Description: This course is a foundation course that provides an overview of computer networking components. It provides the student with the concepts needed to work in a networking environment. This course explains and describes how computer networks are used, designed, installed, and the terminology associated with computer networks. This course begins to prepare students for the CompTIA Network+ exam and is the introduction course for the Microsoft, Cisco, and Computer Technician programs. CSU

Outcomes: Students completing this course should be able to:

· define terms used in networking

· describe the difference between physical topology and logical topology

· define the seven layers of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model

· recognize the usage of various types of network/internetwork equipment and materials

Evenings: Thursday evenings (most weeks)

Dates: Thursday, January 28 through Thursday, May 27, 2010 (except for holidays)

Times: 7:00 p.m. – 9:50 p.m.

Room: ET-112

Format: Evening, full-semester course, lecture (with discussions, tests); there is no lab component to the course

Units: 3.0

Enrollment: Each student must be enrolled with the college and have a seven-digit student identification number

Prerequisite: (none listed)

Suggestion: Any student who is not yet comfortable typing on a computer keyboard should consider taking the course BUSIM-110 – Keyboarding I – Beginning Keyboarding (either before taking this computer science course, or at the same time)

Co-requisite: (none listed)

Other

Registration: To see dates for adding or dropping the course, withdrawing from the course, or choosing a credit / no credit grading option, please visit the college web site and look for Academic Calendar, or see the Links Out section near the end of this syllabus and choose Calendar.

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Instructor

Name: Leslie Asher

Contact: In class, students are encouraged to ask the instructor questions. Other students may have the same or similar questions and may benefit from hearing them asked.

Before or after class, students may consult with the instructor during “office hours” (please see below).

At other times outside of class, students may also contact the instructor by electronic mail. Please see the Links Out section near the end of this syllabus for the instructor's Continuation Page that includes a Contact section with his E-mail address. Even though this course is not an online course, the instructor will nonetheless make himself available by e-mail which, on most days, he should be able to check.

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Office Hours

The instructor will conduct “office hours” in the room where the class normally meets for fifteen (15) minutes before and after class. Some evenings, the instructor will arrive even earlier, and stay even later. During office hours, students would be welcome to ask about class topics and seek advice.

If the instructor is teaching another class the same semester, he may be conducting “office hours” before and after that class as well. Please see the Links Out section near the end of this syllabus for the instructor's Continuation Page that includes a Schedule of classes that the instructor is teaching with links to their syllabi.

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Textbook

Dean, Tamara

Network+ Guide to Networks, 5th Ed.

Boston, MA

Cengage Learning / Delmar / Course Technology, 2010

1024 pages

Print Electronic

ISBN-10: 1-423-90245-9 1-4354-5149-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-423-90245-4 978-1-4354-5149-0

Link to electronic edition:

http://www.coursesmart.com/9781423902454?_instructoruserid=1702724

This textbook is required. Students should buy, rent or subscribe to the correct edition of it. Books other than the one listed would not be suitable.

Students should preferably get books by the first class meeting. Students should bring books to every class meeting. Students who subscribe to electronic books may bring portable computers to class.

Material in the book will provide an important basis for lectures, class discussions, homework assignments and tests.

Students who do not have the money to get the book by the first week of the semester would be at a disadvantage. Such students should consider not taking the course until they have sufficient funds to get the book.

Students should probably not try to share books with other students. Attempting to share books would probably impede students’ ability to read and understand the material, to follow class discussions based on the book, and to individually complete assignments that are printed in the book.

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E-mail

An electronic mail account is required to submit assignments to the instructor, and to receive announcements from him.

An e-mail account would also be necessary to participate in an optional program to receive free software from Microsoft. The e-mail address would need to be on file with the college.

A student who does not already have an e-mail account could look on the Internet for a low-cost or free account. Below are a few links to web sites where such accounts may be available:

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No software is required for this course.

If the book comes with optional software as a study aid, students may install and use the software on computers at home (or at work, if they are authorized to use them for study purposes).

Students who are interested in free software from Microsoft may ask their instructor about the Microsoft Developer Network – Academic Alliance. To participate, students must have valid e-mail addresses on file with the college.

Students may also check online or retail sources for discounted software with vendors such as

JourneyEd

BestBuy

Staples

The college bookstore may have information about discounted software.

Students who wish to buy software should buy legally-licensed software from reputable sources.

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Ethics

Ethics require that students do their own assignments and take their own tests; so do college rules.

Students should acquaint themselves with rules in the College Catalog that govern academic honesty and other student conduct. The academic year 2009-2010 College Catalog includes sections about these topics on pages 30, 36, and 42 thru 49.

To read an online version of the College Catalog, please visit the college web site and search for it, or see the Links Out section near the end of this syllabus and choose Catalog. To obtain a printed copy, please visit the College Bookstore.

If a student is academically dishonest, the instructor may penalize the student’s grade. Please see the Grading section of this syllabus for more information. If a student repeats academically dishonest behavior, the instructor may refer the student to a college dean for further action.

Ethics extend to intellectual property. Students should honor software licenses and other copyrights that belong to organizations and authors by not illegally copying digital files or printed material.

Etiquette

Etiquette requires that students be considerate of one another and the instructor.

Students should pose thoughtful and meaningful questions and answers for class discussion.

When entering the classroom, students should turn off cell phones (or set them to a silent mode). Students should not distract others by using cell phones in the classroom.

During class discussions, students should turn off video monitors and avoid using lab computers. Students should not distract others by using computers during discussions.

During class hours, students should use computers for class purposes only. Students should not use computers to play games, to use social networking software such as Facebook, or to check electronic mail messages (except for class-related e-mail).

