Frequently Asked Questions: Cisco Passport21 to Entrepreneurship

Last updated March 8, 2011

Cisco® Passport21
Q. What is Passport21?
A. Passport21 is a set of innovative offerings that supplement the Cisco Networking Academy® curricula. The
Passport21 offerings are optional learning materials that instructors can use in their classes or students can
access independently outside of their class. These learning materials are designed to help students prepare for
21st century careers by exposing them to the attitudes, mindsets, and skills required to compete in the global
workplace.

Q. What are some benefits of Passport21 offerings?

A. Passport21 presents an innovative approach and learning materials that complement the core Networking
Academy curricula. For students, the benefits of working through Passport21 offerings include:

● Personal development: self-confidence, motivation, leadership

● Business development: financial literacy
● Technical knowledge: increased practice leading to greater mastery of skills
● Inspire interest in starting a small business
Potential benefits for instructors include the following:

● More engaged, excited, and motivated students

● Opportunity for professional development

Q. What Passport21 offerings are available?

A. The first offering available is Passport21 to Entrepreneurship. Table 1 lists the learning materials available:

Table 1. Passport21 to Entrepreneurship Materials (English only)

Passport21 to Entrepreneurship

Case Studies:
 Charging for Expertise
 Starting an Internet Café
 Making a Business Successful
 Taking the Initiative
 Enabling an eBusiness
 Providing Outsource Services
 Building a Contracting Business

Projects:
 Cisco Packet Tracer activities

Q. Will the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship offering be translated from English into other languages?
A. There are no plans to translate the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials at this time. The English versions
are available for use by all students and instructors, regardless of the Networking Academy course language
versions being used.

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 Q. How do I include the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials in my classes?
A. The Passport21 to Entrepreneurship offering can be added to your class from the Academy Connection
Instructor Class Home page. Instructors can select the Passport21 learning materials they would like to use in
their classes. After checking the boxes, links to the selected materials will be displayed on both Instructor and
Student Class Home pages. Unchecking the boxes for selected materials will remove the links from the
Instructor and Student Class Home pages.

Instructors can preview the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials by logging in to Academy Connection,
clicking the Passport21 graphic on the left, and then selecting the appropriate materials to preview from the
Passport21 page in the Course Catalog.

Q. In which courses can I use the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials?

A. Passport21 to Entrepreneurship may be used in conjunction with any of the Networking Academy curricula.

Q. Where do I find Passport21 to Entrepreneurship instructor orientation materials?

A. The following resources are available to instructors to use in their class to teach Passport21:

● Instructor orientation PPTs with notes

● WebEx recordings
These resources are available on the Passport21 instructor community site at http://passport21.netacad.net.

Student User Experience

Q. How can a student access the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship offering?
A. Students can access Passport21 to Entrepreneurship in two ways:

 Students can access the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship case studies and Packet Tracer activities
directly by logging in to Academy Connection, clicking the Passport21 graphic on the left, and then
selecting the appropriate materials for their needs. This allows all students to be exposed to these
entrepreneurial learning materials and provides students with direct access outside of class.
 If an instructor has enabled any of the Passport21 to Entrepreneurship materials for the student’s class,
they will show up as links on the Student Class Home page. Students will be able to click those links to
access the content.

Q. Are there any assessments included in the case studies?

A. No. At this time, the case studies do not include assessments.

Instructor Support
Q. Where can I find more information about the beta Passport21 offerings?
A. For detailed information about the beta Passport21 offerings, including how to access, enable, and use the
case studies and Aspire game in your classroom, please review the following resources on the Passport21
page in the Course Catalog:
● Passport21 Overview presentation
● Passport21 Brochure
● Cisco Aspire video trailer
If you have questions after reviewing these resources, please contact the Networking Academy Support Desk
for assistance.

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 Q. Where do I find instructor orientation materials?
A. Instructor orientation materials are available in the Passport21 global instructor community at
http://passport21.netacad.net. We encourage all instructors interested in participating in the beta to join this
community to access instructor orientation materials, participate in discussions with other instructors, and get
community support.

Q. Where can I discuss the Passport21 offerings with other instructors?

A. To collaborate with other instructors, please join the Cisco Passport21 community discussion. To access the
discussion board, log in to http://passport21.netacad.net.

Q. How can I report issues, errors, or bugs in the Passport21 offerings?

A. Instructors should report issues, errors, or bugs through the Curriculum and Assessment Quality Support site.
To access this site, log in to Academy Connection and click Help at the top of the page. For content related
issues, select Curriculum and Assessment Quality Support. Select the Contact Curriculum Team tab,
provide as much detail as possible, and then click Submit. For general functionality or how to questions, select
the Academy Support.

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