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COURSE SYLLABUS: Data and Telecommunications II

Course Title:   CST495 - Data and Telecommunications II
Department:   Computer Science
Instructor:   Kurt Diesch, PhD - E-Mail (khdiesch@canyoncollege.edu) -- Vita
Phone:   309-582-5096, M-F 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (CST)

Course Description

This course, and the previous course in this series, CST397 – Data and Telecommunications I, provide students with an understanding of the organization and management of the broad and evolving field of telecommunications. Data communications, networks, and security issues were be covered in the first course. Architectures, networks, and network management topics will also be covered in this course.

Course Topics Required Texts  Online Bookstore

Data Communications: From Basics to Broadband, 4th Edition, by William J. Beyda. Prentice Hall (Pearson), 2004/2005. ISBN-13: 9780131456921 ISBN: 013145692X

Module Objectives

Network Architectures Network Communication Protocols Transport Networks Network Management Broadband Networks ATM and Voice over IP Online Weekly Schedule: Remember that the online week begins on Thursday and ends on Wednesday of the following week (e.g. Day 1 – Thursday, Day 2 – Friday, Day 3 – Saturday, etc.) for a total of 7 days per week.

Course Changes: You will be notified by your Canyon College email if any changes are made to the course. These changes will take priority over those in this syllabus.

Attendance: Online course attendance will be monitored. Each student is required to respond to the weekly assignments. If a student fails to meet the attendance requirement two or more weeks, he or she will be automatically withdrawn and will not be eligible to receive credit or earn a letter grade.

Course Structure: This is an eight-week course with the first week used for preparation and setup and the eighth week for grading. Weeks 2 through 7 will be for your study and work in each of the six course modules. See the weekly schedule at the end of the syllabus for specific information on each week.

Length and Quality of Responses: Quality responses in the weekly questions are considered to be adequate to cover the topic and should include research where appropriate. Spelling and grammar will also be considered in the grading process.

Assignment Submission: Submit all assignments to my email. Make sure you are using up-to-date virus checking software. Be sure to state your name, course and the assignment, i.e., John Doe – CST 495 - Week 1, in your subject line. Use the same naming convention for your documents. All assignments must be done using MS Word and submitted as .DOC files.

Late Assignments: A weekly schedule is shown at the end of the syllabus. The schedule provides details on tasks, due dates, references, etc. Follow this schedule. If you get behind on the assignments, you will have difficulty completing the required work. Late submission will be accepted if completed before the scheduled end of the course, but not after the end of Week 7. A 20% late penalty will be deducted from late submissions. Only extreme situations will be considered valid excuses for late submission of work. Technical difficulties, work, or other situations will not be considered. Be sure to contact me in advance if there is a situation that will cause your assignments to be late so we can discuss the issue.

Academic Honesty: Academic honesty is highly valued at Canyon College just as at any College or University campus. A student must always submit work that represents his or her original works or ideas. If any words or ideas are used that do not represent the student’s original words or ideas, the student must cite all relevant sources. The student should also make clear the extent to which such sources were used. Words or ideas that require citations include, but are not limited to, all hardcopy or electronic publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual communications when the content of such communication clearly originates from an identifiable source. At the Online campus, all submissions to any public meeting or private mailbox fall within the scope of words and ideas that require citations if used by someone other than the original author.

Academic dishonesty in an online learning environment could involve having a tutor or friend complete a portion of you assignments; having a reviewer make extensive revisions to an assignment; copying work submitted by another student; or using information from online information services without proper citation. This is not intended as a complete list, but rather, an example of the types of situations that could be considered academic dishonesty.

Grading: Grading for this course will follow the grading scale shown below. The grading table shows the assignments and percentage of the grade applied to each category. The grade is based on a total score of 100.

Grading will go as follows:

ASSIGNMENT PERCENT POINTS
Weekly Questions 6 weeks of 10% = 60% 6 * 10 = 60 pts
Session Project 40% 40 pts


Grade Scale
100 - 95 A 94 - 90 A- 89 - 87 B+ 86 - 83 B 82 - 80 B- 79 - 77 C+
76 - 73 C 72 - 70 C- 69 - 67 D+ 66 - 63 D 62 - 60 D- 59 - 0 F


WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS


WEEK ONE
Task
Review syllabus and prepare for course


WEEK TWO
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Chapters 7     Course Text
Answer   7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research


WEEK THREE
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Review chapter 7     Course Text
Answer   7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research
Begin Project You need to begin to analyze the project requirements (see the project description following the syllabus). Submit questions regarding the project to me.


WEEK FOUR
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Chapters 8     Course Text
Answer   8-3, 8-6, 8-9, 8-12, 8-15 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research
Continue Project You should have a good start on your research for the project.


WEEK FIVE
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Chapters 9     Course Text
Answer   9-2, 9-4, 9-6, 9-8, 9-10 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research
Continue Project By now you should have your first draft completed.


WEEK SIX
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Chapters 10     Course Text
Answer   10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research
Continue Project The final draft of your paper should be ready now and final proofing done. Procrastinators should be putting in some serious work this week. Early birds should be ready to submit the paper.


WEEK SEVEN
Task Chapter Exercises Format Reference
Read Review chapter 10     Course Text
Answer   10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14 MS Word doc, submitted to my email. Include proper subject line. Reading assignment and independent research
Project Due Ask any last-minute questions regarding the project. The project should be completed and ready for submission. Be sure to submit to my email with an appropriate subject line.


WEEK EIGHT
Task
No work on your part this week. Reserved for grading.


The Individual Project: The Individual Project will be to design a network for a theoretical business. The theory and practices in the course text will be used, along with independent research. The final deliverable will be report, 10 – 15 pages, double-spaced discussing the details of your design. Your paper should include the following: