MIS 44049 Fall 2010 Schindler

Section Information: MIS-44049-001-201080

Course Name : NETWORK MANAGEMENT
Course Description : NETWORK MANAGEMENT

Section Instructor: Steven Schindler

E-mail : sschindl@kent.edu

Time & Location

Network Management M&IS 44049 Fall 2010

Section: MIS-44049-001-201080 Department: Management Information Systems Term: Fall 2010 Instructor(s): Mr. Steven J Schindler

Instructor

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

Text

Network+ Guide to Networks, 5th Edition Tamara Dean ISBN-10: 1423902459 ISBN-13: 9781423902454 1024 Pages © 2010 Published

Course Description

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, NETWORK THEORY/APPLICATION, 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. command line interface (CLI) MS Windows Your account on the kent.edu system Binary and Hexadecimal notation

Assignment of Grades

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

Quizzes

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.

Lab Assignments

There will be 5 lab assignments during the semester. Some of the labs will require resources available only in the College of Business Computer Labs. Students should be prepared to spend several hours in the Business Computer Labs, outside of normal class time, for each lab assignment. Lab reports will be graded on a 5 point scale, with a score of 5 being the typical grade for a complete, neat and accurate report submitted on time. One or more points will be deducted for late reports and reports that do not follow the hand in protocol.

Schedule

Graduation Application Deadlines:

Graduation Application Deadlines: : ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It is your responsibility to apply for graduation before the set deadline. If you apply after the deadline you will be assessed a $200 late fee. Please see your academic advisor as soon as possible if you are uncertain as to your progress toward graduation. The graduation application deadlines are follows: Graduation Application Deadlines: May Graduation: Apply before September 15th August Graduation: Apply before December 15th December Graduation: Apply before March 15th To apply for graduation complete the following steps: 1. Log onto your Flashline account 2. Click on the Student Tools tab 3. Look in the Graduation Planning Tool Box 4. Click on Application for Graduation **If an error message appears, you must contact your advisor. Mandy McNamee Graduation Coordinator/Academic Advisor College of Business Administration Kent State University 475 Terrace Drive Kent, OH 44242-0001 mcnamee@kent.edu

Cheating and Plagiarism

cheating and plagiarism : 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 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.

course withdrawal deadline

course withdrawal deadline : For Fall 2010, the course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 7, 2010.

students with disabilities

students with disabilities : University policy 3342-3-01.3 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access to course content. If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments. Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through Student Accessibility Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit http://www.registrars.kent.edu/disability/ for more information on registration procedures).

statement about enrollment/official registration

statement about enrollment/official registration : 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, September 5, 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.

Policies

Introduction : MIS44042 NETWORK THEORY/APPLICATION is a prerequisites for this course. Students in the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.