Surveys data transmission systems, communication lines, data sets, network interfacing protocols, and modes of transmission. Emphasizes network structure and operation. Prerequisite or co-requisite: ITE 115 or school approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

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: ITE 221 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction in the installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of Windows XP Professional as a desktop operating system in a networked data communications environment. Prerequisite: ITN 101 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Teaches students how to manage and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 environment. Prerequisite: ITN 114 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Provides instruction on how to implement, manage, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 network infrastructure. Prerequisite: ITN 115 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Encompasses instruction on how to plan, implement, and maintain a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Active Directory infrastructure. Prerequisite: ITN 115 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Introduces the OSI reference model's functions of layer, 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: ITE 221 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

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

Introduces networking using the OSI reference model. Covers data encapsulation, TCP/IP suite, routing, IP addressing, and structured cabling design and implementation. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Focuses 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 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Introduces UNIX operating systems. Teaches login procedures, file creation, UNIX file structure, input/output control, and the UNIX shell. Prerequisite: ITE 115 or school approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

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

Explores the basics of network security in depth. Includes security objectives, security architecture, security models and security layers. Covers risk management, network security policy, and security training. Includes the five security keys: confidentiality, integrity, availability, accountability, and auditability. Prerequisite: ITE 115 or school approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Explores indepth various methods for attacking and defending a network. Covers network security concepts from the viewpoint of hackers and their attack methodologies. Discusses hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), malicious code, computer crime, and industrial espionage. Prerequisite: ITN 260 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Explores indepth various communication protocols with a concentration on TCP/IP. Discusses 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. Includes the use of various utilities to explore TCP/IP. Prerequisite: ITN 261 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Explores indepth firewall, Web security, and e-Commerce security. Covers firewall concepts, types, topology, and the firewall's relationship to the TCP/IP protocol. Discusses 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 262 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Explores indepth various security layers needed to protect the network. Addresses 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 262 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

Explores indepth the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Addresses 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. Prerequisite: ITN 262 or school approval. Lecture 3 hours per week.

Focuses 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 or school approval. Lecture 4 hours per week.

ITN 295 Topics in Information Technology Networking: Windows Help Desk I (4 cr.)

Teaches the skills necessary to support and to successfully troubleshoot end users running windows operating system.  Prerequisite:  ITN 114 or equivalent.  Lecture 4 hours per week.

ITN 295 Topics in Information Technology Networking: Windows Help Desk II (4 cr.)

Teaches the skills necessary to support and to successfully troubleshoot desktop applications running windows operating system.  Prerequisite:  ITN 295 (Windows Help Desk I) or equivalent.  Lecture 4 hours per week.

Covers the use of advanced concepts and utilities with current network operating systems. Includes administrator duties such as server organization, permissions and rights, and client side issues such as configuration, troubleshooting, and installation of applications. Prerequisites: ITN 115, ITN 260, and ITN 171 or equivalent courses and knowledge. Lecture 4 hours per week.

 ITN 299 Supervised Study In (discipline) (1-5 Cr.) Assigns problems for independent study outside the normal classroom setting under the guidance and direction of an instructor. Incorporates prior experience and instruction in the discipline. Lecture 1-5 hours per week.

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