CIS9350 Syllabus Spring 2023

Baruch College Department of Computer Information Systems CIS 9350: Networks & Telecom Spring 2023 Instructor: Todd Rosen Email address: todd.rosen@baruch.cuny.edu Section: UTA-LEC: 26768 Meeting times: Thursday, 6:05 PM to 9:00 PM. - 01/25/2023-05/23/2023 Classroom: B - Vert 10-145 Mode of instruction: In Person Office hours: By appointment, preferably immediately before or after class. Course description and prerequisites: https://globalsearch.cuny.edu/CFGlobalSearchTool/CFSearchToolController? class_number_searched=MjY3Njg=&session_searched=MQ==&term_searched=MTIzM g==&inst_searched=QmFydWNoIENvbGxlZ2U= This course covers the fundamental principles of computer networking and telecommunications, including foundation communications concepts, network architectures and protocols, signaling and encoding, media, transmission techniques, local area networks, security, and management. Discussed are both the technical knowledge and the managerial considerations that are pertinent to understanding today's communications systems within the framework of business decision making. Key technical and managerial issues in the development of the telecommunications resource by organizations. The course covers technology (the underlying technology of information communications facilities, networking systems, and communications software), Our goal in this course is to cover breadth, not depth, emphasizing concepts and principles. While individual technologies become obsolete, the principles endure. This is not a vocational course that teaches you how to set up a network, though there are lab assignments which allow you to observe network communications. This course develops a sound understanding of the basic concepts underlying communications and networking, giving you the background to be able to learn the specifics of any communications technology or product on your own. Course content: We will cover the business and technologic factors that are driving the ever-increasing demand for networking facilities; basic concepts, the Internet, network models, the physical layer, encoding, multiplexing, media, packet switching, DSL and cable systems, error detection, data link control, Ethernet and Wi-Fi LANs, switches, VLANs, routers, and TCP/IP. Due to the interrelated nature of the material in the course, we may deviate at times from the order of topics as listed in the syllabus below. Required text: Panko and Panko, Business Data Networks and Security , 11 th Edition, Pearson, 2019, ISBN 9780134788425. Baruch college bookstore link: https://baruch.bncollege.com/shop/baruch/page/find-textbooks Required lab assignments: Lab assignments make use of industry-standard products and are delivered over the INFOSEC Learning platform. You can obtain an access code for Course ID: CVKSIQSOIT from the Baruch bookstore or from https://www.infoseclearning.com/ . When linking the labs to your instructor, use my Baruch email address: todd.rosen@baruch.cuny.edu. INFOSEC labs are due at 2:30 on the dates listed in the schedule below; there is a 25% penalty for each day that an assignment is late. Lab scores are manually copied from INFOSEC to CIS 9350 UTA-LEC 26768 - Syllabus Spring 2023 Version 1 page 1

