Information Networking
Goal of the Course:
This course introduces students to fundamental concepts, and issues of Computer and Information Networking. Understanding the mechanisms and current advances of information networks, as well as its social importance for having information networks in a modern society will be addressed.
Standards for Achieving Goal:
Basic knowledge on Computer and Information Networking and its role in a modern society are major goals for this course. Student understanding and achievement of the course will be measured based on class participation, term papers and projects, presentations, and final written examination.
Teaching Methods:
Fourteen lectures are based on texts and reference materials. Class discussion and student presentations are very much encouraged. If students miss a class, they are responsible for the material covered. Readings will be assigned for study outside class hours.
Overview of Each Class:
Class 1. General overview and basic concept of Networking and Information Systems will be introduced to the students. Information communications and computer networking have become essential to the functioning of today's businesses and social life.
Class 2. Distributed Data Processing concepts will be taught in this lecture. With distributed processing, information on the computer networks can be accessed and be shared by any users from any place, at any time.
Class 3. This
class will discuss on TCP/IP and 7 layers OSI model, the most
basic systems on data communication and the Internet.
Class 4. Students will learn Data Transmission, in which digital data can be transmitted in extremely high speed without any considerable errors.
Class 5. This
lecture focuses mainly on how Transmission Media (coaxial cable,
fiber optics and microwave) is used to transmit data and
information in the digital form.
Class 6. In this class meeting, we introduce what kind of Data Communication and Data Link Control are available and used today (Aloha, CSMA/CD, token bus, token ring, channel reservation, TDM).
Class 7. Approaches to networking, important sub-areas of communications will be discussed. As the cost of computer hardware has dropped, data processing and networking has become an increasingly important in the office, business, and social environments.
Class 8. 12. Wide-Area Networks (WAN) that connects nodes of computers in widely dispersed geographic area, such as cities, states, and even countries will be presented.
Class 9. 13. Wireless Networks in which data is transmitted via microwave radio signals and satellite transmission to mobile computers will be discussed.
Class 10. Topics on Local Area Network (LAN) Technology that is used to connect computers in close proximity, such as suite of offices or buildings will be examined.
Class 11. Students will learn the idea of Distributed Applications, in which data being processed on several distributed computing systems via data communication Networks.
Class 12. This class deals with Client/Server, Intranet Computing and online transaction processing with terminals and host computer to process database requests, mail services, etc.
Class 13. World
Wide Web and Internet Services are growing very fast recently.
How does it works and what kind of applications are served to
address problems in our everyday social life will be presented.
Class 14. Major issues related to Network Operation /Management, and Data Security in computer-networks will be addressed during this class-time. The social significance and implications of computer networking, both positive and negative are of concern to many people in the 21st Century.
Class 15. Reviews. Last class is held for overview of recent Computer Networking Systems, review on all previous classes, and student presentations.
Method of Grade Evaluation:
Attendance 30%
Mid term tests 15%
Term Papers 15%
Final Examination/Paper 25%
In-class Participation 15%
Requirement for Students:
In the previous semester, students should have taken at least Intro to Information Science and Information Processing I with good grade.
Suggested Reading:
Stallings, William: Business data communications. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. (ISBN 0-13-088263-1)
The URL for the textbook is http://williamstallings.com/BDC4e.html.
Long, Larry: Introduction to Computers and Information Processing, latest edition, Prentice Hall.
Internet Website related to the course:
Misc. Notes
Academic honesty requires that all work presented be individual student unless it has been clearly specified that work is to be a team effort. Cheating, plagiarism, providing or receiving inappropriate assistance, and other acts of academic dishonesty will be investigated when suspected and prosecuted if established.