ITEC 350: Introduction to Computer Networking – Fall 2011

 

Date

Class Note

Book Chapter and            other reading materials

Comment

Week 1

 

Mon, Aug 29

Syllabus, Pretest

 

 

Tue, Aug 30

 

 

 

Wed, Aug 31

Chapter 1 Communication Networks and Services

 

 

Thr, Sep 1

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 2

continue Chap 1

 

 

Week 2

 

Mon, Sep 5

Continue Chap 1

 

Chapter 2 Applications and Layer Architectures

 

 

Tue, Sep 6

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 7

continue Chap 2

¡¤         Domain Name System (DNS)

 

 

Thr, Sep 8

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 9

continue Chap 2

¡¤         continue DNS

 

 

Week 3

 

Mon, Sep 12

continue Chap2

 

 

Tue, Sep 13

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 14

continue Chap 2

¡¤         IP Addressing & Subnetting

 

 

Thr, Sep 15

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 16

continue Chap 2

¡¤         continue IP Addr & Subnetting

 

 

Week 4

 

Mon, Sep 19

continue Chap 2

¡¤         continue IP Addr & Subnetting

 

 

Tue, Sep 20

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 21

continue Chap 2

Homework 1

(Please submit your homework to a dropbox in D2L by 11:59pm on 9/28/2011)

 

Thr, Sep 22

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 23

continue Chap 2

 

 

Week 5

 

Mon, Sep 26

Chapter 3 Digital Transmission Fundamentals

 

 

Tue, Sep 27

 

 

 

Wed, Sep 28

continue Chap 3

 

 

Thr, Sep 29

 

 

 

Fri, Sep 30

continue Chap 3

 

 

Week 6

 

Mon, Oct 3

continue Chap 3

 

 

Tue, Oct 4

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 5

continue Chap 3

 

Chapter 5 Peer-to-Peer Protocols and Data Link Layer

 

 

Thr, Oct 6

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 7

continue Chap 5

 

 

Week 7

 

Mon, Oct 10

continue Chap 5

 

 

Tue, Oct 11

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 12

Q & A session

 

 

Thr, Oct 13

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 14

Midterm Exam

Study guideline

 

 

Week 8

 

Mon, Oct 17

continue Chap 5

 

 

Tue, Oct 18

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 19

Chapter 7 Packet-Switching Networks

 

 

Thr, Oct 20

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 21

continue Chap 7

 

 

Week 9

 

Mon, Oct 24

continue Chap 7

 

 

Tue, Oct 25

 

 

 

Wed, Oct 26

continue Chap 7

 

 

Thr, Oct 27

 

 

 

Fri, Oct 28

continue Chap 7

 

 

Week 10

 

Mon, Oct 31

continue Chap 7

Network Lab Assignment

(Due: 12 noon on Nov 30)

¡×  Project List

¡×  Lab Guide

¡×  Lab Report

¡×  Peer Evaluation

 

Tue, Nov 1

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 2

continue Chap 7

 

 

Thr, Nov 3

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 4

continue Chap 7

 

 

Week 11

 

Mon, Nov 7

Chapter 8 Communication Networks and Services

 

 

Tue, Nov 8

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 9

continue Chap 8

 

 

Thr, Nov 10

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 11

continue Chap 8

 

 

Week 12

 

Mon, Nov 14

continue Chap 8

 

 

Tue, Nov 15

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 16

continue Chap 8

 

 

Thr, Nov 17

 

 

 

Fri,  Nov 18

Security Basics

 

 

Week 13

Thanksgiving Break

Mon, Nov 21

 

 

 

Tue, Nov 22

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 23

 

 

 

Thr, Nov 24

 

 

 

Fri, Nov 25

 

 

 

Week 14

 

Mon, Nov 28

continue Security Basics

 

 

Tue, Nov 29

 

 

 

Wed, Nov 30

continue Security Basics

 

Writing a survey paper

(Submission due: 6pm on Dec 9; submit it to a dropbox in D2L)

 

 

Thr, Dec 1

 

 

 

Fri, Dec 2

Writing a survey paper

 

 

Week 15

 

Mon, Dec 5

Writing a survey paper

 

 

Tue, Dec 6

 

 

 

Wed, Dec 7

Writing a survey paper

 

 

Thr, Dec 8

 

 

 

Fri, Dec 9

Writing a survey paper

 

 

Week 16

Final Exam

Mon, Dec 12

Final Exam: 12:30~2:30PM

Study Guideline

 

 

Tue, Dec 13

 

 

 

Wed, Dec 14

 

 

 

Thr, Dec 15

 

 

 

Fri, Dec 16