MIS 323 – Telecommunications – Winter Quarter 2010
MIS 323 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Winter Quarter 2010
COURSE OUTLINE
INSTRUCTOR:
Mr. David Auer / PH 449 / 650-2904 / OH: MW 9:30-11:30 AM or by arrangement
PREREQUISITES:
MIS 220 or Demonstrated skills in Microsoft Office Professional applications
MIS 320 - Management Information Systems
MIS 313 - Computer Hardware and Operating Systems is recommended (Concurrent enrollment is OK)
At least one programming language course (such as MIS 322) is desirable.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Panko, Raymond R. Business Data Networks and Telecommunications (Seventh Edition). Upper
Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall: 2009. [ISBN: 0-13-615340-2; ISBN-13: 9780-13-615340-5 ]
This textbook is available as an on-line textbook as CourseSmart.
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RECOMMENDED REFERENCES:
Bott, Greg. Implementing, Managing and Maintaing a Microsoft Windows 2003 Network
Infrastructure [70-291] Microsoft/ Wiley, 2006. [ISBN: 978-0-470-06887-8]
Harwood, Mike. Exam Cram 2 - Network+ - Exam N10-002 Que Certification, 2003. [ISBN: 07897-2865-6]
Segaller, Stephen. Nerds 2.0.1: A Brief History of the Internet. New York: TV Books, 1999.
[ISBN: 1-57500-088-1]
Singh, Simon. The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to
Quantum Cryptography . [Paperback] Random House Doubleday, 2000 [ISBN: 0-385-49532-3]
NOTE: The following text outlines the writing standards for papers written at CBE - not
just this class:
Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations, Seventh Edition:
Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press,2007 Paper $17.00 ISBN: 978-0-226-82337-9 (ISBN-10: 0-226-82337-7).
MIS Networking Infrastructure WWW Links Page
Internet 2 Network - Abilene
Network Security: DDOS Attack on Estonia
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the student will:
Understand the important of professional certifications in the Information Technology profession;
Understand the components of computers (workstations and servers)used in networks;
Be familiar with the operating systems used by personal computers and workstations;
Be familiar with the network operating systems used by network servers;
Understand network fundamentals;
Understand telecommunication fundamentals;
Understand the TCP/IP protocol suite
LECTURES
Lecture attendance is expected, and I lecture on material beyond that in the text. You are responsible for
all material presented in lecture whether or not it is covered in your textbook. Similarly, you are
responsible for all material assigned to be read in your textbooks whether or not it is covered in lecture.
The dates in this outline may be changed as necessary, and I will state such changes in class. Any
announcements made in class are considered to have been disseminated to the whole class
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MIS 323 – Telecommunications – Winter Quarter 2010
EXAMS AND GRADING
There will be one midterm exam and a final exam. Each will be worth 100 points. In addition, there will be
classroom discussion questions, homework, lab projects and a group project worth 150 points. Thus,
there will be a total of 400 points for the determination of grades. Grades will be assigned based on a
class curve, not a rigid point cutoff basis. The curve will be calculated, and grades will be assigned as
follows:
First, a "top-of-the-curve" point will be calculated which will become equal to 100%. This number
will be determined by averaging 350 points and the highest number of points actually attained by
a member of the class.
Second, all point totals will be converted to percentages by dividing each person's point total by
the "top-of-the-curve" point. Percentages will be calculated to one decimal place, and thus 89.9%
is used as 89.9%, not rounded to 90%.
Third, percentage grade divisions will be determined. Although these cannot be determined until
the end of the quarter, they will not be higher that a 90.0%-and-up = A, 80.0-89.9% = B, etc,
distribution. Plus and minus grades will be assigned, with, for example, 80.0%-82.9%=B-, 83.0%86.9%=B, 87.0%-89.9%=B+. A+ grades will not be assigned.
EXAM/ASSIGNMENTS POLICY
NO EARLY OR LATE EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN
EXCUSE FROM AN EXAM IS GIVEN ONLY IF OFFICIAL MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION
IS PROVIDED. REQUESTS FOR EXCUSE DUE TO PERSONAL EMERGENCIES [I.E., A
DEATH IN THE FAMILY] NEED TO BE DISCUSSED WITH ME.
The General Catalog of Western Washington University states that "If the final examinations schedule
causes a student to take three or more examinations in one day, any of his or her instructors may arrange
an examination later during finals week." Notice that this possibility ONLY applies to finals week, and that
it is NOT required ("may arrange") of an instructor. Because of the use of mutliple choice exams in this
class, I will NOT reschedule finals (or midterms) for individuals. Check the date and time of the final for
this class carefully, and plan to be there! The General Catalog also states that students not taking the
final without making final arrangements get "a failing grade for the course."
