CIS456 - Fall 2005 Friday Evening 6pm-9:05pm
Location: Kupfrian Hall room 118
CIS 456 - Open
Systems Networking (3-0-3)
Prerequisite: CIS 114. An introduction to internetworking, including an
in-depth study of the architecture of network interconnections, the internet
services, and the protocols needed to provide these services. Topics include:
architecture of interconnected networks, internet addresses and the address
resolution problem, internet protocols, the domain name system, the socket
interface, the client-server model of interaction, the OSI transport and
application support protocols, and the TCP/IP application protocols.
The lesson plan and text book chapter reference is located here cis456_syl.html
Text: The text used in the course is "Internetworking with TCP/IP Principles, Protocols, and Architectures" Volume 1, Forth Edition by Douglas E. Comer, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-018380-6. Please read the chapters in the book as specified in class and the syllabus located above.
Assessment and Grading Criteria:
Grades will be based on quizzes, two projects, extra credit, midterm and a final. There will be a minimum of 5 quizzes and a maximum of 8 quizzes. Quizzes will be based on material covered since the previous quiz. The typical quiz is a surprise quiz and is expected to take 10-15 minutes. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. The midterm and final will take approximately 1-2 hours each. Calculators are not permitted. Other: Please review “and”ing, “or”ing, binary and hexadecimal and make sure you can convert to and from decimal. You should be able to do an individual programming assignment in the programming language of your choice. No group projects.
Grading Policy:
Quizzes: 25%
Midterm: 25%
Final: 25%
Project #1: 10%
Project #2: 15%
Attendance will be taken in the event a quiz is not given. Quizzes not taken due to absenteeism can be made up by it being considered the lowest grade being dropped or by doing an extra credit assignment to be announced in the 2nd half of the course. If you need to be absent when an exam is given, please arrange with me prior to the exam.
Office Hours and Contact Information: If you wish to send email to me, please send to pt@adm.njit.edu and put "CIS456" in the subject line. Office Hours: Friday 5pm-6pm or by appointment. It is recommended that you make an appointment with me. Location: Room 105 Cullimore Hall. Phone: 973-596-2908.
Additional Materials: Slides for CIS456 are available in self extracting zip format at http://www.cis.njit.edu/~cis456/protected/ppt-slides/cis456.exe I recommend you print them out 3 per page and take notes on the slides.
Important Dates: This page will be updated as the semester continues. Check for updates at least once a week.
First day of Class: September 2, 2005
Midterm is on October 21, 2005. Includes material from lessons 1-13
Last day to withdraw from class: November 2, 2005
Thanksgiving Recess: November 24-27. No class.
Extra Credit: TBA Due December 2, 2005
Project # 2: Project # 2 is located here is Due December 9, 2005 http://web.njit.edu/~pt/cis456/cis456_project2_fall2005.html
Last day of this course: December 9, 2005
Final Exam: December 16, 2005 at 6pm.
Academic Honor Code: The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld. Any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students. Please see me if you are having trouble completing an assignment. Copying someone else’s work is not acceptable. The Honor Code is available at: http://www.njit.edu/academics/honorcode.php