Blackboard after the due date. There is also a Wireshark Assignment posted in the Assignments section of Blackboard; see syllabus for due date. Course website ( http://www.cuny.edu ) and email: The class website uses Blackboard; supported browsers are: Chrome 70+, Edge 79+, Firefox 60+ and Safari 12+ (Mac OS only). Newspaper articles, chapter materials such as slides, assignments, study guides, handouts, a list of errors in the text and other materials can be found on the website. I frequently post announcements on Blackboard as well. You should check our Blackboard site and your email on a daily basis . I will use it to notify you of newly published articles which you are to read, and for all advisories. CUNY Policy on Recording of Remote Classes: Please be advised that students who participate in this class with their camera on or use a profile image are agreeing to have their video or image recorded solely for the purpose of creating a record for students enrolled in the class to refer to, including those enrolled students who are unable to attend live. If you are unwilling to consent to have your profile or video image recorded, be sure to keep your camera off and do not use a profile image. Likewise, students who un-mute during class and participate orally are agreeing to have their voices recorded. If you are not willing to consent to have your voice recorded during class, you will need to keep your mute button activated and communicate exclusively using the "chat" feature, which allows students to type questions and comments live. Announcements Email will be used from my Baruch email address to communicate with the class. I will also post announcements on Blackboard. Due to issues I have had in the past with email, with every email I send I will ask for a confirmation that it was received. Announcements of Class Cancelations Some students posing as instructors have made announcements to classmates via email or through signs affixed to classroom doors. These announcements have indicated that a class in which an exam has been scheduled has been canceled. If I cancel a class, you will be notified via Baruch email (I will never use Gmail or any other account that a student could create in my name) and by posting an announcement on the Blackboard site. Student email: I will only respond to emails from CUNY email addresses; mail from personal email accounts will be ignored. Please check your email and the BlackBoard site on a daily basis. These tools will be used to notify you of assignments and of newly posted materials, and for all advisories. A word to the wise: This is a challenging course which covers a large quantity of material and introduces a large number of terms and concepts. In order to succeed in this course, you must become familiar with these terms and their usage. Do not attempt to memorize the material – the only way to do well in this course is to understand the material . That means reading the material before it is discussed in class, rereading it as many times as necessary until you understand it and asking yourself whether everything fits in with other things you have learned, and whether you can explain the material in a clear and succinct fashion. The lecture should be used as an opportunity to ask questions about material you have already familiarized yourself with. Lab Assignments should be started as soon as possible so that you have an opportunity to ask any relevant questions. I suggest that you form a study group to review the material with your fellow students. I also strongly recommend that you take notes during the lectures and as you study. Homework: You are to complete all Test Your Understanding questions in the sections covered in each chapter and the End-of-Chapter questions. Your answers should be in your own words ; verbatim CIS 9350 UTA-LEC 26768 - Syllabus Spring 2023 Version 1 page 2

among a number of questions. Exams are not cumulative. See Course Documents /Exams for exam study guides. Electronic devices may not be used during an exam; you may not leave the room for any reason during an exam. BBA Learning Goals, Assurance of Learning, and Course Mapping 1. BBA Learning Goals Analytical Skills Students will possess the analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate issues faced in business and professional careers. Technological Skills Students will possess the necessary technological skills to analyze problems, develop solutions and convey information. Communication Skills: Oral Students will have the necessary oral communication skills to convey ideas and information effectively and persuasively. Communication Skills: Written Students will have the necessary written communication skills to convey ideas and information effectively and persuasively. Civic Awareness and Ethical Decision-Making Students will have the knowledge base and analytical skill to guide them when faced with ethical dilemmas in business. Students will have an awareness of political, civic and public policy issues affecting business. Global Awareness Students will know how differences in perspectives and cultures affect business practices around the world. 2. Assurance of Learning BBA LEARNING GOALS Significant Part of Course Moderate Part of Course Minimal Part of Course Not Part of Course Analytical Skills ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ Technological Skills ☒ ☐ ☐ ☐ Communication Skills: Oral ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ Communication Skills: Written ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ Civic Awareness and Ethical Decision-Making ☐ ☒ ☐ ☐ Global Awareness ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐ 3. Course Mapping Assignments Course Learning Goals BBA Learning Goals Lectures . Discuss the role and importance of computer networks in business, the TCP/IP protocol stack, wired and wireless LANs and wide- area networking. Understand Understand the technology components utilized in modern computer networks  Analytical Skills  Technological Skills  Communication Skills: Written CIS 9350 UTA-LEC 26768 - Syllabus Spring 2023 Version 1 page 4

