Cisco Networking Academy®

Learning Portfolio Catalog

October 2019
Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco Networking Academy is workforce development program for learning institutions

and individuals worldwide.
More than 9.2 million people have joined the Networking Academy and become a force
for change in the global economy since 1997.
Networking Academy is one of the pillars of Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility and
delivers classroom instruction, online teaching materials, interactive tools, and hands-on
learning to students from every socioeconomic background, so that they can develop
the knowledge and skills required to succeed in a technology-driven market.

12,100
Academies

201K 448K 175K 180

Countries

130K 10.9M
Students
167K 326K Served
704K
26,500
Instructors

2.15M Currently Enrolled Globally

Preparing people for IT careers since 1997 October 2019
 1 Skills-to-Jobs Learning Experience

What Students Learn How Students Learn How Students Think

• Networking • Learning by doing • Customer-centric mindset
• Security and Cybersecurity • Problem-solving • Critical thinking
• Programmable Infrastructure • Project-based learning • Personal and social responsibility
• Programming • Initiative and leadership • Business context
• Linux and General IT • Real-world experiences

Focus on skill Curriculum Outcome Based Hands-On Courses in

development, for breadth & Pedagogy Activities and up to 25
assessment, depth: T- Aligned to Simulation Languages
and practice Shaped Industry Tools
professionals Certification
2 Supportive Ecosystem

In support of the Skills-to-Jobs Learning experience is an unparalleled ecosystem which provides

support to the educational institutions and their students. With a focus on corporate social
responsibility, Cisco provides the curriculum, service and platform free of charge.

There are over 650 Academy Support Centers (ASCs) and Instructor Training Centers (ITCs)
throughout the world that provide services to the member educational institutions. The program
also offers discounts on certification exams and equipment necessary as part of the instructional
space.

Global communities provide instructors and students with connections for greater success.

Free curriculum, Over 670 Certification and Connect Global

services, and support equipment to jobs communities
platform and training discounts programs
partners
3 Global Delivery Platform

NetAcad.com, the global delivery platform, supports the entire program throughout the world.
The Cisco Networking Academy global delivery platform is available in seven languages with
some courses translated into as many as eighteen languages.

One of the most powerful components of the platform is the custom assessment engine that
provides detailed reports on a student’s learning strengths and weaknesses with recommended
course topics to help close the gaps.

The platform also delivers a world-class learning management environment which enables
instructors to manage and customize their classroom and interactions with their students.

Scalable, Cloud- Available in Custom Full-featured Provides access

based English, Spanish, Assessment Learning to all curriculum
French, Arabic, Engine Management and
Portuguese, System instructor
Simplified resources
Chinese, Russian
The Networking Academy Learning Portfolio

EXPLORE – provided to introduce learners to the exciting opportunities available in technology.

CAREER - the primary focus of the Academy is to help students prepare for careers.
Digital Essentials - help students build breadth independent of the specialization chosen
Networking- prepare students for the CCNA certification exam and for a career as a networking
professional.
Programmable Infrastructure - prepares students to become network automation professionals.
These courses will prepare students for the forthcoming DevNet Associate certification.
Cybersecurity - prepares students to build secure networks, monitor the security of networks and
defend the network from attacks. Students are prepared for the CCNA Security and CCNA
CyberOps certification exams.

PRACTICE – opportunities to test and solidify learning including the popular Packet Tracer network
simulation tool, gaming exercises within courses, prototyping and virtual labs, and physical equipment
labs.
Networking
Courses
Internet of Things
Courses
 Introduction to IoT
Explore
IoT

Course Overview
Students learn about the Internet of Things and
how it enables the Digital Transformation along
with emerging technologies such as data
analytics, artificial intelligence and the increased
attention to cybersecurity. The course also
introduces the importance of the new Intent Based
Networking that uses a software-driven approach
and machine learning to be able to connect and
secure tens of billions of new devices with ease.

Benefits
Student will have a comprehensive view of
how these emerging technologies are shaping
the digital business. They also have the
opportunity to explore career opportunities in
this new landscape.

Learning Components
• Explain the meaning and impact of Digital
Transformation.
• Apply basic programming to support IoT devices.
• Explain how data provides value to Digital Business
and Society.
• Explain the benefits of automation in the digitized world.
• Explain the need for enhanced security in the digitized
world.
• Discover opportunities provided by digital
transformation.