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Identification

Students will need to present a form of legitimate photo identification to the instructor in order to receive credit for the course. Students will preferably present such ID in the first few weeks of the semester.

Students may obtain college photo ID cards without cost. For more information, scroll down to the Links Out section near the end of this syllabus and click a link for photo ID.

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Attendance

Students are expected to attend every class. Students should arrive on time, take breaks when instructed, and stay for the duration of each class.

The instructor must take attendance at the beginning of the semester and report initial attendance data to the college. The instructor may continue recording attendance throughout the semester.

If a student misses the first class, or is absent for the equivalent of two (2) weeks during the semester, the instructor may drop the student from the course. However, the student is ultimately responsible for dropping or withdrawing by dates that the college publishes.

For further information about attendance policies, please refer to the college catalog. The academic year 2009-2010 College Catalog includes a section about Registering for Classes on pages 17 thru 19.

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Studying

Students taking this course are expected to study approximately one (1) hour outside of class for every hour in class.

In other words, for a class that usually meets for three (3) hours per week, students are expected to study for approximately another three (3) hours per week outside of class.

Studying should include quiet time at a desk reading assigned book(s) and handouts, and may include time at a computer.

Students are expected to thoroughly read assigned material, to thoughtfully complete assigned exercises on a timely basis, and to take tests when administered.

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Schedule

Below is the beginning of a tentative course schedule*, which the instructor may modify at his discretion.

Discussion / Homework

Wk of Reading Assignment Test

01 01/ Careers, Syllabus, . . . . . . . . . . . Qz00

28 Introduction Read Ch01

02 02/ Intro. (cont'd)

04 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz01

Stds. & OSI Read Ch02

03 02/ Stds. & OSI (cont'd)

11 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz02

Transmission Read Ch03

04 02/ Transmission (cont'd)

18 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz03

Intro. TCP/IP Read Ch04

05 02/ Intro. TCP/IP (cont'd)

25 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz04

Topologies & Ether. Read Ch05

06 03/ Topologies (cont'd)

04 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz05

Net. Hardware Read Ch06

07 03/ Net. HW (cont'd)

11 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz06

WANs & Remote Read Ch07

08 03/ WANs ... (cont'd)

18 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz07

Wireless Read Ch08

09 03/ Wireless (cont'd)

25 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz08

NOSs Read Ch09

10 04/ NOSs (cont'd)

01 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz09

In-Depth TCP/IP Read Ch10

11 04/ Holiday -

08 Spring Break

12 04/ In-Depth TCP/IP (cont'd)

15 . . . . . . . . . . . Qz10

(more to come)

* Legend

Wk = Week Bk = Book

of = starting day

of school week

Ch = Chapter Qz = Quiz

§ = Section Em = Exam

Pp = pages

TBD= To Be Determined

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Grading

Overview: Grades will depend on tests that students take.

Tests: Students will take and submit tests online while seated at computers in a lab room with the instructor present. Tests will be timed. Tests will be closed book so, while taking them, students may NOT refer to books, notes, classmates, web pages, cell phones or other sources for assistance. There will be NO late (make-up) tests.

Test questions will be based mainly on textbook readings and class discussions. The format of test questions will mainly be multiple-choice. The format of a few test questions may be true/false, matching, or fill-in-the-blank.

Testing software will automatically score most test questions and provide immediate feedback. However, if tests include fill-in-the-blank questions, the instructor will need to manually score them and provide feedback later.

There will be two types of tests: quizzes and exams.

Quizzes will be shorter and may occur as often as every week. Quizzes will usually be announced in advance, but could occur any time. Quizzes will usually contain questions only about material covered since the last quiz. The one lowest quiz score during the semester will be discarded (will not count).

Exception: if a student cheats on a quiz and receives a score of zero, that score and all scores count (none will be discarded).

Exams will be longer and will occur only once or twice in the semester. Exams will be announced in advance. Near the middle of the semester, there may be a mid-term exam. At the end of the semester, there will be a final exam. Exams will be cumulative. Exam scores will count (will not be discarded).

Grades: A student's letter grade will mainly depend on the rounded percentage of points he or she earns out of a total number of possible points.

Grades will be assigned approximately as:

90 – 100% = A

80 – 89% = B

70 – 79 % = C

60 – 69 % = D

0 – 59% = F or W

The instructor may consider the classes' overall performance, observing where gaps and clusters of points occur, then consider adjusting the scale.

Students must abide by college regulations governing academic honesty to avoid receiving scores of zero on assignments or tests, or to avoid receiving more severe penalties that college guidelines permit or that college deans recommend.

If students do not attend class, the instructor may administratively drop them from the course. However, the ultimate responsibility for enrolling in, or dropping, courses lies with students themselves.

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Links In

This page is reached directly

at http://www.LeslieAsher.com/DVC/2010aSp/CNT105/

or from a link

at http://www.LeslieAsher.com/DVC/

in the Courses section

to CNT-105.

Links Out

Below are links to several other pages on the college web site.

College – Diablo Valley College home page

Calendar – Academic Calendar

Department – Computer Science Department web page

Instructor – Leslie Asher (initial web page)

Continuation – Leslie Asher (continuation web page)

Bookstore – College Bookstore web site

Catalog – Course Catalog

PhotoID – Information and publications

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Disclaimers

Materials: Though the instructor may offer examples of course materials or sources for acquiring them, he does not recommend particular companies or products (other than required materials such as books), nor does he receive consideration from companies (except for instructor materials).

Web links: Though web links in this document were accurate at the time they were typed, web links may change without notice. Students should use initiative to seek addresses that work, and may inform the instructor of those that do not.

Changes

Etiquette section updated 10/26/2009.

Identification section added 9/11/2009.

This syllabus was last revised 3/9/2010.

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