#12 06 Courses #1 - Multiple Choices

Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog • 245
CNT150
Cisco Networking Router Technologies
4 credits 6 periods lecture + lab
Knowledge of skills to install, configure,
customize, maintain and troubleshoot
Cisco routers and components.
Preparation for Cisco certification
examination. Prerequisites: CNT140 or
permission of instructor.
CNT160
Cisco Switching Basics and
Intermediate Routing
3 credits 4 periods lecture + lab
Advanced Internet Protocol (IP)
addressing techniques, Variable Length
Subnet Masking (VLSM), Intermediate
routing protocols, Routing Internet
Protocol version 2 (RIPv2), Single-area
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing
Protocol (EIGRP), Command Line
Interface configuration of switches,
Ethernet switching, Virtual Local Area
Networks (VLANS), Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) and Virtual local-area
Network Trunking Protocol (VTP).
Preparation for Cisco Certified Network
Associate certification examination.
Prerequisites: CNT150 or permission of
instructor.
CNT170
Cisco Wide Area Networks (WAN)
Technologies
3 credits 4 periods lecture + lab
Advanced Internet Protocol (IP)
addressing techniques including
Network Address Translation (NAT) Port
Address Translation (PAT) and Dynamic
Host Control Protocol (DHCP). Also
covers Wide Area Network (WAN)
technology and terminology, Point-to-
Point Protocol (PPP), Integrated Services
Digital Network (ISDN), Dial on
Demand Routing (DDR), Frame Relay,
and network management. Preparation
for Cisco Certified Network Associate
certification examination. Prerequisites:
CNT160 or permission of instructor.
COM – Communication
COM080
Conversation Circles
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Practice in conversing in English for nonnative
speakers. Emphasis in developing
conversational techniques to facilitate
building and maintaining relationships:
May be repeated for a total of six (6)
credit hours. Prerequisites: None.
COM100
Intro to Human Communication
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Theory and practice of communication
skills in public, small group, and
interpersonal settings. Includes study of
the speech communication process.
Prerequisites: None.
COM110
Interpersonal Communication
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Theory and practice of communication
skills which affect day-to-day
interactions with other persons. Topics
may include using verbal and nonverbal
symbols, interactive listening, resolving
interpersonal conflict, developing and
maintaining personal and professional
relationships. Prerequisites: None.
COM120
Pronunciation of American Speech
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Analysis of American speech production
problems due to accents produced by
another language, correction of
misarticulated American speech sounds,
critical listening to sound production,
understanding American English speech
patterns, practicing American idioms
and expressions, and preparing and
delivering group and individual speech
presentations. Prerequisites: None.
COM207
Introduction to Communication
Inquiry
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Overview of theory and methodological
practice in communication with
particular attention to scholarly writing
skills. Emphasis on development of
critical thinking skills through active
participation in the research process.
Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 or
equivalent, and COM100 or equivalent,
or permission of instructor. Course Note:
Recommended for the communication
major.
COM222
Argumentation
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Discussion and practice of the use of
evidence, applied reasoning, recognition
of fallacies, selection of arguments, and
methods of analyzing issues.
Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 or
equivalent.
COM225
Public Speaking
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Designed to improve one’s selfconfidence
and self-concept through
improving communication skills used in
public speaking. To enhance each
student’s ability to present his/her ideas
in an organized time constrained format.
To improve critical thinking skills and
enhance student’s ability to express
himself or herself objectively,
subjectively, and creatively.
Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 or
equivalent. NOTE: Course changes not
available at time of printing. Consult wih
Academic Advisement.
COM230
Small Group Communication
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Principles and processes of small groups
and development of skills for
participation and leadership in small
group settings. Practice in problem
solving, decision making, and
information sharing. Prerequisites:
ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent.
COM/THP241
Performance of Literature
3 credits 3 periods lecture
The study, analysis, and preparation for
performance of prose, poetry, and
dramatic literature. Preparation of
material for public audiences.
Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 or
equivalent.
COM259
Communication in Business &
Professions
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Interpersonal, group, and public
communication in business and
professional organizations. Emphasis on
oral communication. Prerequisites:
ENG101 or ENG107 or equivalent.
COM263
Elements of Intercultural
Communication
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Basic concepts, principles, and skills for
improving oral communication between
persons from different minority, racial,
ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
Prerequisites: None.
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