College of the Siskiyous
Spring 2008
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Course:
CSCI 27 (Computer Networks) 3 Units AA, CSU
W8262 Thursday 6:00-9:00 PM (I Tech 7)
Instructor: Mike Midkiff
Office
Hours:
My office hours for
the Spring 2008 semester are: Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 11:00AM-12:00PM. My office
is located in LRC 6. You can call me
or leave a voice mail message at 938-5409 or E-Mail me at midkiff1216@students.siskiyous.edu. I will get
back to you as soon as I can.
Required Text:
Tamara Dean, Network+ Guide to Networks, Fourth
Edition. Course Technology Incorporated, 2006, ISBN 0-619-21743-X
Recommended
Text:
Michael Grice, Lab
Manual for Network+ Guide to Networks, Fourth Edition. Course Technology
Incorporated, 2006, ISBN 0-619-21744-8
Learning Outcomes of the
Course:
Upon successful completion of
the course, the student should expect to:
·
Understand the basic concepts and protocols of computer
networking.
·
Understand the OSI network model and have the ability to identify
which network function is associated with which layer of the OSI model.
·
Have the ability to manually configure IP addresses and subnets.
·
Have the ability to configure a peer-to-peer and server-client
network.
·
Have the ability to troubleshoot and diagnose basic network
problems with various utilities including ping, ipconfig,
netstat, tracert, etc.
·
Have the ability to identify various networking media by sight
including Network Interface Cards (NIC), cable types, various connectors, etc.
·
Understand and have the ability to identify various network
topologies including bus, ring, star, token-ring, etc.
·
Understand the basic concepts of network security including
encryption protocols such as Key Encryption, PGP, SSL, SSH, etc.
·
Understand the basics of wireless network protocols
·
Understand and identify the different TCP/IP protocols and
associated ports
·
Understand the basic concepts of network management processes and
procedures.
Requirements
/ Grading:
Students
will be expected to attend class, keep up with the reading, and to participate
in discussion and activities. Your grade
will partially depend on both your active and informed class
participation. The following graded
events will be cumulative and will count towards your final grade:
GRADED EVENTS:
Essay/Email 40 Points
Lab Activities 80
Points
Final Exam 100 Points
Total 400
Points
Support
Hour Requirement:
The support hour provides students with
professional assistance, supplemental instruction and remediation opportunities
to help improve student success.
Supervised support is offered for reading, writing, math, information
technology, computer competency, and other skills outside of discipline
specific content. During the semester,
students will complete a variety of tasks related to this course that will
necessitate the services available through the support hour. These tasks will include discussion of
computer assignments with lab staff, use of Windows XP Professional, use of
Windows 2000 Professional, using Internet Explorer to navigate the worldwide
web, and exploration of course CD-ROM or course software. Student use of the support hour will be
assessed, as outlined in the Grading section above.
Honesty:
Students are
expected to conduct themselves with integrity and honesty in all of our
interactions. I reserve the right to
drop anyone that I feel violates this trust.
Smoking
Policy:
Smoking is prohibited within 25 feet of all
campus structures, COS Board Policy 1.9/Ca AB 846. Please use the provided ashtrays.
Attendance
and Late Work Policy:
Students are
expected to attend class, to be on time, and to be courteous and polite if
late. I reserve the right to drop any
student that has missed three or more class meetings. If you have an emergency that comes up,
please see or call me. You must make
arrangements with me prior to the quizzes if you cannot take the quiz on the
date assigned.
Student
Sensitivity Issues:
Students, staff
and Faculty at the College the Siskiyous may have allergies, environmental
illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity, or related disabilities. Please keep this in mind when deciding to
smoke or in selecting and applying personal care products.
Academic Accommodations:
Students have the right
to request reasonable modifications to college requirements, services,
facilities or programs if their documented disability imposes an educational
limitation or impedes access to requirements, services, facilities or
programs. A student with a disability
who requests a modification, accommodation, or adjustment is responsible for
requesting necessary accommodations by identifying himself/herself to the
instructor and, if desired, to the Disabled Student Programs and Services(DSPS)
office Eddy Hall 1.
Students with a print
disability--a visual limitation or reading difficulty that limits access to
traditional print materials--may request printed materials in alternate
media. Examples of alternate media
formats include electronic format(e.g., text on CD),
Braille, tactile graphics, audiotape, and/or large print. Students can make
alternate media requests through the Disabled Student Programs and Services
(DSP&S) Eddy Hall 1, 938-5297.
Students who consult or
request assistance from DSPS regarding specific modifications, accommodations,
adjustments, alternate text or use of auxiliary aids will be required to meet
timelines and procedural requirements established by the DSPS office.