Data Communications
THOMAS COLLEGE
CS 345
Spring Semester
2001
Instructor: Prof. Judy Hansen-Childers
Office: Room 120-A
Office Hours:
Monday and Friday - 9 AM to 10
AM
Monday - 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Tu, Th 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Other times by appointment
Office Phone: 859-1335
Home Phone: 582-7632
E-Mail: hansenj@thomas.edu
Snow Phone/Cancellation Line:
859-1140
Class Schedule: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays - From 10:00
AM to 10:55 AM in Room 126.
Text:
Data Communications and Networking (2nd Edition) by
Behrouz A. Forouzan (McGraw-Hill)
Required Materials:
Appropriate hardware resources
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Prerequisite: CS 118 and sophomore standing
This course introduces the student to a wide variety of topics in the
voice and data communications field. Vocabulary, hardware, concepts, issues,
trends, and decision-making as well as the link between business needs and the
data communication field are stressed. Proper application of business data
communications technology is a primary theme of the course.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, the student should:
- have developed a working
vocabulary in communications and networking.
- be able to plan, analyze
and design data communication systems from a business needs standpoint.
- understand the components,
protocols, topologies and system configurations involved in data
communications and networking.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be expected to complete assigned readings and written
assignments by their due dates. Students will be placed in groups for in-class
projects and case studies. In addition,
students will complete a networking project. There will be two exams each
covering one-half of the course.
PLEASE TYPE ALL PAPERS !
GRADING SYSTEM
A (94 - 100) A- (90 - 93) B+ (87 - 89) B (83 - 86) B- (80 - 82)
C+ (77 - 79) C (73 - 76) C- (70 - 72) D+ (67 - 69) D (63 - 66)
D- (60 - 62) F (below 60)
GRADING:
Written Assignments.........................................
.. 25%
Case Studies/ In-class
Projects.........................................
.. 25%
Midterm
Exam..........................................................................
25%
Final
Exam................................................................................
25%
ATTENDANCE:
Students are expected to attend all class sessions and to be prepared to
discuss the assigned readings and written homework. If a student must miss a class session, it is
the students responsibility to arrange other ways of obtaining the information
covered in class. Please notify the instructor in advance if you have to
miss a class. Students with excessive absences may not receive a passing grade.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
Students who plagiarize
papers and projects or cheat on exams will receive zeros for the work in
question.
Important Links
SCHEDULE
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1/12 |
Course Overview and
Introduction; Data Communications Industry Chapter
1 |
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1/17, 1/19 |
Data Communication Concepts Chapter
2 |
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1/22, 1/24, 1/26 |
The OSI Model Chapter
3 |
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1/29, 1/31, 2/2 |
Signals Chapter
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2/5, 2/7, 2/9 |
Encoding and Modulating Chapter
5 |
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2/12, 2/14, 2/16 |
Transmission of Digital Data: Interfaces and Modems Chapter
6 |
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Vacation ! |
Winter Vacation February 19 - 23 |
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2/26, 2/28, 3/2 |
Transmission Media Exam
#1 Review Chapter
7 |
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3/5, 3/7, 3/9 Exam #1 |
Multiplexing Chapter
8 Midterm
Exam will be on material covered through 3/2 |
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3/12, 3/14, 3/16 |
Error Detection and Correction Chapter
9 |
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3/19, 3/21, 3/23 |
Data Link Control Chapter
10 |
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3/26, 3/28, 3/30 |
Data Link Protocols Chapter
11 |
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Vacation ! |
Spring Vacation April 2 - 6 |
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4/9, 4/11, 4/13 |
Local Area Networks Chapter
12 |
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4/16, 4/18, 4/20 |
Local Area Networks (continued) |
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4/23, 4/25, 4/27 |
Remote Access and Wireless Services |
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4/30, 5/2, 5/4 |
In-class projects Exam
#2 Review |
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Week of May 7th |
Exam # 2 TBA Final
Exam will cover material from Chapter 8 through the end of the semester |
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This syllabus may be
changed at the discretion of the instructor.
Last Revised:
January 10, 2001