INSS 538

DATA COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS & NETWORKS

Syllabus
 

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND                             Term  II 2002-2003
BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY

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

 

Location: DE Course                                                                                                                  

 

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

• Communications Environment
• Communications Systems Components
• Networks and Control
• Common Carrier Services
• Design of Communications Networks
• Network Management and Distributed Environment
• Local Area Data Networks
• Wide Area Networks
• Future Networks

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 a session starts.

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. Second Edition 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

A session corresponds to one week

Session	Subject	Text Reading
1	Introduction to Computer Networks and Data Communications	CH 1
2	Fundamentals of Data and Signals	CH 2
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
	Proctored Exam (Midterm)
8	Local Area Networks: Internetworking	CH 8
9	Local Area Networks: Software and Support Systems	CH 9
10	Introduction to Wide Area Networks	CH 10
11	The Internet	CH 11
12	Telecommunication  Systems	CH 12
13	Network Security, Design and Management	CH 13-14
14	Presentations & Discussions ONLINE EXAM(FINAL)