Network Technology

By completing Southern Oregon University’s 12-credit badge in Network Technology, students develop intermediate skills in the three core toolsets within network technology: Network Foundations, Network Services, and Wireless Networks. A Network Technology badge provides a strong foundation for students interested in securing entry-level employment in network management.

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Required Courses

Three courses totaling 12 credits. Start with Networks 1, which is a prerequisite for the other classes.
CS 336: Networks 1 – 4 credits

Follow this by two of the following three courses:
CS 436: Networks 2 – 4 credits
CS 446: Wireless Networks – 4 credits
CS 457: Network Security – 4 credits

Additional Requirements

Students will be required to earn a minimum of a B- in all courses.

Learning Outcomes/Competencies

• Monitoring a network to ensure network availability to all system users
• Troubleshooting network problems
• Configuring network devices, including routers and wireless access points
• Recognizing security vulnerabilities and explaining security protections
• Analyzing TCP/IP protocol behavior, using Wireshark
• Setting up IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
• Configuring and verifying dynamic and static routing
• Critical thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Judgement and decision-making — considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
• Systems-thinking — determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes
• Communication — writing and presenting technical information clearly, listening actively, reading and comprehending technical information