presentation of a Microsoft course, networking for beginers

1. -Prezentare Multimedia-
https://courses.edx.org/courses/course-
v1:Microsoft+CLD260x+4T2017/course/

2. This is a Microsoft course for beginers in networking , the course is available for 4
months from 1 Jan until 1 April .
The student may pursue a paid verified certificate or learn for free, can participate
to forum discussions, give feedback to organizers, follow case-studies, consolidate
the knowledge through exercises and evaluate its progress through quizzes and
exams.
The course starts by inviting the student to set a personal goal for getting this
course.
The advantage of this type of online guided course is the fact that it provides free
and easy learning informations . But for getting best practical skills it is better to
follow a hands-on practical class, combined with personal study.
The best part is that this kind of online courses provides a long life learning, in
new domains or improving one’s professional domain.

3. MOOC directory:|
https://courses.edx.org/dashboard
MOOC objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Understanding networking topologies
• Understanding LANs, WANs and the Internet
• Understanding wireless and wired networks
• Understanding network protocols
• Understanding TCP/IP
• Troubleshooting networking using built-in networking
tools

4. Media:
This course includes lecture, videos, review activities,
assessment exams, hands-on activities, and graded case
studies.
Each module is organized in:

5. Lesson overview:

6. Lectures:

7. Videos:

8. Review activity (like a game, case study, etc)

10. Assessment exam:

11. Modules:
Course Outline
Week 1 – Module 0: Course Introduction
-Welcome to IT Support: Networking Essentials
-Course Introduction
-Course Syllabus and Grading
-Discussion Forums and Getting Help
-Getting to Know You/Pre-Course Survey
Week 1 – Module 1: Networking Overview
-Distributed Systems - a need for networking
- Internets, Intranets, and Extranets
-Types of Networks and Network Topologies
-Graded Case Study - Module Assessment exam

12. Week 2 – Module 2:
-Physical Networking
-Networking concepts
-Wireless networking
-Wired networking
-Graded Case Study
- Module Assessment exam Page 2
-Week 3 – Module 3: Networking Protocols
- Protocols Overview
- Introducing TCP_IP
- Network Services
- Graded Case Study
-Module Assessment exam

13. Week 4 – Module 4: Network Troubleshooting
- Network troubleshooting overview
-Networking Tools
-Network troubleshooting steps
-Graded Case Study
- Module Assessment exam
Week 5 – Course Conclusion
-Graded Case Study
-Final Exam
- Post-Course Survey