Cisco Networking Academy Research Articles

Using corporate cloud for teaching Cisco Network Academy courses: a case study

This paper explores using the university’s corporate cloud to teach some Cisco Network Academy courses, a common feature of many universities. The paper presents two cloud labs based on the open-source platforms Apache CloudStack and EVE-NG Community Edition and operating on the IaaS model. The labs support the courses "CCNA CyberOperations" and "DevNet Associate Fundamentals Courses," allowing students to access various virtual machines, store their state, analyse traffic, and visualise network topologies. The paper also reports on the students’ satisfaction with the courses based on a survey of students majoring in "Secondary Education. Computer Science". The survey results were statistically analysed using the Rasch model with MiniSteps software and R language. The students gave positive feedback on the online curriculum materials, the virtual machines, the clarity and simplicity of the lessons, and the multiple ways of presenting information.

Preface

2023 12th International Conference on Information and Electronics Engineering was held during February 18-20, 2023. The conference ICIEE 2023 has been held in both online and onsite mode. The participants can choose to either attend the conference virtually, or join the event in person.ICIEE 2023 is sponsored by Jeju National University with technical support from Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, CISCO Networking Academy. ICIEE 2023 continues a tradition of bringing together researchers, academics and professionals from all over the world, experts in information, communication and networks. Submitted papers were received and sent for preliminary and peer review conducted by the technical committees. Professional comments were given according to the aspects of originality, innovation, applicability, technical merit, organizing and writing, relevance to conference. After several rounds of review procedure, 12 excellent papers had been published in the conference proceedings. The proceedings contain a collection of research papers, organized as 3 chapters: smart image processing and application, digital communication network and signal analysis, Modern intelligent information system design and model calculation. We hope that this volume of conference proceedings will serve as a valuable reference for researchers, educators, and practitioners.We would like to thank the organization committees, the members of the program committees and technical committees. They have worked very hard in reviewing papers and making valuable suggestions for the authors to improve their work. At the same time, we would like to thank all the authors for their work, their interest in our conference, the quality of their presentations and their passion to communicate really pushed this conference into a series of successes. Hope you could benefit from this proceeding!ICIEE 2023Conference ChairYungcheol ByunFull Professor/Ph.D.Dept. of Computer Engineering, Jeju National UniversityList of Committee is available in this Pdf.

Fair Housing: A Blueprint for Equity in Life: Proceedings from the 2022-2023 High School Big Data ChallengeUnder the patronage of Canadian Commission for UNESCO

In the STEM Fellowship High School Big Data Challenge, students have the opportunity to engage in independent research projects and acquire fundamental data science skills – an essential skill set for a young researcher in the digital age. The program is inquiry-driven and experiential. This year, we invited students to explore issues of Fair Housing at the Individual and Community Levels and to suggest their own evidence-based solutions, using Open Data and the principles of Open Science. Students explored many topics, ranging from a New Framework for Public Rental Housing in Toronto to A Statistical Analysis on Thawing Permafrost and Its Effects on Housing. We designed in-depth learning modules for students as a means of bridging the gap between traditional high school courseware and digital reality and computational science. Students learned how to uncover hidden patterns and trends in structured and unstructured data using a range of data analytics tools and programming languages. Python, R, LaTeX, and machine learning were some of the tools the students learned and used. On behalf of the STEM Fellowship, we extend our sincere congratulations to all students who participated in the challenge, and wish them the best for their future endeavours. We want to express our appreciation to all the mentors and volunteers. This program would not be possible without patronage of CC UNESCO and generous support of our sponsors: RBC Future Launch, Let’s Talk Science, Digital Science, Infor, SCWST, CISCO Networking Academy, Canadian Science Publishing, and the University of Calgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking. We were privileged to witness first-hand the analytical capabilities of the data-native generation of students, and we are confident they will demonstrate excellence throughout their academic and professional careers.

