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2019-2020 SLCC General Catalog 
    
2019-2020 SLCC General Catalog [**** ATTENTION: YOU ARE VIEWING AN ARCHIVED CATALOG ****]

Windows Network Administration: CA (Competency-based)


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Certificate of Achievement | 330 clock hours 

SAT Instruction Division
Taylorsville Redwood Campus
TB 517
General Information 801-957-4073
Program Information 801-957-4974
Program Website
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Program Faculty
Professor - Douglas Miller
Associate Professor - Steven Fogg

Program Description
In the Windows Network Administration program, students will learn through hands-on training to install, configure, administer, and troubleshoot Microsoft Windows desktop and server systems and services to support the day-to-day management of small, medium, and enterprise network environments.

A broad range of desktop support, client, server, and network administration topics are covered in this program including installing desktop and server operating systems, desktop and server versions, post-installation tasks, storage solutions, file and share access, IPv4 and IPv6 addressing fundamentals, monitoring system performance, system and data backup and recovery, user and group accounts, Active Directory Domain Service (AD DS) fundamentals, operating system virtualization with Hyper-V, print and document services, server management, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), failover clustering, network load balancing, containers, and more.

Training within this program can be used as a step to gaining valuable industry recognized certification titles including Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA), and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA).

Career Opportunities
Employment of network and computer systems administrators is projected to grow 6 percent from 2016 to 2026. Demand for information technology (IT) workers is high and should continue to grow as firms invest in newer, faster technology and mobile networks. Growth also is expected as the use of IT in healthcare increases. However, an increase in cloud computing could raise the productivity of network administrators, slowing their growth across many industries. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Network and Computer Systems Administrators, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/network-and-computer-systems-administrators.htm (visited January 30, 2018).)

Estimated Cost for Students
Tuition and student fees: $801.90
Books: $250.00
Supplies: $20 (USB drive, headset or earphones)

Estimated Time to Completion
Time to completion is 16.5 weeks based on the SAT standard of 20 hours completion per week.

Program Entry Requirements
According to TABE;
Reading; 10
Math; 9

Program Student Learning Outcomes Related College-Wide Student Learning Outcomes
 

1 - Acquire substantive knowledge
2 - Communicate effectively
3 - Develop quantitative literacies
4 - Think critically & creatively
5 - Become a community engaged learner
6 - Work in professional & constructive manner
7 - Develop computer & information literacy
8 - Develop lifelong wellness

Determine an organization’s system needs and install network hardware and software

1, 3, 4, 7

Make needed upgrades and repairs to networks and ensure that systems are operating correctly

1, 4, 6

Maintain network and computer system security

1, 7

Evaluate and optimize network and system performance

1, 4, 7

Add users to a network and assign and update security permissions on the network

1, 6, 7

Interpret and solve problems when a user or an automated monitoring system alerts them that a problem exists

4, 6, 7

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