I.T. Network Administrator

This course is an introduction to managing one’s personal finances. It seeks to cover general financial knowledge, related to proper budgeting, investing, borrowing and retirement planning. Upon course completion, students will:

• Identify myths about money.
• Learn to manage personal savings, credit and debt.
• Create a budget.
• Assess their personal financial situation and make adjustments in line with their goals.
• Understand the importance of financial planning.
• Learn the difference between TFSA and RRSP and the benefits of each.

The course helps students to master fundamental, vendor-independent cloud computing concepts. It is designed to provide a truly interactive learning experience, preparing you for the challenges of the highly dynamic cloud computing industry. Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, understanding, competence, and application in the following areas:

• Introducing Cloud Computing Configurations and Deployments
• Cloud Deployments
• Security in the Cloud
• Implementing Cloud Security
• Maintaining Cloud Operations
• Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Ongoing Maintenance
• Cloud Management Baselines, Performance, and SLAs
• Troubleshooting Networking and Security Issues and Understanding Methodologies

The learning outcomes include:

• Identify one’s strengths and weaknesses
• Prepare Cover letter and complete resume development
• Prepare an effective cover letter and resume (including references)
• Discuss customizing cover letters and resumes to meet the specific job requirements Interview Follow Up and Offers
• Discuss how to prepare a thank you letter/email after an interview
• Accept and decline a job offer professionally
• Expand professional network
• Create and maintain a Linked-In profile
• Search for published and hidden jobs utilizing different job sites and search techniques
• Develop confidence and demonstrate professionalism during an interview

This course covers the fundamentals of local area networking, defining networks with the OSI Model and understanding wired and wireless networks. In addition, it includes understanding Internet Protocol, implementing TCP/IP and working with networking services. It gives understanding of wide area networks along with defining network infrastructures and network security.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, understanding, competence, and application in the following areas:

• Introduction to Networking
• Network infrastructure and documentation
• Addressing on networks
• Network protocols and routing
• Network cabling
• Wireless network
• Virtualization and cloud computing
• Subnets and VLANS
• Network risk management
• Security in network design
• Network performance and recovery
• Wide area networks

To gain the knowledge and skills to prepare for the CompTIA Server+ SK0-005 certification exam with the CompTIA Server+ course. The cert guide provides complete coverage of the SK0-005 exam objectives and includes topics such as server architecture, administration, storage, security, networking, troubleshooting, and disaster recovery. This course enhances your job performance by providing skills in server handling and offers hands-on learning in server planning, use, maintenance, and security. To develop the skills of communicating the technical requirements to different parties.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, understanding, competence, and application in the following areas:

• Server hardware
• Installing and configuring servers
• Server maintenance
• Storage techniques
• Identifying capacity and fault tolerance requirements
• Securing the server
• Securing server data and network access
• Networking
• Disaster recovery
• Troubleshooting hardware and software issues
• Troubleshooting connectivity issues
• Troubleshooting storage issues

To learn the knowledge and gain the skills to pass the certification examination of CompTIA Security Plus, a world standard for computer network security. To gain the confidence in conducting risk assessments, design action plans, impose security measures and protect against theft, data-loss and interruption.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, understanding, competence, and application in the following areas:

• Introduction to security
• Threat management and cybersecurity resources
• Threats and attacks on endpoints
• Mobile, embedded, and specialized device security
• Basic cryptography
• Public key infrastructure and cryptographic protocols
• Networking threats, assessments, sand defenses
• Cloud security appliances and technologies
• Cloud and virtualization security
• Wireless network security
• Authentication
• Incident preparation, response, and investigation
• Cybersecurity resilience
• Risk management and data privacy

This course covers local installation, configuration of core local services, and the general local management and maintenance of Windows 10. Although the focus is primarily on local scenarios, enterprise scenarios are also included, where applicable. Some cloud-integrated services are covered where appropriate, such as with Microsoft Passport. Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Prepare for installation requirements
• Installing Windows
• Configuring devices and device drivers
• Performing post-installation configuration
• Implementing Windows in an enterprise environment
• Configuring networking
• Configuring storage
• Configure data access and usage
• Implementing Apps
• Configuring remote management
• Configuring updates
• Monitoring Windows
• Configuring authorization and authentication
• Configure advanced management tools

The course includes an entire module on database design, showing students how to create an appropriate design that satisfies a given set of requirements, and includes coverage of the important topics of stored procedures and triggers. To gain the confidence in providing reliable, secure, and efficient databases for various business functions.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Database requirements and features
• Database design and fundamentals
• Creating tables
• Single and multiple table queries
• Updating data
• Database administration
• Functions, procedures, and triggers

Understanding the process of creating and managing a public cloud and virtual network using Microsoft Azure. This course is designed to equip you with the skills required to provide services both on-premises and off-premises through full virtualization, providing a deeper understanding of Azure's capabilities as an infrastructure service.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Cloud concepts
• Azure core services
• Azure core networking services
• Security, compliance, privacy, and trust
• Azure solutions
• Azure pricing, service levels, and lifecycle
• Creating and managing azure resources

The course covers all of the core Microsoft Windows Server 2019 ® roles and features required to develop the skills of communicating the technical requirements to different parties, to deploy Windows Server 2019 in a variety of settings, including data center and cloud environments that rely on virtualization and containers. It also covers configuring and managing server storage, troubleshooting performance issues as well as working with common Windows Server technologies and network services, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, file sharing, printing and remote access.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Getting started with Windows 2019
• Configuring Windows Server 2019
• Implementing Hyper-V and rapid server deployment
• Configuring printing
• Configuring and managing data storage
• Configuring and managing network services
• Configuring and managing remote access services
• Configuring web services and cloud technologies
• Managing and securing Windows networks
• Monitoring and troubleshooting Windows server 2019

To gain the knowledge and skills to build, fix, maintain and administer computers like desktops, laptops and servers and their peripherals like printers, scanners, screens, etc. Also to learn the introductory knowledge and skills to build, fix, maintain and administer computer networks. And to develop the soft skills of customer service to provide effective, reliable and satisfactory IT support to all kinds of computer users.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Motherboard, processors, and memory.
• Internal expansion, storage devices, and power supplies
• Peripherals and connectors
• Custom PC configurations
• Installing and configuring printers
• Introduction to TCP/IP
• Installing wireless and SOHO networks
• Network services, virtualization, and cloud computing
• Understanding laptops and mobile devices
• Troubleshooting and network troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting methodology and resolving core hardware problems
• Hardware and network troubleshooting

To gain the knowledge and skills to build, fix, maintain and administer computers like desktops, laptops and servers and their peripherals like printers, scanners, screens, etc. Also to learn the introductory knowledge and skills to build, fix, maintain and administer computer networks. And to develop the soft skills of customer service to provide effective, reliable and satisfactory IT support to all kinds of computer users.

Upon course completion, students will develop knowledge, accuracy and competence in the following:

• Operating basic systems
• Operating system administration
• Working with Windows 10
• Working with Windows 8/8.1
• Working with Windows 7
• Working with mac OS and Linux
• Scripting and remote access
• Security concepts
• Securing operating systems
• Troubleshooting operating systems and security
• Documentation and professionalism
• Safety and environmental concerns

Experiential learning component covers both soft and hard skills. Students are expected to demonstrate skills in line with the area of study. The employer provides work in line with the program of study. Facilitation, coaching and mentoring occur throughout the practicum. At the mid-point as well as end of the practicum, a performance evaluation is completed. Student should earn a minimum of an overall fair rating to get a credit for the class.