Students may propose to pursue one or more industry recognized professional certifications. A typical proposal for this option should include your rationale for pursuing the selected certification, what the certification is intended to do to help you in launching or advancing your career, and what you plan to build, research, and/or study in preparation for the exam(s). Students have elected to pursue the following professional certifications so far:
The remaining information on this page sets out some of the expectations regarding the CCNA certification option.
Book
CCNA Official Exam Certification Library
Exam Scheduling
The BYU-Idaho Testing Center is a certified Pearson Vue Testing Center. To schedule your certification exam, visit the Pearson Vue website.
Course Requirements
Study Groups
For those students who choose to pursue the CCNA certification option, you will be expected to form a study group. Depending on the number of students pursuing this option there may be more than one group formed. You will be expected to meet with your study group at least twice per week. One of these meetings may include the weekly Cisco Users Group meetings.
Course Assignments
One of the keys to passing the CCNA is the ability to work on networking equipment in a simulated environment. The CCNA will test not only your knowledge of networking concepts and terminology but will also require you to be able to demonstrate your ability to work with networking equipment and troubleshoot network communication problems.
Troubleshooting
You will troubleshoot a series of simulations created by previous students and present your solutions to your study group and/or the instructor. You may work as teams to solve the problems, but you'll report to the instructor how to divide up the available points for grading purposes.
Simulations/Study Materials
You will also be expected to create course materials for students who will follow in your footsteps. These could include live presentations or demonstrations, study guides or aids such as flash cards, diagrams, videos, or interconnected networks in a simulator where you leave problems for your other classmates to practice troubleshooting and solving problems. When submitting simulations, turn in a fully functioning version and a version with a problem.
Final Presentation
Upon completion of the network simulations, tie all the networks together into one large interconnected network. You will be expected to present your network and explain the networking concepts and principles demonstrated and the problems you planted. You will also be required to submitted a report on what you learned in the course, how to prepare more effectively for the test, the items you were most and least prepared for through your prior networking classes and this senior project course, improvements you could suggest for the structure of the course, etc.
Grading
| Assignment | Possible |
| Pretest | 20 |
| Plan | 20 |
| Troubleshooting 1 | 10 |
| Troubleshooting 2 | 10 |
| Troubleshooting 3 | 10 |
| Troubleshooting 4 | 10 |
| Troubleshooting 5 | 10 |
| Troubleshooting 6 | 10 |
| Sim/Study Material 1 | 30 |
| Sim/Study Material 2 | 30 |
| Sim/Study Material 3 | 30 |
| Sim/Study Material 4 | 30 |
| Presentation | 30 |
| Documentation | 30 |
| Exam Score | 1000 |
| Total | 1280 |
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