MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN NETWORKING AND
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION

SAMPLE COURSES
By RIT faculty
Research Methods (4 credits)
Emerging Network Technology
(4 credits)

DOBLE TITULACIN CON EL ROCHESTER OF TECHNOLOGY

Network Design Performance

(4 credits)
Auditing (4 credits)
Advanced Routing Protocols
(4 credits)
Advanced Forensics (4 credits)
Malware (4 credits)
Project Development (1 credit)
Enterprise Security (4 credits)
Thesis (3 credits)

By PUCMM faculty
Organizational Behavior and Management
Project Management
Wired and Wireless Network
Security
ET-701-T Seminario especial-

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SGUENOS POSTGRADO-PUCMM

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
NETWORKING AND
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION
DOBLE TITULACIN CON EL
ROCHESTER OF TECHNOLOGY

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ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited
institution with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8 out
of 4.0. Solid educational or employment record in networking, security
and systems administration also required. Those whose undergraduate
preparation or industrial experience
does not satisfy the technical prerequisites may be required to complete prerequisite courses in:
C++ for System Administration
PERL for System Administration
Principles of System Administration

Telecommunications
Network Protocols
All applicants to the MS degree
program are required to meet the
English language requirement for
graduate study at RIT. Those students who do not fully meet the
requirement may be considered for
admission contingent upon their
taking English language courses at
PUCMM prior to beginning the masters program.

IV. COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
Research Methods
This seminar introduces students
to the MS in Networking, Security, and System Administration by
providing an opportunity to meet
the faculty involved in the program

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and their fellow students. Students will

learn about current areas of research in
networking, security, and system administration and the areas of research interest of the faculty. To encourage students
to begin thinking about their final thesis,
students will develop a research proposal
that may serve as the basis for their later
thesis proposal. Topics include: experimental research, correlation, experiment
observation, surveys, and case studies.
Also included will be document structure,
validation, and the process for submission
and review to conferences and journals.

Emerging Network
Technologies
The Internet has experienced profound
growing pains in the last several years
that have called into question the adequacy of some of the underlying technologies upon which it has been based.
In response to this there are a substantial
number of emerging network technologies that if widely adopted may allow the
Internet to continue to grow and devel
op. This course is designed to provide
students with an overview of several of
these emerging network technologies.
The course will consist of a combination
of lectures, independent labs and simulation and modeling exercises.

and impact of business goals and security

needs.

Security Audits of Web Servers

and Applications
This course will provide students with an
introduction to processes and procedures
for performing a technical security auditing of web servers and web based applications. Students will not only explore the
existing XML/WebServices threats, but
also learn to apply appropriate auditing
tools to identify new vulnerabilities existing in or stemming from web servers and
applications. Students will write and present their audit reports on web servers and
applications vulnerabilities.

Advanced Routing Protocols

Managing complex network environments
requires an understanding of the sophisticated routing protocols necessary for controlling information flow. This course will
examine the routing protocols in standard
use and their application in typical enterprise and large internet service provider
(ISP) environments. The advantages and
disadvantages of each protocol will be investigated. In addition, emerging networking technologies and the protocols needed
to facilitate their implementation will also
be discussed.

Network Design and

Performance

Wired and Wireless Network

Security

This course will examine the factors that

impact the design and performance of
computer networks. Students will use
simulation tools to design networks based
on identified needs, analyze the performance of these networks, and investigate
the impact of design alternatives. Designs
for site, campus, and enterprise networks,
which combine WAN and LAN technologies will be investigated. Consideration
will also be given to the incorporation

Providing security in todays complex networks is a difficult subject and requires

network managers to be well versed in
the many aspects comprising network security. In order to accommodate the rapid
expansion of networks and the alarming
rate in which network security is breached,
there is a need for more and better educated people who understand the basics of
security in a networked world. This course
is designed to provide students with the
foundation needed to understand the

problems of network security, perform a

risk analysis to ascertain the threats and
cost of an attack, and design and implement security strategies to effectively build
a defense to minimize the effects of these
attacks.

Malware
Computer malware is a computer program
with malicious intent. In this course, students will study the history of computer
malware, categorizations of malware such
as computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, etc. Other topics include, but
are not limited to, basic structures and
functions of malware, malware delivery
mechanism, propagation models, antimalware software, its methods and applications. Students will write an anti-virus
program.

Project Management
This course is a study in the principles of
project management. It focuses on the
leadership role of the project manager,
roles and responsibilities of the project
management team members, and various tools and techniques for project planning and control. Considerable emphasis
is placed on statements of work and work
breakdown structures. This material is presented using a combination of lecture/discussion, group exercises, and case studies.

Enterprise Security
This course is designed to provide students with the advanced concepts needed
to establish network security strategies to
ensure adequate protection for the corporate environment and yet provide accessibility for the corporate community.

Presentacin
The graduate degree in Networking and
Systems Administration combines technical
knowledge with business and leadership concepts and educates students in the practices,
methodologies, and techniques used in the
management of a modern and secure IT infrastructure. The focus is on enterprise-level
problems and solutions including enterprise security, net-working forensics, auditing,
network security, network cryptography, network design and implementation, and network administration.

Curriculum and program

schedule
The graduate program of study consists of
11 courses and a research thesis (48 quarter credit hours). Class schedules will cater to
working professionals, and intensive seminar
classes will be offered in the evening and on
weekends. RIT courses require 40 hours of
classroom instruction, and will be delivered
online, in combination with intensive, face
to face classroom sessions offered on site
in the Dominican Republic. The face-to-face
sessions on the courses taught by RIT faculty
will be on campus at PUCMM, and in general,
will be Thursday evening, 6 10 pm, Friday
evening, 6 10 pm and all day Saturday, 8 5
pm. This schedule may vary by program, with
face-to-face classroom instruction comprising 12 24 hours for each class offered.

MS Thesis/Capstone
This is the capstone experience for the
Master of Science in Networking and System Administration. Students must submit
an accepted proposal in order to enroll.

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