101 or substantial networking experience. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Encompasses in-depth exploration of various methods for attacking and defending a network. Explores network security concepts from the viewpoint of hackers and their attack methodologies. Includes topics about hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) malicious code, computer crime and industrial espionage. Prerequisite: ITN 260. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Covers an in-depth exploration of various communication protocols with a concentration on TCP/IP. Explores communication protocols from the point of view of the hacker in order to highlight protocol weaknesses. Includes Internet architecture, routing, addressing, topology, fragmentation and protocol analysis, and the use of various utilities to explore TCP/IP. Prerequisite: ITN 260. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Conveys an in-depth exploration of firewall, Web security, and e-commerce security. Explores firewall concepts, types, topology and the firewall's relationship to the TCP/IP protocol. Includes client/server architecture, the Web server, HTML and HTTP in relation to Web Security, and digital certification, D.509, and public key infrastructure (PKI). Prerequisite: ITN 260. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides an in-depth exploration of various security layers needed to protect the network. Explores Network Security from the viewpoint of the environment in which the network operates and the necessity to secure that environment to lower the security risk to the network. Includes physical security, personnel security, operating system security, software security and database security. Prerequisite: ITN 260. Lecture 4 hours per week.

ITN 267 Legal Topics in Network Security

Conveys an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional, and constitutional issues related to computer crime and privacy. Includes rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age. ITN 260 should be taken prior to or with ITN 267. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Focuses instruction on the configuration and administration of the Linux operating system as a network server. Emphasizes the configuration of common network services such as routing, http, DNS, DHCP, ftp, telnet, SMB, NFS, and NIS. Prerequisite: ITN 170. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Prepares the student for a role on an organizational IT support staff where the need for resolving computer incidents is becoming increasingly common. Includes legal and ethical issues of search and seizure of computer and peripheral storage media leading to laboratory exercises examining computers configured with mix of both simulated criminal and other activities which are not criminal in nature, but do violate scenario-driven organizational policy. Requires the student to make choices/recommendations for further pursuit of forensics evidence gathering and analysis. Students will select and gather the utilities and procedures necessary for a court-acceptable forensics toolkit which will then be used to gather and examine specially configured desktop computers. Students will then participate in a mock court proceeding using the collected evidence. Prerequisite: ITN 260. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Stresses instruction in planning, installing, configuring, administering, maintaining, optimizing, auditing, and troubleshooting Windows SQL Server. Prerequisite: ITN 115 or instructor permission. Lecture 4 hours per week.