Target Audience: General audience Course Delivery: Instructor-led or Self-paced

Prerequisites: None Estimated Time to Complete: 20 hours
ASC Alignment Required: No Recommended Next Course: A great start
Instructor Training Required: No for any learning path, and way to introduce
the digital transformation before or during any
Languages: English, Arabic, Chinese-S, Chinese- Foundational or Career Ready course.
T, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew,
Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Polish, Certifications: N/A
Portuguese-BR, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian
 Connecting Things
Career
IoT

Course Overview
In Connecting Things, students learn how
digitalization is transforming industries such
as manufacturing, energy, and smart cars.
Using a hands-on approach, they securely
interconnect sensors, actuators,
microcontrollers, single-board computers,
and cloud services over IP networks to
create an end-to-end IoT system.

Benefits
Students will develop interdisciplinary
skillsets required to prototype an IoT
solution for a specific business case with a
focus on the security considerations for
emerging technologies.

Learning Components
• 6 chapters • 12 interactive
• 31 hands-on labs activities
• 10 Cisco Packet • 6 chapter exams,
Tracer activities 1 final exam

Target Audience: Secondary, Vocational, 2-year Course Delivery: Instructor-led

and 4-year College, 4-Year University students Estimated Time to Complete: 50 hours
Prerequisites: Basic programming, networking Recommended Next Course: IoT
and electronics Fundamentals: IoT Security, Big Data &
ASC Alignment Required: Yes Analytics or Hackathon Playbook
Instructor Training Required: Yes
Languages: Chinese-S, English, French, German,
Spanish
 IoT Security
Career
IoT

Course Overview
The explosive growth of connected IoT
devices enables the digitization of
industries, but also increases the exposure
to security threats. Upon completion
students will be able to perform vulnerability
and risk assessments, and research and
recommend risk mitigation strategies for
common security threats in IoT systems.

Benefits
Students seeking a career in the rapidly
growing IoT and security domains will learn
practical tools for evaluating security
vulnerabilities in IoT solutions, perform
threat modeling, and use risk management
frameworks to recommend threat mitigation
measures. These skills are relevant across
IoT and other network architectures.

Learning Components
• Conduct end-to-end threat modeling and evaluate
security risks within IoT solutions
• Discover and demonstrate a vulnerability using real-world
penetration testing tools such as Kali Linux
• Gain hands-on experience with IoT Prototypes using a
Raspberry Pi
• Increase awareness of emerging technologies used in
the IoT Security space, such as Blockchain

Target Audience: Vocational, 2-year and 4- Languages: English

year College, 4-Year University students Course Delivery: Instructor-led
Prerequisites: IoT Fundamentals: Estimated Time to Complete: 50 hours
Connecting Things course, Networking and
security knowledge equivalent of Networking
Essentials and Cybersecurity Essentials
ASC Alignment Required: Yes
 Big Data & Analytics
Career
IoT

Course Overview
Students will learn how to use Python data
libraries to create a pipeline to acquire,
transform and visualize data collected from
IoT sensors and machines. .

Benefits

The transformative element of any IoT

system is the data that can be collected
from it. Thus the ability to extract data and
using data analytics techniques to gain
insights increases employability.

Learning Components
• Use Python to read • Explain the
data from sensors and fundamental principles
store data in a SQL of a modern scalable
data base. Big Data platforms like
• Use Python Data Hadoop.
Analysis library to • Use storytelling to
clean, manipulate, present the insights
integrate data sets. gained from extracted
• Use Python data.
Visualization Libraries
to visualize real-time
data end explore
acquired data sets.

Target Audience: 2-year and 4-year College, Course Delivery: Instructor-led

4-Year University students Estimated Time to Complete: 50 hours
Prerequisites: IoT Fundamentals: Connecting Recommended Next Course: IoT
Things and IoT Security (optional) Fundamentals: Hackathon Playbook
ASC Alignment Required: Yes
Instructor Training Required: Yes
Languages: Chinese-S, English, French,
Spanish
 Hackathon Playbook
Career
IoT

Course Overview
The Hackathon Playbook is a comprehensive
framework of tools and templates equipping
instructors to prepare and run a hackathon. It
is based on best practices and lessons-
learned complied from the global IoT
Hackathons within Networking Academy and
by other organizers.

