CSIS-191 ~ 1960
Network Hardware ~ Level 1
* * * Spring, 2006 Semester: Class Schedule * *
*
Saturdays, 8:00 ~ 12:06
January
01/28 ~ Week 01 ~ Introduction
- Introductory meeting
and handouts.
- The
“ON/OFF” switch.
- Using the keyboard and the mouse.
- Exploring our Blackboard and CSIS-191 Course Web Sites
- Exploring our textbooks.
- Safety Issues
- Research Paper Topic Discussion
- Homework: Read: “Preface and
Introduction”
sections in both
textbooks by 2/04/06.
- Homework: Investigate the “CD-ROM”
included with our main textbook.
What’s on it?
Complete by
2/04/06.
- Homework: Read Chapter 1: “An Introduction
to Networking” by
02/04/06.
- Homework: Read Appendix A and D, (pages 827~834 and
865~872) in our textbook “Network+ Guide to Networks” by
2/04/06.
- Homework:
From Chapter 1, “An
Introduction to Networking”, briefly answer all twenty questions from the
"Review Questions" section (pages 27 ~ 30).
Due: 02/04/06 at start of class.
Do not use the Digital Drop-Box in Blackboard unless you will not be able to
attend class on 02/04. [Note: In the section titled “Course
Documents”
in Blackboard, you will find a Word document that has the questions
pre-typed on it. You may use it to simply type in your answers. It may help
you -- use it if you want to. Also, don’t forget your Cover Page.]
- Homework: Read Chapter 2: “Network Standards and
the OSI Model” by
2/04/06.
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February
02/04 ~ Week 02 ~ Chapter 01: “Introduction to Networking” and Chapter 02: “Networking Standards and the OSI Model”
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Class discussion on Chapter 01.
- Class discussion on Chapter 02.
- Computer Lab Exercise. (To be announced and completed in
class.)
- Homework: TBA [From Chapter 2: “Network Standards and
the OSI Model”], Due: 2/11/06.
- Homework: Read Chapter 3: “Transmission
Basics and Networking Media” by
02/25/06.
02/11 ~ Week 03 ~ Chapter 02: “Networking Standards and the OSI Model”.
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Class discussion on Chapter 02.
- Computer Lab Exercise. (To be announced and completed in
class.)
- Test: Chapters 1
and
2.
- Homework: Read Chapter 4: “Network
Protocols” by
2/25/06.
-
Research
Topic Selection Due
02/18 - (No Class!!!)
Holiday:
President’s Day ! ! !
02/25 ~ Week 05 ~ Chapter 04: “Network Protocols”
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Test: Chapter 3.
- Class discussion on Chapter 04.
- Computer Lab Exercises. (To be announced and
completed in class.)
- Homework: TBD
- Homework: Read Chapter 5: “Network
Hardware” by
3/04/06.
- Homework:
From our LAB textbook,
Chapter 4, “Network
Protocols”,
go through all the lab exercises (EXCEPT Lab 4.3); then answer the “Lab
Review Questions”
which follow each lab. Please use the hand-out I gave in class on 02/25.
Due: 3/11
at the start of class.
Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Homework - Project 1:
“Hands-On
Projects” ~ Project 1-1. [See Chapter 1, pages 30~31]. Follow the textbook
instructions. If, however, you are a
“seasoned
networking professional”
[quote from the introduction to the project] and you have Visio, please use
it. Note:
This Semester Project DOES NOT REQUIRE VISIO.
This assignment is basically “Understanding Topologies”. I’m hoping you will
add any additional information you have learned from other chapters [from
Chapters 2~5]. Due: 3/11
at the start of class.
Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
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March
03/04 ~ Week 06 ~ Chapter 05:
“Network Hardware”
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review test on Chapter 3 in class.
- Test: Chapter 4.
- Review test on Chapter 4 in class.
- Class discussion on Chapter
5.
- In-class Lab: Labs
from Chapter 5. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Test on Chapter 5, “Network Hardware”.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework - Project 1:
Are there any
questions?