WORKING TOGETHER - ACADEMIC HONESTY AND DISHONESTY
I encourage you to study with other members of the class, and suggest you form small (2-3 person) study
groups. Talking with other class members can help you clarify your understanding of the subject.
However, your work on exams and on any graded assignments must be your own. You may study
together for exams and discuss the solutions to the assignments, but anyone caught cheating on an
exam or turning in a copy of another person's assignment will be dealt with in accordance with the
General Catalog's Appendix D - Academic Dishonesty Policy and Procedure. If you're not familiar with
this section, you may want to review it.
HOMEWORK PROBLEMS, ASSIGNMENTS AND COURSE PROJECTS
Details on the course project can be found on the MIS 323 Course Project page.
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READING ASSIGNMENTS
The material will be covered as shown below. Please read the material assigned before the lecture. This
will help you to understand the lecture material.
Day of
Week
Date
Wednesday
05 JAN
2010
Course Intro / Certification
Friday
08 JAN
2010
Bits, Bytes & Binary
Monday
11 JAN
2010
Introduction to Computer
Networks I
Analog vs. Digital /
Telecommunications / OSI /
Chapter 1
All
Wednesday
13 JAN
2010
Introduction to Computer
Networks II
Analog vs. Digital /
Telecommunications / OSI /
Chapter
1</font
All
Friday
15 JAN
2010
Topic
Chapter
Pages
Telecomm Lab
Preface
LAB 01 Number
Systems
LAB 02 - (A)
Network
Components (B)
NICS,
Connectors and
Cables
Networking: Hardware Review
(Reference A+ Exam, MIS
313)
Graphical representation of
RAID [from Kyle Robinson]
Quantum Tape Backup
Products
Monday
18 JAN
2010
Wednesday
20 JAN
2010
MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR. DAY
HOLIDAY
Network Standards I:
OSI / Data Interfaces, Data
Transmission, and Improving
Data Communications
Chapter 2, 3
All
"Warriors of the Net" Video
[from Paul Green]
Friday
22 JAN
2010
Networking: Topologies,
Media and Access Methods III
Monday
25 JAN
2010
Network Standards II &
Phsyical Layer Standards
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LAB 03 Topologies,
Segments,
Hubs, Switches
and Routers
Chapter 2, 3
All
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Wednesday
27 JAN
2010
Ethernet LANS and TCP/IP
Internetworking
Chapter 4,
4A, 8 & Mod
A
All
Except from "History of the
Internet"
Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority Web Site
Internet Network Information
Center (InterNIC)
Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN)
American Registry for Internet
Numbers (ARIN)
TCP/IP Model
Address Resolution Protocol
How a broadcast address
works
Friday
29 JAN
2010
Networking Protocols :
TCP/IP
Monday
01 FEB
2010
Installing a Physical Network
Wednesday
03 FEB
2010
Friday
05 FEB
2010
LAB 04 - IP
Numbers,
Subnet Masks
Gateways and
ARP
MIDTERM EXAM
Networking: Physical
Networks
LAB 05 - WWU
Field Trip
Visio Cafe
Monday
08 FEB
2010
WANs I: Telecommunications Chapter 6
All
Wednesday
10 FEB
2010
Chapter 6,
WANs II: Telecommunications Mod B, Mod
C
All
Friday
12 FEB
2010
Networking: Building A
Network I
Monday
15 FEB
2010
Wednesday
17 FEB
2010
WANs III: WANs I
Friday
19 FEB
2010
Networking: Building A
Network II
LAB 06 - PeerTo-Peer
Networks
PRESIDENTS DAY
HOLIDAY
Chapter 7
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All
LAB 07 - PeerTo-Peer
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Networks
Continued
Monday
22 FEB
2010
WANs IV: WANs II
Chapter 7
All
Chapter 9
All
Cable Modem
ADSL
Wednesday
24 FEB
2010
WANs V: Security
Friday
26 FEB
2010
Networking: Building A
Network III
Monday
01 MAR
2010
WANs VI: Network
Management
LAB 08 - ClientServer Networks
Chapter 10,
10A
All
Chapter 5
All
Circle ID Web Site
Network World: Taskforce
seizes counterfeit Cisco
hardware
Wednesday
03 MAR
2010
Wireless Networking
Wired Equivalency Privacy
Wi-Fi Protected Access
802.11i(WPA2)
802.1X Mode (Enterprise
Mode)
Friday
05 MAR
2010
Networking: Building A
Network IV
Monday
08 MAR
2010
TCP Review , TCP and the
Internet
Wednesday
10 MAR
2010
General Review
Friday
12 MAR
2010
Term Project Presentations
Monday
15 MAR
2010
FINAL EXAM - 03:30
- 05:30 PM
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LAB 09 Wireless
Networking
LAB 10 - Term
Project
Presentations
and Discussion "Planning the
Network" Project
