ICT 160 - Introduction to Networking

Credit(s): 3
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 2, 2

This provides students with classroom and laboratory experience in networking technologies that will provide them with entry-level skills in computer networking. Course content includes, but is not limited to, covering the architecture, structure, functions and components of the Internet and other computer networks. Students achieve a basic understanding of how networks operate and how to build simple local area networks (LAN), perform basic configurations for routers and switches, and implement Internet Protocol (IP). The course includes activities using Packet Tracer, hands-on lab work, and a wide array of assessment types and tools. Emphasis is given to decision-making and problem-solving techniques in applying scientific, mathematical, communication and social studies skills and concepts to network problems.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.2)

Offered: Fall
General Education: Not Applicable