CSIS 3784 - Cisco Networking Academy 3
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42761,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Todd Jones
Email: tajones01@ysu.edu
Course Description
3784. Cisco Networking Academy 3. Enterprise Networking, Security, and Automation (ENSA) describes the architecture, components, operations, and security to scale for large, complex networks, including wide area network (WAN) technologies. The course emphasizes network security concepts and introduces network virtualization and automation. Students learn how to configure, troubleshoot, and secure enterprise. Two hours lecture and two hours lab per week. Prereq.: CSIS 3782. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library | Wendell Odom | 1587147149 |
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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Tentative Course Schedule
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | Review | Review of Basics | |
| 8/31 | Module 1 | Single Area OSPF | |
| 9/7 | Module 2 | Single Area OSPF Config | Checkpoint Exam: OSPF Concepts and Configuration Exam 2.3.11 Determine the DR and BDR 2.4.11 Modify Single Area OSPF 2.5.3 Propagate a Default Route in OSPF 2.6.6 Verify Single Area OSPF 2.7.1 Single Area OSPF Configuration |
| 9/14 | Module 3 | Network Security Concepts | Discussion: Summarize Network Security Today. Biggest Threats. Best Practices. Ethical Hacking. ETC.. |
| 9/21 | Module 4 | ACL Concepts | |
| 9/28 | Module 5 | ACL Configurations | Checkpoint Exam: Network Security 5.1.8 Configure Numbered ACLs 5.1.9 Configure Named ACLs 5.2.7 Configure and Modify Standard ACLs 5.4.2 Configure Extended ACLs 1 5.4.3 Configure Extended ACLs 2 5.5.1 ACL Implementation Challenge |
| 10/5 | Module 6 | Network Address Translation | 6.2.7 Investigate NAT Operations 6.4.5 Configure Static NAT 6.5.6 Configure Dynamic NAT 6.6.7 Configure PAT 6.8.1 Configure NAT for IPv4 |
| 10/12 | Module 7 | WAN Concepts | |
| 10/19 | Module 8 | VPN and IPsec Concepts | Checkpoint Exam: WAN Concepts Midterm 1 |
| 10/26 | Module 9 | QoS concepts | |
| 11/2 | Module 10 | Network Management | 10.1.5 Use CDP to Map a Network 10.2.6 Use LLDP to Map a Network 10.3.4 Configure and Verify NTP 10.6.10 Back up Configuration Files 10.7.6 Use a TFTP server to upgrade a Cisco IOS image 10.8.1 Configure CDP, LLDP, NTP |
| 11/9 | Module 11 | Network Design | |
| 11/16 | Module 12 | Network Troubleshooting | Checkpoint Exam: Optimize, Monitor, and Troubleshoot Networks 12.5.13 Troubleshoot Enterprise Networks 12.6.1 Troubleshooting Challenge – Document the Network 12.6.2 Troubleshooting Challenge – Use Documentation to solve Issues |
| 11/23 | Module 13 | Virtualization | |
| 11/30 | Module 14 | Network Automation | Checkpoint Exam: Emerging Network Technologies |
| 12/7 | Special Topics: Review and Final | Special Topics, Review, and Final | Final Exam |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.