Kennesaw State University

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Summer, 2005

MSIS 8040 Data Communication Theory and Practice/Section 01

TTh/5:00pm-7:45pm/Clendenin Building/2005

 

 

 

 

Course Description:

Overview of the principles of data communication including protocols, communication software, switching networks design and management practices, and network implementation projects.

Prerequisites:

Admission to the MSIS program or permission of the graduate program director

Textbook and Resources:

(1) “Business Data Communications”, 5/e, William Stallings, Prentice-Hall, © 2005.

(2) Instructor’s MS PowerPoint slides

 

 

Instructor:

Chong-wei Xu

Office:

Clendenin Building 3037

Email Address:

cxu@kennesaw.edu

Phone:

770-420-4311

Office Hours:

TR 2pm–4pm, or by appointment

Fax Number:

770-423-6731

Website Address:

http://science.kennesaw.edu/~cxu/21_8040/index.html

 

 

Learning Outcomes:

·        As a result of completing this course, students will be able to:

(1)   Understand the need to provide services that enable businesses to utilize data communication technologies.

(2)   Make intelligent choices among many alternatives includes the hardware, software, and communication services available to support distributed systems.

(3)   Develop business applications in some degree.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tentative Course Schedule: Subject to change

 

 

 

 

Class

Date

Remarks

Chapters

1

06/02/05

Business information

Ch01/Ch02

2

06/07/05

Distributed data processing

Ch02/Ch03

3

06/09/05

TCP/IP and OSI

Ch04

4

06/14/05

The Internet: Addressing and Services

Ch05

5

06/16/05

Sub-networking

Ch05

6

06/21/05

Review for midterm

 

7

06/23/05

Midterm

 

8

06/28/05

Data communication fundamentals

Ch06

9

06/30/05

Transmission media

Ch07

10

07/05/05

Data communication fund.

Ch08

11

07/07/05

Data link control

Ch09

12

07/12/05

Transmission efficiency

Ch10

13

07/14/05

Development of dist. sys.

Supplement materials

14

07/19/05

Doing business on the Internet

Ch18

15

07/21/05

Review of computations

 

16

07/26/05

Review

 

Final exam

07/28/05

5:00-7:00pm, Final

Comprehensive

 

Lecture Notes:

see http://science.kennesaw.edu/~cxu/21_8040/index.html

Assignments:

see http://science.kennesaw.edu/~cxu/21_8040/index.html

Links:

http://WilliamStallings.com/BDC/BDC5e.html

 

Assessment:

 

Quizzes

20%

Homework

20%

Exam 1

30%

Exam 2

30%

 

Grade Evaluation

 

A

90 - 100

B

89 - 80

C

79 - 70

D

69 - 60

F

59 or below

 

Special Dates:

 

Holidays/No Class

07/02/05-07/04/05 Holiday, no classes

Last day to withdrawal without penalty

06/29/05

Last day of class

07/26/05

Final Exam

07/28/05, 5:00-7:00pm

Graduation

08/01/05

 

Policies:

A. Class attendance

Attendance at all classes is highly encouraged. Concepts and ideas discussed in one class are used as building blocks for more concepts and ideas in the next class.  A student can get behind very easily by skipping classes, resulting in a poor understanding of the material, which will show up as a poor grade for the class.  Any class sessions missed by the student are the student’s responsibility to make up.

 

B. Tests and quizzes

Tests are pre-scheduled.  Quizzes are pop-up.  No makeup for tests and quizzes.

 

Withdrawal Policy:

The last day to withdraw without academic penalty is 10/13/2003.  Ceasing to attend class or oral notice thereof DOES NOT constitute official withdrawal from the course. Students who simply stop attending classes without officially withdrawing usually are assigned failing grades.  Students wishing to withdraw after the scheduled change period (add/drop) must obtain and complete a withdrawal form from the Academic Services Department in the Registrar’s Office.

 

Enrollment Policy:

Only those students who are enrolled in the class may attend lectures, receive assignments, take quizzes and exams, and receive a grade in the class.  If a student is administratively withdrawn from this course, they will not be permitted to attend class nor will they receive any grade for the class.

 

Electronic Devices

In order to minimize the level of distraction, all beepers and cellular phones must be on quiet mode during class meeting times. Students who wish to use a computer/PDA for note taking need prior approval of the instructor since key clicks and other noises can distract other students. Recording of lectures by any method requires prior approval of the instructor.

