Teaching and Learning Plan for: CTEC1767 Data Communications and Networking I

Last modified:  Mon Jan 30 12:02:38 EST 2012
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Instructor:  Mike Boldin

Contact Information:
Niagara College
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Evaluation Details:

#Evaluation% Weight
1.

Testing

There are three (3) tests:

  • 1a.  a Midterm exam covering weeks 1 to 6 and scheduled for February 20;

  • 1b.  a written Final exam covering the entire term, with an emphasis on weeks 7 to 14, to be scheduled during exam week (April 23-27)

  • 1c.  a hands-on Lab test covering most labs to be scheduled during exam week (April 23-27)

You will receive the highest of three weightings:

10% midterm + 25% exam + 35% lab test or
20% midterm + 25% exam + 25% lab test or
25% midterm + 25% exam + 20% lab test
70%
2.

Labs and assignments

There are ten (10) lab exercises, each worth 2%:

Lab #1 Null Modem2%
Lab #2 ipconfig, route, netstat, ...2%
Lab #3 Ethernet Cable2%
Lab #4 FTP2%
Lab #5 SSH2%
Lab #6 Windows Peer-to-Peer2%
Lab #7 Linux2%
Lab #8 IP Routing2%
Lab #9 Wireless2%
Lab #10 To be announced2%

The remaining 10% is for the LAN design assignment, which is due Friday, April 13.

30%

Course Plan:

The outlines contained in this document present a "best case" scenario. They may be re-scheduled and/or modified due to changing circumstances, including, but not limited to:  power outages, sickness, school closures (snow days, etc.), equipment failures, software failures, and fire/lockdown drills.  Labs may be modified to work on Niagara College lab equipment.

Lab work:

All lab work is due by the end of the lab period.  Lab work which is not accepted by the professor for any reason at the sole discretion of the professor will be required to be completed satisfactorily. Late assignments lose 10% per day late. Labs and assignments which have not been completed by April 20 will automatically receive mark of zero.

Missed tests:

In all cases, it is the student's responsibility to contact the professor, prior to the scheduled test time, if s/he will be unable to write the test at that time. Missed tests will be given a mark of zero and there will be no rewrites. Exemptions from any test may be given with proper doctors' documentation of illness or other valid reason at the sole discretion of the professor.

Course attendance:

The student is to be guided by his/her own maturity and responsibility. Attendance and completion of labs are essential for successful completion of this course. Experience has shown a positive relationship between attendance and final proficiency for most students.

Week Topic(s)/Learning Activity Before coming to class... Evaluation Deadlines Learning Objectives
1 Introduction
1.1, 1.2
1 Codes, Serial Communications, etc.
Data Communications
1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2 Lab #1 Read the following articles:
1.1, 1.3
2 Communications Media
1.2, 1.3
3 Lab #2

Pre-lab reading assignment:

RJ45 Colours and Wiring Guide

2.1, 2.6
3 Lab #3 Visit the FileZilla web site.
Read about FTP.
2.1, 2.6
4 Equipment
1.3, 2.3, 2.4
4 Lab #4 2.1, 2.2, 2.5
5 Transmission
1.3, 2.3, 2.4
5 Review topics for the midterm exam 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
5 Lab #5 2.1, 2.5, 2.6
6 Prepare your notes and crib sheet for the midterm exam Midterm exam — February 20 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
6 Lab #6 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6
7 Protocols
1.3, 2.3
7 No lab this week.
7 Take up midterm exam 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Mid-Term Break: February 27 to March 2
8 Networks
LANs
2.3, 2.4, 2.6
8 Lab #7 1.3, 2.1, 2.6
9 Introduction to TCP/IP
TCP/IP Terminology
Suite Service Overview
TCP/IP vs. OSI Reference Model
Networks and Routing
IP Addressing
TCP/IP Networks and Subnets
World Wide Web Is Client/Server
Types of Internet Connections
Web Server Configuration
Introduction to Electronic Mail
1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
9 Lab #8 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6
10 Internet
1.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5
10 Lab #9 2.1, 2.5, 2.6
11 Security
Management
2.6
11 Lab #10 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6
12
12 Make-up lab period.
13 Lecture during lab period. LAN design assignment due by 4:30 PM, Friday, April 13. 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
14 Review course material for final exam (Monday, April 16) 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
14 Practice lab exam. Study the lab exercises. All outstanding labs and projects due by 4:30 PM, Friday, April 20. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6
15 Prepare your notes and crib sheets for the final exam Final exam (April 23-27; actual date, time and room to be announced)
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6
15 Study the lab exercises. Lab exam in L17 (April 23-27; actual date and times to be announced) 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6

Reading & Reference Material

1.Employ various data communication methods.
  Wikipedia Communication theory
Wikipedia Communications system
Wikipedia Data communications
Wikipedia Data transmission
Wikipedia Communications protocol
Wikipedia Code
Wikipedia Error detection and correction
Wikipedia Local area network
Wikipedia Campus area network
Wikipedia Metropolitan area network
Wikipedia Wide area network
Wikipedia IEEE Standards Association
Wikipedia Outline of telecommunication
Wikipedia Portal:Telecommunication
Wikipedia Telecommunication
Wikipedia History of telecommunication

