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Dino E. Cappellazzo

Professor in the Computer Programmer/Computer Programmer Analyst Program

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Courses I Teach

Educational Background

Industry Experience

Family life and Hobbies

I can be reached at dcappellazzo@niagarac.on.ca

or (905) 735-2211 (St.Catharines/Welland)
(905) 641-2252 (Niagara Falls)
extension 7669

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Courses I Teach

PROG1854 - Networking I (Term 3)
This course introduces the student to networking concepts such as network design, protocols, cabling, and Local Area Network (LAN) administration using Windows Server 2003.
PROG1901 - Networking II (Term 4)
Continuing from Networking I, advanced LAN administration topics such as security, RAS, VPN, Web server, and network monitoring are studied.
I also teach networking and PC hardware courses for the Computer Network Operations programs.

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Educational Background

Lifelong learning... Foundational Knowledge

Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
I graduated in July 1985 from the Computer Systems Technology 3 year Co-op Diploma Program.

A. N. Myer Secondary School
Graduated in 1981. Played on the 1979, '80, and '81 Zone III champion senior football teams.
Also a member of the Jazz and Concert Bands 1979-80 (trombone!).

Lifelong learning... Industry and Work Related Education

Learning Tree International
NetWare Advanced System Management Certificate 1994
Windows 95/NT/3.11 Multi-platform Networking 1997
Digital Equipment Corporation
DECHub Products and HUBwatch Management 1996
Niagara College - PD
Ontario Western Region Colleges - The College Educator Development Program 2000
WIDS (Worldwide Instructional Design System) Designing and Assessing Learning Workshop 2004
Univerity of Waterloo - The New Classroom 2004

Lifelong learning... Hobby Education

Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
Italian I and II (Yes it's true, I don't speak Italian very well!)
Bed and Breakfast Management

Industry Experience

Niagara College of Applied Arts and Technology
Professor in the Computer Programmer/Computer Programmer Analyst program teaching courses dealing with computer hardware, operating systems, and networking.
Network Analyst maintaining academic and administrative Local Area Networks.
Programmer/Analyst using COBOL and the SEED Database.
W.I. Cooper and Associates
Programmer/Analyst developing programs in Business Basic (Data General) and implementing PC based networks using the SuperDOS network operating system. Some of the systems I've worked on include: manufacturing inventory control, point of sale, charity donation, and accounting A/R, A/P, and G/L.
Peel Board of Education
Programmer on my co-op work term. I performed maintenance using COBOL in a Burroughs mainframe environment.
Consulac Micro Systems
Micro Computer Sales Representative. Also a co-op work term. I worked on 100% commission attempting to sell BMC if800 microcomputers. This was in 1983! These babies were all-in-one, built-in monitor, 80-column dot matrix printer and keyboard. Of course they were dual 5 1/4 inch floppy drive with a whopping 64K RAM! They used the CP/M operating system and could run programs such as VisiCalc, SuperCalc or WordStar. The list price was $4595 for monochrome and $5595 for colour!

Family Life

Married for 18 years to my beautiful wife Kendall.
We have two lovely daughters.

Hobbies and Interests

Favorite Sports Teams: Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Steelers, Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors,
Hamilton Tiger Cats, AC Milan.
Outdoors: Walking, biking, landscaping, camping and travel.
Other: European culture and history, alternative and rock music, astronomy, paleontology, archeology, food, wine and
(of course) beer.

Any problems or suggestions can be emailed to me at dcappellazzo@niagarac.on.ca

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