CIS - Computer Information Systems

CS - Computer Science

CMEM - Communications & Electronic Media

BIS - Business Information Systems

MATH - Computing

EET - Electrical Engineering/ Electronics Technology

SYLLABUS

CIS340 – Telecommunications and Networking

Fall 2003 - 3 cr - Dr. Kelley

MSU Combs Bldg - CB-320

+1-606-783-9358 (voice)

+1-309-210-1666 (msgs & faxes)

Office Hours MW 12:30-1:30, TR 4:00-6:00

CIS 340-1 – CB 301

MWF1 – 1:50-2:50

Fall Term:

August 18 - December 12, 2003

Syllabus - Schedule & Assignments - Hands-On Assignments

CIS-340 – Telecommunications and Networking

Catalog Course Description:	CIS 340. Telecommunications and Networking. (3-0-3); I, II. Prerequisite: CIS 200 or CIS 311 or MATH 170. This course teaches the fundamental concepts of digital networks and telecommunications technologies in a global environment. The course covers analysis, applications, and administration of computer networks and a broad range of current hardware and software topics.

Course Prerequisites:	The minimum and required prerequisites for CIS-340 Telecommunications and Networking are: CIS-200 Computer Logic (3 cr.); OR CIS-311 Management Information Systems (3 cr.); OR MATH-170 Introduction to Algorithms (3 cr.) Students must provide written documentation to the instructor that they have a passing grade in the required prerequisites. Prior or concurrent enrollment in BIS 350 Systems Support is also recommended but not required.

Course Syllabus and Schedule on the Internet and Blackboard:	The CIS-340 Course Syllabus, Course Schedule and Assignments, Tests and Discussion Boards are posted on the internet and available 24 x 7 with a password at: http://online.moreheadstate.edu/ and also without a password as a backup alternate (without tests and discussions) at http://www.onclick.com/cis340/ The course Schedule and Assignments are posted on the internet for the student's convenience and are enhanced and updated frequently. It is the student's responsibility to expect and check for changes to the Course Schedule. The instructor will notify students of changes to the Syllabus.

Instructor:	Prof. Dr. George Kelley Ph.D., Postdoctoral, California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Texas A & M University; . eMail: g.kelley@moreheadstate.edu, voice: +1-606-783-9358, fax and messages: +1-309-210-1666, office: 320-C Combs Bldg, MSU, office hours: MWF 12:40-1:40 and 3:00-4:00 pm.

Textbook:	Enhanced Network Guide To Networks; Enhanced Edition, by Tamara Dean; ©2003 Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-21237-3. Also acceptable is the earlier Network+ Guide to Networks; Second Edition, by Tamara Dean; ©2002 Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-06301-7. The Chapters are the same, with the same page numbers. The chapters and page numbers for the first 950 pages of the earlier Second Edition are identical with the ©2003 version of the book. The newer Enhanced edition adds a 220 page appendix that provides exam objectives and example test questions for COMPTIA’s Network+ Certification you may or may not find useful and helfpul. Similar information is available directly from the COMPTIA Network+ website.

IDEA Course Design Objectives	This course was built around the IDEA course design model. Primary IDEA Design Objective: “24. Developing specific skills, competencies, and points of view needed by professionals in the field most closely related to this course.” (i.e. computer networking) Secondary IDEA Design Objectives: “21. Gaining factual knowledge (terminology, classifications, methods, trends).” “22. Learning fundamental principles, generalizations, or theories.” This course seeks to help you build a foundation for eventual professional certification at the level of COMPTIA’s Network+ entry level industry-standard certification, including: the OSI model, network protocols, network topologies, optical fiber, wireless, and copper transmission media, token-ring and TCP/IP networking,local and global voice, data, and video communications, internet and virtual private networks, and the basics of network maintenance, troubleshooting, and security.

Network+ Certification Incentive Award:	Check with your employer, most will pay for your COMPTIA Network+ certification. Many will pay for your first attempt, even if you do not pass the test, others will reimburse you only if you pass the test. As an incentive to encourage you to seek Network+ certification, your instructor will pay for your Network+ certification (a $145 value) if you take and pass the Network+ test between November 21 and December 12, 2003 and your employer refuses to pay for your certification. How do I claim my Network+ test fee refund from my insructor? To claim your incentive award from your instructor, provide written documentation to your instructor by December 15, 2003 that you took the Network+ test between November 21 and December 12, 2003, and passed. Include a signed statement naming the employer that has refused to pay for your Network+ certification, or state that you do not have an employer. Students who attempt but fail the Network+ test will not have their test fee reimbursed by the instructor. How do I register to take my COMPTIA Network+ exam? You can register online with Prometric testing centers or Pearson VUE testing centers, or call VUE at 877.551.7587 or Prometric at 800.977.3926. The exam code for the Network+ test is N10-002. See also the COMPTIA Network+ Exam FAQ Where do I go to take he COMPTIA Network+ exam? You can find a Test Center near you by entering your are of interest (Information Technology) and your country and state, and then selecting COMPTIA from the client list, by going to the website http://www.2test.com/tcl/index.jsp. Example locations are: Kentucky Airmotive Inc 709 Airport Road Mount Sterling, Kentucky 40353 Phone: 859 498-1000 Site Code: KY2 New Horizons 1050 Chinoe Road Ste 208 Lexington, Kentucky 40502 Phone: 859-266-2900 Site Code: KY12 Gateway Community Technical College 1025 Amsterdam Road Covington, Kentucky 41011 Phone: 859-442-1159 Site Code: KYL01

