Current ProgramsMicrosoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA

Major Area Requirements – 42 CreditsBTEC 149 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ESSENTIALS 3 cr.NTEC 220 INTRO TO NETWORK SERVERS: WINDOWS AND LINUX 6 cr.NTEC 221 CISCO CCNA 1: NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS 6 cr.NTEC 233 SERVER HARDWARE/SERVER + 6crNTEC 234 MICROSOFT ACTIVE DIRECTORY 6 cr.NTEC 235 MICROSOFT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE 6 cr.NTEC 236 MICROSOFT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR 6 cr.NTEC 299 CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE 3 cr.

Current ProgramMicrosoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA

• Pros– Aligns with the MCITP Certification– Partners well with the Cisco curriculum

• Cons– Students are not obtaining the exam certifications– Class information is geared towards Senior level and

not entry level– Active Directory Course has too much material for a 10

week course, needs to be adjusted– MCITP Certification end of life is July 13, 2012

Plan A – MCSA 2008Microsoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA

Major Area Requirements – 42 creditsBTEC 149 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ESSENTIALS 3 cr.NTEC 220 INTRO TO NETWORK SERVERS: WINDOWS AND LINUX 6 cr.NTEC 221 CISCO CCNA 1: NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS 6 cr.NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER ADMIN FUNDAMENTALS 3cr CERT/MTA 98-365NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS 3cr – CERT/MTA 98-367NTEC 234 MICROSOFT ACTIVE DIRECTORY 6 cr.NTEC 235 MICROSOFT NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE 6 cr.NTEC 236 MICROSOFT SERVER ADMINISTRATOR 6 cr.NTEC 299 CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE 3 cr.

Plan A – MCSA 2008Microsoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA• Pros

– Aligns with the new MCSA 2008 Certification– Partners well with the Cisco curriculum– Time frame to implement two new courses vs. an entire program change.

Additional two new MTA Certification courses introduced– Students will obtain the MTA certifications as part of the course

curriculum • Cons

– Students will not necessarily obtain the MCSA exam certifications– Core Class information is geared towards Senior level and not entry level– Core Class information is geared toward Windows Server 2008– Active Directory Course has too much material for a 10 week course,

needs to be adjusted

Plan B – MCSA 2012Microsoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA

Major Area Requirements – 42 creditsBTEC 149 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ESSENTIALS 3 cr.NTEC 220 INTRO TO NETWORK SERVERS: WINDOWS AND LINUX 6 cr.NTEC 221 CISCO CCNA 1: NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS 6 cr.NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER ADMIN FUNDAMENTALS 3cr CERT/MTA 98-365NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS 3cr – CERT/MTA 98-367NTEC 234 MICROSOFT Installing & Configuring Windows Server 2012 6 cr.NTEC 235 MICROSOFT Administering Windows Server 2012 6 cr.NTEC 236 MICROSOFT Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services 6 cr.NTEC 299 CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE 3 cr.

Plan B – MCSA 2012Microsoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA• Pros

– Aligns with the MCSA 2012 Certification– Partners well with the Cisco curriculum– Students will obtain the MTA certifications as part of the course

curriculum which will also prepare them for MCSA 2012– Core Class information is geared towards entry level– Active Directory has been incorporated within the 3 core courses

• Cons- NTEC234 & NTEC235, NTEC236 exams cumulative towards

MCSA not individual certifications- CARS will need to be adjusted and course name change

MCTS & MTA CertificationsMicrosoft Network Technologies AAT

Microsoft Network Technician CA

Material covered in this MTA parallel's

NTEC 221 Cisco CCNA 1

DNET237

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