 

Classroom Behavior

Students are reminded to conduct themselves in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs.  Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provision.  For more details, visit http://ww.kennesaw.edu/academicaffairs/acadpubs/ucat2003-04/x.genpolicies%20.pdf .  Students who are in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the classroom and may be subject to disciplinary action by the University.

 

 

 

Student Email and Web Account Access:

 

KSU is moving towards a central authentication server that will allow one username and password to be used by all KSU users to access an increasing variety of applications (email, WebCT etc.)  This unified network identification is referred to as your "NetID". The new source for university-provided email and web space for students will be located at students.kennesaw.edu   All students will have access to this system once they have established their NetID.  This system will provide email service through a web based interface, FTP and SFTP.  

How to Activate your NetID:
To activate your NetID go to http://netid.kennesaw.edu and click on the "Sign up Now!" link.  You will be asked to provide information to verify your identity and set your password.  This password will only be for NetID enabled applications.

How to Look Up a NetID:
After you have activated your NetID, you can look up other users by logging into http://netid.kennesaw.edu and clicking on Directory Search.  

How to Send Email:
For student email, your NetID in combination with the new email address would look like netid@students.kennesaw.edu .

 

Web Address:
For student web address, your NETID in combination with the new server address would look like http://students.kennesaw.edu/~netid.


If you have problems please call the Service Desk at ext. 6999 or e-mail service@kennesaw.edu .

 

 

 

 

Computing in the Information Age Scholarship (CIAS)

 

Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Computing in the Information Age Scholarship (http://cias.kennesaw.edu) provides selected CSIS majors with $1,500 per semester. The purpose of the scholarship is to increase retention in the computing sciences by providing aid to high-achieving students with financial need, and involving them in scholarly activities with CSIS faculty.

 

 

Computer Labs:

 

Please be aware of and follow all computer lab user policies.

Burruss Building

The labs on the fourth floor of the Burruss Building are open 7 days each week as follows:

M-Th 7:45am - 11pm 
Friday 7:45am - 5pm
Sat 10am - 6pm
Sun noon - 8pm

The Burruss labs are open most holidays. Be prepared to show your current student ID card upon entering the lab. The telephone number of the Burruss Building lab is 770-423-6110.

 

Science and Mathematics Building

The lab in SC 228 of the Science and Mathematics Building is open as follows:

M-Th 9:00 am - 8:00pm
Fri & Sat 10am - 3pm
Sun closed

The telephone number of the Science and Mathematics Building lab is 770-499-3351.

 

 

Owl Printing System:

 


Effective Fall Semester, 2001 (9/13), the OwlPrint system (student network printing/copying solution) will be in place in the KSU library as well as all the open labs and lab/electronic classroom combinations across campus.  

 
Students must have an OwlPrint card to use printing/copying services.  While in a classroom situation, faculty/staff will use their department OwlPrint cards to give student access to the printer/copier. Students will not be required to use their own personal OwlPrint card for any printing while in a classroom setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Student Course Evaluation:

A standard questionnaire (described below) will be administered during the last two weeks of the semester in all classes. Additional questions developed by the college or instructor(s) may be included as well. It is important that each student provide meaningful feedback to the instructor(s) so that changes can be made in the course to continually improve its effectiveness. We value student feedback about the course, our teaching styles, and course materials, so as to improve our teaching and your learning. At a minimum, the following two questions will be asked: 1) Identify the aspects of the course that most contributed to your learning (include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's
approach to teaching and mentoring), and 2) Identify the aspects of the course, if any, that might be improved (include examples of specific materials, exercises and/or the faculty member's approach to teaching and mentoring).

 

Acquiring Final Grades:

 

In an effort to better utilize our technology resources, Kennesaw State University has instituted the reporting of end of term grades by phone. This is in addition to the web version of grades, which has been in effect for several terms. All current semester term students may call 770-420-4315 and select Option Number 4 to secure their end of term grades. With this new development, printed grade reports will not be mailed at the end of the term. Students needing verification of grades or enrollment should request either an official transcript or an enrollment verification through the Office of the Registrar.

 

Academic Integrity Statement:

 

Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs.  Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards.   Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's minimum one semester suspension requirement.

