This section is a log of our activity relating to the development of the BTEC Advanced Diploma.

If this course is of interest you should check here for progress updates.

October 2011 - Information & Enrolment now available from www.KanduNetworking.co.uk

September 2011 - Diploma now available to those students which have passed the BTEC Award in Computer Engineering Level 2.  Contact your tutor for details.

April 2011 - Finished ! (almost).  A big thanks to the 60 students who participated in the BETA enrolment helping us to complete the home learning system and ensure that the practical elements actually worked !

The first certificates have now come through and after a little further tidying up we will be ready to launch commercially very soon. 

July 2010 - BETA enrolment commences, any students who have completed the Level 2 course should contact us/their tutor for more information about the discounted programme. 

April 2010 – Diploma split into two shorter courses, Network Design & Network Admin

August 2009 – Decision taken to adapt Level 2 program for the online interface, Diploma project put on hold until mid-Nov 2009

June 2009 – Experiments with custom Linux OS for NetBOX, aimed at reducing end user costs.

June 2009 – Practical tasks updated to reflect changes in technology

March 2009 – Completion of Online Interface, modules 1-4 completed

Dec 2008 – Experiments with ‘NetBOX’.  A single computer designed to simulate several network hosts

Sept 2008 – Practical exercises adapted to reflect changes in technology

May 2008 – Decision taken to abandon CD format for an online learning interface

Feb 2008 – Began creating ‘Video Classrooms’

Jan 2008 – Began creating practical paths and assessment portfolio ideas

Nov 2007 – Syllabus approved by Edexcel

Course content development

Below is an overview of the current completed course content:

Course 01 – Network Design

Network Fundamentals

Video – Network Definitions

Video – Types of Computer Network

Video – Network Connections

Guide – Network Communication

Windows Networking

Practical – Creating a simple network

Practical – File Sharing

Practical – Printer Sharing

Network Topology

Videos – Physical Topologies

Videos – Logical Topologies

Guide – Hybrids & Modern Topologies

Protocols & Internet

Practical – Protocol Basics

Practical – Internet Basics

Practical – Email Basics

Practical – Router Basics

Wired Networks

Video – Twisted Pair

Practical - Creating Twisted Pair Cables

Video – Coaxial

Video – Fibre Optic

Video – USB & Firewire

Network Devices

Videos – Network Adapters

Video – Hubs

Video – Switch

Video – Bridge

Video – AP

Video – Segmentation

Video – Routers & Gateways

Video – Layered Communication

Video – Firewalls & Proxy Servers

Guide – OSI Model

Wired Network Standards

Video – Ethernet

Video – Token Ring

Guide – Ethernet Standards

Wireless Networks

Video – Infrared

Video – Radio Frequency 

Video – Wireless Architecture

Video – Wireless Standards

Video – Wireless Security

Video – Bluetooth

Practical – Joining a Wireless Network

Practical – Creating Ad-Hoc connections

Course 02 – Network Admin

TCP/IP

Video – IPv4 Addresses

Practical – IP Addresses

Practical – Subnetting

Practical – Calculating Subnets

Practical – IPv6

Guide – Routing

Practical – HTTP & FTP (Apache Webserver)

Practical – SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4

Practical – ARP

IP Services

Practical – Name Resolution

Practical – DHCP server config

Practical – Network Address Translation

Practical – Telnet

Practical – Remote Desktop

Practical – Terminal Services

Network Operating Systems

Guide – Network Operating Systems

Guide – Microsoft Windows

Guide – UNIX

Guide – Linux

Practical – Linux Server Intro

Practical – Linux File Manipulation

Practical – Linux File Re-direction

Practical – Linux Help and Manuals

Practical – Linux File Security

Practical – Linux Jobs and Processes

Practical – Linux More Tools

Practical – Linux User Management 

Practical – Linux Software Management 

Practical – Linux Aliases

Guide – NetWare

Guide – Mac OS

Guide – Clients and Servers

Linux Networking

Practical - Linux NIC Config

Practical - Basic Linux Networking

Practical - NFS

Guide - Windows and NFS

Practical - Webmin

Practical - Linux SAMBA Server

Directory Services

Practical - Local User Accounts

Practical- Workgroup Networking

Guide - Workgroup Problems

Guide - Domains vs Workgroups

Guide - Active Directory Sites

Guide - Forest, Tree, Domain

Practical - Installing Active Directory

Practical - Roaming Profiles

Practical - Group Policy

Guide – LDAP

Guide - Share Level Security

Guide - User Level Security

Wide Area Networks

Guide - WAN Concepts

WAN Media

Guide - Leased Lines

Guide - Copper Solutions

Guide - CSU/DSU

Guide - Fibre Optic Solutions

Guide - Packet Switching

Guide - Circuit Switching

Guide - X.25

Guide - Frame Relay

Guide - ISDN

Remote Access

Guide - Dial up

Guide - SLIP

Guide - PPP

Guide - PPPoE

Securing Remote Connections

Guide - Authentication

Guide - Access to Remote Resources

Guide - Dial-up Problems

Virtual Private Networks

Guide - Security

Guide - VPN in Practice

Practical- Linux Firewall Configuration

Practical - Firewall Zone Configuration

Practical - VPN Server Configuration

Practical - VPN Client Configuration

Practical - Port Forwarding

Practical - DHCP Relay

Guide - VPN Alternatives

Network Security

Guide - Network Threats

Guide - Unauthorised Access

Guide - Password Hacking

Practical - Windows Server 2008 Password Policies 

Guide - Fine Grained Password Policies

Guide - Social Engineering

Guide - Dumpster Diving

Guide - Couter Measures

Guide - Viruses

Guide - Software Exploits

Internetwork Security

Guide - Types of Firewall

Guide - Impact of Security

Guide - DMZ

Practical - Linux SSH Server

Practical - Linux Apache Server

Pracitcal - Assigning Servers to the DMZ

Guide - IPSEC

LAN Security

Guide - VLAN Communication 

Guide - Managed Switches, CISCO Switches

Network Redundancy

Prevention

Guide - Physical access

Guide - Component cooling

Guide - Maintenance

Guide - Maintenance

Fault tolerance

Guide - UPS

Guide - Backup Generators

Guide - Redundant Hardware

Guide - RAID

Guide - Hardware vs Software RAID

Practical - RAID 0

Pracitcal - RAID 1

Practical - Backup Domain Controllers

Guide - Hot Swapping

Guide - Clusters

Storage Area Networks

Guide - SAN Principles

Practical - DNS Server Configuration

Practical - Configure Linux Storage Server

Practical - iSCSI

Practical - Linux RAID 1 and iSCSI

Guide - SAN Performance

Practical - Link Aggregation, Active Backup

Practical - Link Aggregation, Port Trunking

Guide - Backups

Troubleshooting

Guide - Theory of Troubleshooting

Guide - Troubleshooting Utilities

Guide - WINIPCFG

Practical - Advanced IPCONFIG

Practical - Advanced ifconfig

Gudie - Other operating systems

Guide - Connection problems

Practical - Advanced PING

Guide - Tracert and Traceroute

Practical - IP Forwarding

Practical - Creating Static routes in Linux

Practical - using Tracert to identify problems

Guide - Name resolution

Practical - NSLOOKUP

Guide - Other utilities

Practical - NETSTAT

Guide - Troubleshooting physical connections

Guide - Tools

Guide - Troubleshooting protocols

Guide - Routing Problems