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CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks syllabus
Design, configure, secure and troubleshoot wired, wireless, virtual and wide-area networks. Use addressing, service, routing and performance evidence to validate reliable network operations.
Course overview and resources · Instructor: justinfreres@gmail.com
Course outcomes and preparation
- Document network infrastructure and validate addressing, protocols and connectivity.
- Configure and verify segmentation, access controls and wired/wireless services.
- Diagnose faults, measure performance and demonstrate recoverable operational changes.
This is one intensive eight-week CompTIA Network+ preparation course. Plan 10–14 hours of independent reading, subnetting practice, handouts, MeasureUp, remote labs and troubleshooting each week, plus the three-hour meeting (13–17 hours total). Twelve chapters are covered in seven teaching weeks before the comprehensive practical. Basic computer, operating-system and command-line familiarity is expected; subnetting and troubleshooting often require repeated practice. These are planning estimates, not college credit-hour guarantees. Spread study across several days, reserve weekend NETLAB+ access, document unsuccessful tests and request help early. Attendance alone does not complete the hybrid requirements.
Class meets Mondays, January 11–March 1, 2027, 5:45–8:45 PM Central. These sample offerings share a calendar; only 107 and 108 are arranged as a concurrent pair.
Prepare → Quiz → Chapter labs → Closeout
Read assigned material, review authorized slides and submit the completed graded handout before class at 5:45 PM. Include reading references, original explanations, lab planning and two questions. Opening quiz: 5:45–6:00. Supervised labs: 6:00–8:10, including a 7:00–7:10 break. Closeout: 8:10–8:45 lecture, corrections, Q&A and announcements.
Outside class, complete at least 45 exam-matching MeasureUP practice questions each week, submit results and remediate three weak concepts. Complete every approved matching NETLAB or licensed remote-lab title with a separately documented section in the graded weekly portfolio. Submit a reflection and professional handoff.
Hybrid deadlines are the following Sunday at midnight, end of day, Central (12:00 AM the next day). Preparation and supervised classwork retain their earlier deadlines. Eight-week study requires substantial dedicated outside time, reliable lab access and attendance.
Unique weekly reading and lab plan
Week 1 · Networking foundations, infrastructure and documentation
January 11 · Hybrid due January 17
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 1–2: 1: Introduction to Networking; 2: Infrastructure and Documentation. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Explain packet flow through network models and document a small network's devices, connections and operational requirements.
- Inventory an authorized lab network or supplied topology. Identify device roles, links and addressing, then create physical and logical diagrams, a port map and an asset register with consistent labels.
- Trace a client-to-service request across OSI/TCP-IP layers using a supplied capture. Explain encapsulation, identify evidence at each layer and produce a baseline troubleshooting and change-record template.
Closeout: Debrief networking foundations, infrastructure and documentation: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 2 · IPv4, IPv6 and subnet planning
January 18 · Hybrid due January 24
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 3: 3: Addressing; Appendix B subnetting practice. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Calculate an appropriate IPv4 subnet plan and validate IPv4/IPv6 host configuration and connectivity.
- Design non-overlapping subnets from a supplied address block and host requirements. Show prefix, usable ranges, broadcast and growth assumptions; peer-check your calculations and explain one rejected alternative.
- Configure disposable lab interfaces or supplied fixtures for IPv4 and IPv6. Diagnose incorrect mask, gateway or address settings with command output and positive/negative tests; document before/after results.
Closeout: Debrief ipv4, ipv6 and subnet planning: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 3 · Protocols, services and cabling
January 25 · Hybrid due January 31
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 4–5: 4: Protocols; 5: Cabling. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Validate common network services and select and test a suitable physical connection.
- Trace DNS, DHCP and application traffic using authorized utilities and supplied captures. Match ports and transport protocols to services, isolate one seeded service fault and demonstrate a successful retest.
- Select copper, fiber and transceivers for stated distance, bandwidth and installation constraints. Inspect labeled samples or diagrams, interpret cable-test results, document a wiring fault and justify its correction.
Closeout: Debrief protocols, services and cabling: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 4 · Wireless networking and network architecture
February 1 · Hybrid due February 7
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 6–7: 6: Wireless Networking; 7: Network Architecture. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Design and validate wireless coverage and explain switching, virtualization and cloud architecture choices.
- Plan an authorized wireless deployment from a floor plan and requirements. Select bands, channels, authentication and placement; interpret supplied signal data and test or simulate coverage and access boundaries.
- Build a small virtual or simulated network with switches and service hosts. Explain forwarding and cloud/virtual networking roles, verify connectivity and document capacity, dependencies and configuration rollback.
Closeout: Debrief wireless networking and network architecture: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 5 · Segmentation, routing and wide-area connectivity
February 8 · Hybrid due February 14
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 8–9: 8: Segmentation; 9: Wide Area Networking. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Implement a segmented topology and use routing and WAN evidence to isolate connectivity faults.
- Configure or evaluate VLANs, trunks and inter-network routing in an isolated topology. Specify a traffic matrix and validate both permitted and restricted paths; document configuration and rollback.
- Evaluate WAN connection options against availability and cost requirements. Interpret routing tables, routes and NAT/PAT evidence to diagnose a seeded off-site connectivity problem and verify end-to-end service.
Closeout: Debrief segmentation, routing and wide-area connectivity: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 6 · Network risk and access control
February 15 · Hybrid due February 21
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 10–11: 10: Risk Management; 11: Access Control. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Prioritize network risks and prove that authentication and access rules enforce the intended policy.
- Assess a fictional network for availability and security risk. Create a register with likelihood, impact, owner, treatment and residual risk, then recommend layered safeguards and escalation criteria.
- Implement or evaluate management-access and traffic ACLs in a lab. Test permitted and denied users or flows, inspect authentication logs and document least privilege, secure administration and a safe rollback.
