"During my practicum, I was able to put the skills I learned at CDI to use and gain valuable experience in the field that led to a position with my employer.” - Bryan B., CDI College Graduate
The Network Systems Engineer program prepares students for a career in the Information Technology field. Divided into five phases, the program teaches students to use a variety of computer software and other technological tools to perform essential business tasks, use fundamental system commands for operating systems, and apply a structured process to problem solving.
Students will also learn to install, configure and upgrade physical and logical elements on a network, and administer a network client environment. Students also learn to establish and apply security measures to various physical and logical network elements and troubleshoot problems related to local and wide area networks. Network installation, monitoring, maintenance, upgrading and optimization are covered as well.
In addition, the Network Systems Engineer program helps students prepare for certification examinations in seven areas, including Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) A+, Net+, Security+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) and Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP).
This program is 57 weeks in length.
Job Opportunities
- Network Administrator
- Network Security Specialist
- Network Associate
- Technical Support Specialist
Network Systems Engineer
Also offered in Ontario as Network Systems Engineer - Ontario At:
Ajax Hamilton Mississauga North York Scarborough TorontoFor programs offered in Alberta:
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The program outline below is for British Columbia. Click here to see the outlines for Ontario.
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- This course will introduce students to skills and concepts that will help them achieve personal, academic, and career success.
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- This course introduces students to documentation, report writing, spreadsheets, and presentations using the computer software applications that are commonly used today in the human services field. It covers the basic use of the Windows operating system and Internet software, the text editing and document formatting capabilities of Microsoft Word as well as Microsoft Excel spreadsheet software and Microsoft PowerPoint presentation software.
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- This course is the first of two courses that cover the general installation, maintenance and management of computer hardware and software resources. This first course focuses on the hardware resources that make up a computer system course align to the CompTIA A+ learning objectives. Students will learn about the operation of microcomputer systems, the various hardware components that make up a computer system and how to troubleshoot common hardware problems.
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- This course is the second of two consecutive courses that align to the CompTIA A+ certification requirements. This course focuses on the software installation, configuration and troubleshooting as well as system security. Students will gain an understanding of the various network models, standards and protocols. Students will install, configure and troubleshoot operating system software as well as application software packages. Finally the course will explore security issues involving software installations.
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- The Network+ course will provide students with an introduction to the theory of networks. Students will learn basic networking concepts relating to the types of networks, general networking components, specialized hardware and software associated with networks, and how to set up and configure networks. Students will also learn about network security, wireless networks as well as Voice over IP network capabilities.
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- This course integrates material covered in previous courses. Students will look at the complete set up and configuration of a PC and network hardware and software. They will also learn how to troubleshoot the PC and network environment.
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- This course explores the features and capabilities of a Windows operating system. Students will install and configure a Windows based operating system. Students will explore system requirements, user and system management and administration, networking and remote access services. The course will also explore how the operating system will interoperate with other operating systems. Students will learn the concepts of system security as they apply to the operating system as well as disaster protection, recovery and troubleshooting. The final part of this course will explore the operating system support for software applications as well as the optimization of the operating system.
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- This course provides the student with an overview of the Windows Server 2008 Core. Students will install the Windows Server 2008 core components, and configure the various server roles. Students will learn to create and manage users and user groups as well as user and group rights. The course will then explore the common server administration tasks and management of services.
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- In this course, the student will learn to install and maintain a Linux system. The student will configure and use graphical user interfaces (GUIs), use Linux commands to manage files and file systems, and administer users, groups, permissions and attributes. The student will learn to work with Linux scripts, services, processes and schedule tasks. Students will be able to set up Linux client side networking and printing services as well as file sharing services. Finally students will enable and administer Linux and Windows integration tools and learn to compile and install software on a Linux system.
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- In this course, students will learn to install and configure a Linux server. Students will learn to configure file and print sharing services, plan and implement LDAP, configure DNS, routing and VPNs on a Linux server. Students will be able to secure a Linux server and a Linux Network as well as monitor a Linux network and configure backups. By the end of the course students will be able to install, configure and manage an Apache server as well as an e-mail server.
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- This course explores the fundamental concepts of internetworking. The focus of this course is TCP/IP. Students will explore the DOD and OSI reference models and learn to identify TCP/IP protocol suite components and implement IP addressing and subnet masks. Students will learn about name resolution and TCP/IP naming services and how to navigate the Cisco IOS interface and perform basic operations on Cisco routers and switches.
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- This course teaches students how to understand layered internetwork communication protocols and standards. Students will learn how to plan and design internetworked LANs and WANs and work with the Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS). They will also learn to implement and manage Cisco routers and switches as well as access list security.
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- This course explores the issues related to computer and network security and its implications. Students will learn to recognize security threats and ramifications, identify sources of security threats and major areas of vulnerability. The course will examine ways to detect and neutralize system and network security threats, implement security protection procedures and practices. Methods of security disaster recovery will also be explored in this course.
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- Active Directory is the directory service used on Microsoft Window networks that allows administrators to manage network resources (including users, computers and groups) and services. It is also essential for authentication and authorization, which is important for network and data security. This course covers installing Active Directory, defining subnets and sites, managing operations masters and global catalogs, managing users, computers and groups, implementing group policies and implementing Active Directory Certificate Services.
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- This course builds upon the fundamentals of Windows Server 2008 and focuses on the features and functionality of the networking components and services available in the operating system. By the end of this course students will be able to configure IPv4 and IPv6 Addressing, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Routing, IPSec, Domain Name Resolution, Network Access and File and Print Services on a Windows Network. Students will also learn to monitor and manage network infrastructure.
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- The Server Administrator focuses on the planning for server deployment, server management and planning of application and data provisioning. In this course, students will learn to plan server installations and upgrades, automated server deployment strategies, infrastructure services, server roles, deployment of application servers and services, file and print server roles, administration and management of the servers, and group policy strategy. Students will also learn to implement patch management strategies and monitor servers for performance evaluation and optimization. Finally, students will be able to monitor and maintain security and policies as well as plan for applications, data storage, backup and recovery.
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- The Windows Server 2008 Application Infrastructure includes those network applications that enhance your network capabilities or network services. Topics include deploying Windows with Windows Deployment Services, deploying virtual servers with Hyper-V, configuring high availability (failover cluster and network load balancing), configuring storage, configuring terminal services, configuring a web services infrastructure using Internet Information Services (IIS), implementing Windows Media server and implementing Windows SharePoint Services.
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- Students will learn to use Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 as a collaborative tool that allows them to share and organize documents, contacts and calendars; create polls; moderate the content of lists; and share libraries. Students will learn to install, configure and deploy Windows SharePoint and build and configure SharePoint Services Topology. Finally, students will learn to administer, monitor and implement SharePoint security.
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- This course covers computer virtualization and how it impacts the IT industry. Students will learn the fundamental concepts of virtualization and the different strategies available. The course will focus on the Microsoft approach using VMM as well as VMWare as possible virtualization solutions. Students will discover the Virtual Machine architecture and protocols, plan a VMM deployment, install and configure the necessary components, as well as manage and troubleshoot a virtual machine deployment.
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- Students will benefit from a 100 hour practicum component at a job location. This practicum work experience is a mandatory diploma requirement and the business organization does not pay for the service of the student during the practicum.
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- This course is designed to equip students with interpersonal skills identified by employers as essential for success in the professional world. Using a variety of instructional methods including case studies, group exercises and discussion, students learn and practice key communication skills.
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- This course looks at the planning, preparation, execution, and follow-up stages of an interview. Students will learn about how people find jobs, employment expectations, transferable skills, effective telemarketing, job search management and many other helpful, career strategy topics.