Purdue University Calumet
School of Technology
Course Syllabus
ITS 17000 - Network Technologies
Credits and Contact Hours:
3 credit hours – 2 hours lecture; 2 hours lab
Instructor’s or Course Coordinator’s Name:
G W Ray Davidson
Text Book, Title, Author and Year:
Where Wizards Stay up Late – Haffner (1989)
ISBN 9780684812014
Business Data Communications (6th Ed) – Stallings (2006)
ISBN 9780136067412
Introduction to the Course:
 Brief description of the content of the course - This course covers routing and switching, physical layer,
foundation of networking, security, application considerations, network management and other topics.
 Rational for studying the subject matter – Networking is a critical component of the IT Curriculum as
specified by the ACM SIGITE Guidelines
 Prerequisites or co-requisites – None
 Course is required.
Specific Goals to the Course:
 What students should know as a result of having taken the course. Upon graduation students will be able
to – Students will have a basic knowledge of the OSI model, the purpose of each layer, the basic
components and media of networks, the differences between LAN and WAN, the specifics of various
communication protocols.
 What students will be able to do after having taken the course – Students will be able to describe various
network topologies, and the appropriate application of each. They will also be able to perform basic
troubleshooting activities on LANS and connected devices.
 Specific outcomes of instruction (ABET criteria a, b, i, j, l, m, h, g)– Students will be able to describe
and explain why different technologies are deployed in different contexts of networking, such as
topology, bandwidth, distance, and number of users.
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ITS 17000 - Network Technologies
Course Delivery Methods (check all that apply):
X Lecture
X Laboratory
X Online
X Discussion groups
Factors Used to Determine the Course Grade (check all that apply):
X Quizzes
X Exams
X Homework
X Papers
X Lab Reports
X Class participation
X How final grade is determined - combination of all factors
Brief List of Topics to be Covered:
Distributed Data Processing, TCP/IP and OSI models, Flow and Error Control, LAN Architecture and
Protocols, Wireless, Bluetooth, Circuit Switching, Packet Switching, Frame Relay, ATM, Fiber Channel, Data
Link Control, Multiplexing
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