Home Page for the course is http://www.personal.kent.edu/~sschindl/nm/index.html
Instructor: Mr. Steven J. Schindler
Office: A235 Business Administration
Phone: 672-1248 (includes voice mail)
Email: sschindl@kent.edu
Office Hours: Most Mon, Tu, Wed,Th,and F afternoons, 2-5 and by appointment
Network+
Guide to Networks, 5th Edition
Tamara
Dean
ISBN-10: 1423902459 ISBN-13: 9781423902454
1024
Pages
©
2010 Published
This course will explore the technologies and business issues related to computer networking within an organization. An emphasis will be placed on the design and management of network topologies using various media, Ethernet hubs, switches and IP routers. Emphasis is placed on understanding the protocols used in modern business networking, especially Ethernet and TCP/IP. Microsoft Windows and Linux/Unix will be used to illustrate concepts within the context of PC based local area networks. Students will use Internet resources, in particular the World Wide Web (WWW), as both examples of networking and as tools for further research into network technology and issues. Students will get hands on experience through laboratory exercises.
M&IS 44042, Communications & Networking, is prerequisite to this course. If you have not fulfilled the prerequisite you are likely to be disenrolled from this course.
It is also expected that you are familiar with the following topics. If you do not have these skills it is recommended that you be willing to acquire them or not continue in the course.
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Grades will be awarded on the following basis |
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Quizzes |
60 |
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Lab Assignments |
25 |
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Project |
10 |
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Class Participation |
5 |
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Total |
100 |
Your course letter grade will be assigned according to the scale: A = 92-100; A- 89-91, B+ = 86‑88 B = 82‑85, B- = 79‑81; C+ = 76‑78, C= 72-75, C- = 69-71; D+ = 66-68 D = 60‑65; and F = 0‑59
There will be 5 quizzes during the semester, each worth 15% of the final grade. The lowest grade (or missed quiz) will be dropped. A typical test will have multiple choice questions and a problem or short answer question.
There will be 5 lab assignments during the semester.
Some of the labs will require resources available only in the
Class Participation
During the semester there will be opportunities to discuss special topics. Each student is expected to find and lead the discussion for several “networks in the news” and other topics
Tentative Schedule (revised Monday, April 12, 2010)
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1 |
25-Jan |
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Chapter
1 - An Introduction to Networking. |
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2 |
1-Feb |
L1 |
Chapter
2 - Networking Standards and the OSI Model. |
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3 |
8-Feb |
Q1 |
Chapter
4 – Introduction to TCP/IP. |
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4 |
15-Feb |
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Chapter
5 - Topologies and Ethernet Standards. |
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5 |
22-Feb |
L2 |
Chapter
6 - Network Hardware. |
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6 |
1-Mar |
Q2 |
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7 |
8-Mar |
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8 |
15-Mar |
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9 |
22-Mar |
Q3 |
Chapter
9 –Network Operating Systems. |
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SPRING
BREAK |
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10 |
5-Apr |
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Chapter
9 –Network Operating Systems. |
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11 |
12-Apr |
Chapter
10 - In-Depth TCP/IP Networking. |
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12 |
19-Apr |
Q4, L4 |
Chapter
10 - In-Depth TCP/IP Networking. |
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13 |
26-Apr |
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Wrap
up |
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14 |
3-May |
Q5 |
Project
Presentations |
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10-May |
L5 |
Project
Presentations
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The Following Policies Apply to All
Students in this Course
A.
Students attending the course who do
not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly
enrolled in classes. You are advised to
review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine)
during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled
in this class and section. Should you
find an error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, January 31, 2010
to correct the error. If registration
errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and
participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are
advised now that you will not
receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you
are not properly registered.
B.
Students have
responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes. You are advised to review your official class
schedule (using Student Tools on FlashLine) during
the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this
class and section. Should you find an
error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, January 31, 2010 to
correct the error. If registration
errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and
participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are
advised now that you will not
receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you
are not properly registered.
C.
Academic honesty:
Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your
academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get
undeserved credit. In addition, it is
considered to be cheating when one cooperates with someone else in any such
misrepresentation. The use of the
intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a
serious academic offense. It is the University's
policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade for the
work or course. Repeat offenses result
in dismissal from the University.
D.
For Spring
2010, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, April 4, 2010.
E.
Regarding Students with