Due: 3/11 at
the start of class.
Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Homework: Read Chapter 6: “Topologies
and Access Methods” by
3/11/06.
03/11 ~ Week 07 ~ Chapter 06:
Topologies and Access Methods
- Turn-in Project
1. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review test on Chapter 5 in class.
- Class discussion on Chapter
6: Topologies and Access Methods.
- In-class Lab: TBA. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Test on Chapter 6, “Topologies
and Access Methods”.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework: Read Chapter 7: “WANs,
Internet Access and Remote Connectivity” by
3/18/06.
03/18 ~ Week 08 ~ Chapter 07: WANs, Internet
Access and Remote Connectivity
- Turn-in Homework due today.
- Review test on Chapter 6 in class.
- In-class Lab:
TBA: Labs
from Chapter 7 and Demo. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Test on Chapter 7, “WANs,
Internet Access and Remote Connectivity”.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework: Read Chapter 8: “Networking
OS and Windows Server 2003-Based Networking” by
3/25/06.
Homework - Project 2: To be Announced.
Due: 4/01 at the start of class. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
[Note: This was rescheduled from
4/01 - Date Due: To be Announced.]
03/25 ~ Week 09 ~ Chapter 08:
Networking OS and Windows Server 2003-Based Networking
- Turn-in Homework due today.
- Review test on Chapter 7 in class.
- In-class Labs: TBA
- Test on Chapter 8, “Networking
OS and Windows Server 2003-Based Networking”.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework: Read Chapter 09: “Networking with Unix-Type
Operating System” by
04/01/06.
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April
04/01 ~ Week 10 ~ Chapter
09: Networking with Unix-Type Operating System.
Turn-in
Project 2. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
[Note: This was rescheduled from
4/01 - Date Due: To be Announced.]- Homework - Project 2: To be Announced.
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review test on Chapter 8 in class.
- Class discussion on Chapter
09: Networking with Unix-Type Operating System.
- Test on Chapter 9, “Networking with Unix-Type Operating System”.
-
Guest Speaker:
To be Announced.
- In-class Lab: TBA.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework: Read Chapter 10: “NetWare-Based Networking” by
04/15/06.
04/08 ~ Week 11
Spring
Break ! ! ! [04/03 - 04/08]
04/15 ~ Week 12~ Chapter 10: NetWare-Based Networking
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review test on Chapter 9 in class.
- Class discussion on Chapter
10: NetWare-Based Networking.
- In-class Lab: [if network availability]
- "Homework Test" on Chapter
10 ~ Group test.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
- Homework - Project 3: To be Announced.
Due: 5/06
at the start of class. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Homework: Read Chapter 11: “In-Depth TCP/IP Networking” by
04/22/06.
- Homework: Read Chapter 12: “Troubleshooting Network
Problems” by
04/29/06.
04/22 ~ Week 13 ~ Chapter 11: In-Depth TCP/IP Networking
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review Homework in class.
- Review Test on Chapter 10.
- Class discussion on Chapter
11: In-Depth TCP/IP Networking.
- In-class Lab: TBA. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Test on Chapter
11 ~
“Open Talk” test.
- Field-trip # 1: MSJC Network Patch Panel/Switch Room and
Server Room.
- Class discussion on Chapter
12: Troubleshooting Network Problems -
Part 1.
- Homework: Read Chapter 13: “Network Security” by
4/29/06.
04/29 ~ Week 14 ~ Chapter 12: Troubleshooting Network Problems
- Turn-in Homework due today. Note: Don’t forget your Cover Page.
- Review Test on Chapter 11.
- Class discussion on Chapter
12: Troubleshooting Network Problems -
Part 2.
- In-class Lab: TBA. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Test on Chapter 12, “Troubleshooting Network Problems”.
- Field-trip #2: MSJC Network Patch Panel/Switch Room and
Server Room.
- Homework: Read Chapter 13: “Ensuring Integrity and
Availability” by
5/06/06.
