CCNA exploration training

Cisco CCNA Exploration courses will commence simultaneously with USQ's Semester 1 and 2 respectively.

Semester 1

Semester 2

  • Network Fundamentals
  • Routing Protocols and Concepts
  • LAN Switching and Wireless
  • Accessing the WAN starts

In Semester 1, the first two Cisco courses, Network Fundamentals and Routing Protocols and Concepts, are offered in parallel with USQ Computer Science degree course CSC3407 Network Fundamentals and Routing.

Timetable in Semester 1 2013

 Lecture  Lab Practicals
Monday:  9am – 11am
Room T122

Monday:  3-6pm, Room D114

Study Schedule

Students are encouraged to follow the weekly study schedule for the training.

Study Materials

Once you are enrolled into a Cisco CCNA course, you will be given a username and password to access all the online materials which include course contents and online module exams, etc.

You are also encouraged to purchase the prescribed textbooks for the two Cisco courses:

Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide
by Mark A. Dye, Rick McDonald and Antoon W Rufi, Published by Cisco Press on November 2007.
ISBN-10: 1-58713-208-7
ISBN-13: 9781587132087

Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide
by Rick Graziani and Allan Johnson, Published by Cisco Press on February 2008.
ISBN-10: 1-58713-206-0
ISBN-13: 9781587132063

There is more information in CSC3407 Introductory/Study Book.

Cost for non-CSC3407 students

  • $ 900.00 per Cisco CCNA course or
  • $1650.00 for two Cisco CCNA courses upfront at the beginning of each semester