MIS 3520: Data Communications & Networking (Fall 2014) Instructor Fang Chen Office 482 Drake Centre Office Phone 474-6727 E-Mail Fang.chen@ad.umanitoba.ca Class Room EITC E2 365 (this is not in Drake Centre!) Class Time Tues, Thur 1:00pm 2:15pm Office Hours Monday, 2:00pm 3:00pm. Tuesday, 2:30pm 3:30pm or by appointment Online Class Materials Class materials (e.g., syllabus, PPT slides and project descriptions) will be posted on Desire2Learn, please check frequently for new information. PPT slides will be available for download on D2L 24 hours before the lecture. Desire2Learn URL http://umanitoba.ca/d2l User name: your UMNetID (also known as your UofM email account) Password: UMNetID password Readings Required Text Fitzgerald, J. & Dennis, A., Business Data Communications and Networking, 11 th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN : 978-1-118-21528-9 Text book URL www.wiley.com/college/fitzgerald Optional Text Kurose, J. & Ross K. (2007). Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 4 th Ed. Addison-Wesley (ISBN 0-321-49770-8) Additional Readings: Case 1: Chandrasekhar, R. & Haggerty N. (2008), Security Breach at TJX, Ivey Case Studies, 9B08E003. Case 2: McFarlan, F. W. & Austin, R. D. (2005), CareGroup, Harvard Business School Case Studies, 9-303-097. You may purchase these two cases from Harvard Business Publishing online at http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu. The instructor will also put a copy in the library for reservation. 1
Course Objectives A practical understanding of the technical concepts and principles used in the design and implementation of data communications systems. Students who work hard and participate actively in this course will be able to: Explain basic telecommunications technology concepts, architectures, standards, protocols, and terminology Compare telecommunications architectures, standards, and protocols Choose between various telecommunications architectures, standards, and protocols Implement a simple local area network for an imagined organization Team Selection Students are responsible for forming teams. The number of team members will be announced in the class. You can choose the same team for all projects or different teams for each project. If you have difficulty finding a team please let the instructor know right away. Marking Scheme Assignment 1: LAN Evaluation Project (team) 20% Assignment 2: Server Configuration Project (team) 10% Lab 1 and lab 2 (individual) 2% Participation 3% Case analysis for case 1 and 2 5% Midterm 25% Final 35% Additional information about the exams, assignments, and presentations will be provided in class. The scheduled dates for exams, assignments, etc. are subject to change, but all changes will be discussed in class. All students must take exams at the scheduled times except for emergencies. Assignments are due at the beginning of the class. Late assignments receive a penalty of 10% per day (starting with the first late minute). Assignments are designed to be learning tools; students should seek help from the instructor when unsure of how to proceed. The LAN evaluation project will require your team to work with a real company and evaluate their current computer network. When your project is complete there will be a class presentation. The server configuration project requires your team to configure a Windows-based network server with the appropriate security for users to access files. This includes creating users and configuring file system security. A small percentage of semester mark is based on your participation in classes. Mere attendance, however, does not count at all toward participation. Students have to contribute to class discussions, and other in-class activities to earn participation marks. 2
Academic Integrity It is critical to the reputation of the I.H. Asper School of Business and of our degrees that everyone associated with our faculty behaves with the highest academic integrity. As the faculty that helps create business and government leaders, we have a special obligation to ensure that our ethical standards are beyond reproach. Any dishonesty in our academic transactions violates this trust. Page 26 of the University of Manitoba General Calendar addresses the issue of academic dishonesty under the heading "Plagiarism and Cheating." Specifically, acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: using the exact words of a published or unpublished author without quotation marks and without referencing the source of these words duplicating a table, graph or diagram, in whole or in part, without referencing the source paraphrasing the conceptual framework, research design, interpretation, or any other ideas of another person, whether written or verbal (e.g., personal communications, ideas from a verbal presentation) without referencing the source copying the answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment providing answers to another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment taking any unauthorized materials into an examination or term test (crib notes) impersonating another student or allowing another person to impersonate oneself for the purpose of submitting academic work or writing any test or examination stealing or mutilating library materials accessing tests prior to the time and date of the sitting changing name or answer(s) on a test after that test has been graded and returned submitting the same paper or portions thereof for more than one assignment, without discussions with the instructors involved. Group Projects and Group Work Many courses in the I.H. Asper School of Business require group projects. Students should be aware that group projects are subject to the same rules regarding academic dishonesty. Because of the unique nature of group projects, all group members should exercise special care to ensure that the group project does not violate the policy on Academic Integrity. Should a violation occur, group members are jointly accountable unless the violation can be attributed to a specific individual(s). Some courses, while not requiring group projects, encourage students to work together in groups (or at least do not prohibit it) before submitting individual assignments. Students are encouraged to discuss this issue as it related to academic integrity with their instructor to avoid violating this policy. In the I.H. Asper School of Business, all suspected cases of academic dishonesty are passed to the Dean s office to ensure consistency of treatment. Tentative Class Schedule The class schedule is subject to change. All changes will be announced in the class and posted on Angle, please check Angle frequently for update. 3
Day of the week Date Lecture Topic Readings Exam /Assignments Thur Sept. 4 Course Introduction None Tues Sept. 9 Intro of data comm. Ch 1 Thur Sept. 11 Application architecture and Ch 2 numbering system Tues Sept. 16 Application layer Ch 2 Team List due Thur Sept. 18 Physical layer Ch 3 A1 posted Tues Sept. 23 Physical layer Ch 3 Thur Sept. 25 LAN Ch 6 Tues Sept. 30 Wireless LAN Ch 6 Thur Oct. 2 Transport layer Ch 7 A1 starts Tues Oct. 7 Network layer (IP Ch 5 Addressing) Thur Oct. 9 Network layer (IP Ch 5 Addressing) Tues Oct. 14 Network layer (routing) Ch 5 A2 posted Thur Oct. 16 Backbone network Ch 7 Tues Oct. 21 Midterm exam in class Midterm exam Thur Oct. 23 Data link layer A2 A2 starts Lab 1 and 2 posted Tues Oct. 28 Midterm Exam Review & Ch 4 Data link layer (continued) Thur Oct. 30 WAN & Internet Ch 8 and 9 Tues Nov. 4 Lab 1- Packet Analysis Lab 1 at the lab in Drake Thur Nov. 6 Network Security Ch 10 Lab 2 PGP encryption starts, do from home Tues Nov. 11 Network Management Ch 12 Nov. 12 This is a Wednesday The last day for Voluntary Withdrawal Thur Nov. 13 Case 1: Groupware Case 2: Security Breach at case analysis for case 1 and 2 due TJX Tues Nov. 18 To be arranged To be arranged Lab 2 due at 5:00pm Thur Nov. 20 Guest speaker To be arranged Tues Nov. 25 A1 presentation Thur Nov. 27 A1 presentation A1 final report and peer evaluation due Dec.2 Course summary and final A2 ends exam review TBA Final Exam Jan. 23 Deferred final exam: only with authorization of undergraduate program office; 6:30pm 8:30pm, place TBA 4
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