INSS 538

DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS & NETWORKS

Syllabus
 

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND                                   Term  III 2001-2002
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

Graduate Programs                                      
Lecturer: Manfred Trostmann
Phone 06171 78194  or +491715496690
Mail trostmann@rz.uni-frankfurt.de

 

Location: Rhein-Main/Grad                                                              Weekends

Time: 9:00 to 16:00                                                                           26/27 January;

                                                                                                             9/10, 23/24 February;

                                                                                                             9/10 March

 

PREREQUISITE. All undergraduate prerequisites or permission of professor.

CREDIT. Three (3) semester hours.

PURPOSE. This course provides analysis of data communication technology and the application of data communication technology within the public and private sector enterprise.

Course Objective. This course enables students to understand:
1.The concepts and terminology of data communications
2.Network design and distributed information systems
3.Equipment, protocols and architectures and transmission alternatives
4.The communications environment, regulatory issues, and network pricing and
  management

Topics


Sessions:

The course will consist of a series of sessions, as shown in the outline. Students are expected to read appropriate sections of the text and handouts before coming to class.

Course Requirements.

Examinations: There will be two examinations. These exams will be designed to help you improve your understanding of the basic concepts discussed in the course. As such, these exams will be a mix of short answers as well as essay questions.

Research Project. The class will be organized into teams for the project completion. Both team and individual grades will be awarded for the project. The purpose of the project is to give the student an opportunity to bring the information and concepts learned in the course to bear on a topic of the student's interest.

Text.  DATA COMMUNICATION.  By White (Thomson Learning)

Grading: Grades for this course will be based on:
Mini Cases .......................................15% Midterm...........................................20%
Project ..........................................30%
Final ............................................35%
and will be assigned as follows:
A 93 to 100
B 84 to <93
C 73 to <84
F Less than 73
 

Session Schedule

Each weekend has four seesions

 

 
Session                                            Subject                                                             Text Reading

1     Introduction to Computer Networks and Data

      Communications                                     CH 1

2     Fundamentals of Data and Signals                   CH 4              

3     The Media: Conducted and Wireless                  CH 3

                                

4     Making Connections                                 CH 4                        

5     Multiplexing: Sharing a Medium                     CH 5

6     Errors, Error Detection, and Error Control         CH 6

7     Local Area Networks: The Basics                    CH 7

8     MIDTERM

9     Local Area Networks: Internetworking               CH 8

10    Local Area Networks: Software and Support Systems  CH 9       

11    Introduction to Wide Area Networks                 CH10 

12    The Internet                                       CH11

13    Telecommunication  Systems                         CH12

14    Network Security, Design and Management CH13 and 14  

15    Presentations

16    Presentations & FINAL