This lab is designed to correlate with the CST 130 A+ Hardware course to enforce and allow students time to install, configure, test and experiment with the hardware and operating systems, as well as other CST course content. Customer service strategies are introduced and practiced as students work with customer computers.
 

This course teaches students database fundamentals and design, data storage and retrieval techniques, security, normalization, and administration of a database management system. These concepts will be reinforced by creating and maintaining a database using individual and group hands-on activities.
 

In this course students will learn how to create programs using a clean, conceptual approach. Students will develop documentation and design logical solutions through flowcharts and pseudocode. Visual Basic will be used to develop simple applications such as games, through hands-on learning activities and a series of tutorials.
 

This lab is designed to correlate with the CST 131 A+ OS Technologies course to enforce and allow students time to install, configure, test and experiment with the hardware and operating systems, as well as other CST course content. Students will address the challenges in the delivery of customer service, strategies used in customer service and the personal skills necessary to achieve value added experiences for the customer. Students will participate in teams and complete team projects throughout the course.
 

This course provides a practical knowledge of issues and solutions available when providing technical support to computer users. Students will acquire the skills necessary to perform tasks such as needs analysis, installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventative maintenance, safety, and basic networking, while mapping to the Comp TIA A+ Certification.
 

This course provides a practical knowledge of issues and solutions available when providing technical support to computer users in multiple operating system environments. Students will acquire the skills necessary to perform tasks such as needs analysis, installation, configuration, diagnosing, preventative maintenance, safety, and basic networking, while mapping to the Comp TIA A+ Certification.
 

This course provides the knowledge and skills for basic data network cabling and installation. Students will develop skills in reading network designs, pulling and mounting cable, cable management, wiring cabinets and panel installation and termination as well as installing jacks and cable testing.
 

Students completing this course will be able to: Use network protocol models to explain the layers of communications in data networks. Design, calculate, and apply subnet masks and addresses. Build a simple Ethernet network using routers and switches. Employ basic cabling and network designs to connect devices. Use Cisco CLI commands to perform basic router and switch configuration and verification. Analyze the operations and feature of the transport and network layer protocols and services.
 

Exploration / Routing Protocols and Concepts. Students completing this course will be able to: Configure and verify router interfaces. Demonstrate comprehensive RIPv1 configuration skills. Design and implement a classless IP addressing scheme for a network. Use advanced configuration commands with routers implementing EIGRP. Apply the basic RIPv2 configuration commands and evaluate RIPv2 classless routing updates. Identify the characteristics of distance vector routing protocols.
 

This course introduces students to the field of computer forensics and imparts basic forensic analysis skills. Students will gain foundational understanding of crime scene processing, proper handling of evidence, and data gathering through the use of techniques and tools used in computer forensics investigations today. Topics include coverage of the latest technology including PDAs, cell phones, and thumb drives. Many hands-on activities are included, which allow students to practice skills as they are learned. Students should have a working knowledge of hardware and operating systems to maximize their success on projects and exercises throughout the text.
 

Students will take lessons learned in Cisco Exploration, Information Security and apply the hands-on labs assigned with them. The MCSE Guide to Managing and Maintaining Server 2003 will be reviewed and applied in a hands-on environment. Within the lab students will need to perform normal NOC activities such as Backups, performance monitoring, topology drawings, as well as work with customers coming into the lab to have PCs repaired. Students need to update, upgrade and troubleshoot workstation and server images using various tools such as Norton Ghost. VMware server is employed to build, maintain and troubleshoot most server, domain, and workstations in the lab. All lab participants will be required to maintain and submit daily activity reports of all tasks completed and solutions to any problems encountered.
 

Exploration / LAN Switching and Wireless. Students completing this course will be able to: Troubleshoot common network problems at Layers 1, 2, 3, and 7 using a layered model approach. Interpret network diagrams. Perform and verify initial switch configuration tasks including remote access management. Configure, verify, and troubleshoot VLANs, interVLAN routing, VTP, trunking on Cisco switches, and RSTP operation. Manage IOS configuration files. Identify the basic parameters to configure a wireless network and common implementation issues.
 

Exploration / Accessing the WAN. Students completing this course will be able to: Describe the impact of applications (Voice Over IP and Video Over IP) on a network. Configure, verify, and troubleshoot DHCP and DNS operation on a router. Verify, monitor, and troubleshoot ACLs in a network environment. Configure and verify a basic WAN serial connection, a PPP connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay. Configure and verify a PPP connection between Cisco routers, and Frame Relay on Cisco routers. Troubleshoot WAN implementation issues.
 

This course provides a hands-on guide to planning, designing, installing and configuring wireless LANs that prepares students for the Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification. The text used offers in-depth coverage of wireless networks with extensive step-by-step coverage of IEEE 802.11b/a/g/pre-n implementation, design, security, and troubleshooting. Material is reinforced with hands-on projects at the end of each chapter from two of the principal wireless LAN vendors, Cisco and Linksys.
 

Students will take lessons learned in Cisco Exploration, Information Security and apply the hands-on labs assigned with them. The MCSE Guide to Managing and Maintaining Server 2003 will be reviewed and applied in a hands-on environment. Test network breaches and daily activity reports from the IDS/IPS and Honeypot servers will be assigned. Students need to update, upgrade and troubleshoot workstation and server images using various tools such as Norton Ghost. VMware server is employed to build, maintain and troubleshoot most server, domain, and workstations in the lab. Within the lab students will need to perform normal NOC activities such as Backups, performance monitoring, topology drawings, as well as work with customers coming into the lab to have PCs repaired. All lab participants will be required to maintain and submit daily activity reports of all tasks completed and solutions to any problems encountered as well as maintain hardware, software, address assignments, workstation and server update status inventories and monitor all activity via the log files.
 

This course is a continuation of CST 153, Computer Forensic Essentials. Students will gain further knowledge and apply leaned skills in computer investigations, processing crime and incident scenes and digital evidence controls. Students will perform proper data acquisitions involving E-mail, mobile devices, and other internet investigations. Students will also learn about becoming an expert witness and how to report results of investigations.
 

In semester two of Information Security students will use the lessons learned in semester one to build, analyze, and maintain such projects as an IDS, Honeypots, Firewalls guarding network perimeters, and system baseline analyzers such as NESSUS. All phases of attack scenarios are covered including Reconnaissance, Scanning, gaining access using Application, OS attacks, and Network attacks. Denial of Service attacks and maintaining access using Trojans, Backdoors, and Rootkits are covered. The students will then learn how black hat hackers use various tools to cover their tracks as well as research new threats emerging every day.
 

This Course extends the students' use of Digital Forensics using Open-source tools such as Helix and SleuthKit to perform investigations. Additional topics will include MAC forensics, Microsoft Vista security, hardware bit lockers, software encryption and how they affect digital forensic investigations. This is a hands-on class.
 

This course focuses on the tasks and issues involved in the administration of UNIX/Linux systems. Topics include installation, networking, software management, scripting, and user management. In the hands-on portion of the course, students will implement and maintain Linux systems using the CLI.