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COURSE SYLLABUS:  Open Systems Networking

Course Title:	ITN468 – Open Systems Networking
Department:	Computer Science and Information Technology
Instructor:	Dr. Soly Mathew Biju, M.S., Ph.D. in Computer Science - E-mail | Vita

Course Description:

In this course we will cover Open Systems Interconnection and the Internet Architecture and protocols. It will cover the bases for understanding how OSI and TCP/IP work. We will also see how they might peacefully and productively coexist in complex, multiprotocol internets, today and tomorrow. It will enable the system designer to understand the way in which OSI and TCP/IP systems work and the way in which a specific set of concepts and terminology is used to define the protocols. This course will also help anyone who has a fundamental understanding of data communication and networking to understand and apply the principles and protocols of ISO and TCP/IP to satisfy real-world computer-networking requirements.

The time frame for this course is eight (8) weeks.

Required Text:    Online Bookstore

Open Systems Networking: TCP/IP and OSI, by David M. Piscitello and A. Lyman Chapin. Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series, 1993. ISBN-13: 9780201563344   ISBN: 0201563347

An online version of the text is available at this web site: http://hhi.corecom.com/osnindex.html

Schedule and Assignments:

Week	Read/Study	Assignments
1	Introduction to Open Systems Networking Open Systems Standards	Read chapter 1, 2 Attempt Quiz 1/discussion question
2	Concepts and Terminology of Open Systems The Languages of Open Systems Names and Addresses	Read chapter 3, 4, 5 Attempt Quiz 2/discussion question
3	Open Systems Applications Open Systems Messaging: Electronic Mail	Read chapter 6, 8 Attempt Quiz 3/discussion question
4	Network Management Core Application Service Elements	Read chapter 9, 10 Attempt Quiz 4/discussion question
5	The Presentation and Session Layers The Transport Layer	Read chapter 11, 12 Attempt Quiz 5/discussion question
6	The Network Layer Routing Data Link and Physical Layers	Read chapter 13, 14, 15 Attempt Quiz 6/discussion question
7	The Future of Open Systems Networking: Multiprotocol Open Systems An Architectural Alternative for the Internet	Read chapter 16, 17 Attempt Quiz 7/discussion question
8	Final Exam	Submit final term paper

FINAL TERM PAPER:

The final term paper will incorporate all the concepts you have learned and all the skills you have acquired through this course.

• Assume that you are a Network Administrator in charge of a small network. You have to study your existing network and describe the drawbacks of that network.
• Write down the methods you will apply to improve the network.
• Describe in detail the concepts learnt from this course that you will be able to implement in order to upgrade the existing network.
• Mention all the resources used for this paper in the references section.
• I would advise you to start working on this paper as early as possible. This paper has to be submitted in the beginning of the 8th week.

Late Submissions:

Quizzes submitted late will not be accepted. It should be submitted in the same week it has been announced.

Grading:

The course grading criteria is as follows:

Attendance	5
Midterm	25
Quiz	30
Final Term Paper	40

100 - 90	A
89 - 80	B
79 - 70	C
69 - 60	D
Below 60	F

Email:

Send all e-mail to solyb9999@canyoncollege.edu. When sending e-mail, please put the course number (ITN468) as part of the subject line.
All email inquires needing a reply, will be answered within 24 hours.