COMPUTER NETWORKING

PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL

DOUG BERTAIN, INSTRUCTOR

Phone: 329-3880

e-mail: dbertain@paly.palo-alto.ca.us

COURSE DESCRIPTION

We are proposing a pilot program at Palo Alto High School in networking technology. This course could offer student certification in a high demand career field. The course would have a student centered curriculum allowing hands on experiences with Novell and other network software. Installation and maintenance of local area network (LAN), and wide area network (WAN) systems will be taught. Group dynamics are stressed in all areas related to current networking applications listed below. The students will gain experiences in individual PC and server applications as well as experiences in network administration and maintenance.

The following curriculum areas are represented:

• Network Hardware Installation (NICs, cable, etc.)
• Administration of Novell & Windows NT Server Systems
• Network Protocol (TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, NetBIOS, Ethernet)
• System Administration of UNIX Servers (Solaris, Linux, Ultrix)
• System Management of Internet Web Site
• DNS Server Administration
• Network Printers and Print Serving
• Internet Applications and Protocols
• Internet Applications (FTP, USENET, Telnet, Gopher, and the WWW)

One of the major goals of the program is to provide the students with relevant network applications through various mentorship and intern programs. To do this we would establish working relationships with local companies like Digital, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Apple, and Novell. The overall goal would be to give students the knowledge to qualify for CNA certification.

Mentor Support to the students could be offered in the form of:

• Guest Speakers and Tours of Local Facilities
• Student Shadowing of Local Experts
• Student Intern and apprenticeships