Syllabus Networking Concepts and Administration

This course is an overview of electronic communications concepts and technologies, with an emphasis on Local Area Networks. Network topologies, design, administration, installed applications, and performance monitoring. Privacy, ethical, and legal concerns.
This course includes an introduction to the design and analysis of computer networks. It covers a breadth of topics including computer communications architecture and protocols, application-level protocols, local and wide area networks, IP networks, bridging and routing, network management, computer network security, and other current topics. The tentative content outline of the course is found in the course outline page Formative assessment using self-regulated learning (SRL)

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the students should

1. Become familiar with layered communication architectures (OSI and TCP/IP).

2. Understand the client/server model and key application layer protocols.

3. Understand the concepts of reliable data transfer and how TCP implements these concepts.

4. Know the principles of congestion control and trade-offs in fairness and efficiency.

5. Learn the principles of routing and the semantics and syntax of IP.

6. Understand the basics of error detection including parity, checksums, and CRC.

7. Know the key protocols for multimedia networking including IntServ and DiffServ for IP.

8. Understand the basics of security including symmetric and public key cryptosystems.

9. Learn the basic principles of network management.

Instructor:

• Dr. Graciela Perera
  Office: Meshel Hall 320
  Phone: (330) 941-1341
  Email: gcperera at cis dot ysu dot edu
  Web: http://www.cis.ysu.edu/~gcperera/cclasses/3723/csis3723.html

Class location and time:

Class will be held in Meshel Hall room TBA.

Office hours:

• My office hours are Monday – Wednesday fom 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, in Meshel Hall 320. Generally, my office door is always open and you are very much welcome to stop by. Other times can be done by appointment or by email.

Course materials:

The required textbook for this course is:

• James Kurose and Keith Ross, Computer Networking A Top-Down Approach Fearturing the Internet, Fourth Edition, Addison Wesley, 2008 (ISBN 0321227352).

• Other course material will be made available on line (on the course website -- http://www.cis.ysu.edu/~gcperera/cclasses/3723/res.html) during the semester.

Prerequisites:

• Survey of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS 1590) is the required prerequisite for this course.

Requirements:

• The research project has a written report with topic not covered in class, is about the application of computer networks and protocols or any other topic concerning computer network principles, security, and practice. It includes a formal 5 minute (5 to 8 slides) presentation using Powerpoint. The details and list of suggested topics will be provided later in the semester. All work on must be your own..

• There is no make-up quiz because the answers to the quiz are given the day of the quiz.

• A make-up Exam will be given only if the instructor is notified in advance. A legitimate reason must be given for missing the exam.

• Class attendance is the responsibility of the student, and it is the student's responsibility to independently cover any material missed. Extra participation points in class may be used in determining final grades.

Grades: See outline page for dates (100 points)

Final letter grades will be "no worse" than:

• A = 90 points through 100 points

• B = 80 points through 89 points

• C = 70 points through 79 points

• D = 60 points through 69 points

• F = Less than 60 points

Getting an incomplete:

Incomplete ("I") grades will only be given in the case of severe hardship including verifiable medical or legal troubles. Student previous work must be satisfactory.

Submission of late work:

If you must submit work late please come to talk to me or send and email before the due date in question. Otherwise, late work cannot be accepted since solutions will be posted immediately after submission date.

Students with Disabilities

In accordance with the YSU procedure, if you need accommodations for equal access in this course, please do the followings:

• Contact the Office of Disability Services (330-941-3370) to verify your eligibility.

• Contact me before or at the beginning of the first class to discuss your individual needs for accommodations, with an official letter of accommodation or other documents.

Academic honesty:

"Academic honesty is essential to the educational process and serves to protect the integrity of the University community. Therefore, all members of the University community have a responsibility of maintaining high standards of honesty and ethical practice. Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty constitute a serious violation of University conduct regulations. Students who engage in dishonesty in any form on examinations, papers, and course assignments, or who illegally possess examinations shall be charged with academic dishonesty. Furthermore, students shall not submit the work of someone else as their own or utilize ideas taken from other sources without properly citing the source. In addition, work completed in one course that is submitted in another course may constitute academic dishonesty. "[*]
[*] Source: Article IX, Section A, of The Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct

When in doubt, please ask. On exams you must submit your own work and you may not give or receive help. On assignments you must submit your own work. Submissions that are "identical" will be considered as a clear evidence of cheating.

Religious observances:

"Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from class or an exam due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting."

email: gcperera at cis dot ysu dot edu