CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et a. Sybex, May 2015 ISBN: 0782144217


CCNP TSHOOT, Official Certification Guide (642-832) by Kevin Wallace, Cisco Press, Feb 2010 ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-844-8, ISB-10: 1-58705-844-8

Prior study of Local Area, Wide Area and Wireless (COCS50735) (Networks or similar)

Internet
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs

Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor

- Internet
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs

Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor

NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed a CCNP TSHOOT instructor training course of the CNAP programme

Module Launch (15 hours)
There will be a module launch during which 10 hours of face to face contact will be devoted to undertaking tasks which are designed to provide useful insights into the module content and purpose.

Guided Learning (11 hours)
A module tutor who is part of the teaching team of the module will be allocated to you and you will meet them during the launch. Following the launch, there will be some materials on the VLE which are designed to guide your learning. Additionally, there will be at least one hour per week of contact time for the eleven weeks following the launch. This will be used for learning guided led by your module tutor. It will be a face to face presentation if you are on day release. For online learners it will be flipped classroom approach with group (up to 20) seminars.

Reviews:
• Tutorial reviews for online learners (0.5 hour per student)
Online learners will have 2 tutorial sessions with their module tutor during the course of the module. These will be individual or small group sessions during which your module tutor will be able to answer any queries that you have regarding module work. The review weeks are listed in the module handbook and mentors will be invited to join the call and provide feedback.

• Tutorial sessions for day release learners (at least 0.5 hours per student)
There will scheduled tutorial sessions (up to 20 students) during the 11 weeks following the launch which will take the place of the tutorial reviews for day release students

Independent learning (123.5 hours)
You will be required to work complete assignment work during independent learning time. Assignment work for a 15 credit module at level 6 should take around 70 hours to complete. However, you will need to learn about the subject in more detail before starting this.

Part of your independent learning will take place under the guidance of your workplace based mentor. You will complete a work-based learning agreement to ensure that arrangements are in place at your workplace to facilitate work-based learning. Learning in the workplace may take many forms but you are encouraged to apply academic knowledge to improve your work practice and to reflect on work based experiences to improve your learning.

Other academic learning will be achieved through reading around the subject area. Module tutors will suggest useful texts where possible but there will be many other suitable sources.

Additional help
All external students are more than welcome to visit the university at any time and to use the resources. During time at the university, they may arrange to meet the module tutor for additional help. Students have access to the departmental librarian.

A COURSEWORK weighted at 100%. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4).

This will be a portfolio consisting a case study (50%) which will look at a real world scenario of troubleshooting and the application of practical trouble shooting skills to a more limited lab based scenario (50%)

This module will allow the student to build upon their current skill set into the important area of troubleshooting a commercial IP based network. The following topics will be looked at as part of the course.
- Understanding the OSI model and how this relates to the analysis of faults
- Diagnosing and correct campus TCP/IP
- Diagnosing layer 2 switching and trunking technology
- Understand the design of a network which will minimise the impact of a number of faults within a infrastructure
- Diagnosing and correction of IGP and EGP routing problems
- Understand the applicability of the different protocols which are available within the network for fault diagnostics and to ensure the correct operation of the network
- Understand the requirements of fault detection within an operational network from the technical and human perspective
- Understand and be able to apply industry techniques for the use of faults and the recording

1. CRITICIALLY ANALYSE AND SYSTEMATICALLY TROUBLESHOOT PROBLEMS WITHIN EACH OF THE LAYERS OF THE OSI MODEL WITH THE APPLICABLE INDUSTRY DOCUMENTATION TECHNIQUES
Analysis
Knowledge & Understanding

2. DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT OF NETWORKS WITH DIFFERING PROTOCOLS AND CONTEXT OF THERE USAGE
Application
Problem solving

3. DEMONSTRATE A SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF NETWORK DESIGN AND THE UNDERLYING CONCEPTS AND STRATEGIES TO MAINTAIN THIS INFRASTRUCTURE
Analysis
Knowledge & Understanding

4.CRITICALLY ANALYSE AND EVALUATE A CONVERGED IP BASED NETWORK DESIGN
Analysis
Problem solving