Benefits
Student reinforce and deepen their
multidisciplinary IoT and data skills by
defining, designing, prototyping and
presenting an IoT solution to a panel of
industry experts and peers.

Learning Components
• 1 instructor-only module
• 2 student modules
• Design Thinking Preparation Labs
(optional)
• Student Facilitation module
• 2 Quizzes, 1 each for Instructor and
Students
• Final exam: Submission of the Prototype
Documentation

Target Audience: Secondary, Vocational, 2- Languages: English, Spanish

year and 4-year College, 4-Year University Course Delivery: Instructor-led, Instructor-
students facilitated
Prerequisites: Connecting Things, IoT Estimated Time to Complete: 24-30 hours
Security (optional) and Big Data & Analytics Recommended Next Course: IoT
(optional) Fundamentals Big Data & Analytics, any
ASC Alignment Required: No Career-Ready course
Instructor Training Required: No
 Get Connected
Explore
Digital Literacy

Course Overview
Get Connected students are introduced to
the Internet and experiment with various
social networking sites. Talking characters
and devices make this course a user-
friendly environment for an audience new to
IT.

Benefits
Get Connected teaches basic
communication and collaboration
technologies, essential skills for career
advancement in today’s global workforce.

Learning Components

• 5 chapters
• Illustrations and narrations guide students
through topics
• Videos and activities
• Quizzes

Target Audience: Secondary and general Course Delivery: Instructor-led or Self-paced

audience new to IT Estimated Time to Complete: 30 hours
Prerequisites: None Recommended Next Course: IT Essentials
ASC Alignment Required: No
Instructor Training Required: No
Languages: Chinese-S, Chinese-T, English,
French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese-BR,
Spanish
 Course List & Language Availability

Portuguese
Indonesian
Chinese-S

Hungarian
Chinese-T

Romanian
Japanese

Ukrainian
Georgian
Croatian

Russian

Spanish
German

Hebrew

Kazakh

Turkish
English

Korean
French
Arabic

Polish
Dutch

Italian
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Course

Get Connected ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Intro to Packet Tracer ✓ ✓
NDG Linux
Unhatched ✓ ✓
Cybersecurity
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Explore

Essentials

Intro to Cybersecurity ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Intro to IoT ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Networking
Essentials ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Entrepreneurship ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Be Your Own Boss ✓
IT Essentials ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
NDG Linux
Essentials ✓ ✓
PCAP: Programming
Essentials in Python ✓ ✓
Hackathon Playbook ✓ ✓
CCNA R&S: ITN ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CCNA R&S: RSE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Career

CCNA R&S: ScaN ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

CCNA R&S: CN ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CCNP Routing and
Switching ✓
Emerging
Technologies
Workshops
✓
IoT Fundamentals:
Connecting Things ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IoT Fundamentals:
Big Data & Analytics ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
CCNA Security ✓ ✓ ✓
CCNA Cybersecurity
Operations ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
IoT Security ✓

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NetAcad Cybersecurity Self-Paced Courses
Course Name
Intro to Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Essentials

Course Overview Explores cyber trends, threats and staying safe in cyberspace, and Covers foundational knowledge and essential skills for all
protecting personal and company data. cybersecurity domains including information security, systems
security, network security, ethics and laws, and defense and
mitigation techniques used to protect businesses.

Benefits Learn how to protect your personal data and privacy online and in Recommended for students planning to study any C C N A
social media. Understand why more and more IT jobs require certification, this course provides foundational security skills for
cybersecurity knowledge and understanding. entry-level networking and security roles.