the role of the network manager and network management tools and protocols. Readings . Textbook chapters (with case studies) and online articles. Be aware of current and recent issues related to computer networks.  Analytical Skills  Civic Awareness and Ethical Decision-Making First Exam . Exam consisting of a variety of question types (True/false, multiple choice, matching, fill-in-blank, written answers) covering discussions, readings and PowerPoint presentations from classes 1 to 9. Demonstrate an under- standing of networks concepts and terminology, network standards and network design and management.  Analytical Skills  Technological Skills  Communication Skills: Written Midterm Exam . Exam consisting of a variety of question types (True/false, multiple choice, matching, fill- in-blank, written answers) covering discussions, readings and PowerPoint presentations from classes 10 to 14. Demonstrate an under- standing of wired and wireless LANs.  Analytical Skills  Technological Skills  Communication Skills: Written Final Exam . Exam consisting of a variety of question types (True/false, multiple choice, matching, fill-in-blank, written answers and problems to be worked) covering discussions, readings, an in- class Wireshark demonstration and PowerPoint presentations from classes 15 to 28. Demonstrate an under- standing of advanced wireless LAN, TCP/IP and wide-area networking and related protocols.  Analytical Skills  Technological Skills  Communication Skills: Written Labs . Several lab assignments in which students will explore network parameters, protocols and performance. Discover the settings used for various crucial network parameters. Experience actual operation of the TCP/IP protocols.  Analytical Skills  Technological Skills  Communication Skills: Written Academic integrity: Baruch College's policy on Academic Honesty states, in part: "Academic dishonesty is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Cheating, forgery, plagiarism and collusion in dishonest acts undermine the college's educational mission and the students' personal and intellectual growth. Baruch students are expected to bear individual responsibility for their work, to learn the rules and definitions that underlie the practice of academic integrity, and to uphold its ideals. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable excuse for disobeying them. Any student who attempts to compromise or devalue the academic process will be sanctioned." Additional information and definitions can be found at: http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html CIS 9350 UTA-LEC 26768 - Syllabus Spring 2023 Version 1 page 5

Week Date Topic Assignments – Do all reading prior to class meeting 16 May 11 TCP/IP Internetworking II, cont. Carrier Wide Area Networking Lab: Implementing TCP/IP Protocols- Other Key Protocols Lab: Implementing NAT and Allowing Remote Access Read Chapter 10. Subnet Addressing, ARP and NAT Practice Exercises due ( see Course Documents/Review Exercises subfolder on Blackboard). 17 May 18 TENTATIVE FINAL EXAM https:// enrollmentmanagement.baruch.cun y.edu/registrar/final-exams/ Supplementary references: These books are either available for loan or are on reserve in the library and can be optionally used to explore topics in more detail: Bates, Regis, Voice and Data Communications Handbook , 5 th Ed., McGraw-Hill, TK5105 .B395 2007 Comer, Douglas, Computer Networks and Internets , 4 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK5105.5 .C5897 2004 Comer, Douglas E., Computer Networks and Internets , 5 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK5105.5 .C5897 2009 Comer, Douglas, The Internet Book , Prentice-Hall, 3 rd Ed., TK5105.875.I57 C65 2000 Dean, Tamara, Guide to Telecommunications Technology , Thomson Course Technology, TK5101 .D43 2003 Dodd, A., The Essential Guide to Telecommunications , 4 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK 5101 .D54 2005 Dumas and Schwartz, Principles of Computer Networks and Communications , Pearson Prentice Hall, TK5105.5 .D8925 2009 Forouzan B., Data Communications and Networking , 4 th Ed., McGraw-Hill, TK 5105 .F6617 2007 Goldman, James, Applied Data Communications , 4 th Ed., Wiley, HF 5548.33 .G65 2004 Goleniewski, Lillian, Telecommunications Essentials , 2 nd Ed., Addison Wesley, TK5101 .G598 2007 Kurose and Ross, Computer Networking , 3 rd Ed., Pearson Addison-Wesley, TK5105.875.157 K88 2010 Shay, William. Understanding Data Communications and Networks , 3 rd Ed., Brooks/Cole Publishing, TK5105 .S49 2004 Stallings, William, Data Communications , 7 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK5105 .S73 2003 Stallings, William, Data Communications , 9 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK5105 .S73 2011 Stallings and Case, Business Data Communications , 7 th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, HF 5548.2 .S7728 2013 Tanenbaum, Andrew, Computer Networks , 4 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK 5105.5 .T36 2003 Tanenbaum, Andrew, Computer Networks , 5 th Ed., Prentice-Hall, TK 5105.5 .T36 2011 CIS 9350 UTA-LEC 26768 - Syllabus Spring 2023 Version 1 page 7