ITEC350 Introduction to Computer Networking

Date

Class Note

Cisco Networking Academy

Note

Week 1

 

Mon, Jan 17

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Note: Classes NOT in session

 

 

Tue, Jan 18

 

 

 

Wed, Jan 19

Syllabus, Pretest

 

 

Thr, Jan 20

 

 

 

Fri, Jan 21

Lecture 1 Overview of Computer Networks and Service

 

 

Week 2

 

Mon, Jan 24

Continue Lecture 1

 

 

Tue, Jan 25

 

 

 

Wed, Jan 26

Continue Lecture 1

 

 

Thr, Jan 27

 

 

 

Fri, Jan 28

Continue Lecture 1

 

 

Week 3

 

Mon, Jan 31

Continue Lecture 1

Reading Assignment for Modules 1 and 2:

Due - 11:59pm on 2/6 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Feb 1

 

 

 

Wed, Feb 2

Lecture 2 Applications and Layered Architecture

 

 

Thr, Feb 3

 

 

 

Fri, Feb 4

Continue Lecture 2

 

 

Week 4

 

Mon, Feb 7

Continue Lecture 2

Reading Assignment for Module 3 & Module Group exam for Modules 1-3:

Due - 11:59pm on 2/13 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Feb 8

 

 

 

Wed, Feb 9

Continue Lecture 2

 

 

Thr, Feb 10

 

 

 

Fri, Feb 11

Continue Lecture 2

Lecture 2-1 DNS

 

 

Week 5

 

Mon, Feb 14

Continue Lecture 2

Lecture 2-2 IP Addressing and Subnetting

Reading Assignment for Modules 4 and 5:

Due - 11:59pm on 2/20 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Feb 15

 

 

 

Wed, Feb 16

Continue Lecture 2

Lecture 2-2 IP Addressing and Subnetting

 

 

Thr, Feb 17

 

 

 

Fri, Feb 18

Packet Tracer: Hands-on

 

 

Week 6

 

Mon, Feb 21

Homework 1 Traditional IP addressing & subnetting [Solution]

[Due] 11:59 pm on 2/27, Sunday

 

Packet Tracer: Hands-on

Homework-Activity 1Cisco Lab 2.3.7

Download this packet tracer file to complete this lab: 2.3.7 Packet Tracer

Please submit your completed packet tracer file to the Assignments submission folder named Activity 1 in D2L by 11:59pm on 3/4, Friday

Reading Assignment for Modules 6 and 7 & Module Group exam for Modules 4-7:

Due - 11:59pm on 2/27 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Feb 22

 

 

 

Wed, Feb 23

Continue Lecture 2

(VLSM)

 

 

Thr, Feb 24

 

 

 

Fri, Feb 25

Continue Lecture 2

(VLSM)

 

Due of Homework 1

 

Homework 2 VLSM [Solution]

[Due] 9:00 am on 3/2, Wednesday

 

 

Week 7

 

Mon, Feb 28

Continue Lecture 2

 

Lecture 3 Digital Transmission Fundamentals

Reading Assignment for Modules 8 and 9:

Due - 11:59pm on 3/6 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Mar 1

 

 

 

Wed, Mar 2

Q & A session on the Midterm Exam

 

Due of Homework 2

 

 

Thr, Mar 3

 

 

 

Fri, Mar 4

Midterm Exam

Study Guide

Sample Exam

 

 

Week 8

 

Mon, Mar 7

Spring Break

Reading Assignment for Module 10 & Module Group exam for Modules 8-10:

Due - 11:59pm on 3/13 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Mar 8

Spring Break

 

 

Wed, Mar 9

Spring Break

 

 

Thr, Mar 10

Spring Break

 

 

Fri, Mar 11

Spring Break

 

 

Week 9

 

Mon, Mar 14

Continue Lecture 3

Reading Assignment for Modules 11 and 12:

Due - 11:59pm on 3/20 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Mar 15

 

 

 

Wed, Mar 16

Continue Lecture 3

 

 

Thr, Mar 17

 

 

 

Fri, Mar 18

Continue Lecture 3

 

 

Week 10

 

Mon, Mar 21

Lecture 4 Peer-to-Peer Protocol and Data Link Layer: ARQ

Reading Assignment for Module 13 & Module Group exam for Modules 11-13:

Due - 11:59pm on 3/27 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Mar 22

 

 

 

Wed, Mar 23

Continue Lecture 4

 

 

Thr, Mar 24

 

 

 

Fri, Mar 25

Continue Lecture 4

 

 

Week 11

 

Mon, Mar 28

Lecture 5 Routing

Reading Assignment for Modules 14 and 15 & Module Group exam for Modules 14-15:

Due - 11:59pm on 4/3 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Mar 29

 

 

 

Wed, Mar 30

Continue Lecture 5

 

Packet Tracer Activity

Please download the following files and then open them on your laptop or PC.

1.Lab Guide

2.Packet Tracer File

 

Please complete the rest of the packet tracer activity and submit the completed packet tracer file to the Assignment submission folder in D2L.

[Due] April 8, 11:59pm

 

 

Thr, Mar 31

 

 

 

Fri, Apr 1

Continue Lecture 5

 

 

Week 12

 

Mon, Apr 4

Continue Lecture 5

Reading Assignment for Modules 16 and 17 & Module Group exam for Modules 16-17:

Due - 11:59pm on 4/10 (Sunday)

 

Tue, Apr 5

 

 

 

Wed, Apr 6

Continue Lecture 5

 

 

Thr, Apr 7

 

 

 

Fri, Apr 8

Lecture 6 IRP DHCP NAT Mobile IP

 

Due of Packet Tracer Activity

 

 

Week 13

 

Mon, Apr 11

Continue Lecture 6

 

 

Tue, Apr 12

 

 

 

Wed, Apr 13

Lecture 7 IPv6 Addresses

 

 

Thr, Apr 14

 

 

 

Fri, Apr 15

Lecture 8 Security Basics

 

 

Week 14

 

Mon, Apr 18

Continue Lecture 8

 

 

Tue, Apr 19

 

 

 

Wed, Apr 20

Online - Cisco Practice Final Exam

We will not meet in the class room.

 

 

Thr, Apr 21

 

 

 

Fri, Apr 22

Cisco Final Exam

 

Note: This online exam at www.netacad.com will be activated from 8am until 11:59pm on Friday, April 22.

Thus, please take it at your convenient time within the time window.

The exam will be found in the same place where you took the module group exams.

 

 

Week 15

 

Mon, Apr 25

Online - Cisco Practice Skills Exam

We will not meet in the class room.

 

 

Tue, Apr 26

 

 

 

Wed, Apr 27

Cisco Skills Exam 

Note: This online exam at www.netacad.com will be activated from 8am until 11:59pm on Wednesday, April 27.

Thus, please take it at your convenient time within the time window.

The exam will be found in the same place where you took the module group exams.

 

 

Thr, Apr 28

 

 

 

Fri, Apr 29

Q & A on your final exam

 

 

Week 16

Final Exam Week

Mon, May 2

 

 

 

Tue, May 3

 

 

 

Wed, May 4

Final Exam at 8AM

Study Guide

 

Note: This exam will be online in D2L, which needs a lockdown browser and a webcam. The exam will be shown in the Quizzes section in D2L.

 

 

Thr, May 5

 

 

 

Fri, May 6