Important notices

General

The following rules and instructions, in addition to the general rules of the University, are now in effect for any Networking Academy course arranged here. We assume that you have read and understood them.

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The Laboratory Exercises and Module Exams are not compulsory, but will be worth a considerable amount of points. Without them, your grade will not be very good. You can take the Module Exams up to five (5) times; the latest result will count.

There is no passing limit for the Final Exam or the Skills-Based Exam(s) - any score is considered to be a PASS. One retry is allowed for each exam, and the better score will count. A Weighted Score, as calculated automatically by the Online Gradebook, of 60% or better is required to pass the course. The weights are listed in the Online Gradebook.

Grade limits: 60%/1, 68%/2, 76%/3, 84%/4 and 92%/5. Decimals will be rounded to the nearest integer.

You may bring hand-written notes to the Skills-Based Exam(s), but you cannot have them back, so write a separate set of notes for the exam(s). The notes will be destroyed by the Instructor after the course has been graded.

No other material, except that provided by the Instructor, may be used in the supervised exams. The Module Exams are not supervised.

You will have to leave your personal belongings (mobile phones, calculators, bags etc.) to the Instructor before the Skills-Based Exam(s). Only hand-written notes, blank papers and pen(s) are allowed. If you are found with a mobile phone or other communications device during an exam, you will immediately fail the exam, and an official process for examination fraud will be started.

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> Academy Connection (gradebooks, assessments)

> Direct link to the Academy Connection login page

> Oppaat - Guides UPDATED 09Sep2011

IMPORTANT! When you start a module exam, make sure that you finish it as well!
Don't care about the points - you can take the module exams again, up to five (5) times.
If you don't finish the exam by clicking 'Submit' on the last page, the exam will have to be re-enabled manually by the instructor(s),
and that may take some time - from a couple of hours to several days, depending on the phase of the Moon.
In addition, when the exam is re-enabled for you, you'll have to restart it within one hour.

> Frequently Asked Questions (with Answers) (problems logging in, firewall problems, etc.)     

Final exams in Joukahaisenkatu

Final exams can be taken on Tuesdays in class C3041 at 16:00 (excluding holidays). Exceptions for this will be mentioned in the notice area above or in the Laboratory Booking pages.

You must sign up for the final exam in the Laboratory Booking pages.
Contact your instructor if there are any questions or problems regarding the signup or finals altogether.

> Information sheet for the final exam session

Labs and laboratory
booking in Joukahaisenkatu

Courses include compulsory laboratory exercise. See the list of required labs page for details. UPDATED for Spring 2012!

Students can book a lab table using the online booking system. The same booking system is used to book the final exams. Check the "Important notices" area above for any exceptions for lab openings.

Laboratory booking can be accessed with the same passwords as the local CCNA, CCNP, UNIX, Security and Wireless curriculums.
Do read the rules in the Booking pages.

Read the instructions to use the lab network(s) in C3039 & C3033!

Online materials

The online materials are password-protected and copyrighted. Contact your instructor with any issues regarding the materials. See also the topic about the software requirements in the FAQ.

Curriculums in Turku:
> CCNA Curriculum 08Sep2011: New information on which courses you'll need to take!
> CCNA Security Curriculum
> CCNP Curriculum
> IT Essentials Curriculum
> IP Telephony Curriculum (for self study only)
> For our instructors and Local Academies only

Note: The site administrator recommends using only the links provided here. The online curriculum addresses may change at any time, and using out-of-date shortcut links may lead to unusable pages.

Books

Cisco Press has published several books about the Cisco Networking Academy Program courses. The Companion Guides match the online curriculums quite well, if you prefer reading books in the courses.

Other links

Cisco Networking Documentation Icons - in PowerPoint and Visio format
Cisco Documentation, user guides, installation and configuration.
Cisco Systems homepage
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Data Communications
NetMOT Dictionary for users of Turku University of Applied Sciences network
NetMOT Dictionary for users of University of Turku network