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CCNA 2 Routers and Routing Basics v3.1 Instructor Guide – Welcome
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One Size Does Not Fit All
The Cisco Networking Academy Program serves hundreds of thousands of students in almost
150 countries. Students range from early teens to mature adults and from advanced middle
school students to undergraduate engineering students.
One curriculum cannot fit the needs of all students. WWE relies on local instructors to make
the program work and to help their students achieve the learning goals of the program. There
are three fixed reference points for each program that provide flexibility for the instructors:
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The mission of WWE to educate and train
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The requirements of the CCNA certification exam
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The hands-on skills that help prepare students for the industry and further
education
The WWE policy allows instructors to "add anything, but subtract nothing" from the curriculum.
WWE supports in-class differentiation, which is used to provide additional support for students
who need it and additional challenges for advanced students. WWE also allows instructors to
decide how much time to spend on various topics. Some topics can be skimmed, while others
may need to be emphasized for different audiences. The local instructor must decide how to
balance the need for hands-on labs with the realities of the local student-to-equipment ratio
and time schedule. This Guide can be used to facilitate the preparation of lesson plans and
presentations. Instructors are encouraged to research and use external sources to develop
additional labs and exercises.
Core TIs have been highlighted for emphasis to assist the instructor in course and lesson
planning. These are not the only TIs that need to be taught. Many core TIs will only make
sense after the preceding TIs have been reviewed. It may be useful to have a map of the core
TIs, which contain the most important knowledge and skills for success in the CCNA program.
The assessment process is multifaceted and flexible. A wide variety of assessment options
exist to provide feedback to students and document their learning. The Academy assessment
model is a blend of formative and summative assessments that include online and hands-on,
skills-based exams.
Hands-On, Skills-Based
The core of the CCNA 2 experience is the sequence of hands-on labs. Labs are designated as
either essential or optional. Essential labs include information that is fundamental to the CCNA
Academy student experience. This information will help students prepare for the certification
exam, succeed in job situations, and develop their cognitive abilities. In CCNA 2, students will
learn about the following elements of basic router configuration:
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Hostnames, banners, and passwords
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Interface configuration
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IOS file system
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Static routes and dynamic routing (RIP version 1 and IGRP)