Wikipedia List of telecommunications regulatory bodies
Wikipedia Telecommunications in Canada
Wikipedia Internet in Canada
Wikipedia Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission
Wikipedia Telecommunications Act (Canada)
Wikipedia Telecommunications in the United States
Wikipedia Federal Communications Commission
Wikipedia International Telecommunication Union
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Wikipedia International Electrotechnical Commission

Wikipedia Narrowband
Wikipedia Wideband
Wikipedia Broadband
Wikipedia Modem
Wikipedia Cable modem
Wikipedia Broadband Internet access

Wikipedia Plain old telephone service
Wikipedia Public switched telephone network
Wikipedia PSTN network topology
Wikipedia Telecommunication circuit
Wikipedia Dedicated circuit
Wikipedia Demarcation point

Wikipedia ISDN
Wikipedia Basic Rate Interface
Wikipedia Primary Rate Interface
Wikipedia SONET
Wikipedia VPN
  1.1 Set up a data communications/terminal emulation program to provide communication between personal computer (local) and server (remote) using null modem connections and to transfer files.
  Wikipedia Computer terminal
Wikipedia Serial port
Wikipedia Data Terminal Equipment
Wikipedia Data circuit-terminating equipment
Wikipedia Serial transmission
Wikipedia Communication software
Wikipedia Terminal emulator
Wikipedia Personal computer
Wikipedia Null modem
Wikipedia File transfer
Wikipedia Electronic Industries Alliance
Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA)
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
Wikipedia RS-232
The RS232 Standard
Connecting the Console Port to a PC
  1.2 Differentiate between various data communications media.
  Wikipedia Transmission medium
Wikipedia Communications channel
Wikipedia Electromagnetic radiation
Wikipedia Conductive
Wikipedia Network cable
Wikipedia Cable
Wikipedia Wire
Wikipedia Coaxial cable
Wikipedia RG-6
Wikipedia Category 3 cable
Wikipedia Category 5 cable
Wikipedia Category 6 cable
Wikipedia Category 7 cable
Wikipedia Optical fiber connector
Wikipedia Power line communication
Wikipedia On-premises wiring
Wikipedia Riser cable
Wikipedia Wireless
Wikipedia Wireless network
Wikipedia Microwave radio
Wikipedia Broadcast radio
Wikipedia Packet radio
Wikipedia Copper wire
Wikipedia Optical fibre
Wikipedia Twisted pair
Wikipedia Optical communication
Wikipedia Fiber-optic communication
Wikipedia CSMA/CD
Wikipedia Token ring
Wikipedia Token bus network
Wikipedia Ethernet
Wikipedia FDDI
Wikipedia Circuit switching
Wikipedia Message switching
Wikipedia Packet switching
Wikipedia Cell relay
  1.3 Analyze information sent in both asynchronous and synchronous formats.
  Wikipedia Bit
Wikipedia Digital signal
Wikipedia Analog signal
Wikipedia Bit rate
Wikipedia Baud
Wikipedia Bandwidth (computing)
Wikipedia Signal bandwidth
Wikipedia Throughput
Wikipedia Channel capacity
Wikipedia Goodput
Wikipedia Frequency
Wikipedia Asynchronous communication
Wikipedia Comparison of synchronous and asynchronous signalling
Wikipedia Multiplexing
Wikipedia Frequency-division multiplexing
Wikipedia Time-division multiplexing
Wikipedia Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Wikipedia FDMA
Wikipedia Time-division multiple access
Wikipedia Code division multiple access
Wikipedia Amplitude modulation
Wikipedia Frequency modulation
Wikipedia Phase modulation
Wikipedia Quadrature amplitude modulation
Wikipedia Simplex communication
Wikipedia Half duplex
Wikipedia Forward error correction
Wikipedia Parallel communication
2.Administer and operate a computer network.
 
  2.1 Configure and connect a computer to the Internet using a direct IP connection using various data communications media.
  Wikipedia Internet
Wikipedia Intranet
Wikipedia History of the Internet
Wikipedia Category:Internet governance
Wikipedia Internet organizations
Wikipedia Internet Protocol Suite
Wikipedia Internet Society
ISOC
Wikipedia Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
IANA
Wikipedia Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
ICANN
Wikipedia Internet Engineering Task Force
Wikipedia Routing
Wikipedia Private network
Wikipedia Internetworking
  2.2 Use command line and GUI file transfer programs to send and receive files over the internet.
  Wikipedia Command line
Wikipedia GUI
Wikipedia File Transfer Protocol
Wikipedia Secure Shell
  2.3 Demonstrate the OSI (open systems interconnect) layered communications model as it relates to real computer networks.
  Wikipedia International Organization for Standardization
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
Wikipedia OSI model
  2.4 Explain how and why to use different OSI layer devices and media when planning a data communications network.
  Wikipedia Network bridge
Wikipedia Router
Wikipedia Firewall (computing)
  2.5 Efficiently use the WWW (world wide web) to search for information related to data comm.
  Wikipedia World Wide Web
Wikipedia Web search engine
Wikipedia World Wide Web Consortium
  2.6 Design, install and configure a Local area network (LAN).
  Wikipedia Network topology
Wikipedia Peer-to-peer
Wikipedia Server (computing)
Wikipedia Client (computing)
Wikipedia Client-server
Wikipedia Network management
Wikipedia Comparison of network monitoring systems
Wikipedia Physical security
Wikipedia Computer security
Wikipedia Computer insecurity
Wikipedia Application security
Wikipedia Network security

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