Day/Time	Tuesday 6:10pm - 8:50 pm
Location	LKD 2114
Instructor	Todd E. Shurn Kevin Loney
-Office-	1110 B   LKD
-Hours-	M, W 2:00pm - 4:00pm
-Phone-	Shurn: (202) 806 - 4824 Loney: (202) 408 -  9299
-Fax-	(202) 806 - 4531
-Email-	Shurn: [email protected] Loney: [email protected]

             Course Description

This is an introductory course in telecommunication and computer networks. Through a combination of classroom lectures and homework assignments students will learn the principles that form the basis for modern networks including the Internet. The first part of the course covers topics in data communications that are necessary for transmitting a bit of data from one device to another. Signal integrity, waveform decomposition and error recovery will be emphasized. Building on that we will study the architecture of circuit and packet switched networks and the higher level protocols that are designed to provide a reliable connection between networked systems. The hardware and protocols of local area networks will be covered in detail in order to understand how they can be connected together for internetworking. The last part of the course will cover numerous topics related to the Internet such as routing and higher level protocols; wireless networks; and computer network security. OPNET Modeler will be utilized as a network simulation tool.  The knowledge and skills acquired in this course are a prerequisite for Data Communications II.

Reading assignments and programming projects will be announced in class and displayed on the course web page.  Regular class attendance is not mandatory however, it is strongly recommended since examination material will be drawn from class lectures, assigned reading and programming projects. Familiarization with assigned material prior to lectures facilitates obtaining the greatest benefit from this course. Class participation is strongly encouraged.
 

Required Texts

Data & Computer Communications  (6th Edition)

William Stallings
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0-13-084370-9

Supplemental  Materials

https://www.williamstallings.com/DCC6e.html
 
 

•   Computer Networks (2nd ed.), L. Peterson & B. Davie. .
•   Computer Networks and Internets (2nd ed.), Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall, 1997
•   Computer Networks (3rd ed.), Andrew Tannenbaum, Prentice Hall, 1996
•   Internetworking with TCP/IP, Vol. 1 (4th ed.), Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall, 2000
•   TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol. 1, W. Richard Stevens, Addison Wesley, 1994

 

Book Stores

 Amazon.com ,  Barnesand Nobles , VarsityBooks
 Local Stores: Reiters, Walden books, etc.
 

Course Grade Criteria

 


OPNET Assignments (3)	20%
Homework Assignments  (3)	15%
Class Exams (3)	45%
Final Exam	25%

Programming Project Grading Standards

Projects will be graded on accuracy (satisfaction of project requirements), style (documentation and organization) and efficiency (execution conciseness).
 

Academic Integrity

All homeworks must be solved and written independently, or you will be penalized for cheating. The Howard University Student Conduct Code prohibits plagiarism. All  students are responsible for reading and following the Student Conduct Code.

In this course we encourage students to study together. This includes discussing general strategies to be used on individual assignments. However, all work submitted for the class is to be done individually.

Some examples of what is not allowed by the conduct code: copying all or part of someone else's work (by hand or by looking at others' files, either secretly or if shown), and submitting it as your own; giving another student in the class a copy of your assignment solution; consulting with another student during an exam. If you have questions about what is allowed, please discuss it with the instructor.

Students who violate University standards of academic integrity are subject to disciplinary sanctions, including failure in the course and suspension from the University. Since dishonesty in any form harms the individual, other students, and the University, policies on academic integrity will be strictly enforced.
 

Late Assignment Policy

Late assignments will not be accepted unless the student has a medical excuse. In the event of a medical excuse, the assignment deadline will be extended for the length of time the medical excuse states that the student was unable to complete the assignment. A minor computer malfunction (less than fourhours) will not be considered as justification for a deadline extension.

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