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CPTR 328 Principles of Networking

• Fall 2010 11:00 MWF HSC 1107
• Instructor: Scot Anderson, Ph.D. (Dr. A – to distinguish me from my better half in Math)
• Office: HSC 1117H

• Contact Information: Office: x Home: x before 10 PM. E-mail: scot@southern.edu Web: http://www.cs.southern.edu/scot or http://dra.cs.southern.edu/compwiki/

• Office Hours: See http://dra.cs.southern.edu/compwiki/MyStartingPage

• Prerequisites: CPTR 110 (103)
• Textbook: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 7/E, ISBN: 9780133594140

• Supplemental Reading: Projects will require research that you may need to access ACM and IEEE online repositories. These can be found at: http://library.southern.edu/research/

Course Purpose, Goals & Objectives

The purpose of this course is to instruct students so that they will be able to understand and explain the principle issues in computer networks and the Internet including: The OSI model and the services on functions at each layer, protocol layering techniques, Internet Model, Network topologies, network protocols at each layer, the requirements related to different applications and the physical aspects of networks (delay, bandwidth etc.).

Grading Policies

Late material (any assignment turned in after the posted due date) will not be accepted for credit. It is far better that you turn in an uncompleted assignment than to try to turn it in late. Feedback will be on eclass.southern.edu for all assignments. The following table shows the relative weights associated with the various course components:

HOMEWORK Paper information

Always include the following information in the filename in the order given when turning your assignment in online:

• Lastname-Firstname
• Class Number
• Assignment

E.g. Anderson-Scot-CPTR-328-Chapter-1-Problems.docx

Failure to follow the directions given in the above two sections may cost you 3% of the points each assignment not meeting the specifications.

Grading Scale

Attendance Policy

I take attendance to satisfy fire safety issues. Each day will count attendance as one quiz and you will receive a grade equivalent to the number of classes you attend out of those recorded. If we have an inclass quiz that day, it will substitute for the attendance quiz.

Method of Instruction

Quizzes cover reading assignments for each day as listed in the schedule and possibly lecture information from the previous day. You must complete the quiz for the day prior to coming to class. For example, if there is an online quiz for reading sections 1.1-1.2 you must complete the quiz before class time on the day it is listed in the Cptr328Schedule. Homework assignments usually will have a due date and time (usually midnight or 11:59 PM) on http://eclass.southern.edu. These include written assignments and short network projects. Tests will cover chapters as listed in the Cptr328Schedule. Written chapter tests evaluate performance for each chapter covered and a final comprehensive test will cover all material from chapters 1-5.

The Projects: Two general types of projects will be allowed:

1. Individual projects – You may choose to do an individual project on some topic related to networking. For example, you might write a Java applet demonstrating some aspect of networking. If you choose this type of project, please notify me by September 10, 2007 and submit a written detailed project proposal by September 24, 2007.
2. Group project – A small group may decide to work on a single project. For group projects it would be expected that the project would be more involved (or complex) than an individual project. If a group wishes to work on a group project a written preliminary project proposal is required by September 10, 2007 with a written detailed project proposal due September 24, 2007. The detailed project proposal must clearly outline the responsibilities of each of the participants so that I will be able to evaluate each participant’s part of the total project.

The detailed project proposal should include a project title, a high level description of the project, what you intend to show by doing the project, a description of related work, and how you intend to carry out the project including a schedule of when various parts of the project will be completed.

A written project report written using LaTeX is required of all students. You will be provided with a report template in LaTeX. You will also be provided a sample BibTeX file demonstrating references. Students involved in group projects will each document their part of the project. Additional information will be provided in class and on my web page.

Extra Credit

There are only two ways to get extra credit in this course. Both of them are designed to help you perform better in all of your classes. I give you more rational for this in class. The first five minutes of class is often devoted to a devotional for the first class of the day. For those who wish to participate I will give you a book to keep and to read during the first 5 minutes of class. To receive the extra credit you must attend class regularly and read during the first 5 minutes from that book. At the final exam you will be asked to have prepared a single page response to your reading. Please do not try to make this into a report on what you read, just a personal response to what you read. For this I will add 10 percent to your homework grade. The second way involves your health. For those willing to maintain 35 hours of sleep between Sunday night and Thursday night (average 7 hours or more a night) and eat a healthy breakfast each morning (donuts do not count, at least cereal, and juice or some kind of fruit – dried fruit works if you are in a hurry), I will add 10 percent to your quizzes. There will be a question on the final exam about your participation in this opportunity.

If you work out the percentages for your grade you will find that you can add 3% to your total grade by participating in these two activities.

Academic Honesty

Cheating will not be tolerated. Verified incidents of dishonesty may receive a (2. b) punishment from http://www.southern.edu/?page=academics/policies/academic_honesty.php.

Disability Policy

In keeping with University policy, any student with a disability who needs academic accommodations must call Disability Support Services at 236-2574 or stop by Lynn Wood Hall, room 308, to arrange a confidential appointment with the Disability Services Coordinator (DSC) before or during the first week of classes. (Students who request accommodations after the third week of the semester should not depend on receiving accommodations for that semester. Legally, no retroactive accommodations can be provided. For more details, visit the Disability Support Services Web site at http://dss.southern.edu/ .) Accommodations for disabilities are available only as recommended by Disability Support Services.

(Syllabus statements can be found at http://dss.southern.edu/Faculty%20and%20Staff/Syllabus%20Statement.html)

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