INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY)

The IT Networking Academy (Cisco) is a CTE program that prepares students for advanced study in Information Technology (IT) and for industry certification (CCNA), the first step in a Cisco career certification path. Particular emphasis is given to using decision-making and problem-solving techniques in the application of science, mathematics, communication and social studies concepts to solve networking problems. Students are expected to: install and configure switches and routers in multiprotocol networks using local- and wide-area networks (LANs and WANs); provide Level 1 troubleshooting service; and improve network performance and security. Additionally, instruction and training are provided in the proper care, maintenance, and use of networking software tools and equipment, as well as all local, state, and federal safety, building, and environmental codes and regulations. Finally, Information Technology students learn JAVA programming language in preparation for the Advanced Placement Computer Science examination. IT students are expected to take the industry certification examination (Cisco Certified Network Associate-CCNA) during the last semester of their final course.

Detailed Course Descriptions

GRADE 10 (2 credits) Honors Network Completer I	CCNA I (Honors level coursework) Networking and the OSI Reference Model Topologies, networking media, wireless TCP/IP Router startup and setup configuration Protocols (RIP, IGRP)
GRADE 11 (2 credits) Honors Network Completer 2	CCNA II (Honors level coursework) LAN design and switching Protocols (OSPF, PPP, ISDN, Frame Relay) WAN design Students are expected to take the industry certification examination (Cisco Certified Network Associate-CCNA) during the last semester of their final course.
GRADE 12 (1 credit) AP Computer Science A	AP Computer Science A JAVA Programming Includes portable object-oriented language for applications, classes, arrays, inheritance, recursion, exception handling, graphic, and threads Prepares students for the Advanced Placement test in Computer Science