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May
05/06 ~ Week 15 ~ Chapter 13:
Ensuring Integrity and Availability
- Turn-in Project
3: TBD”.
(Note: keep this separate from your other homework with
its own cover page).
- Class discussion on Chapter
13: “Ensuring Integrity and Availability”
- Quiz?
- In-class Lab: TBD. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Special Test on Chapter
?, “????”.
- Do you have your Portfolio ready? You need to have in
class next class meeting.
- Homework:
To be Announced.
05/13~ Week 16 ~ Chapter 14: Network Security
- Turn-in Semester
Research Paper. Note:
Don’t forget your Cover Page.
Present Research Findings to Class. [2~5 minute presentation].
- Turn-in Homework due today.
- In-class Lab: TBD. (Note:
Not all labs will be completed - the Lab selection will be based on topics
covered and time available).
- Class discussion on Chapter
14:
Network Security.
- A Test on Chapter 14? You think?
- Homework:
To be Announced.
05/20 ~ Week 17 ~ Chapter
15:
Implementing and Managing Networks and
Review for Final Exam
- Turn-in Homework due today.
- “Turn-in” your
Portfolio due today. (It will be reviewed individually by each student and me
during class time and then kept by the student.)
- Class discussion on Chapter
15:
Implementing and Managing Networks
- A Test on Chapter 15? You think?
- Discuss possibility of
“Good-Bye Party”.
- Review For FINAL EXAM
.
05/27 ~ Week 18 ~
FINAL EXAM
-
Final Exam.
- Post-Final Discussion.
The Final Exam is
scheduled for Saturday, May 27th, 2006 at 8:00 ~ 10:00)
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Notes:
Ř
Homework
will include both written assignments as well as computer lab
projects and assignments. Before turning-in the assignments
outlined in the schedule, you must complete the computer
steps contained in the project. (Don’t just read the project
and then go to the exercises.) All homework is due at the
beginning of the class meeting on the due date shown in the
schedule.
Ř
All
homework / extra credit
must be done in Word (not hand-written) and have a cover page showing:
CSIS-191; Class Code 1960; your name; the Chapter Number; the assignment
title and number; the assignment page; and the assignment due date (see sample cover page and
sample
extra credit cover page). Staple cover page to your work.
Ř Participation
is based on your preparation and participation for the
class. Preparation means reading the material and
keeping-up with the homework assignments. If you
participate in every class meeting for the semester, you
will receive a 3% bonus at the end of the semester. If
you miss participating in only one class meeting, you
will receive a 2% bonus. It is in your best interest to
earn this bonus to help your grade.
Ř
The Final Exam will
cover all material reviewed in the class from the text: “Network
+ Guide to Networks [Fourth Edition] by Tamara Dean”.
Published by Course Technology – a Division of Thomson Learning, 2005. [ISBN:
1-58713-087-4] only. It will consist of 100 multiple-choice
questions from only the chapters that were assigned and discussed in class.
Ř On
tests and homework, maximum credit is earned by:
following all directions and instructions; by producing a
document which is professional in appearance; and by
correcting grammatical errors, misspellings, or
incorrectly used words.
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All
attempts will be made to follow the course schedule as
outlined. However, circumstances may require changes
in the schedule for any given class meeting.
What
is the topic (subject matter) of the "Site of the Week" [above]?
| Sample
Cover Page Your Name
Homework
Assignment:
Network Hardware ~ Level 1
Chapter 1
“An Introduction to Networks”
Review Questions
Questions 1 - 20 (Pages 27 ~ 30)
Due:
2/04/2006
CSIS-191 ~ Section: 1960
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| Sample Extra Credit Cover Page Your Name
Extra Credit # 1
Submitted: 2/04/2006
“[This
Is the Article’s Title]”
By:
James Coates, Chicago Tribune
(Business Section)
INCLUDE:
The Title of the Article
By: The Author, The Original Publication
Name
The Date of the Publication
If re-printed: The Publication Name, Date
and Section
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