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Q: What are the different types of academies and their responsibilities
in the Fundamentals of UNIX Academy Program?
A: There are three types of academies: Local Academies, Regional
Academies and Cisco Academy Training Centers (CATCs).
Local Academies teach the curriculum to students.
These are usually high schools/secondary schools and colleges, but
can also be other agencies with education programs.
Regional Academies are usually colleges, but may also be high
schools/secondary schools, education service centers and other
agencies with education programs. Regional Academy instructors
train and mentor Local Academy instructors in the operation
of the program and the teaching of the curriculum.
CATCs are Cisco-selected Regional Academies that train instructors
from other Regional Academies. CATC instructors get their training
directly from Cisco.
CATCs and Regional Academies can also be Local Academies if
they teach the curriculum to students.
Q: What is the general UNIX course description?
A: Fundamentals of UNIX® teaches you how to use the UNIX® operating system and introduces you to the CDE, GNOME, and KDE graphical user interfaces (GUI). An overview of the Sun Solaris and Linux versions of the UNIX operating system is provided. The class is for new users of the UNIX operating environment. You will learn fundamental command-line features of UNIX including file system navigation, changing file permissions, the vi and emacs text editors, Korn and Bash shell features, and basic network use. GUI features include Application Managers, File Managers, Text Editors, printing, and mail.
Q: How many hours of instruction does the online curriculum
include?
A: The curriculum contains one 70-hour block of study. About half
of this time is spent using the instructor-facilitated online
multimedia material and the rest is spent on lab exercises.
Q: How is the online curriculum provided to the students?
A: The online portion of the curriculum resides on a Web server
at each Academy. Students access the curriculum from their workstations
over the classroom LAN. Students will also have access to view
the curriculum online during non-classroom time.
Q: Are there any prerequisites for enrolling students or for
instructors?
A: The curriculum assumes no prior knowledge of computers or
networks on the part of the students. An eighth grade reading,
writing, and math proficiency is expected.
Local Academy instructors will find it helpful to have basic
computer literacy and a general knowledge of the computer operating
systems (OS), but these are not absolutely necessary.
Regional Academy and CATC instructors should not only possess
basic computer and OS literacy, but would also find it helpful
to have some knowledge of UNIX and DOS practices.
Q: What are students working towards?
A: This course is an introduction to the UNIX operating system. It teaches students to perform entry-level UNIX operator functions enabling them to go on to more advanced UNIX System Administration courses.
In addition, the Fundamentals of UNIX v2.0 along with IT Essentials II v2.0 prepare students for CompTIA's Linux+ (www.comptia.org/certification/linuxplus/index.htm) certification exam.
Q: Is the UNIX curriculum available outside the United States
and any other languages?
A: The UNIX curriculum is available in selected international
locations and in English.
Q: What kinds of controls are there on course materials?
A: The curriculum is copyrighted. Access to the curriculum should
be provided only to students enrolled in Networking Academy
classes and the personnel within the institution offering the
program.
Q: What type of hardware is needed to teach the UNIX course?
A: Although the experience of the UNIX Operating System will
be simulated within the curriculum, it is the instructional
intent that all classrooms have Solaris 8 or greater and/or Linux available.
Q: How much will the equipment cost?
A: If an Academy is using existing machines and there are no
compatibility issues, then the cost may be nothing. Due to compatibility
problems, Academies may need to purchase new PCs or Sun workstations.
Sun is offering equipment and software discounts to the Cisco
Networking Academy Program.
Q: How are Academy instructors trained?
A: Local Academies are trained by Regional Academies, Regional
Academies are trained by CATCs and CATCs are trained by Cisco.
Q: Where is the training for Academy instructors held?
A: Training is typically conducted at Regional Academies and
CATC training sites.
Q: How long is the UNIX instructor training?
A: Training for the Fundamentals of UNIX is 6 days.
Q: What is the name of the certification that students earn
after completing the UNIX course?
A: Students need to take at least one additional course of UNIX
instruction before being ready to test for a certification.
Also, The UNIX course, along with the IT Essentials II: Network
Operating Systems curriculum will help prepare students to take
the Linux+ certification exam offered by CompTIA .
Q: Are UNIX students assessed as they progress through the
curriculum?
A: Yes. Cisco has developed a state-of-the-art assessment system
to provide students, instructors, administrators, and Cisco
personnel with detailed data on student progress. Cisco uses
the assessment data to apply continuous improvement practices
to the program and curriculum.
Q: What sort of commitments do Academies make
when they sign up for the program?
A: CATCs and Regional Academies sign contracts that list their
commitments as well as Cisco’s commitments to them. The Regional
Academy contract is available from AAMs, or MDMs. The CATC contract
is provided only to certain Cisco-selected CATC candidates.
The relationship between Regional Academies and Local Academies
is owned by the Regional Academy, which may or may not ask its
Local Academies to sign a contract.
Q: What is the process of starting an Academy?
A: A school can begin the process of starting an Academy by
filling out the Cisco Networking Academy Program online
application.
Q: Where are the various Networking Academies located at?
A: For a complete list of Academies see the Academy
Locator.
Q: Are for-profit training centers eligible for
participation in the Program?
A: Yes, Cisco has created a special program to work with proprietary
institutions known as the Accredited Career College Program.
For details refer to the Accredited Career College FAQs.
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