 

Students are encouraged to study together and to work together on class assignments and lab exercises; however, the provisions of the STUDENT CONDUCT REGULATIONS, II. Academic Honesty, KSC Undergraduate Catalog will be strictly enforced in this class.

 

Frequently students will be provided with “take-home” exams or exercises.  It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they fully understand to what extent they may collaborate or discuss content with other students.  No exam work may be performed with the assistance of others or outside material unless specifically instructed as permissible.  If an exam or assignment is designated “no outside assistance” this includes, but is not limited to, peers, books, publications, the Internet and the WWW.  If a student is instructed to provide citations for sources, proper use of citation support is expected.  Additional information can be found at the following locations. 

 

http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm

http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/journalism/cite.html

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/papers/copyright/ipdummie.html

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html
http://plagiarism.phys.virginia.edu/links.html
http://www.arts.ubc.ca/doa/plagiarism.htm
http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/%7ejanicke/plagiary.htm
http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.htm
http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm
http://www.engr.washington.edu/~tc231/course_info/plagiarism.html
http://quarles.unbc.edu/lsc/rpplagia.html

 

APA Documenting Examples:

 

All MSIS students are required to have a copy of the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual, available in the KSU bookstore and elsewhere.

 

When any portion of another author's work is used, whether it be from a course textbook or outside work, including the World Wide Web, in whole, in part, or paraphrased, that work must be cited. Proper citation formats are provided on the reverse of this document. Failure to do so can result in Academic Misconduct Proceedings.
Acceptable Reference Formats (from North and Blade, 1998 (see below) reprinted with permission)

 

There are two components to a proper citation: the text citation and the reference or endnote. The text citation will usually consist of the author's or authors' last name(s) and the year of the publication. The endnote citation will read as follows:

 

Books

(Author. Date. Book Title. Publication Data.)

 

A reference for a single-author book:

 

North, M. M. (1996). Virtual reality technology. New York: Best Press.

 

A reference for a multi-author book:

 

North, M. M. & Blade, R. A. (1998). How to build skills for research. Colorado Springs: IPI Press.

 

Journals

(Author. Date. Article Title. Journal Title. Publication Data.)

 

Journal Reference

 

Kelly, F. G. (1997). Networking made efficient. Journal of Computer Networking. 45(3), 54-61.

 

(Here is an article in Volume 45, Issue 3, spanning pages 54-61)

 

Conference Proceeding

 

Vanner, F. D. (1996). A survey of medical issues using virtual reality. Proceedings of the Virtual Reality Medical Technology. 119-132. Nice, France.

 

 

 

 

 

APA Documenting Examples Continued:

 

 

World Wide Web (from http://www.apa.org/books/pubmant.html):

 

(Author. Date. Page Title. Publishing Information. Retrieval Date. WWW URL)

 

Entire site no specific page

 

Kidspsych is a wonderful interactive Web site for children (http://www.kidspsych.org).

 

No reference entry is needed.

 

 

Citing Specific Documents on a Web Site:

 

American Psychological Association. (1995, September 15). APA public policy action alert: Legislation would affect grant recipients [Announcement]. Washington, DC: Author. Retrieved January 25, 1996, from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/ppo/istook.html

 

An independent document (no author identified): 1

 

Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (2000, August 22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved August 29, 2000, from the World Wide Web: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html

 

If the primary author is not available for the body citation, the first key word is to be used (Electronic, 2000).

 

 

Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Academic Integrity Statement:

 

In any academic community, certain standards and ethical behavior are required to ensure the unhindered pursuit of knowledge and the free exchange of ideas.  Academic honesty means that you respect the right of other individuals to express their views and opinions, and that you, as a student, not engage in plagiarism, cheating, illegal access, misuse or destruction of college property, or falsification of college records or academic work.

 

As a member of the Kennesaw State University academic community you are expected to adhere to these ethical standards.  You are expected to read, understand and follow the code of conduct as outlined in the KSU graduate and undergraduate catalogs.  You need to be aware that if you are found guilty of violating these standards you will be subject to certain penalties as outlined in the college judiciary procedures.  These penalties include permanent expulsion from KSU.

 

Read the Academic Integrity Statement and then sign and date in the space below.  You are required to abide by these ethical standards while you are a student at KSU.  Your signature indicates that you understand the ethical standards expected of you in this academic community, and that you understand the consequences of violating these standards.

 

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