Module One

Projected Schedule, Module 1
Date Face to Face Assignments
Week 1
17 Jan 		Class Overview
Chapter 1, Introduction
Part 1, Computer Networking Principles,
Protocols, and Practice 1st Edition
Note: Skip Part 1 'Services and Protocols.'
Online Portfolio Project
OSI and TCP Layered Models
Week 2
24 Jan 		Chapter 2, Application Layer
Part 2, Computer Networking Principles,
Protocols, and Practice 1st Edition 		Application Protocols & DNS
RS Web Hosting
Week 3
31 Jan 		Chapter 3, Physical Layer Network Media
Week 4
7 Feb 		Exam One (Chapters 1,2, and 3 plus
Parts 1 and 2. plus Assignments)
Module One Assignments Due 		Make sure your portfolio is registered
Prepare for Module Two.
Possible project or reading...

Our first module provides an overview of both layered communicaiton models and data communication. The overview includes a brief examination of communication standards, architectures, and concepts. The module includes an examination of both the OSI Model's top and the bottom layers i.e. the Application and the Physical Layers.

For each module, assignments are due the same day as the module exam. That is, assignments should be posted online no later than the exam day.

Chapter Summaries

  • Intro Class
  • Introduction Text
  • Concepts
  • Physical

    • Note
    Exams based on chapter contents, assignments, and class lectures.

    Note also
    Textbook publisher's slides available online.