IFSM 350 Chapter Session Schedule
Term 2, 2007-2008
(12 November 2007 - 27 January 2008)
| CalendarWeek | Dates | Chapter* | WT Week** | Chapter titles / Topics to be covered (projects due) |
| 46 / 47 | 12 Nov - 25 Nov 2007 | 1, 2 | 1 & 2 | [Ciampa: It's a Wireless World]; (Dubendorf: A History of Wireless Technologies); Project 1 News source Selection; [Ciampa: Wireless LAN Devices and Standards]; (Dubendorf: Understanding Spread Spectrum Technologies) |
| 48 / 49 | 26 Nov - 9 Dec 2007 | 3, 4 | 3 & 4 | [Ciampa: How Wireless Works]; (Dubendorf: Multiple Access Wireless Communications); [Ciampa: IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer Standards]; (Dubendorf: GSM) |
| 50 /51 | 10 Dec - 23 Dec 2007 | 5, 6, 7 | 5 & 6 | [Ciampa: IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards]; (Dubendorf: GPRS); [Ciampa: Planning and Building a Wireless LAN]; (Dubendorf: iMode); [Ciampa: Conducting a Site Survey]; (Dubendorf: UMTS); Mid-Term Exam; Project #1a due before end of Week 6 ; |
| 52 | 24 Dec - 30 Dec 2007 | - | - | --- Winter Break (24 Dec 2007 - 30 December 2007) --- |
| 01 / 02 | 31 Dec '07 - 13 Jan '08 | 8, 9, 10 | 7 & 8 |
[Ciampa: Wireless LAN Security and Vulnerabilities]; (Dubendorf: Wireless Data Networks); [Ciampa: Implementing Wireless LAN Security]; (Dubendorf: RFID); [Ciampa: Managing a Wireless LAN]; (Dubendorf: Conducting the Last Mile); Project #1b due before end of Week 9 |
| 03 / 04 | 14 Jan '08 - 27 Jan '08 | 11, 12 | 9 & 10 | [Ciampa: Network Settings and Wireless LAN Troubleshooting]; (Dubendorf: Wireless Information Security); [Ciampa: Personal, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Networks]; (Dubendorf: Convergence--3G Technologies); Final Exam week is 21 - 27 January 2008. |
| 05 | 28 Jan '08 - 03 Feb '08 | -- | 11 | Course Grades Posted into WebTycho Gradebook and onto UMUC Student Portal. |
* Chapter titles italicized [Ciampa] and (Dubendorf)
** WebTycho Week (from Course Schedule)