Learning Components ü 5 modules ü 8 chapters

ü Interactive and instructional content ü 34 interactive activities, 10 Cisco Packet Tracer Activities, 12 hands-on
ü 8 activities and 7 labs that reinforce learning labs that reinforce learning
ü 4 quizzes and 1 final exam ü 8 chapter quizzes
ü Links to related resources ü 1 final exam
ü Links to related resources

Target Audience Secondary and 2-year college students, general audience Secondary, 2-year and 4-year college vocational students

Prerequisites None Introduction to Cybersecurity

Instructor Training None None

Required

Languages C h i n e s e - S , English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Ja pa n e s e , C h i n e s e - S , English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese
Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian

Course Delivery Self-paced Self-paced

Estimated Time to 15 hours 30 hours

Complete

Recommended Next Cybersecurity Essentials C C N A Cybersecurity Operations,

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 Get Connected
Scope and Sequence
Last Updated February 10, 2015

Target Audience
This is an introductory course that focuses on basic computer and Internet navigation skills and their relevance in
our global society. The curriculum is designed for:
 Students looking for a basic introduction to IT fundamentals
 Students looking for an introduction to the Internet, email, and social media applications.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Curriculum Description

The Cisco Networking Academy® Get Connected course provides an introduction to the digital world with networks
as a foundation for connecting people and things. The curriculum helps students understand how to use computers
and connect to the Internet. Get Connected also explores the human network and introduces students to the world
of social media. Students experience the fun and value of interacting with others through common software
applications and tools.

The course is designed for students to self-enroll and take the course at their own pace in places and at times most
convenient to them. The course can also be taught by Networking Academy™ instructors in an academy
classroom. Students who complete this course may also be interested in pursuing further IT education and enroll in
the NetAcad™ IT Essentials course. The course has an estimated time to complete of 30 hours.

Get Connected offers the following features:

 Illustrations and narrations guide students through each topic to help develop an understanding of the
connected world
 Videos and activities reinforce learning and keep students engaged
 Quizzes and a final exam measure student comprehension

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 Curriculum Objectives

Basic computer skills and knowledge are not just essential but mandatory for almost any job. They are also the
entry point for a variety of opportunities and careers in the IT world. There are many existing and emerging
technologies that require a basic knowledge of computers and the Internet. By the end of the course, students will
be able to complete the following objectives:
 Identify and describe the different types of computers
 Differentiate between what is hardware and softwares
 Identify input and output devices
 Describe the difference between different operating systems
 Identify different basic types of hardware and software
 How to turn on and properly turn off a computer
 Navigate a Windows desktop computer and open programs
 Identify different types of files and browse through computer folders
 Create, save, open and edit text documents on a computer
 Explain what is a computer network and how computers communicate
 Describe how the internet works and identify basic internet services
 Surf the internet using a computer browser
 Describe how a computer connects to the internet and the different connection types
 Create an email account and send and receive email
 Use different internet tools and sites for study and job opportunities
 Create and use a Facebook and LinkedIn accounts

Minimum System Requirements

For the best student learning experience, we recommend a typical lab size of 12 to 15 students and a
ratio of one Lab PC per student. Lab activities require the student Lab PCs to be connected to the
internet. The students require a web browser to access the Get Connected course content. Although it
may work on other operating systems and browsers, a Windows operating system with one of the
following browsers is recommended:
 Google Chrome 30+
 Mozilla Firefox 25+

Course Outline

This is an introductory course for students interested in learning the basics of computers and IT, including
some history and how the Internet works, communication using electronic and social media, and the
relevance to everyone. Students will be exposed to personal computers about basics hardware and
operating systems basic functions. Through different activities and animations, students learn how a
computer works, manage files and documents, navigate the internet and use different internet tools like
search engines and web mail.

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 Chapter Learning Objectives
Identify different types of computer systems, internal
1. Basic computer knowledge
components, and peripherals.

1.1 Types of equipment

1.2 Starting a piece

equipment

1.3 Mouse

1.4 Keyboard

1.5 Icons

1.6 Operating Systems

Understand the directory structure of Microsoft Windows and

2. Files and Directories
how to work with files and folders using a text editor.
2.1 Exploring files, folders and
programs
2.2 Editing a document
Understand computer networking, how to browse and search
3. All About the Internet
the Internet, and how to use email.

3.1 Computer Networks

3.2 The Internet

3.3 Surfing the Internet

3.4 ISPs and connection types

3.5 Search engines

3.6 Email

4. Exploring the Human Create and use various types of social media accounts,
Network including Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

4.1 Virtual communities

4.2 Opportunities for study
and job
4.3 Social Networks

4.4 Tools on the web

Identify common problems and implement simple solutions for

5. Stay Connected
hardware, software, and networks.
5.1 Common equipment
problems

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