IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus The Department of Applied Information Technology The Volgenau School of Engineering George Mason University 4400 University Drive Fairfax. VA 22030-4444 IT 341 Data Communications and Networking Principles Spring 2015 Syllabus Revised 1/27/2015 Section 003: Instructor: Office Hours: Phone: Email: Khondkar R. Islam Room 5343, Nguyen Engineering Building (Fairfax campus); Room 101, Bull Run Hall (PW campus) By appointment 703-993-8557 (office) and 703-785-5599 (mobile) [email protected] GTA: Office: Office Hours: Phone: Email: Panneer Selvam Santhalingam ENGR 5503 Friday: 4:00-6:00 PM 703-349-9651 [email protected] Office: Exams: Midterm: Wednesday March 4, 2015 from 7:30-9:30 PM in BRH 260 Final: Wednesday May 6, 2015 from 7:30-9:30 PM in BRH 260 Prerequisite: IT101, IT108 or IT106, IT212, Math108 or permission of the instructor Lecture Textbooks: Mark A. Dye, Rick McDonald; Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN 13: 978-1-58713-348-0 Rick Graziana, Allan Johnson.; Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN 13: 978-1-58713-272-8 1 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus Lab Textbooks: Altoon Rufi, Pricilla Oppenheimer, Belle Woodard, Gerlinde Brady, Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN 13: 978-1-58713-203-2 Allen Johnson; Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Cisco Press, ISBN 13: 978-1-58713-204-9 Instruction for Purchasing at a Discount Rate: Can be obtained from www.ciscopress.com Here are the instructions: Follow these 4 steps once then after that just login to ciscopress.com to get this discount from now onward. To take advantage of the special offer, simply apply your school’s Sales Rep membership code and follow the steps below: **The membership code for the AIT department at GMU is: *EDU-1FB* Go to http://www.ciscopress.com/ph Registration required via this unique URL 1. Click Register or Log In 2. Enter your e-mail address on the Login or Become a Member page 3. Choose "Apply Membership Code" on the My Account page and enter your code (again that is EDU-1FB for this department at GMU) Then just log in as a Member each time you visit ciscopress.com to automatically receive your special pricing and save on every purchase. Slides: Class lectures Course Materials at: https://mymasonportal.gmu.edu Description: This course focuses on the primary aspects of data communications networking, including a study of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and Internet models. Students will start at Layer 1 with the study of various Layer 1 interface and cabling configurations. They will construct and test various cables with connectors. Moving up the OSI layers, students will focus on IP network addressing, network design, and enhanced hands-on router and port configurations. They will also learn security protocols and do static routing, RIPv2, and OSPF configurations. Concentration on layers 4 through 7 include studying TCP, UDP, data reliability, and error correction methods, on the ladder to the FTP, HTTP, SMTP, DNS, and 2 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus TFTP protocols of Layer 7. Half of this course entails lab work where students design networks, configure routers, engages in implementation and testing of networking devices. Grading: Homework Online Fundamentals Exams Lab Work Skills Exam Midterm Exam Final Exam - 20% 10% 35% 5% 15% 15% Grades will be awarded in accordance with the GMU Grading System for undergraduate students. For details, refer to http://www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies/ Grading Scale: 97 – 100% à A+ 93 – 96% à A 90 – 92% à A87 – 89% à B+ 83 – 86% à B 80 – 82% à B76 – 79% à C+ 70 – 75% à C 60 – 69% à D 0 – 59% à F Raw scores may be adjusted by the Instructor to calculate final grades. Homework Assignments, Lab Sessions & NetAcad Fundamentals Final Exam: Homework assignments and lab sessions are in Blackboard, and online Fundamentals final exam is at the Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) website. Each homework assignment and lab session will be released for viewing 7 days prior to the due date. Late homework assignment and lab session, and missed NetAcad final exam will not be accepted – if accepted, a penalty will be applied. Acceptance of late homework assignment and lab session, and retake of missed online Fundamentals exam will be at the sole discretion of the Instructor. Midterm Exam: The midterm exam will be conducted on March 4th and will cover material discussed up to Session 6. The midterm exam will be “closed book”– no reference materials will be permitted. 