MASTER SYLLABUS

2020-2021

A.	Academic Division: Business, Industry, and Technology

B.	Discipline: Information Technology - Networking

C.	Course Number and Title: ITEC2650 – Data Center Virtualization (VMware - VCA)

D.	Course Coordinator: Brian Baldridge

Assistant Dean: Toni Johnson, PhD

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E.	Credit Hours: 3

Lecture: 2 hours

Laboratory: 2 hours

F.	Prerequisites: None

G.	Syllabus Effective Date: Fall 2020

H.	Textbook(s) Title: Provided

Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: Provided

J.	Course Description: This course helps students to identify technical requirements for data center virtualization and then align those requirements with technical products and solutions that best meet those needs. Successful students will acquire a basic understanding of VMware’s vSphere and related products and technologies, as well as how those technologies drive specific business virtualization solutions. This course prepares students for VMware’s VMware Certified Associate – Data Center Virtualization certification exam.

K.	College-Wide Learning Outcomes:

College-Wide Learning Outcome	Assessments - - How it is met & When it is met
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Intercultural Knowledge and Competence
Critical Thinking
Information Literacy
Quantitative Literacy

L.	Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student shall:

Outcomes	Assessments – How it is met & When it is met
Explain Data Center Virtualization Concepts.	Part 1: Weeks 1-2 tests, lab, midterm and final exam
Differentiate Physical and Virtual Data Center Components.	Part 1: Weeks 3-4 tests, lab, midterm and final exam
Identify Common Business Challenges Addressed By VMware Solutions.	Part 1: Weeks 5-6 tests, lab, midterm and final exam
Analyze vSphere Technologies.	Part 2: Weeks 7-8 tests, lab, midterm and final exam
Identify vSphere Core Components.	Part 2: Weeks 9-10 tests, labs, and final exam
Differentiate vSphere Storage Technologies.	Part 2: Weeks 11-12 tests, labs, and final exam
Differentiate vSphere Networking Technologies.	Part 2: Weeks 13-14 tests, labs, and final exam
Apply VMware Data Center Virtualization Solutions to Common Business Challenges.	Part 3: Weeks 15-16 tests, labs, and final exam

M.	Topical Timeline (Subject to Change):

Part 1:	Data Center Virtualization Concepts

Week 1, Physical and virtual data center concepts

Week 2, VMware vSphere basics guide

Week 3, Virtualization basics

Week 4, Common business challenges

Part 2:	vSphere Technologies

Week 5, vSphere core components

Week 6, vSphere storage technologies

Week 7, vSphere networking technologies

Part 3:	VMware Data center Virtualization Solutions

Week 8, VMware data center solutions to common business challenges

Week 9, Availability

Week 10, Management

Week 12, Optimization

Week 14, Scalability

Week 15, SMB solutions

N.	Course Assignments:

Labs

Tests

Midterm Exam

Final Exam

O.	Recommended Grading Scale:

NUMERIC	GRADE	POINTS	DEFINITION
93–100	A	4.00	Superior
90–92	A-	3.67	Superior
87–89	B+	3.33	Above Average
83–86	B	3.00	Above Average
80–82	B-	2.67	Above Average
77–79	C+	2.33	Average
73–76	C	2.00	Average
70-72	C-	1.67	Below Average
67–69	D+	1.33	Below Average
63-66	D	1.00	Below Average
60-62	D-	0.67	Poor
00-59	F	0.00	Failure

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R.	Class Attendance and Homework Make-Up Policy:

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T.	College Procedures/Policies:

Important information regarding College Procedures and Policies can be found on the syllabus supplement located at

http://catalog.ncstatecollege.edu/mime/download.pdf?catoid=5&ftype=2&foid=3