Course Syllabus

 

Teacher:	Greg Cochran	E-Mail:	Gregory.Cochran@ucps.k12.nc.us
Room:	216	Web Page:	https://ucps.instructure.com/courses/187002
Planning:	1st Block	Phone:	704-296-3088

 

Welcome to Mr. Cochran's Network Engineering Tech I Class.

I am extremely excited to get to know each of you as new students in the Cyber and Network Engineering Academies.  This course is designed to mimic the college experience and is very deep and intensive.  You will have a very good understanding of basic function of network devices, how they interact and how to configure them.  This class is intensive and will require your full attention at all times.  This class is the foundation for both Cyber and Network Engineering.  It is fundamental to your success in either field.

I believe in bringing real, current, and relevant training into the classroom. This year we will be using coursework designed by Stanly Community College. The Proof of Learning (POL) for this course is a Performance Based Measurement (PBM).  Throughout the course you will see PBM in the header of an assignment.  That means that part of the overall, collective PBM is being addressed at that time.  The course on those assignments are aggregated into an overall score of 100 points to give the county an indicator as to whether you have grasped the content being taught.  A copy of the PBM will be provided to each student early in the semester so that you have an understanding of what you are completing.  The parts of the PBM are mixed into the semester's curriculum. 

Description

While Network Engineering Tech I Honors does not gave a credential, it is designed to provide a foundation for you to take future certification tests, such as the Cisco Certified Technician (CCT) Routing and Switching that will be taken in Network Engineering Technology II next semester.  2nd Semester will take what you've learned in semester one and build upon it.  Each course is designed to solidify and build on the previous information.  By the end of your senior year, you will be ready for what college or, the industry, have to offer.

 

Resources

Canvas

Netacad.com

 

Required Supplies

Pencil or Pen

Sizeable Notebook - notes will be required.  The class will be structured so that after instruction on a module has ended, you will begin re-reading materials to take hand-written notes.  Those handwritten notes will be allowed as a resource for most, but not all, quizzes or tests.  

Big brain - This class is going to be fast and in depth, bring your A game.

 

Expectations

1. Show respect and courtesy for teacher and all classmates.
2. Conduct yourself in a manner which respects all students’ right to learn.
3. Follow all UCPS, CATA and Classroom Rules and Procedures as outlined in the student handbooks and course agenda.
4. Stay on task at all times and put forth your best effort.
5. Have a positive attitude!

Internet Policy

Students will use the school network and Internet on a daily basis to access instructional websites and project resources. All students are expected to abide by the UCPS Acceptable Use policy when using the school network. The streaming of audio and/or video, playing games on the computer without permission, the use of chat rooms, Facebook, YouTube, instant messenger, email, twitter, proxy servers or using the Internet for non-educational purposes is prohibited. Violations will result in disciplinary action.

 Honor Code

The work that you submit represents your learning, and so it represents you.  Therefore, your work must demonstrate both your integrity and honor.  Anyone caught cheating or plagiarizing on any assignment, from homework to exams, will face strict penalties.                   ---J.Kasler

While some of the materials are available online, it is EXPECTED that you will put in the work and the effort and complete the materials using your brain and allowed resources.  Surfing the web for answers or using someone else's work is considered "against the rules".   Do your own work, achieve your own results and build your own future.

 

“You may look up for inspiration and down in desperation, but you must not look side to side or over the shoulder for information.”      --  Unknown

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Mr Cochran’s Classroom Procedures

