Virtual University of Pakistan

Fall 2023

Instructions for Submitting Cisco Course Completion

Certificate Against Degree Program Assignment

As communicated before via LMS announcement, you have been registered to the Cisco
Programming Essentials in C++ course on the Cisco Netacad Platform through your VU
Official Student Email ID. Kindly check your VU Official Student Email ID for an
email from the Networking Academy team.

If you have not received an email from the networking academy team yet, kindly
contact at netacadsupport@vu.edu.pk .

Besides other potential/professional benefits of this course completion, you will get
marks against your Assignment No. 02 of the course (CS201 - Introduction to
Programming).

In this assignment, you just need to complete the above mentioned course on Cisco
Netacad Platform. After fulfilling its necessary formalities, you will get course
completion certificate which you need to upload as your solution to Assignment No. 02.

Please note that it is mandatory to submit the Cisco course completion certificate as an
Assignment No. 2 of your course otherwise you will be awarded zero marks in the
assignment.

The deadline for Assignment No. 2 is January 15, 2024. Please start now if not already
done and make sure to obtain the Cisco course completion certificate so that you can
submit it as solution to the Assignment No. 2 on LMS before the deadline.

Please refer to the following information for specific details on obtaining your Cisco
course completion certificate through your Netacad account. It is important to carefully
review these guidelines to ensure that you fulfill all the necessary requirements for
successful completion of this assignment.

Cisco course completion requirements:

To obtain your Cisco course completion certificate for the Programming Essentials in C++
course, please follow the guidelines outlined below:

a) Attempting Course Activities (Optional)

Ensure to complete all the required modules, chapters, and assessments of the
Programming Essentials in C++ course.

b) Course Feedback

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Please note that the final exam for the Programming Essentials in C++ course can only be
attempted after completing the course feedback, as your feedback is valuable in shaping
the course and improving the learning experience.

c) Final Exam

To successfully pass the Part-1 Summary Test (Obtain 70% marks to clear this exam),
Part-2 Summary Test (Obtain 70% marks to clear this exam), and final exam (Obtain
70% marks to clear this exam) for the Programming Essentials in C++ course. The exam
assesses your understanding of the key concepts and topics covered throughout the
course. Prepare adequately by reviewing the course materials.

d) Certificate Request

Once you have fulfilled all the course requirements, navigate to your Netacad account
homepage, and at the bottom of your class name, you will find a star symbol mentioning
the certificate. Click on the star icon to download your course completion certificate. The
generation of certificates might take some time.

Assignment Submission Instructions

You must submit your certificate in the .pdf file format only, using the assignments interface for
CS201 in your LMS account.

Submission and Deadlines

Students are required to complete the Cisco Programming Essentials in C++ course and submit
the course completion certificate as the solution to Assignment No. 2 of CS201 by January 15,
2024.

Note

 A Reference Manual for Cisco (Programming Essentials in C++) course has already been
uploaded in the download section of your CS201: Introduction to Programming course on
VULMS. The reference manual will guide you on how to attempt the Cisco Programming
Essentials in C++ course exams and get the course completion certificate.

 Your Assignment No. 2 of the CS201: Introduction to Programming course will only be
marked after verification of the uploaded certificate by the Netacad instructors.

 Students who fail to complete the Cisco Programming Essentials in C++ course, will get no
marks in Assignment No. 2 of the course.

 Your assignment will only be graded if you have completed the Cisco
Programming Essentials in C++ course through your VU Official Student Email
ID from the class created on VU Cisco Networking Academy during this
semester. If you complete the course from any other class your assignment will
be marked zero and also no previous course completions are accepted.
Furthermore, if you complete the same course with any other id or from any
other class you won’t be able to obtain a certificate from us as well.

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For further information and guidelines on course completion and creating netacad account
visit the following links:

o Video: How to signup & login to Cisco NetAcad?

o Video: How to access course content & attempt exams on NetAcad?

Queries:

If you have any queries related to Assignment No. 02, please feel free to contact
netacadsupport@vu.edu.pk. On the Netacad platform, students can generate a query
using the messaging option available in their Netacad course.