Feedback and Reflections

Our final class of the course has come :( 

Agenda

1. Final Comments and Resources - learning, friends, and next steps
• Class Contact Sheet
• Certificates
• Vue and Vouchers
• Student Employment Services & eJobs
2. Requirements and Requests
• SBAs
• Final Exam
• Feedback(s)
3. Testimonials and Reflections
4. Celebration Time - who brought the cake and ice cream?

Final Comments and Resources

Thank you for the opportunity to learn with you.  I appreciate your interest in learning and hope this course has raised your awareness, offered learning opportunities, and/or provided greater understanding relating to networking.  You have worked extremely hard, and I recognize this.  I am hopeful I met your expectations and goals, and possibly exceeded them.

Please take the opportunity tonight to establish connections with your classmates.  Together, you may form a study group, or even the next great company.  Give it a chance.  Blame me for making a new friend.  You are welcome to post your information on the class contact sheet, only available to CCNA Complete students.

Please remember to print out your certificates and letters from the gradebook.  I recommend printing in color.  If you need to obtain my signature, you will have to visit a future class and enrich the next group of learners :)

You can sign up for the certification exam from VUE.  Vouchers may be available on your student home page, under professional development (near the bottom), if you scored well enough on the E4 final exam.

Montgomery College offers Student Employment Services and eJobs.  This is a service of the college that offers assistance with resumes, interviewing, and much more.  It may be worthwhile to take advantage of the advising, planning, and counseling services.

Requirements and Request
You have worked hard, and should remember to keep your SBA files available, as a reference as well as a portfolio artifact.

The final exam is intended to challenge you.  Please do your best.

Please take a moment to provide feedback regarding this Cisco Networking Academy course.

The following forms are for different purposes. Please complete the form requested by your instructor, at the specific time requested.

Cisco Networking Academy

All students are required to complete a skills-based assessment, online final assessment, and a feedback form in order to graduate each semester and be eligible for the following semester. This form is intended for Cisco to improve the academy.  This form is found under take assessments of the Netspace.

Montgomery College

All students are required to complete a course evaluation at the end of the course. This form is used by the information technology institute to improve the course.

Derek

Each semester, I request informal feedback as part of my professional development. I am passionate about teaching and learning, and work to improve my knowledge and skills. Your feedback helps me grow, and is greatly appreciated. It is anonymous, unless you wish to add your name.

Thank you, in advance for helping to improve upon the Cisco Networking Academy @ Montgomery College Information Technology Institute, taught by Mr. Derek Sontz.

Testimonials and Reflections

Please consider posting a testimonial (if you liked the course), which will be posted on the blog and used to encourage others like you to take part in the CCNA Complete Learning Experience.

On a final note, consider taking a final look at the Reflections form as you prepare for the certification exam.  These are the certification objectives Cisco is certifying, and they would be nice to reflect upon prior to sitting for the exam.

Thank you again.  You are welcome back anywhere I am.

"Stay well, keep in touch, and do good work" GK

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2015 HS-STEM Summer Internships

Now accepting applications for

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

2015 HS-STEM Summer Internships

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sponsors a 10-week summer internship program for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in homeland security related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) Disciplines. The program provides students with quality research experiences at federal research facilities located across the country and allows students the opportunity to establish connections with DHS professionals. It is open to students in a broad spectrum of HS-STEM Disciplines and DHS mission-relevant Research Areas.

Undergraduate students receive a $6,000 stipend plus travel expenses.

Graduate students receive a $7,000 stipend plus travel expenses.

10-week research experiences are offered at: Argonne, Berkeley, Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, and Sandia National Laboratories; as well as at Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, Coast Guard Research and Development Center, Customs and Borders Protection Laboratories and Scientific Services, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Naval Research Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center, National Security Technologies Remote Sensing Laboratory, Transportation Security Laboratory, and more.

Areas of research: Engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological / life sciences, environmental science, emergency and incident management, social sciences, and more.

U.S. citizenship required

Application deadline: December 22, 2014

Detailed information about the internships can be found at: http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/

A poster is located at: http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/files/hs-stem-2015-poster.pdf

Previous participants’ testimonials can be found at http://www.orau.gov/dhseducation/internships/stories-hsstem.html

DHS has partnered with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) to manage the program. For questions please email us at dhsed@orau.org

Skills-Based Assessments (SBA): Setup, Configuration, Testing and Saving

Each semester, students are required to take a skills-based assessment, online final assessment, and feedback. Without successfully completing these three tasks the following semester assessments will not become active.

The skills-based assessments requires a Packet Tracer file showing a working topology with correct device configurations and simulating traffic. Device configurations should also be in notepad files, providing quick configuration of physical devices.

Please be sure to correctly label, save, and submit your work to the shared folder. It is also suggested for you to keep a backup copy for your records.

The following displays the labeling expected for files submitted to the shared folder.

Introduction to Networks (ITN)
Folder: ITN-sba-lastname(s)

• ITN-sba-lastname(s)

Routing and Switching Essentials (RSE)
Folder: RSE-sba-lastname(s)

• RSE-sba-lastname(s).pkt
• RSE-sba-R1
• RSE-sba-R2
• RSE-sba-R3
• RSE-sba-S1
• RSE-sba-S2

Please consider a systematic approach to each SBA, becoming more efficient and effective in setup, configuration, testing, and saving your work.

Consider...

1. Clear Devices
• Remove any residual configurations on both the routers and switches
2. Cable Hardware
3. Create Packet Tracer File, simulating SBA
• Save file as noted above
4. Copy Configurations
• Copy configurations to notepad
• Clean up files of unwanted and unknown commands
5. Paste to Host
• Paste configuration files (from notepad) onto physical devices
• No Shutdown Interfaces
6. Test
7. Save Files as noted above and Submit to Netspace.