Cybersecurity Systems Technology, Advanced
This advanced course provides students with training in procedures for optimizing and troubleshooting concepts for computer systems, subsystems, and networks. Students explore the following:
• Basic network design and connectivity
• Network documentation
• Network limitations and weaknesses
• Network security, standards, and protocols
Students will gain a basic understanding of emerging technologies including unified communications, mobile, cloud, and virtualization technologies. The course prepares students for postsecondary education and training and a successful career in information technology. Upon successful completion of the course, students may qualify to take CompTIA’s A+ and Network+ certification exams.
Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.
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Course Sequences
A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.
Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)
- A+ Certification Examination
- Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT) Examination
- Certified Network Defender (CND) Examination
- College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+)
- CompTIA IT Fundamentals (ITF+) Examination
- Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) Examination
- Computer Networking Fundamentals Assessment
- Computer Repair Technology Assessment
- Computer Service Technician (CST) Examination
- Computer Technology Assessment
- Digital Forensics Essentials (DFE) Examination
- EC-Council Certified Incident Handler (ECIH) Examination
- Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE) Examination
- IC3 Digital Literacy Certification Examinations
- National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC)
- Network Defense Essentials (NDE) Examination
- Network+ Certification Examination
- Security+ Certification Examination
- Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth Examination
Career Clusters
| Pathway | Occupation |
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| Information Support & Services |
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| Network Systems |
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| Programming & Software Development |
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| Web & Digital Communications |
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