Course Description

Course Materials

Understanding Local Area Networks, 5e by Neil Jenkins and Stan Schatt SAMS Publishing 201 West 103rd Street Indianapolis, IN 46290 Copyright 1995 ISBN 0-672-30840-1

Access to the INTERNET

e-mail address

What to Expect From This Course

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the major local area network topologies
• Describe the International Standards Organization(ISO)/
• Open Systems Interconnection(OSI) reference model
• Identify the various public and vendor networks
• Explicate the components of the physical layer
• Describe protocols, and the data link layer
• Design a local area network and provide a feasibility study based on user requirements
• Develop a justification for a local area network

Evaluations

A final project will be due at the end of the quarter. The project is described in Unit 11. You should work on the project as you progress through the course. Each unit (2-11) includes a Project Considerations section which relates the unit material with the final project. The student is advised to read the project after reading the syllabus and to refer to it often during the course.

Regardless of the total of assignment grades, a project MUST be submitted. A grade of "F" will be recorded for any student who does not submit a completed project.

When submitting an assignment, start with the following information. Any assignment not including this information at the start of the message will receive a grade of "0".

Be sure to use a spell checker, and college-level grammar. If you do not receive notification of your assignment grade within 7 days, contact your instructor.

Grading Policy

GRADING SCALE
A	1000 - 900 pts.
B	899 - 800 pts.
C	799 - 700 pts.
D	699 - 600 pts.
F	599 - 0 pts.

Grades are submitted to the Records Office immediately after the last week of the quarter. Take special note of the deadline dates for assignments and the project on the Course Information page. These dates are firm and apply to all students. Exceptions can only be made with official medical documentation.

Satisfactory/Fail(S/F) Grade Option

1. The student must request it prior to midquarter via e-mail.
2. A written statement sent to the student and returned to the instructor within 7 days of the instructors e-mail assent to the request, must be signed and returned to the instructor.
3. The student must have achieved the equivalent of a grade of "C" or better in the course to receive a Satisfactory(S) grade. The grade of "C" or better must also include the completed Project grade. If the total grade, Project included, is valued at a "D" or less, the final grade will be an "F". The student should be aware that some schools do not honor a grade of "S" when a student transfers.
4. Once an S/F grade has been registered with the Records Office, it cannot be changed.
5. An "S" grade will not be computed in the GPA; the "F" grade will be used in computing the GPA.

Incomplete Policy

In order to request an incomplete grade, you must obtain permission from the instructor, satisfy minimum completion requirements, and sign an incomplete contract. A minimum amount of completed work may be required to request an Incomplete grade. Contact the instructor if you are interested in receiving an incomplete grade. You should be aware that an "I" grade on a transcript may be interpreted by other colleges as an "F". If you do not complete the remaining coursework by the deadline specified in the incomplete contract, then you still receive an "F".

An "I" grade will be given only when all the following conditions are met:

1. The student must request it prior to the last two weeks of the end of the quarter via e-mail. The instructor must agree to the request.
2. A contract must be filled out and signed, indicating work to be completed, the grade to be recorded, and the completion date. The instructor will send the contract to the student, who must sign it and return it within 7 days.
3. The student must have completed at least one-half of the course requirements by the end of the quarter with a grade of "C" or better.
4. All incomplete work must be completed by the contracted date.

Exceptions to the above may be made by special arrangements with the instructor. Students should be aware that an "I" grade left on a transcript may be interpreted by other colleges as an "F". It may also affect other aspects of a student's college experience, such as financial aid.

Withdrawal Policy

If you chose to withdraw from the course you may do so without your instructor's permission according to the College Policy, which is no later than 8 days after midquarter. Check with registration and records for the exact deadline or see the Course Information page for this course. If you decide to withdraw from the course after that date, you may withdraw with the instructor's permission until the end of the quarter. The instructor must sign a withdrawal form. Once the quarter of registration is over, no withdrawal(W) is permitted.

Plagiarism Policy

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