In this course, students will learn how to plan, implement, manage, and maintain the more advanced features available in Windows Server 2012 network. Students will explore the considerations for managing an enterprise data centre including the planning and implementation of a server virtualization strategy using Microsoft System Centre 2012 including storage for virtualization, deployment of virtual machines and their management. Students will learn how to plan and implement a server monitoring strategy and deploy necessary action plans. The course will also explore the implementation of a high availability infrastructure for file services and applications by using failover clustering. Advanced services such as server updates infrastructure, public key infrastructure (PKI), Identity Federation Infrastructure and Information Rights Management (IRM) infrastructure will also be explored in detail.

This course provides students with the skills and knowledge needed to plan, design, and deploy a physical and logical Windows Server 2012 and network infrastructure with Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) infrastructure. The course also provides the skills to perform name resolution, application integration, optimization of automate remediation, and maintenance of network access services.

The Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 is the third of the MCSA courses that covers the installation, administering, and configuring Windows Server 2012. It continues with the material learned in the previous two courses, by configuring and managing high availability, configuring file and storage solutions, configuring network services, configuring the Active Directory infrastructure, and configuring identity and access solutions. The course is intended to align with the objectives of the Microsoft 70-412 MCSA and MCSE certification exam.

Administering Windows Server 2012 is the second of the MCSA courses. This course covers the administering Windows Server 2012. It covers deploying, managing, and maintaining servers including configuring file and print services, configuring network services and access, configuring a network policy server infrastructure, configuring and managing Active Directory, and configuring and managing Group Policy. The course is intended to align with the objectives of the Microsoft 70-411 MCSA and MCSE certification exam.

This course builds and expands on the theory and skills gained in the preceding course: Introduction to Internetworking. Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices goes into more detail about network architecture, configuration, and functionality. Students will learn the complexities of network protocols and networking technologies for both Local Area Networks (LANs) and Wide Area Networks (WANs). There will be greater emphasis on network implementation and configuration using Cisco-based technology. Students will perform a large number and variety of hands-on labs to reinforce the theory they learn. The course aligns with the second part of Cisco’s CCNA certification exam objectives.

This course explores the fundamental concepts in 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.

In this course, students will learn to use PowerShell scripting to automate the common tasks and administrative jobs that can be applied on the client or server version of Windows. The course starts with an introduction to the PowerShell language and scripting environment and then proceeds to a thorough explanation of creating functional scripts that can be used for performing common tasks that involve working with files, Internet-connected scripts, user interaction, and solving tasks in systems and enterprise management deployments such as working with Active Directory and the file system.

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.

This course is a broad-based introduction to the theory of computer and network security. It teaches generalized security concepts without very detailed coverage of individual items, but is intended to prepare you to specialize in any number of security fields. Some of the topics covered by the course include computer system protection, network security, access control and authentication, cryptography and operational/organizational security. Extensive exercises and hands-on labs at every stage of the course will allow you to practice and reinforce the skills you acquire, while numerous review questions and case scenarios will give you the opportunity to test your knowledge of the presented material. This course has been designed to align with the objectives of CompTIA's Security+ certification exam, Exam SY0-601.

The Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 is the first of the MCSA courses that covers the installing and configuring Windows Server 2012, Active Directory, and basic networking services. Other topics including configuring local storage, configuring print and document services, configure servers for remote management, configuring Hyper-V, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, DHCP, DNS, and group policies. The course is intended to align with the objectives of the Microsoft 70-410 MCSA and MCSE certification exam.

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.

IT professionals are constantly working with a variety of diagrams from basic flowcharts to floor plans and Network diagrams. This Introduction to Microsoft Visio course is designed for students who are new to Visio and who will be using Microsoft Visio to create basic workflows and perform end-to-end flowcharting and diagrams. Students will learn about the tools and features of Visio and apply the skills to create a variety of diagrams on a scale from the basic organizational charts and flowcharts to the more complex workflow diagrams and network diagrams.

This course teaches the fundamentals of networking with an emphasis on basic theoretical concepts and some practical hands-on skills. The course is intended to align with the objectives of CompTIA’s Network+ certification exam N10-008.

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.

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 makeup a computer system and how to troubleshoot common hardware problems.

This course is a broad-based introduction to using a personal computer. It teaches the fundamentals of an operating system and the most popular application software including word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations. You will also learn about the Internet, Web browsers, electronic mail and antivirus software. The course is based on the Windows 7 operating system, Microsoft office 2010 and a variety of popular software programs for the Internet-related and security-related applications.

The purpose of this course is to optimize learning through equipping students with effective study techniques. This course also provides an introduction to personality styles that will be encountered in the workplace and allows students to practise appropriate and productive interaction between the various styles. Emphasis is placed on the types of communication that work best with each style in order to achieve a good working relationship and to manage and resolve conflicts that arise. Students are also introduced to strategies for setting personal goals, managing time, and managing the stress that results from study or work and builds on positive group dynamics and setting expectations for student success