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Prepares students for a career in computer network support and integrated technology in order to meet the business demands for information sharing. Students receive training in network design, network installation and troubleshooting, as well as network administration and management. IP Telephony technologies are introduced in the second year.
After completing this program, the student will have a covered basic topic areas needed for the MCSA, Net+, A+, CCNA and CNA certificates.
Potential Employment Opportunities
- Network Administrator
- Network/Personal Computer Analyst
- Network Support Specialist
- Network Technician
- System Analyst
- Computer Engineer
Program Outcomes
- Upon completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Configure desktop hardware
- Troubleshoot microcomputer hardware and software problems
- Design a complex network to efficiently facilitate the flow of information using current LAN/WAN technologies
- Configure network equipment
- Utilize TCP/IP protocol suite for network configuration and administration
- Manage desktop operating systems and software
- Manage network operating systems
- Apply systems analysis and design as well as project management concepts
- Use the Internet as both a research and publishing tool
- Troubleshoot complex LAN/WAN issues
- Research, organize and present a seminar on a current networking technology
- Create, maintain, and update network documentation
- Manage an Information Technology project from inception to implementation
- Utilize structured programming principles in the creation, editing, compilation, and execution of computer programs
- Utilize an industry-standard relational database management system (RDBMS) to illustrate an
understanding of data design and data access
- Analyze and secure network systems to prevent unauthorized access
- Design IP Telephony Systems for the enterprise
Program Faculty
Orinda Conway
757-7615
oconway@blackhawk.edu
Denny Wright
743-4413
dwright@blackhawk.edu
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