Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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CI11 Cisco Network Engineering Technology II

Course Type: Adopted

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Apply procedures to configure devices by using security best practices.	7%	C3 Apply Procedural
2.00	Understand how Layer 2 switches forward data.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00	Apply procedures to implement VLANs and trunking in a switched network.	7%	B3 Apply Conceptual
4.00	Apply procedures to troubleshoot inter-VLAN routing on Layer 3 devices.	7%	C3 Apply Procedural
5.00	Understand how STP enables redundancy in a Layer 2 network.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
6.00	Apply procedures to troubleshoot EtherChannel on switched links.	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
7.00	Apply procedures to implement DHCPv4 to operate across multiple LANs.	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
8.00	Apply procedures to configure dynamic address allocation in IPv6 networks.	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
9.00	Understand how FHRPs provide default gateway services in a redundant network.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
10.00	Understand how vulnerabilities compromise LAN security.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
11.00	Apply procedures to implement switch security to mitigate LAN attacks.	6%	C3 Apply Procedural
12.00	Understand how WLANs enable network connectivity.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
13.00	Apply procedures to implement a WLAN using a wireless router and WLC.	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
14.00	Understand how routers use information in packets to make forwarding decisions.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
15.00	Apply procedures to configure IPv4 and IPv6 static routes.	5%	C3 Apply Procedural
16.00	Apply procedures to troubleshoot static and default route configurations.	7%	C3 Apply Procedural
17.00	Identify Cisco equipment and related hardware.	4%	B2 Understand Conceptual
18.00	Understand Cisco IOS software operation.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
19.00	Understand general networking knowledge.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
20.00	Understand service-related knowledge	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.