Schedule and Topics (Tentative)

Please Note that this is a tentative schedule and is subject to change.

 

Day

Date

 Reading Assignment

 Topics

Assignments

1

Thr

Sep 1

 

Course overview and introduction

2

Tue Sep 6 Ch1 Intro to Data Communications basics. Assignment One
Thr

Sep 8

Ch 2

Introduction to Internet Technologies & TCP/IP

3

Tue

Sep 13

 

 Ch 2 & 3 Business & The Internet
Thr Sep 15

Ch. 2 & 3

OSI reference model. Physical Media & Data transmission: signals and modulation.

 OSI Model

Research Topics Due

4

Tue Sep 20 Ch. 2 & 3 OSI reference model. Physical Media & Data transmission: signals and modulation.
Thr

Sep 22

Ch 4

Internet Addressing and Operation

5

Tue Sept 27   Field Trip to USD Server Room
Thr

Sep 29

Ch. 4

Internet Addressing and Operation

6

Tue Oct 4 Ch 4 Internet Addressing and Operation
Thr

Oct 6

 

Exam One Click here for E1 Review

7

Tue Oct 11 CH 6 Exam One results & Modem Fundamentals
Thr

Oct 13

CH 7

Intro to LANs

 MEET IN AW221 LAB

8

Tue Oct 18 CH 8 LAN Architecture &Computer Schematic Lecture Outline of Research Paper Due
Thr

Oct 20

CH 8

LAN Architecture &Computer Schematic Lecture

9

Tue Oct 25 Handouts Computer Hardware and Motherboard Specifications/CPU Pricing
Thr

Oct 27

 

In class Lab Activity

10

Tue Nov 1

CH 9

LAN Software
Thr

Nov 3

Ch. 13

Network Routings and Connections/Exam Review

11

Tue Nov 8   Exam Two (covers ch 7,8,9, 13 and computer lecture)
Thr

Nov 10

  Computer Disassembly/Reassembly

12

Tue Nov 15   Computer Disassembly/Reassembly  
Thr

Nov 17

Ch 14 OS Install/Network Management Objectives

13

Tue Nov 22   Client/Server Networking Lab Activity
Thr

Nov 24

 

Thanksgiving

14

Tue Nov 29 Ch 15 Network Management Systems Rough Draft of Paper Due
Thr

Dec 1

 Ch. 16

Introduction to Network Security, Managing Network Security, Data Recovery & Backup

15

Tue Dec 6   Presentations
Thr

Dec 8

 

Presentations

16

Tue

Dec 20

Final Exam

2:00 – 4:00 PM