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S Y L L A B U S
I. Course Description:
This course is designed to train students from the perspective of the LAN
manager or consultant whose responsibilities include LAN wiring, installation,
testing, and optimization. The focus is on responsibilities and strategies,
which range from evaluating, selecting and installing LAN hardware and software
to trouble shooting installation problems. The course will cover the most
popular LAN hardware and software to help prepare students for any LAN environment.
This course will provide up-to-date coverage and anticipate emerging technologies.
II. Instructional Materials:
| Class Text: |
The Complete Data Cabling Installers Certification
Brent Wright & Don Ritchey (Prentice Hall)
ISBN: 0-13-098045-5 |
Non-required text:
(suggested reading)
Get a Grip on Network Cabling
Frank J. Derfler, Jr., and Les Freed (Ziff-Davis Press)
ISBN: 1-56276-057-2 |
| Materials: |
(1) Lab materials list
(to be given out first week of class)
(2) Flash Drive (128MB minimum)
(1) Notebook to organize and maintain handouts, notes,
exams, and lab work. |
III. Course Objectives:
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Students will be introduced to LAN technology and gain a solid
technical foundation for understanding how LANs work. |
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| B. |
Students will learn the criterion for evaluating network layouts
and choosing hardware components that can be integrated to form
a system. |
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| C. |
Students will be able to compare and contrast the most common
protocols that are associated with LANs such as TCP/IP, IPX/SPX,
and NetBEUI. |
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| D. |
Students will be able to explain the relationship between the
common LAN protocols and the Open Systems Interconnect (OSI)
seven-layer networking model. |
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| E. |
Students will gain an in-depth knowledge and practical experience
with the more common LAN wiring topologies including ARCnet, 10Base5
Thick-Ethernet, 10Base2 Thin-Ethernet, 10Base-T 100Base-TX 1000Base-T
Twisted-pair Ethernet, IBM Token Ring, FDDI, and Parallel Port/Serial
Port connections. |
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| F. |
Students will study repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, routers, and
gateway connections to Wide Area Networks (WANs) and the interconnection
between LANs and WANs. |
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| G. |
Students will compare and contrast current mainstream LAN/WAN technologies
with several important, but less commonly used technologies. |
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| H. |
Students will discuss the newer emerging LAN technologies. |
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IV. Attendance:
Class and Lab attendance is mandatory. Absences
totaling two class weeks is considered excessive and is grounds for being
dropped (Three lates are considered and absence.) No make-up
tests will be given except in emergency situations.
Students requesting disability accommodations or other information
are encouraged to contact the office of Special Populations, 218 Harvin
Center, (361)698-1298.
V. Examination & Grading Policy:
| Exam #1 - Essentials, Media, Topologies, & Access |
25% |
| Exam #2 - ARCnet, Ethernet, & Token Ring |
25% |
| Exam #3 - Final Exam |
25% |
| Lab Projects & Class Attendance/Participation |
25% |
| Individual/Group Term Projects |
extra credit |
NOTE: If you have any
questions about the content or grading of this course, please ask them
in class or during my office hours.
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