DESIGN OF WIRELESS POINT TO POINT NETWORK IN SERIGENI NEW VILLAGE, KAB. OGAN KOMERING ILIR

The technology that is developing at this time can certainly make it easier and maximize in doing various things in daily life, including in terms of accessing various information and data using an internet network media so that we can access data and information from outside with ease. The computer network project then began to feel the benefits. When a computer network is created, everyone can work more optimally and can do many processes without wasting a lot of time. The results of the computer network project then produce a program called Batch Processing (continuous process). This program allows multiple users to use multiple computers to work on multiple programs and jobs at the same time. The existence of technology helps humans in solving various problems in everyday life to get fast, precise and accurate information. Packet Tracer is a simulator of Cisco network tools that is often used as a medium of learning and training, and also in the field of computer network simulation research. Packet Tracer is usually used by Cisco Networking Academy students through Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. The function of the Packet Tracer is to design a system or network topology that will be applied to the real world / work, because if we design a computer network topology without the help of an application like this, it can be expensive. That's why Cisco made an application like this so that people can learn without the need for expensive fees. To overcome these problemsThe technology that is developing at this time can certainly make it easier and maximize in doing various things in daily life, including in terms of accessing various information and data using an internet network media so that we can access data and information from outside with ease. The computer network project then began to feel the benefits. When a computer network is created, everyone can work more optimally and can do many processes without wasting a lot of time. The results of the computer network project then produce a program called Batch Processing (continuous process). This program allows multiple users to use multiple computers to work on multiple programs and jobs at the same time. The existence of technology helps humans in solving various problems in everyday life to get fast, precise and accurate information. Packet Tracer is a simulator of Cisco network tools that is often used as a medium of learning and training, and also in the field of computer network simulation research. Packet Tracer is usually used by Cisco Networking Academy students through Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification. The function of the Packet Tracer is to design a system or network topology that will be applied to the real world / work, because if we design a computer network topology without the help of an application like this, it can be expensive. That's why Cisco made an application like this so that people can learn without the need for expensive fees. To overcome these problems

Quantitative analysis of comprehension and skill acquisition of engineering students from the cybersecurity virtual internship program

Cybersecurity is a vital part of a secure digital world. This paper is about quantitative analysis of the case study of the 8-week virtual internship program in Cyber Security recognized by AICTE and NASSCOM. The program's main objective was to train future professionals to possess good knowledge and skills in cyber security, specifically applying the skills to real-time scenarios. The internship constituted for Cisco Networking Academy institutions’ 2nd & 3rd year engineering students for the academic year 2020-21. Students completed the instructor-led, online self-paced courses: Introduction to Cyber Security (1.5 weeks), Introduction to Packet Tracer (1.5 weeks), and Cyber Security Essentials (2 weeks). Further, the students were invited to attend 5 sessions (1 week) conducted by industry experts to help students become career-ready and understand the career path in the cyber security industry. Furthermore, students worked on a project under the guidance of their instructor to design a secure network for their institution on the Packet Tracer simulation tool (2 weeks). On completion and submission of their project work, students completed the final quiz. Eligible 72 students who completed all the criteria received a virtual internship certificate from AICTE, NASSCOM, and Cisco. Students were evaluated before and after every step of the internship process. It was evident that there is a significantly positive effect of this internship on students’ skill acquisition (98.5%) and comprehension (92.2%) of network topology, (98.2%) of the students acquired a significant level of skills (software initiation skill - 98.7%; configuration skill - 92.3%; redirection skill - 93.1%; simulation skill - 98.7%; and connection skill 95.2- %) and students’ comprehension of network topology and cyber security concept was averagely high (98.8.5 %). The analysis concluded that the cyber security internship activity is a pertinent mechanism for stimulating students’ skills acquisition and comprehension of cyber security concepts, while also recommending that educators should use the Cisco packet tracer to allow students to gain practical and cognitive skills in the areas of computer networks and cyber security

Evidence centered design framework and dynamic bayesian network for modeling learning progression in online assessment system.

