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
---------------------------------------- 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.