IT and Networking Level 5

This Level 5 IT and Networking course is ideal for individuals who have completed high school education (GCSEs or equivalent) and are considering working towards a full university degree. During the Level 5 course, you will explore you will explore network security, system administration, network design and administration, and much more. This course provides you with the equivalent skills and education of the first two years of an undergraduate degree, at a pace that suits you. What next? The level 5 course is equivalent to the second year of a degree course, so upon successfully completing this course, you can top up your qualifications with a full undergraduate degree through an accredited UK university. We recommend making sure your chosen university accepts these qualifications.

Course Content

Technopreneurship

• This unit aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to establish a new techno business.
• The characteristics of entrepreneurs.
• Planning.
• Marketing.
• Finance.

Network security

• You will gain the knowledge of network security in issues in a networked environment and the process of preventing and detection common security incidents.

C#.NET programming

• This unit will provide you with the basic concepts and principles of ASP.NET programming using C#.
• You will learn to understand how to create dynamic web pages using server-side programming techniques.

System administration

• You will gain the knowledge to administer a system in Linux and Windows.
• User and group management.
• File system management.
• Task automation.
• Shell scripting.
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers.
• Mail servers.
• Domain name servers.
• Files and printers sharing.
• Basic utilities and tools.
• Application management.
• Registry.
• Local and group policies.
• Backup policies.
• Restore policies.
• Performance tuning.

Network routing and switching

• This unit will provide you with the knowledge to carry out switching and the knowledge and skills needed to carry out routing.
• How to set up and configure a router and switches to interconnect a multi-area network.
• Computer networks routing and switching including Router Information Protocol (RIP).
• Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

Network design and administration

• This will enable you to design a network i.e. to scale and connect different networks to form an effective inter-connecting network.
• Hierarchal network design.
• Gathering network requirements.
• Identifying network performance issues.