An overarching mission of the educational assessment community today is strengthening the connection between assessment and learning. To support this effort, researchers draw variously on developments across technology, analytic methods, assessment design frameworks, research in learning domains, and cognitive, social, and situated psychology. The study lays out the connection among three such developments, namely learning progressions, evidence-centered assessment design (ECD), and dynamic Bayesian modeling for measuring students’ advancement along learning progression in a substantive domain. Their conjunction can be applied in both formative and summative assessment uses. In addition, this study conducted an application study in domain of beginning computer network engineering for illustrating the ideas with data drawn from the Cisco Networking Academy’s online assessment system.

Preface

2022 11th International Conference on Information and Electronics Engineering was held online during February 19-21, 2022. Due to the evolving public health concerns and travel advisories issued for the avoidance of non-essential travel in view of COVID-19, the conference ICIEE 2022 has been held virtually via Zoom video conference platform. It was a fully synchronized online conference. Participants jointly listened to presentations, and attended other live events associated with the conference.ICIEE 2022 is sponsored by Jeju National University with technical support from Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Tokyo University of Science, CISCO Networking Academy. The objective of ICIEE 2022 was to provide a platform for professionals, experts, and scholars to discuss and disseminate the latest implementation of applications, principles, and algorithms in the broad area of information and electronic Engineering, including but not limited to electronic science and information technology, electromagnetic field and microwave technology, coding and signal processing.ICIEE 2022 received many submissions from members of universities, research institutes and industries. All papers were subject to peer-review by conference committee members and international reviewers. The acceptance of the papers is based on their quality and relevance to the conference. We hope that this volume of conference proceedings will serve as a valuable reference for researchers, educators, and practitioners.List of Committee are available in the pdf.

Changing the sources and usage of energy for a better and sustainable future for all: Proceedings from the 2021-2022 High School Big Data Challenge

STEM Fellowship’s High School Big Data Challenge is an inquiry-driven experiential learning program that provides students an opportunity to learn and apply the fundamentals of data science – a crucial skill set for a young researcher in the digital age – through independent research projects. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted high school education, at the same time creating a “fertile ground” for interdisciplinary, student-driven STEM education. This year, we invited students to explore issues of Affordable and Clean Energy at the Individual and Community Levels and to suggest their own evidence-based solutions, using Open Data and the principles of Open Science. Students explored many topics, ranging from Greenhouse Gas Emissions of School Buses to Legitimacy of Electric Vehicles to be the Greener Alternative We developed in-depth learning modules designed to bridge the gap between traditional high school courseware and digital reality and computational science. The students learnt a broad range of data analytics tools and programming languages which are useful for uncovering hidden patterns, trends in structured and unstructured data. Some of the tools the students learnt and used include Python, R, LaTeX, and machine learning. On behalf of the STEM Fellowship, we extend our sincere congratulations to all students who participated in the challenge, and wish them the best for their future endeavours. We want to express our appreciation to all the mentors and volunteers. This program would not be possible without patronage of CC UNESCO and generous support of our sponsors: RBC Future Launch, Let’s Talk Science, Digital Science, Infor, SCWST, CISCO Networking Academy, Canadian Science Publishing, and the University of Calgary Hunter Hub for Entrepreneurial Thinking. It has been a privilege for us to witness the analytical capabilities of the data-native generation of students first hand, and we are certain all entrants will continue to demonstrate excellence in their respective academic and professional careers.

Characterization of the impact on the society of the local cisco networking academy of ITSA in Barranquilla

By 1997, Cisco Systems, a company already consolidated in the technology and communications market, saw the need to train personnel who had the skills to configure, manage, install and support all its products in general at all levels, from design to the implementation of solutions. In Colombia, more precisely in the city of Barranquilla, the ITSA University Institution in the early 2000s saw an excellent opportunity to ally with the University created by Cisco, called Cisco Networking Academy, to train professionals in the Caribbean region capable of face the new challenges that technology in networks is generating day by day, becoming in the first Institution of higher education in the region to provide this type of training with international certification and endorsement. From then on, the local Cisco academy has strengthened and significantly impacted local society, generating valued and skilled labor in the labor market of the city and the region. The purpose of this work is to measure this impact, focused on the Cisco, CCNA, and CCNP flagship courses between 2015 and 2019, verifying how ITSA, through the Cisco Academy, has transformed lives. The research methodology is descriptive, exploratory, and documentary

