Students will be prepared for careers dealing with network hardware systems analysis, planning and implementation. Students will gain the necessary skills to design, build and maintain small to medium size networks and manage network hardware systems. Skills acquired will assist students in preparing to take industry certification exams.
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This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will be automatically awarded when the certificate requirements are completed. If you do not want to receive the embedded certificate(s), please notify the Office of the Registrar at RegistrarOffice@tri-c.edu.
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Related Degrees and Certificates
- Information Technology - Networking Software Associate of Applied Business degree
- Cisco, Short-Term Certificate
- IT Support Professional, Certificate of Proficiency
Related Training and Credentials
Program Outcomes
This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes:
- Communicate effectively utilizing verbal, written and presentation skills in person, on the phone, and via the Internet with all levels in the organization.
- Communicate appropriately with diverse audiences to provide high level customer service to internal and external constituents.
- Work independently and effectively within a team to meet the needs of the organization.
- Operate within diverse business cultures with professionalism, integrity and accountability.
- Demonstrate ethical behavior and recognize legal issues.
- Adapt to change within their profession by demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and the flexibility to deal with different requirements from different clients with a wide range of personality styles and prior computer knowledge.
- Plan, organize, and prioritize tasks in order to meet project deadlines.
- Apply analytical, critical and creative thinking and problem solving/troubleshooting techniques to develop effective information technology solutions in the context of business needs.
- Apply fundamental concepts of computer hardware, operating systems, business applications, networking, security, backup and recovery procedures to troubleshoot, maintain and support PC hardware and software to ensure an efficient and effective operation.
- Apply knowledge of network hardware, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model, protocols, diagnostic tools and troubleshooting to assist in the design, selection of equipment, installation, configuration, testing and optimization of an organization’s production network to ensure appropriate access and response time.
- Use knowledge of network backup hardware and software to implement, maintain, and execute an organization disaster recovery plans.
- Sit for A+ and CCNA certification exam.
Suggested Semester Sequence
| Summer Start | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| EET-1015 | Introduction to Computer Maintenance and Repair | 3 |
| IT-1025 | Information Technology Concepts for Programmers | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Computer Applications | ||
| Honors Computer Applications | ||
| Credit Hours | 9 | |
| First Semester | ||
| BADM-1020 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| EET-1035 | Operating Systems and Software for PC Technicians | 4 |
| EET-1055 | Computer Hardware Support | 4 |
| ITNT-2300 | Networking Fundamentals | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BADM-1050 | Professional Success Strategies | 3 |
| ITNT-2320 | Network Administration I | 3 |
| MATH-1190 | Algebraic and Quantitative Reasoning (or higher Approved Ohio Transfer 36 Mathematics course) 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| College Composition I | ||
| Honors College Composition I | ||
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| EET-1303 | Cisco I | 3 |
| EET-2303 | Cisco II | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities/Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Fundamentals of Speech Communication | ||
| Honors Speech Communication | ||
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| EET-2313 | Cisco III | 3 |
| ITNT-2990 | Networking Capstone | 3 |
| ITNT-2370 | Network Security Fundamentals | 3 |
| Natural and Physical Sciences requirement (lecture) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 1-3 | |
IT-2XXX | IT or ITNT elective | |
| Cooperative Field Experience | ||
| Credit Hours | 13-15 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60-62 | |
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MATH-1100 Mathematical Explorations or MATH-1240 Contemporary Mathematics taken prior to Fall 2024 will be accepted to meet mathematics requirement for this program.
MATH-1140, MATH-1141, MATH-1200, MATH-1270, and MATH-1280 can no longer count towards fulfilling the college-level mathematics requirement. These courses were re-classified as developmental mathematics by the state of Ohio in 2016. Tri-C established a 5-year transitioning window for students who had completed these courses prior to 2016 to apply them towards meeting graduation requirements, which expired in Summer 2021. It is highly recommended to see a counselor to determine the appropriate math required for your current major.