CCNA Semester Progress

[Poontos]

For those that have completed it, what should someone basically be able to do after each semester?

I am currently halfway through Semester Two and wondering what I technically should be able to do at this point
and the same with after I am completed this semester and the next two.

Just want to know where I stand.


Thanks!

 

[Paulson]

I'm in the middle of Semester 2 also... although I don't like the way cisco teaches, most of it just isn't common sense, you actually have to read the long boring chapters.

I like working hands on with stuff... a reason why I don't like online cirriculums...

 

[Poontos]

Thanks, anyone else?

 

[bbarnes]

I am finishing Semester 3

After Sem 1 - Know all terminology, the OSI model, which layers do what, what devices operate at each layer

After Sem 2 - Be able to program the Router Lab and ping/telnet from end to end/router to router

After Sem 3 - Know Lan Switching, VLANs, more in-depth LAN design IGRP, ACLs, IPX and Network Management

After Sem 4 - WANs, WAN design, PPP, ISDN, Frame Relay, and more in-depth Network Management

Hope this helps, if you need to know more, just let me know, and if I don't come back to this thread (as I often forget to check my posts for replies) just PM me

 

[Santa]

I have heard of these CCNA "Semesters" and "Academys". Are these extremely long courses you can take at some institution or something?

I have not heard of them in my local area but in the past I have taken a 1 week ICND course which was almost exactly matching the examples of what bbarnes gave but I did mine in a week for about $2200.

 

[Poontos]

Thanks for the input!

"After Sem 2 - Be able to program the Router Lab and ping/telnet from end to end/router to router"

You mean that Lab series, A,B,C,D and you have to program them all to talk to eachother in the router simulator for Sem. 2? Jeezzz...

Test me on some Sem 1 & 2 if you are up for a little Cisco Q & A!!

 

[rock33]

The Cisco Academies were set up at local High Schools and Community Colleges to help prepare more students for IT jobs. The ICND class is normally 5 days long, but assumes knowledge of the OSI, TCP/IP, etc. If you already are familiar with these drop out of the academy and go to an ICND class. I would recommend a class by a Cisco Learning Partner (http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/10/wwtraining/learning_part/about_learn_part.html)

With that class and test-prep book you should pass the CCNA.

 

[bbarnes]

Hmm, lets see...

I will try to gather some questions to post in the next week or so.