3 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus Final Exam: The final exam will be held on May 6th and will cover material discussed primarily during session 7 thru 15. The final exam will be “closed book”– no reference materials will be permitted. Final exams are retained by the AIT Department and are not returned to students. Schedule (Subject to Change): Session 1 Week of January 18 2 Week of January 25 3 Week of February 1 4 Week of February 8 Content Chapters 1 and 2 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) Reading, Assignments & Labs Released on: January 18, 2015 • IP address exercise 1 Released Chapter 6 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • Addressing the Network IPv4 Chapter 6 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • VLSM and CIDR • VLSM Exercise Demo Chapter 3 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • Applications Layer Functionality and Protocols Chapter 1 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Routers Chapter 5 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • OSI Network Layer Chapter 2 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Static Routing Chapter 8 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Routing Table 4 • No Lab Session Due: February 1, 2015 • IP address exercise 1 Due Released on: January 25, 2015 • IP address exercise 2 Released Due: February 8, 2015 • IP address exercise 2 Due Released on: February 1, 2015 • Lab Session 1 Released Due: February 15, 2015 • Lab Session 1 Due Released on: February 8, 2015 • VLSM Exercise Released • Home Assignment 1 Released • Lab Session 2 Released IT 341 5 Week of February 15 6 Week of February 22 Spring 2015 Chapter 3 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Dynamic Routing Protocols Due: February 22, 2015 • • Home Assignment 1 Due Lab Session 2 Due Released on: February 15, 2015 • Lab Session 3 Released Chapter 4 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Distance Vector Routing Protocols Chapter 5 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • RIP Version 1 Due: March 1, 2015 • • Chapter 4 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • Syllabus VLSM Exercise Due Lab Session 3 Due Released on: February 22, 2015 • Lab Session 4 Released OSI Transport Layer Midterm Exam Review Sheet posted in Blackboard 7 Week of March 1 Week Of March 8 8 Week of March 15 Midterm Exam on March 4 from 7:30-9:30 PM in BRH 260 Chapter 7 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • RIP Version 2 Due: March 8, 2015 • Lab Session 4 Due Released on: March 1, 2015 • Lab Session 5 Released March 9 - March 15 Spring Break Due: March 22, 2015 Chapter 10 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • Link State Protocols • Lab Session 5 Due Chapter 11 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) • OSPF 9 Week of March 22 Released on: March 28, 2015 • Home Assignment 2 Released • Lab Session 6 Released Chapter 11 (Routing Protocols and Concepts Exploration Companion Guide) - (Continued) • OSPF 5 IT 341 Spring 2015 10 Week of Chapter 7 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • OSI Data Link Layer March 29 Syllabus Due: April 5, 2015 • Lab Session 6 Due Released on: March 29, 2015 • Lab Session 7 Released 11 Week of April 5 12 Week of April 12 13 Week of April 19 Chapter 9 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • Ethernet Chapter 8 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) • OSI Physical Layer Chapter 10 (Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide) Planning and Cable Networks Due: April 12, 2015 • • Released on: April 5, 2015 • Lab Session 8 Released Due: April 19, 2015 • Lab Session 8 Due Released on: April 12, 2015 • Home Assignment 3 Released • Lab Session 9 Released Due: April 26, 2015 • • 14 Week of April 26 Final Exam Review Sheet posted in Blackboard Home Assignment 2 Due Lab Session 7 Due Home Assignment 3 Due Lab Session 9 Due Lab Session 10 Due Released on: April 19, 2015 • Lab Session 10 Released Released on: April 26, 2015 • Skills Exam Released • No Lab or Home Assignment Due • Fundamentals Final Exam at Cisco Networking Academy website 15 Week of May 3 May 8, 2015 Due: May 3, 2015 Reading Day May 5 Skills Exam Due – online submission in Blackboard by 11:59 pm Final Exam on May 6 from 7:30 - 9:30 PM in BRH 260 The reading assignment shown for each lecture is to be completed prior to that lecture. This schedule is subject to revision before and throughout the course. Registered students should see the Blackboard Learning System for the latest class schedule. 6 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus Important Dates Last day to add classes: Last day to drop with 50% tuition penalty: Last day of classes: Refer to the link below Refer to the link below Refer to the link below http://registrar.gmu.edu/calendars/spring-2015/ Religious Holidays A list of religious holidays is available on the University Life Calendar page. Any student whose religious observance conflicts with a scheduled course activity must contact the Instructor at least 1 week in advance of the conflict date in order to make alternative arrangements. Attendance Policy Departmental policy requires students to take exams at the scheduled time and place, unless there are truly compelling circumstances supported by appropriate documentation. Except in such circumstances, failure to attend a scheduled exam will result in a score of zero (0) for that exam, in accordance with Mason policy on final exams. Students should not make travel plans or other discretionary arrangements that conflict with scheduled classes and/or exams. If the University is closed due to weather or other unforeseen conditions, final exams may be rescheduled – students are strongly advised not to make plans that would prevent them from attending exams that may be rescheduled during the entire exam period. Communications Registered students will be given access to a section of the Blackboard Learning System for this course. Blackboard will used as the primary