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Week, TCOs, and Topics |
Readings and Class Preparation |
Activities and Assignments |
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Week 1TCOs A and B Introduction and the Application Layer |
Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Communications Chapter 2: Application Layer Appendix C: IP Telephony |
Textbook Questions and Mini Cases Graded Discussion Questions Quiz |
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Week 2TCOs B and C Physical Layer and LANs |
Chapter 3: Physical Layer Chapter 6: Local Area Networks |
Textbook Questions and Mini Cases
Supplemental Textbook Questions (ungraded) Graded Discussion Questions iLab – ITGuru Introduction (ungraded) You Decide Activity Quiz |
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Week 3TCO B The Data Link Layer |
Chapter 4: Data Link Layer |
Textbook Questions and Mini CasesSupplemental Textbook Questions (ungraded)Graded Discussion QuestionsQuiz |
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Week 4TCO B Network and Transport Layers |
Chapter 5: Network and Transport Types |
Textbook Questions and Mini CasesGraded Discussion Questions
iLab – Office Network Expansion |
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Week 5TCO C Backbone and Wireless Networks |
Chapter 7: Wireless Local Area Networks Chapter 8: Backbone Networks |
Textbook Questions and Mini CasesSupplemental Textbook QuestionsGraded Discussion Questions
iLab – LAN Modeling |
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Week 6TCOs C and D WANs, MANs, and the Internet |
Chapter 9: Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks Chapter 10: The Internet |
Textbook Questions and Mini CasesGraded Discussion Questions
iLab – Web Report |
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Week 7TCOs E, F, and G Network Design, Management, and Security |
Chapter 11: Network Security Chapter 12: Network Design Chapter 13: Network Management |
Textbook Questions and Mini CasesGraded Discussion Questions
Quiz covering Chapters 11, 12, and 13 |
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Week 8All TCOs |
Final Exam |
