College of the Siskiyous

Computer Science Department

Spring 2009

 

CSCI 36 – Wireless Communications

 

 

Meeting Time:    Monday Wednesday  2:30-4:30pm (LRC 3)

                       

Course:  CSCI 36; 3 Units AA, CSU

 

Computer Science Instructor: Jesse Cecil

 

Office Hours: 

My office hours for the Spring 2009 semester are on Monday and Wednesday from 10:00-12:00pm.   My office is located in the Distance Learning Center, Room 10.  You can call me or leave a voice mail message at 938-5316 or Email me at cecil@siskiyous.edu. 

 

Required Texts:

How Wireless Works, 2nd Edition , IBN 0-7897-3344-7

by Preston Gralla, Published by QUE

 

Advisories:

It is advised that a student in CSCI 36:

*         can read at a 10th grade (High School Sophomore) level

*         be able to compute fractions, percentages, and basic math problems

 

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

1) identify many aspects of wireless communications technology

2) create a wireless/LAN network

3) use a Global Positioning System (GPS) device

4) identify and understand the various Wireless Application Protocols

5) use Bluetooth enabled devices

6) access public services via a wireless communications device

7) explain how to use a satellite system to download and upload data & information

 

On-Line Web Page:

You can find all of the course materials and Power Point presentations for each class lecture at the following Uniform Resource Locator (URL):   http://www.siskiyous.edu/class/csci36/

 

Honesty:

I expect and demand integrity and honesty in all of our dealings.  Students who plagiarize the work of others could be dropped from the course. 

 

Smoking:

Smoking is permitted in “designated areas only”, COS Board Policy 1.9/CA AB 846.  Please use the provided ashtrays.

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 writing assignments with lab staff; use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access to present work or complete homework; exploration of course CD-ROM or course software. Student use of the support hour will be assessed, as outlined in the Grading section.

Requirements / Grading:

I expect you to attend class, do the reading, and to bring questions to class to be discussed. Your grade will depend on both your active and informed participation and your performance on:

 

GRADED EVENTS:

Lab Assignments and Support Hour:            70 points

Active and Informed Participation:             60 points

Quiz:                                                      70 points

Final Exam:                                            100 points

TOTAL                                                  300 POINTS

 

GRADING:

270-300 Points               A          240-269 Points               B

210-239 Points                C          180-209 Points                D

179 Points or below         F

 

Attendance and Late Work Policy:

I expect people 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 six or more class meetings.  If you have an emergency that comes up, please see or call me.  It is your responsibility to understand and follow these guidelines, they are not negotiable!  You must make arrangements with me prior to the exam if you cannot take the exam 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.