The Network Enterprise Administrator – Windows 2008 career studies certificate program is designed to provide students with the skills to plan, design, configure, administer, maintain, analyze, and troubleshoot a local area network and an enterprise-level network using the Windows 2008 server operating system. Graduates can be employed as server administrators, server systems administrators, monitoring operators, local area network administrators, enterprise systems administrators, IT system administrators, enterprise security administrators, or systems architects.
The courses in this program prepare students in their pursuit of the following Microsoft certification exams:
• The Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) exam, by successfully completing ITN 110.
• A number of Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) exams, each focusing on a specific
technology. Each course in this program has its own MCTS exam.
• The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Server Administrator exam, which focuses on the
day-to-day operations and management of a Windows 2008 network. Applicable courses are
ITN 111, ITN 112, and ITN 113.
• The Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Enterprise Administrator exam, which focuses on
network design. Applicable courses are ITN 110, ITN 112, ITN 113, ITN 212, and ITN 215.
| SEMESTER 1 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ITN 110 |
Client Operating System (Windows Vista) |
4 |
|
| ITN 111 |
Server Administration (Windows 2008) |
4 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
8 |
|
| SEMESTER 2 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ITN 112 |
Network Infrastructure (Windows 2008) |
4 |
ITN 111 |
| ITN 113 |
Active Directory (Windows 2008) |
4 |
ITN 111 |
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
8 |
|
| SEMESTER 3 |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
Prerequisite |
| ITN 212 |
Applications Infrastructure (Windows 2008) |
4 |
ITN 111 |
| ITN 215 |
Enterprise Administration (Windows 2008) |
4 |
ITN 111 |
| |
ITN Approved Elective1 |
4 |
|
| |
SEMESTER TOTAL |
12 |
|
1 ITN Approved Electives:
ITN 195 – Network Fundamentals, Router Basics, and Configuration (ICND1) - Cisco
ITN 214 – Messaging Server Administration (Exchange Server 2007)
ITN 216 – Database Server Administration (SQL Server 2008)
ITN 260 – Network Security Basics
ITN 295 – SharePoint Server Administration (2007)
