Kennesaw State University
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Spring 2008
CSIS 2520 Introduction to Data Communications 01/03
Dr. Yong Shi
Course Description:	An introduction to the theory and applications of data communications. Topics include communication media, encoding systems, network topologies, network protocol concepts, and Internet protocols.
Learning Outcomes	Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the fundamentals of data communications, and the means by which networks provide communications; differentiate amongst various hardware and software components of data communication systems and how they are organized to provide required services; identify some networking standards and regulatory organizations; recognize and discuss the various architectures, topologies, and protocols of data networks.
Prerequisites:	CSIS 2301 Programming Principles I
Textbook :	Data Communications and Networking by Behrouz A. Forouzan (Fourth Edition)
Professor:	Dr. Yong Shi
Office:	CL 3041
Email Address:	yshi5@kennesaw.edu
Phone:	770-423-6423
Office Hours:	MW 12:15pm – 2:15pm and by appointment
Course Times & Location	Section 01: MW 11:00AM – 12:15PM CL2003 Section 03: MW 8:00PM – 9:15PM CL2005
Fax Number:	770-423-6731
Website:	http://science.kennesaw.edu/~yshi5

Tentative Course Schedule: Subject to Change
Week	Date	Activity
1	1/7/08	Introduction, Network Models
2	1/14/08	Physical Layer and Media
3	1/2108	Holiday, Physical Layer and Media
4	1/28/08	Physical Layer and Media
5	2/4/08	Physical Layer and Media
6	2/11/08	Exam 1
7	2/18/08	Physical Layer and Media
8	2/25/08	Physical Layer and Media
9	3/3/08	Spring Break
10	3/10/08	Physical Layer and Media
11	3/17/08	Physical Layer and Media
12	3/24/08	Physical Layer and Media
13	3/31/08	Review(3/31), Exam 2(4/2)
14	4/7/08	Physical Layer and Media, Numbering Systems (Appendix B)
15	4/14/08	Datalink Layer
16	4/21/08	Datalink Layer
17	4/28/08	No Class – Reading Day
18		Exam 3 Section1: Wednesday, April 30 11:00am-1:00pm Section2: Wednesday, April 30 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Assessment: Subject to Change				Grade Evaluation:
Assignments (quizzes, homework, etc)			20%
Exam 1			25%	A	90% - 100%
Exam 2			25%	B	80% - 89%
Exam 3			25%	C	70% - 79%
Constructive Class Participation			5%	D	60% - 69%
				F	59% or below
will curve grades if average is lower than 60
General Policies and Expectations:
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. In being successful in this subject matter, a good rule-of-thumb is to study at least 3 hours per one hour of lecture. Any class sessions missed by the student are the student's responsibility to make up, not the Professor's. Makeup exams will NOT be given; instead, the final exam will count in place of at most one missed exam with some discount, if the student presents the proper reason of missing the exam with evidence. Project assignments MUST be turned in on time to receive full credit. Late project assignments will be graded severely – for each day the assignment is late, the assignment’s grade will be reduced by 20%. Students will not be allowed to makeup missed project assignments or pop quizzes. Pop quiz and project grades will not be curved. Students are expected to read the text and any other supporting documentation the Professor distributes. The student must write the knowledge attainment synopsis in his or her own words to receive credit. If the student requires additional materials to read or additional problems to solve in better understanding the topics and concepts, the Professor expects the student to take the initiative in locating additional materials or problems. The Professor expects students to take advantage of office hours when needing clarification or help. The Professor greatly supports students sending emails at any time – it will be the goal of the Professor to reply to emails within a 24-hour time span (Monday through Friday). Be sure and provide the Professor a functioning email address for you.
Withdrawal Policy:
The last day to withdrawal without academic penalty is Monday March 10, 2008. Ceasing to attend class or oral notice thereof DOES NOT constitute official withdrawal and will result in the rendering of a grade of “F” for the class. Students wishing to withdrawal 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.

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 745AM-11PM, Friday 745AM-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 9AM-8PM
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.

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).

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.

The provisions of the STUDENT CONDUCT REGULATIONS II regarding Academic Honesty in the KSU Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs will be strictly enforced in this class.

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

Be sure and return this signed form to the Professor

Acknowledgement and Acceptance of Academic Honest 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 Honesty 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.

CSIS2520 ______________________ Dr. Shi_________________________

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(Please fill-out, sign and turn-in this page to the Professor at the beginning of the semester – the Professor will not issue grades until this page is received from the student)