Closeout: Debrief network risk and access control: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 7 · Network performance, monitoring and recovery
February 22 · Hybrid due February 28
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 12: 12: Performance and Recovery. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Use baseline evidence to diagnose performance and validate an operational recovery plan.
- Compare supplied throughput, latency, loss, interface counters and logs against a baseline. Form two hypotheses, select discriminating tests and resolve or justify escalation of a seeded performance problem.
- Back up an authorized lab configuration and validate recovery on a disposable fixture. Record recovery time, dependencies and integrity checks; produce a monitoring, change-control and customer handoff plan.
Closeout: Debrief network performance, monitoring and recovery: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →Week 8 · Network+ comprehensive service lab and exam readiness
March 1 · Hybrid due March 7
Read before class: CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 10th Edition, Jill West, ISBN 9798214012780. Chapters 1–12 review: Review chapters 1–12, the objective map and your remediation log. Read before class; review instructor-assigned licensed slides when available.
Outcome: Independently diagnose, repair and validate a segmented network and defend operational and recovery decisions.
- Comprehensive station 1: inspect the supplied topology, address plan and service symptoms. Identify and correct an authorized addressing, VLAN, routing or service fault; document hypotheses, commands, configuration changes and positive/negative validation.
- Comprehensive station 2: investigate a performance or access problem, validate a configuration backup/restore, and deliver a professional incident and change handoff with residual risks, monitoring and rollback. Submit the linked evidence portfolio across both stations.
Closeout: Debrief network+ comprehensive service lab and exam readiness: compare evidence, correct misconceptions, connect findings to N10-009 objectives, answer questions and announce next reading and the Sunday hybrid deadline.
Full handout, quiz scope and hybrid assignments →
Assessment and grading
| Category | Weight |
|---|
| Eight opening quizzes | 7.5% |
| Eight weekly practices, minimum 45 questions each | 7.5% |
| Eight graded preparation handouts and eight reflections | 5% |
| Weeks 1–7 classroom labs and eight graded remote-lab portfolios | 20% |
| Week 8 comprehensive practical, assigned stations equally weighted | 30% |
| Actual official certification exam | 30% |
Items share their category equally. A 90–100; B 80–89.99; C 70–79.99; D 60–69.99; F below 60. Missing/ungraded items count zero provisionally. Pre-final coursework is normalized over the combined 70%. At least 70% pre-final coursework and a passing final guarantee at least 70% overall, or the higher weighted result.
Lab rubric: correct result/procedure 40%, reasoning/evidence 30%, permissions/safety/data handling 20%, documentation 10%. Handouts: accuracy 50%, completeness/references 30%, explanations/questions 20%. Practice: verified minimum count 50%, result evidence 25%, remediation 25%. Reflection: technical reasoning 50%, evidence 30%, handoff 20%. Quiz prompts share credit equally.
College policies govern accommodations, integrity, late work, absences, withdrawal and final grade approval. Arrange supervised make-ups and any extensions with the instructor. Use only authorized environments and submit original work. Do not upload exam questions, dumps, live credentials or private customer data. Exact licensed chapter/page assignments, slides and installed remote-lab titles must be approved before delivery; this portal does not provide vendor licenses.
COURSE FINALE / TWO SEPARATE ASSESSMENTS
Comprehensive lab → Official certification exam
1. Comprehensive lab day — 30% of the course
The week 8 meeting is the comprehensive lab day: Monday, March 1, 2027, 5:45–8:45 PM. After the opening readiness quiz, complete one integrated practical with the assigned lab activities as its stations. All stations share the 30% equally. Work independently in the supervised, authorized lab environment; the instructor supplies the fault scenario and permitted tools.
Diagnose and repair a fictional segmented network: inspect topology, addresses, services and routes; validate authorized access; resolve a performance or availability problem; verify backup and recovery; and document a professional service handoff. Complete both assigned stations during this single comprehensive lab meeting.
Submit a single organized service portfolio across the assigned station submissions: intake and baseline, diagnosis and alternatives, procedure log, before/after evidence, validation tests, rollback or recovery plan, and a customer handoff. Rubric: correct procedure/result 40%; reasoning/evidence 30%; safety, permissions and data handling 20%; documentation 10%. Closeout includes a short explanation of your diagnosis, questions and exam-readiness announcements.
2. Actual certification exam — 30% of the course
After the lab day, take the official CompTIA Network+ N10-009 through an authorized testing provider. Schedule a separate appointment after the comprehensive lab and submit result evidence by Sunday, March 7, 2027 at midnight, end of day, America/Chicago. Arrange voucher/payment, identification and testing requirements in advance; this portal does not deliver or book the official exam. MeasureUP is practice and does not replace it. The instructor must announce any approved deadline extension or retake arrangement.
Submit the exam code, date, official scaled score and pass/fail result through the private CertificationExam submission. Provide the official score report through the instructor-approved private method for verification; do not share exam questions or answers. The instructor verifies the result and records the scaled score in administration.
The published passing score for this exam is 720 on a 100–900 scale. For this course only, 100 maps to 0%, the passing score maps to 70%, and 900 maps to 100%, using linear interpolation below and above passing. This is the college course conversion, not CompTIA's percentage score. See the official certification exam information. This course follows the exam version named in its syllabus. Confirm version availability and testing-provider deadlines before buying a voucher or booking.
C-or-better course guarantee
If your pre-exam coursework average is at least 70% and you pass this course's official exam, your final course grade will be at least 70% (C). Pre-exam coursework includes the comprehensive lab and all other non-exam work, normalized over its combined 70% weight. Higher weighted results earn the corresponding higher grade. Missing or unverified exam results remain ungraded and count as zero until verified; they do not trigger the guarantee.