Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL)

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University Courses

TTL 514 FUNDAMENTALS OF NETWORKING
(1-0) 1 credit. This session will cover the basics of NT, hardware, and applications. It is intended for participants who will go on to the session/course, TTL 515. This is a five-day course presented during the summer session as part of the Technology for Teaching and Learning - Network Administration (TTL-NA) program.

TTL 515/545 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
(3-0) 3 credits. Prerequisite: TTL 514 or equivalent. Students will learn how to set up an NT server, trouble shooting skills, techniques for backing-up and restoring data, policies and procedures for administering a server environment, and network protocols. Students will also learn network infrastructure, connectivity and security with applications. This course is presented as part of the TTL-NA training for the K-12 educational environment.

TTL 516 ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS
(2-0) 2 credits. Prerequisite: Attendance at TTL-NA Core Curriculum, or equivalent as determined by instructor. The course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the fundamental concepts involved in computer networking including the OSC network model, industry standards, IP addressing, subnet masks, network topologies and components, basic network design, beginning router configurations and routed and routing protocols. The Cisco Academy curriculum for Semester One and Two will be primary source for students, along with additional information specific to K-12 networking in South Dakota. Students will be expected to take and pass the CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) tests for each “semester” of the curriculum. Students who are, or will be, certified K-12 secondary teachers will be expected to take and pass the CCAI (Cisco Certified Academic Instructor), and will then be qualified to teach Semester One and Two of the Cisco Academy to students in their home schools.

TTL 517/527/547 NETWORK SUPPORT
1 to 2 credits. Prerequisite: Attendance at TTL-NA Core Curriculum, or equivalent as determined by instructor. This course will cover topics relevant to multi-platform, multi-site interconnectivity. A list of topics will include administration for Mac/Win 95/Win 98/NT; Novell, Linux, and Unix; Networking security and scripting, troubleshooting NT, NT 2000 server migration, network design and performance improvements and multi-domain administration, and TCP/IP with applications for the K-12 educational environment.

TTL 518/548 MULTIMEDIA SUPPORT
(1-0) 1 credit. Prerequisite: Attendance at TTL-NA Core Curriculum, or equivalent as determined by instructor. Students will learn Vtel support, M.S. Proxy server, JDL/Cyberlibrary and Net Nanny with applications for the K-12 educational environment. Speakers from the business world will also discuss applications in today’s world.

TTL 519/529/549 INSTRUCTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE NETWORK SUPPORT
(1-0) 1 credit. Prerequisite: Attendance at TTL-NA Core Curriculum, or equivalent as determined by instructor. Topics included in this course include Outlook 2000, web development, intranet and distributed applications, local web servers, and internet information server. Students will give presentations at the conclusion of the course.

Contact: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
http://www.hpcnet.org/sdsmt/directory/courses/ttl