Graded Assignments:	Grading is based on a total of 1000 points, distributed as follows: 1. 15 Chapter Quizzes (30 points each, for a total of 450 points) 2. Cincinnati Trade Show Field Trip (Thursday, November 6), or Field Interview (100 points) 3. Contributions to Online Discussion Threads (100 points) 4. Hands-on Assignments (250 points) 5. Comprehensive Final Exam (100 points) Notice: Participation in the Cincinnati Field Trip on Thursday, November 6, 2003 requires that you pre-register for the Trade Show, be 21 years of age, and be sponsored by an employer. Free transportation to Cincinnati will be provided. We will be leaving from Combs at 8:16 and will be back in Combs by 6 pm. If you are not 21, are not sponsored by an employer, fail to pre-register, or otherwise are unable or choose not to go on the Cincinnati field trip on November 6, your alternate assignment is to write a 2-3 page report of a field interview you will have conducted with a networking professional holding at least a bachelor’s degree on the topic of “A Day In the Life of A (Interviewee’s Job Title)”. For example, “A Day in the Life of a a Network Engineer,” “A Day in the Life of a Network Systems Administrator,” “A Day in the Life of a Networking Equipment Sales Engineer,” etc. The field interview report is due on Wednesday November 19, 2003. Students who take part in the Cincinnati field trip will receive their 100 points based on the day’s travel and Trade Show participation and are not required to submit a field report.

Grading Breakdown	Term Grades are based on Total Points: A 90.0+% (900-1000 points), B 80.0+% (800-899 points), C 70.0+% (700-799 points), D (60.0+% (600-699 points), E below 600 points. There is no curve. Your point total determines your grade.

Attendance Policy:	Ours is an internet course with classroom instructor support. Your attendance in class is sought and expected but not required. You are responsible for all the material listed in the Course Schedule whether covered in class or not, and you are held accountable for timely and complete submission of all work and any last minute changes whether or not you attended class. In short, "we didn’t cover that in class" is not an excuse, and "I wasn't in class that day" isn't an excuse either.

Late Work and Online Test Retake Policy:	The penalty for late submission of Hands-On practice sets is 20% off per day or fraction of a day late. You are always free to turn in work EARLY for full credit. Always turn in what little you may have ready by the deadline for partial credit. Partial credit is always better than no credit. Weekly online chapter quizzes will be available inside rolling weekly windows. To help you learn more, you are welcome to take and retake the chapter quizzes at any time and as often as you want within the weekly time-window provided.

Extra Credit and Make Up Policy:	Extra credit and make-up work are not available.

Work Effort Policy:	You are encouraged to have fun, to read and research widely, to consult all resources available to you, including for example the internet, programmer forums, your instructor, other students, and alternate textbooks freely, and to ask and answer questions within the field and online programming community at large, your peers and of course your instructor. All work you submit for grading must however, in the end, be the result of your own personal effort. Any help you sought must be freely and generously acknowledged in your documentation.

Special Needs:	Students with special needs must notify the instructor of their need for an accomodation within the first two weeks of the start of the semester.

Incomplete Policy	Incompletes for the term are issued only as a last resort. Requests for incompletes must be substantiated by copies of court orders or a medical slip from a physician that documents the dates of the student's incapacitation. The ordinary vicissitudes of life are not valid grounds for an incomplete. It is the student's responsibility to procure and route all paperwork for incompletes.

Example Related Internet Resources:	1. Internet Search Engines: http://www.google.com/, http://www.askjeeves.com/ 2. Packet tracers: http://www.geektools.com/traceroute.php; http://www.keylantracker.com/tracear_ip.php; http://visualroute.visualware.com/ 3. Online Technology Job Listings: http://careers.kentucky.com/ http://www.kentuckyjobs.com/, http://www.monster.com/, http://www.headhunter.net/, http://onlinenewspapers.com/, http://www.computerwork.com/, http://www.computerjobs.com/, Online Kentucky Newspapers 4. Certification-related sites: http://www.comptia.org/ (Network+, i-Net+, Security+, A+ certifications), http://www.prometric.com/ (sign up to take certifications), http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/default.asp (Microsoft MOUS, and MCSE certifications) 5. How Stuff Works: http://www.howstuffworks.com/, http://www.whatis.com/ 6. Networking Technologies Trade Publications: http://www.computerworld.com/, http://www.smartcomputing.com/, http://www.internetwk.com/, http://www.nwc.com/, http://www.data.com/, http://www.iweek.com/, http://www.techweb.com/, http://www.redherring.com/, http://www.networkcomputing.com/ 7. Hardware Pricing: http://www.cdw.com/, http://www.pcconnection.com/scripts/browseproducts.asp?category=Hardware&browse=Networking, http://www.tigerdirect.com/ 8. Network Vendors: http://www.nortel.com/, http://www.marconi.com/, http://www.ericsson.com/; http://www.motorola.com/