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NetPrep - Wide Area Networks Syllabus Spring 2003, Monday 6:30 - 9:25, CSC 212, CRN 1165 |
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INSTRUCTOR: Gary R. Hendrickson Course Web Site: http://www.westnetinc.com/StudentResources/Login.asp Syllabus located at: http://137.99.60.98/syllabus-s03.htm Course FTP Site: ftp://137.99.65.204/ OFFICE HOURS: Before and after classes as needed or by appointment. Please! Do not hesitate to contact me. You can leave messages in my mailbox at the Danielson Campus, by phone at (860) 486-0174, or by e-mail at gary.hendrickson@uconn.edu. ORIGIN OF THIS SYLLABUS: This course is based on a course and text designed for the NetPrep Program that has been adopted by QVCC. This is the fifth of eight NetPrep courses in the Networking option in QV’s A.S. in Computer Science degree. It will also help prepare candidates for the National Association of Communications Systems Engineers’ (NACSE) NSNS (NACSE Senior Network Specialist) exam and related exams required for Microsoft Certifications, Cisco, and others. We will go over this syllabus in detail the first class, Monday, September 9, 2002. This course is intended to provide students with an introduction to the terms, concepts, and applications relating publishing on the Internet and World Wide Web. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: “This course details the telecommunications concepts (point to point, multi-point, and packet switch services) and components used to build WANs (Wide Area Networks), as well as the protocols used to transport voice and data including ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network), Frame Relay and SONET (Synchronous Optical Network). Prerequisites: CSC 110 or CSC 210.” ONLINE COURSE MATERIALS: We will be using the WestNet’s web site, http://www.westnetinc.com/StudentResources/Login.asp, extensively in this course. This web site will forward mail to existing e-mail accounts and can be used to communicate with the instructor and your fellow students. There are links relevant to the course, where students will find on-line course materials and quizzes. The username and password to the course are: (username, your email address) and (initial password) 12345678. Please change your password on your first login. THE LEARNING-TO-LEARN METHODOLOGY: This course will follow a LEARNING-to-LEARN methodology. The underlying focus here is learning how to learn and shifts the responsibility for learning onto the student. The goal is to teach learners to answer questions independently. You will be expected to use following four resources in sequential order: Item three will be the bases of 5% of your final grade determined by your peers 1. On-line Help - use the software help files first to answer questions 2. Published Resources – The Internet, Texts, Manuals, etc. 3. Peers - Collaborative learning, team work, ask your fellow students 4. The Instructor - You will have several ways to contact me, please use them. The goal is to teach independence and self-reliance and develop life-long learning tools. The fields of Computers and Information Technology face continual and rapid changes. Users will be required to upgrade their skills and acquire knowledge quickly and efficiently. OVERALL GOAL: Get an OVERVIEW of principles, protocols, and infrastructures use in Wide Area Networks (WAN's), the Internet, and with an emphasis on terminology, standards, design, implementation, and administration. Objectives: By the end of the course, the student will be able to: Name and describe the protocols used in WAN. Describe methods of accessing the Internet. Describe the relationship of WAN technology to Telecommunications. Describe common WAN services offered to businesses and for personal use. ONE ADDITIONAL GOAL/ASSIGNMENT: The Internet/World Wide Web is a digital environment. This course will attempt to be run 100% paperless; hard copies will NOT be accepted by the instructor for any assignments or communications. E-mail attachments and FTP will be the preferred method for work submission. Five percent of the final grade will be assigned to a journal that will include entries for all printouts run that are related to this course. An explanation for the rational for printing will be required for each entry: example “I printed out the syllabus after the first class because I wanted a copy on my desk while I am working at home, and I prefer not to Alt+Tab between it and the documents I may be working on.” The 5% of the final grade is for the journal and will not be dependent on the amount of printing you actually do. Introduction to Wide Area Networks - NetPrep Course #3, WB37.0, WestNet Learning Technologies, 2001. Price - $89.95 QV Bookstore. You will need to have regular access to the Internet for research and the completion of many of the lab assignments for this course. This access can be at home, here at school, or at some other access point, school or public library, etc. SCHEDULE: The sequence of topics is as follows: Week 1 Jan. 27 •Introduction to the NetPrep Wide Area Networks course. Introduction to the class, course content, WEB site, book CD, and the grading policy. Reading assignment: Unit 1, Lessons 1 – 5, pages 1 to 51 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 1 - Lessons 1, 2, & 4. Week 2 Feb. 3 •Fundamentals of WAN's Part 1. An introduction Networks, Telecommunications, and Voice Technologies. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 1, Lessons 6 – 10, pages 52 to 94 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 1 - Lessons 6, 8, 9, & 10 and the Unit Quiz. Week 3 Feb. 10 •Fundamentals of WAN's Part 2. An introduction Data and Voice Integration, Telecommunications Services, and Business Technologies. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 2, Lessons 1 – 5, pages 95 to 142 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 2 - Lessons 1, 2, & 4 Week 4 Feb. 17 •WAN Concepts and Components Part 1. Introduction to Circuits, Wiring and Analog Technologies. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 2, Lessons 6 – 9, pages 143 to 172 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 2 - Lessons 6, 7, 8, & 9 and the Unit Quiz. Week 5 Feb. 24 •WAN Concepts and Components Part 2. Introduction to Digital Technologies and Wireless WAN Technologies. Weekly Quiz. . Reading assignments: Unit 3, Lessons 1 – 4, pages 173 to 202 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 3 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4. Week 6 Mar. 3 •Physical Layer WAN Protocols Part 1. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 3, Lessons 5 – 8, pages 203 to 256 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 3 - Lessons 5, 6, 7, & 8 and the Unit Quiz. Week 7 Mar. 10 •Physical Layer WAN Protocols Part 2. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 4, Lessons 1 – 4, pages 257 to 284 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 4 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4 and the Unit Quiz. Week 8 Mar. 17 •SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES Week 9 Mar. 24 •Data Link Layer WAN Protocols. Introduction to HDLC, SLIP, and PPP. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 5, Lessons 1 – 3, pages 285 to 312 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 5 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4. Week 10 Mar. 31 •Higher-Layer WAN Protocols Part 1. Introduction to ISDN. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 5, Lessons 4 – 7, pages 313 to 358 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 5 - Lessons 5, 6, 7, & 8 and the Unit Quiz. Week 11 Apr. 7 •Higher-Layer WAN Protocols Part 2. Frame Relay and X.25. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 6, Lessons 1 – 3, pages 359 to 394 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 6 - Lessons 1, 2, 3, & 4. Week 12 Apr. 14 •WAN Solutions Part 1. Introduction to ATM solutions. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 6, Lessons 4 – 5, pages 395 to 422 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 6 - Lessons 5, 6, 7, & 8 and the Unit Quiz. Week 13 Apr. 21 •WAN Solutions Part 2. Introduction to SMDS and a Sample Network. Weekly Quiz. Reading assignments: Unit 7, Lessons 1 – 5, pages 423 to 484 Lab assignments: Extended Activities for Unit 7 - Lessons 5, 6, 7, & 8 and the Unit Quiz. Week 14 Apr. 28 •Convergence of Communications over WAN Technologies. Voice over IP, VPN's, and Remote Access. Weekly Quiz. Lab assignments: Course Quiz, pages 485 to 492, due in two weeks. Week 15 May 5 •Review for the final exam. The exam will cover Units 1 - 7 in the book. Weekly Quiz. . Week 16 May 12 •Final exam. The exam is scheduled from 7:30p to 9:30p. ASSIGNMENTS: Some assignments will involve reading, homework, and hands-on lab work. The college expects about 2 hours of homework and/or lab time for every hour of class, i.e. an average of six hours of work outside of class per week. The weekly reading assignments should be completed prior to the scheduled class meeting. EVALUATION: Grades for this course will be based on the following. All quizzes will be based on the material covered in the prior class and/or current reading assignments. There will be approximately 12 quizzes during the semester. The ten highest quiz grades will be worth 12.5% of the final grade, 5% each for the Paperless Journal and your contribution to your fellow students. The Extended Activities, Course Quiz, and Unit Quizzes will be 12.5% of the final grade each, and the final exam will be worth 40%. The final exam will be cumulative covering the entire book.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Students for whom English is not their primary language or those with disabilities who may need academic accommodations should discuss options with me as early as possible in the semester, preferably during the first two weeks of class. Any disability will need to be documented with the Director of Learning Services, James R. Grimord. PROSPECTS: If you do your work regularly and co-operate with others, you are sure to get a good overview of the Internet, the World Wide Web, the related terms and concepts. If you do this, your prospects are good for getting a "B." A "C" is "satisfactory." A "D" or less is given for a semester that lacks effort, growth, or accomplishment. (Anyone who cheats or plagiarizes will get an "F".) You do not need to be a "genius" to do well in this course. If you do your work regularly, show an understanding of the material, cooperate with others, and give that something extra, you will get an "A." Good luck. I look forward to learning with you. Gary R. Hendrickson |
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