Leveraging psychometric isomorphism in assessment development

Two studies were conducted to examine ways in which isomorph item families can aid in the creation of exam forms and the assessment of student learning. Methods for selecting isomorph item families for specific uses are described. Study 1 examined the use of isomorphs on high-stakes final exam forms. Study 2 explored using isomorphs for lower-stakes comparisons between pre-tests and post-tests. Results of this work highlight the benefits of using isomorph item families and provide implications for both operational assessments in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, where this work takes place, and for the assessment community at large.

Leveraging psychometric isomorphism in assessment development

Two studies were conducted to examine ways in which isomorph item families can aid in the creation of exam forms and the assessment of student learning. Methods for selecting isomorph item families for specific uses are described. Study 1 examined the use of isomorphs on high-stakes final exam forms. Study 2 explored using isomorphs for lower-stakes comparisons between pre-tests and post-tests. Results of this work highlight the benefits of using isomorph item families and provide implications for both operational assessments in the Cisco Networking Academy Program, where this work takes place, and for the assessment community at large.

Comparability of Network Knowledge of the Signals and Information Branch Officer, Warrant Officer and NCO Candidates with Scope on CISCO Networking Academy Training-Netacad Program

In my PhD thesis I researched the possibility and necessity of revising the new type two years long scholar education of NCO basic education, signals and military information system operator branch, and the complementary warrant officer, signals and information branch half years training type, competency based modular professional education at HDF NCO Academy, with scope on CISCO Networking Academy Training-NetAcad Program. In the recent paper I analyse within a comparative study, whether the knowledge of the succeeding officer, warrant officer and NCO personnel can be compared to each other after graduation.

Student’s Performance Assessment and Learning Skill towards Wireless Network Simulation Tool – Cisco Packet Tracer

Practical Learning is a great way of learning as it aids to increase a learner’s interest in a certain subject. It entails the use of visual aids to convey ideas even more effectively. Students can more easily understand and adapt the information from the subject, when they can visually see how it really works. Rather than just explaining the theory concepts, using animating slides, simulation software that explain the theory concepts easily can be used by the instructor to develop the stu-dent’s skill in the particular subject. Simulation tools provide significant cost savings in Education. This is because a topic can be taught effectively to large numbers of people without the need of buying expensive equipment. Like wireless networking labs, if we want to construct the lab with the equipment like wireless router, access points, different cabling it is more cost effective. Now in net, we can find out more simulation software for networking. One of the best simulation tools for Networking is Packet Tracer which can be freely downloadable from Cisco Networking Academy Students. It includes assessment task with automatic scoring and reporting. This paper presents the features of the simulation tool and analyzes the student’s performance over this simulation soft-ware with the given questionnaires. This study provides evidence in support of the instructional effectiveness of the use of Simulation software tool for the teachers and the learners who are interested in networking concepts.

Academic and Specific, Aimed Training Type Education Possibilities in Scope of Cisco Networking Academy Training : Netacad Program

In my recent publication I analyse what other academic or specific, aimed training possibilities are at hand in each segment of either the defence or the civilian IT sphere,which can be integrated into the signals and information NCO professional training systemat HDF NCO Academy in order to rethink and reshape it. All my research is based on a system of aspects, and on listing opinions pro and against, according to a level of matching, which can result in the most efficient and effective renewal of the professional training system being.

