Office Hours:  Most M,W,Th and F afternoons, 2-5 and by appointment 

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.

 

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 and a final exam, each worth 15% of the final grade, if a student takes all 6 tests the lowest grade will be dropped. (for some students this may mean they do not have to take the final) There are no makeup quizzes.  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 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.  The labs may be performed with a partner, or alone.  Lab partners will submit a single lab report.  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.

 

The University Calendar is on-line at http://www.registrars.kent.edu/home/TermUpdate/termCal.htm

A.     Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

 

B.    Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) 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 [see registrar’s schedule] to correct the error with your advising office.  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.  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.    .   Withdrawal before the deadline results in a "W" on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

 

E.    Students with disabilities:  In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required.  Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Service Center (672-3391).