| Nicole Cook |
CIOS F245 Course Syllabus |
Spring 2004 |
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Office: Downtown Center, Room 106 |
Wednesday 5:00pm to 8:00pm Friday 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm |
Phone: 455-2892 |
| email: ndcook@awc.fairbanks.ak.us |
| This class will cover the basic concepts of Networks. Topics covered will include: LAN Hardware, Network Operating Systems, Network Applications and Network Communications Protocols. |
| Day | Topic | Reading Assignment | Quiz | Homework Assignment |
| Week 1 | Internet Basics; Computer Basics; Numbering Systems; What I Expect You To Know | None |
QUIA site -- Quiz 1
Session Name: 245_goals How to Access Quizzes |
Lab 1 |
| Week 2 | Transmission Concepts and Media | Chapter 4 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 2
Session Name: 245_media |
Lab 2 |
| Week 3 | Network Topologies | Chapter 5 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 3
Session Name: 245_network_topologies |
Lab 3 |
| Week 4 | Networking Hardware | Chapter 6, Appendix C and E |
QUIA site -- Quiz 4
Session Name: 245_hardware |
Lab 4 |
| Week 5 | Network Standards and The OSI Model | Chapters 1 and 2 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 5
Session Name: 245_osi_model |
Lab 5 |
| Week 6 | Networking Protocols | Chapter 3 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 6
Session Name: 245_network_protocols |
Lab 6 |
| Week 7 | WANS and Remote Connectivity | Chapter 7 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 7
Session Name: 245_connectivity |
Lab 7 |
| Week 8 | NOS Basics and Workstation NOS | Chapters 8 and 9 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 8
Session Name: 245_nos_basics |
Lab 8 |
Spring Break - Wednesday Class |
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| Week 9 | Mini Computer / Server NOS |
Chapter 10, Chris Lott's Unix/Linux Primer, Chris Lott's "About Free and Open Source" Document and Chris Lott's Server Tech Survey |
QUIA site -- Quiz 9
Session Name: 245_computer_server |
Lab 9 |
Spring Break - Friday Class |
| Week 10 | Networking With TCP/IP | Chapter 11 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 10
Session Name: 245_network_tcp |
Lab 10 |
| Week 11 | Troubleshooting Methodology | Chapter 12 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 11
Session Name: 245_troubleshooting |
Lab 11 |
| Week 12 | Maintaining and Upgrading a Network | Chapters 13 and 14 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 12
Session Name: 245_upgrading |
Lab 12 |
| Week 13 | Network Security; Managing Network Design | Chapter 15 and 16 |
QUIA site -- Quiz 13
Session Name: 245_security |
Lab 13 |
| Week 14 | Final Exam | None | None | All Labs Due |
| Text Book: |
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Required - Enhanced Network+ Guide to Networks, Enhanced Edition,
by Tamara Dean, Published by Course Technology -- ISBN 0-619-21237-3 |
| Course Work and Homework: |
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This is a hands-on class. The lecture and lab elements of the class are mixed during the 3
hours of each class. There are 4 components of each class: the lecture, the lab, a quiz and the
reading assignment. The quiz does a good job at verifying that you have read the reading assignment
and helps with the preparation of taking the Net+ Certification. The reading should be done prior
to the class that it is listed (for example, Chapter 4 should be read prior
to coming to Class 2). Most of the knowledge you obtain comes from actually doing the labs, hence, most of the credit for the class comes from completion of the labs. If you are having trouble completing a lab, ask me for help. I can schedule additional time to help you. If you find yourself finishing before the end of class, ask me for extra credit assignments. It is up to you to get as much out of this class as you can. It is also important that you stay up with the class labs (try not to fall behind). To help motivate you in this area, I will take 10% off of late labs. If they are more than 3 weeks late, I will take 30% off. |
| Quizzes: |
I have set the quizzes up so they may be opened and taken more than once. But, if you have to open them more than once, it follows that you should get less points than someone who only opened the quiz once. So here is the way it works:
** WARNING **Do not open the quiz until you are ready to take it and submit your answers as final. Any evidence that the quiz has been opened other than the time you are ready to take it will result in less points per the grading above !!When you are done trying, you may open the quiz using the session name followed by -ans (ex: 245_media-ans). Press the "Submit Answers" button at the bottom of the page without answering any of the questions and the quiz will give you the correct answers. Your score on the -ans session does not count, it is just there so you can get the correct answers. |
| Grading Policy: |
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Your grade is weighted toward your labs !! |
| Labs | 60% |
| Quizzes | 16% |
| Final | 16% |
| Attendance & Participation | 8% |
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How to Contact Me: If you need to contact me, the best way to reach me is by email. You can email me at ndcook@awc.fairbanks.ak.us You can ask me questions by email also, either Debbie or I will respond to your questions. |
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