Attendance	1.    You are expected to be available for class the entire 90 minutes.  You should be in your seat with all non-class materials, such as cell phones and ear buds, stowed (put away) prior to the bell.
Questions/Help	1.     Always read instructions before asking for help. 2.    Should you still need help, simply raise your hand and I'll visit your station or call upon you.
Equipment	1.     Use only the equipment assigned to you. 2.    Leave computer settings alone, they are not to be changed.  This includes screen backgrounds for yourself and others.   3.    Handle equipment with extreme care, you may be held responsible for repairs. 4.    Intentionally damaging or causing disruptions with equipment will result in disciplinary actions.  5.   Your cell phone and ear buds are NOT part of the equipment authorized to be used within' the classroom.  They should be put away prior to class start.  Your devices should be charged prior to school so that you are not in need of charging during class time.
Out of Seat	1.     I expect you to be engaged in your personal work for my class.  If you have completed all available work in my class please let me know so that you can engage in work for other classes.
Talking	1.     You are expected to be engaged in work related to Network Engineering I unless otherwise directed by me.  If you are finished with relevant work and others are not, the expectation is that you will engage in your own personal work for other classes.
Leaving the Classroom	1.     You must always get permission from the teacher before leaving the classroom and those requests must be minimal.  Permission will be granted for specific purposes.  For instance, if you request to go to the bathroom, the permission is only for you to go to the bathroom on our floor.  It is not a license to roam the halls.
Cheating	1.     Students cheating will receive a 0 on the assignment(s) with no option to redo.  A referral will be submitted to administration and a parent email sent.
Missed Work	1.     Each student is responsible for getting missed assignments when absent. 2.    Missed assignments must be made up within 2 school days. 3.    Missed Test/Quiz must be made up within 2 school days. 4.    Daily assignments are posted on the class Canvas page.
Grading	Assignments/Labs - 40% of grade Tests/Quizzes - 40% of grade PBM - 20% of grade
End of Class	1.     Students should start preparing to leave class a few minutes prior to the end of class. 2.  During departure prep, it is expected that students remain orderly and quiet to make the transition to the next class smooth and so that I can relay any pertinent information during that time without interruption.
Fire Drills, Tornado Drills, Lockdowns	1.     Follow the teacher’s instructions and take all safety drills seriously. 2.    Fire drill - exit to the back and side of school and go to other side of teacher parking lot and remain with your class. 3.    Tornado drill – go downstairs and kneel down facing the wall in the hallway. 4.    Lockdown – sit in the front of the classroom and remain completely silent.
CANVAS Classroom Online-Learning Platform & Resources	1.     All assignments, whether answer sheets or Packet Tracer files, will be uploaded to the assignment from which they were downloaded.  That is the expected submission for all assignments. 2.    Each module will have a single due date that is 5 - 8 days from start date.  Some modules are smaller than others.  Quizzes and tests are part of the module and each assignment flows from one to the next in numbered sequence.  They should be processed in order. 3.    Canvas logs every student submission with a date and time. 4.    Grades in canvas reflect only the specific assignment grade and are NOT the teacher’s gradebook. Keep in mind, Canvas only accounts for a single 1/1 value for the 100% grade, not the 1/1, 3/1, or 5/1 ratio.
Performance Based Measurement (PBM)	This class's Proof of Learning (POL) is a Performance Based Measurement (PBM).  This means that each student will perform certain portions of this curriculum to demonstrate that the requirements of the course were learned.  Throughout the curriculum, there will be modules labeled "PBM - xxx".  For example, there would be one labeled, "PBM - Section 1 - Development of an Addressing Schema" to serve as an artifact, showing the county review process how much of that concept you learned.  There are multiple sections and the artifacts will be inserted into the appropriate area so that we learn a concept, then perform the concept.  At the end of the semester, the PBM will have been completed, artifacts stored, and results submitted.

 

Canvas

     All quizzes and tests will be performed on our "learning platform," Canvas. Assignments will be submitted by uploading files to the assignment being completed. Students not having used Canvas before should alert the teacher and they will be shown how to submit assignments on Canvas.

  Individual assignments will indicate which method of submission on Canvas is expected. If students need a refresher or have questions, they can access the Canvas Student Guide for specific instructions. It is the student's responsibility to ensure correct and complete assignments are submitted on time and to contact the instructor if there is a problem. The Canvas Learning Platform logs every student log-in on Canvas which provides teachers with a list of when students log-in to Canvas using their user id. 

     Canvas is used to grade assignments as well, however, the grades in Canvas, while germaine to that assignment, are NOT the teacher’s gradebook. The teacher’s gradebook includes categories of assignments that may be weighted differently and may include grades for assignments that did not use the Canvas Learning Platform. Therefore, students and parents should always check their child’s true average on the Parent Portal in Powerschool.

Curriculum Mistakes

The curriculum for this semester is newly created and is based on the Stanly Community College CCNA 1 coursework.  This work was manually created and could have a mistake or two.  Should you come across a mistake or something that is incorrectly applied in a quiz or test, please approach me directly and let me know there is a mistake.  Questions that are incorrect and directly impact the students will be credited to all students and the item will be corrected for future classes.