mechanism to disseminate course information, including announcements, lecture slides, homework and other assignments, and scores for homework and exams. Communication with the Instructor on issues relating to the individual student should be conducted using GMU email, via telephone, or in person - not in the public forums on Blackboard. GMU email is the preferred method – for urgent messages, you should also attempt to contact the Instructor via telephone. Federal privacy law and GMU policy require that any communication with a student related in any way to a student's status be conducted using secure GMU systems – if you use email to communicate with the Instructor you MUST send messages from your GMU email account. Lecture slides are complements to the lecture process, not substitutes for it - access to lecture slides will be provided in Blackboard. 7 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus All course materials (lecture slides, assignment specifications, etc.) are published on Blackboard. This allows users of most computing platforms to view and print these files. Microsoft® Word (or a compatible word processing application) is required for preparing assignments – it is available on computers in the Mason open labs. Privacy Instructors respect and protect the privacy of information related to individual students above, issues relating to an individual student will discussed via email, telephone or in person. Instructors will not discuss issues relating to an individual student with other students (or anyone without a need to know) without prior permission of the student. Assessable work other than final exams will be returned to individual students directly by the Instructor (or by a faculty or staff member or a Teaching Assistant designated by the Instructor or via another secure method). Under no circumstances will a student's graded work be returned to another student. Faculty and staff will take care to protect the privacy of each student's scores and grades. Disability Accommodations The Office of Disability Services (ODS) works with disabled students to arrange for appropriate accommodations to ensure equal access to university services. Any student with a disability of any kind is strongly encouraged to register with ODS as soon as possible and take advantage of the services offered. Accommodations for disabled students must be made in advance – ODS cannot assist students retroactively, and at least one week's notice is required for special accommodations related to exams. Any student who needs accommodation should contact the Instructor during the first week of the semester so the sufficient time is allowed to make arrangements. Honor Code All members of the Mason community are expected to uphold the principles of scholarly ethics. Similarly, graduating students are bound by the ethical requirements of the professional communities they join. The ethics requirements for some of the communities relevant to Applied IT graduates are available via the following links: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct IEEE Code of Ethics EC-Council Code of Ethics 8 IT 341 Spring 2015 Syllabus On admission to Mason, students agree to comply with the requirements of the GMU Honor System and Code1. The Honor Code will be strictly enforced in this course. Honor Code cases are heard by a panel consisting of students – students who meet the requirements are encouraged to nominate themselves to serve on the Honor Committee. Any use of the words or ideas of another person(s), without explicit attribution that clearly identifies the material used and its source in an appropriate manner, is plagiarism and will not be tolerated. The Instructor reserves the right to use manual and/or automated means (including such services as Turnitin.com) to detect plagiarism in any work submitted by students for this course, and to direct Teaching Assistants and/or other faculty and/or staff members to do likewise in support of this course. For this course, the following requirements are specified: All assessable work is to be prepared by the individual student, unless the Instructor explicitly directs otherwise. All work must be newly created by the individual student for this course for this semester. Any usage of work developed for another course, or for this course in a prior semester, is strictly prohibited without prior approval from the instructor. Students may seek assistance with assigned work (and are encouraged to do so if they feel the need), provided: 1 § The directions for the assigned work do not prohibit such assistance. § Such assistance is acknowledged in the submitted work, clearly identifying the person(s) giving assistance and the nature of the assistance given. § Any work to be submitted is prepared entirely and exclusively by the student submitting it. Students are expressly prohibited from sharing any assessable work for this course in any manner with other students (except students assigned as Teaching Assistants or Undergraduate Peer Mentors to this course and the student's section), unless all students involved have had their work graded and returned by the Instructor, or the Instructor has explicitly approved such sharing. Available at www.gmu.edu/catalog/apolicies and related GMU Web pages. 9
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