Current Programs Microsoft Network Technologies AAT Microsoft Network Technician CA Major Area Requirements – 42 Credits BTEC 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 + 6cr NTEC 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 Program Microsoft 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 2008 Microsoft Network Technologies AAT Microsoft Network Technician CA Major Area Requirements – 42 credits BTEC 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 NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS 3cr – CERT/MTA NTEC 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 2008 Microsoft 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 2012 Microsoft Network Technologies AAT Microsoft Network Technician CA Major Area Requirements – 42 credits BTEC 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 NTEC 2xx MICROSOFT SECURITY FUNDAMENTALS 3cr – CERT/MTA NTEC 234 MICROSOFT Installing & Configuring Windows Server cr. NTEC 235 MICROSOFT Administering Windows Server cr. NTEC 236 MICROSOFT Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services 6 cr. NTEC 299 CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE 3 cr.

Plan B – MCSA 2012 Microsoft 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 Certifications Microsoft Network Technologies AAT Microsoft Network Technician CA Material covered in this MTA parallel's NTEC 221 Cisco CCNA 1 DNET237 New course