Instructor: Dr. Shaun D. Ramsey 
Email: sramsey2@washcoll.edu  (preferred contact method)
Phone: (410)810-7485 
Office: DUNN N102
Office Hours: MW 10:30, T 11:30


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CSI 470 - Computer Networks
Fall 2015
Website: http://shaunramsey.com/470
Classroom/Meetings: DUNN N103 Tu/Th 10:00am-11:15am
Text: Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach by Kurose/Ross

Tentative Exam Dates: 10/9, final during finals week
Grade Breakdown: Exams (30% each), Homework, Classwork, Quizzes (30% combined)
  Attendance and Participation (10%)


Overview and Advising: Computer Networks have become integral in
computing. From cell phones to laptops, network connectivity is ready
at the fingertips daily. This course covers the basics of each layer
in networks. From error detection, CRCs, subnets, and routing
algorithms all the way to top-level application development, this
course covers topics theoretical in the invention of networks as well
as the practical. Students should have a strong grasp of topics in CSI
250, with focus on binary and exponential mathematical skills.



Suggestions: Get into a group. You may point out programming errors
and discuss design with others, but all code must be of your own
creation. 


General Schedule:
Week 1 Network Intro and Applications
Week 2 Application Level Protocols
Week 3 Application Level Examples
Week 4 Demonstrations/programs, dig, nslookup
Week 5 Transport Layer overview
Week 6 Transport + Midterm
Week 7 Transport Layer / Flow/Congestion
Week 8 Network Layer 
Week 9 Network Layer - routing 
Week 10 Network Layer - subnets
Week 11 Link Layer
Week 12 Link Layer - Ethernet
Week 13 Physical Layers
Week 14 Putting it all together/review


Attendance: Attendance is mandatory in this course. On your sixth
absence, you automatically fail the course. As a matter of courtesy,
you are expected to notify Dr.  Ramsey before class describing the
reason of your absence. You must be present on the day of an exam or
you will receive a 0. There is no distinction between excused and
unexcused absences. It is quite likely that I will email you to
discuss the reasons you have missed the class, but it is ultimately
your duty to keep track of your absences and to contact me. Missing a
class may result in missed classwork and/or quizzes. There are no
make-up quizzes or classwork. It is your responsibility to obtain
assigned homework, announcements and class notes from a
classmate. Coming late to class will also count against you. In this
case, every two late arrivals (lates) count as an absence. Thus you
fail the course with 12 lates or 6 absences or any mix of the two that
add up to 6. Examples are: 2 lates and 5 absences, 4 lates and 4
absences, 6 lates and 3 absences, and so on.

Accommodations: If you have an accommodation that has been reported to
the college, please let me know as soon as possible so I can work to
meet your accommodation. You must notify me of any necessary
accommodation at least two weeks prior to the requirement.

Academic Honesty: You are always subject to the Honor Code of
Washington College.  Always sign the honor code on materials that you
hand in (including homework and exams). All work must be your own.
Exams: The final exam will be administered during its scheduled slot
during final exam week. An absence on the day of the exam will result
in a grade of 0. Except in cases of very extreme emergency, exams must
be taken on the day the exam is given. Before a make-up test is
scheduled, documentation of the extreme emergency must be
given. Make-up exams for tests missed due to an extreme emergency will
be arranged for a time that is mutually convenient for the student and
Dr. Ramsey.