PT Anywhere: a mobile environment for practical learning of network engineering

ABSTRACTThe main challenges commonly associated with acquiring practical network engineering skills are the requirements for access to specialised and up-to-date network equipment, as well as the high costs associated with obtaining and maintaining this equipment. The PT Anywhere initiative addresses these challenges by offering a mobile environment for acquiring practical knowledge and skills of network engineering. PT Anywhere facilitates learner-centred anywhere/anytime learning and offers learners access to high-quality interactive learning resources. Additionally, PT Anywhere employs Learning Analytics in order to help learners and educators in understanding and improving learning. This paper presents the learning design and software design principles driving the development of PT Anywhere, as well as the outcomes of an evaluation session conducted with members of the Cisco Networking Academy. The results of this evaluation indicate that PT Anywhere holds the potential to engage learners in different ways inside and outside of the classroom, without the need for access to specialised equipment.

Implementation and Evaluation of Flipped Classroom as IoT Element into Learning Process of Computer Network Education

Students nowadays are hard to be motivated to study lessons with traditional teaching methods. Computers, smartphones, tablets and other smart devices disturb students' attentions. Nevertheless, those smart devices can be used as auxiliary tools of modern teaching methods. In this article, the authors review two popular modern teaching methods: flipped classroom and gamification. Next, they implement flipped classrooms as an element of IoT (Internet of Things) into learning process of computer networks course, by using Cisco networking academy tools, instead of traditional learning. The survey provided to students shows good feedback from students. The authors report the impact of flipped classroom implementation with data obtained from two parallel sections (one flipped classroom and the other traditional classroom). The results show that the flipped classroom approach is better than the traditional classroom approach with a difference of approximately 20% increase in the average of attendance, lab work, quizzes, midterm exams and final exam.

Cisco Networking Academy ”Responsabilidad social corporativa”

Cisco Networking Academy ”Responsabilidad social corporativa”

Comparison Group

The aim of this study is to compare course engagement for vocational education students who enrolled in the Cisco Networking Academy (CNA) courses and who took the network courses from the standard vocational education curriculum in Turkey. The comparison group was established in a way that students in both groups had very similar characteristics. The data were collected using a survey throughout 2 separate school years. The participants are 2793 vocational education students (Cisco Group=1373, Non-Cisco Group=1420). Engagement was measured with 7 constructs, which are active learning, collaborative learning, interaction with instructor, student effort, feedback, satisfaction, and personal development. The instruments were validated through a series of instrument validation steps. First, the original items in the instruments were reviewed by a panel of experts, and then a pilot test was conducted on high school students. A factor analysis was run to identify items grouped under the same construct and unrelated items were removed from the survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Independent Samples t Tests after satisfying necessary assumptions. The results indicated that Cisco students in both years of the study scored higher than non-Cisco students in all engagement constructs. All differences were significant between Cisco and non-Cisco students. Comparing within the student groups, Cisco students showed somewhat consistent picture in both years. With the exception of active learning, collaboration, and satisfaction, all measured constructs were in similar scores whereas non-Cisco students showed significant decreases on all engagement constructs. What factors might be influential on engagement and implementations are discussed.

Certificación Cisco de profesores y su impacto en el programa Cisco Networking Academy

Certificación Cisco de profesores y su impacto en el programa Cisco Networking Academy

Facilitating Network Technology Training in the Australian Vocational Education Sector

Within the Australian Further Education sector for lecturers in the IT field it is not uncommon to use vendor based curriculum. The advantages to this approach are that students can graduate not only with a national award (Certificate or Diploma) and also an internationally recognized vendor qualification. Furthermore, the larger vendors supply comprehensive course materials, resources and assessment tools all of which have been extensively tested. In effect lecturers do not have to write their own course materials. Whilst it is recognized that lecturers may well facilitate student learning the quality of the educational outcomes is highly dependent on the quality of the vendor based materials. In the case of the Cisco Network Academy Program (CNAP) course materials did not provide a consistent diagrammatic representation of networking devices and protocols. Educational theory strongly suggests that such a model is the basis of quality teaching and learning. In this study student learning was evaluated using the State Model Diagram (SMD) method and the interpreted using the SOLO taxonomy. The results clearly demonstrate that there are considerable advantages to using the SMD method.