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PROGRAM VISIT
PROGRAM VISIT
Step One - Watch the video
Step One - Watch the video
Watch the video below to learn more about the program.
Session Tips:
Please use your SMCPS account to log into the session in order to record your visit.
Please have your video and microphone off when entering the meeting.
If you have a question, please type it in the chat, and the teacher and/or moderator will answer in order they are are received.
Having problems getting into the session? Please go to the Home page for Technology Assistance.
Step Two - Live Sessions
Step Two - Live Sessions
You must visit one of the sessions below to document your visit.
After you have watched the video and prepared your questions, click on one of the sessions below to meet Ms. Thompson and ask questions about the IT Networking Academy.
(Q & A Session: Please attend this session if you have additional questions
for the instructor about this program and discuss the Cybersecurity Elective.)
PROGRAM INFO
PROGRAM INFO
Ms. Mary Thompson
Ms. Mary Thompson
IT Networking Academy
IT Networking Academy
The first year provides a comprehensive introduction to the IT industry and in-depth exposure to personal computers, hardware, and operating systems. Students learn how various hardware and software components work and best practices in maintenance, safety, and security, including computer assembly, operating system installations, and troubleshooting. Certification prep: CompTIA A+.
In the second year, students will be utilizing Cisco’s CCNA curriculum by completing two semester courses that teach comprehensive networking concepts and skills, from network applications to the protocols and services provided to those applications by the lower layers of the network. Students will progress from basic networking to more complex enterprise and theoretical networking models later in the curriculum. Certification prep: Network +, CCNA,
The third year of this program includes an Introduction into Cybersecurity, which covers foundational knowledge in all aspects of security in the cyber world, including information security, systems security, network security, mobile security, physical security, ethics and laws. The curriculum will build students’ skills in related technologies, procedures, defense and mitigation techniques used in protecting businesses. Certification prep: CompTIA Security +
Other self-enrolled courses will be available to all IT Networking Academy students. Students will develop workforce readiness skills and build a foundation for success in IT-related careers through hands-on lab activities and real world experiences.
(IT Networking I & II are already registered in Cybersecurity. AP/Computer Science students can apply and be considered if seats are available. See Electives for more information.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
This program prefers students to have completed Algebra I.
Planning Information
Planning Information
This class is a three-year program.
The number of periods required in a student's schedule to complete this program is as follows:
Year 1 = 2 periods
Year 2 = 3 periods
Year 3 = 2 periods
Contact Information
Contact Information
For more information about this program, please contact Ms. Mary Thompson.
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