IST 220

Information Sciences and Technologies 220

Section 2 Networking and Telecommunications

Spring 2005

Objectives:

Digitizing Data.
Chapter 2 Notes
Chapter 3 Notes.
Chapter 4 Notes.
Chapter 5 Notes:
Chapter 6 Notes:

1.	To gain an appreciation of telecommunications history
2.	To understand the available options for both conducted and unbounded communications media
3.	To be able to select an appropriate communications media for specific applications
4.	To understand the basic characteristics of transmitted data
5.	To understand sources of transmission errors along with prevalent error detection and correction techniques
6.	To understand important industry interfaces and standards
7.	To be familiar with important common carriers and typical services
8.	To be able to select appropriate carriers and services for specific applications
9.	To understand the applications, hardware, software, and relevant standards of local area networking, including the OSI reference model
10.	To understand the applications, hardware, software, and relevant standards of wide area networking
11.	To be able to select appropriate networking technologies for specific applications
12.	To understand the important issues of network management, security, and recovery
13.	To understand the major communications topologies, protocols, and devices
14.	To be able to select appropriate networking security and recovery technologies for specific applications
15.	To foster communications, interpersonal, and group interaction skills through appropriate collaborative and active learning projects and experiences

Required Text:

Business Data Communications, 6th Edition

David A. Stamper

Tests and Assignments:

3 Tests	300 pts (100 pts each)	Schedule of Test dates: Test 1: Test 2: Test 3: NOTE: Exact dates may be changed in class
5 Quizzes	200 pts. (40 pts each)	Schedule of Quiz dates will be announced later: NOTE: Exact dates may be changed in class
5 Class Presentations and/or Group Projects	200 pts. (40 pts each)	For each class presentation, the student will be given a major topic and, in some instances, a list of sub topics to be covered. Criteria for class presentations (and projects presented in class): You must type a paper, 3-5 pages, and include at least 3 references/links, to be submitted to me two classes prior to the presentation date. DO NOT give me printed copies of your "slide show" or downloaded printed pages. Downloaded pictures, diagrams, or tables in support of what you have typed are acceptable. Your class presentation must utilize Power Point (or some other computer presentation package). You may include other instructional aids: handouts, examples, etc. . You must sufficiently cover the topic, and in some instances, the list of sub topics. Presentations will be 5 - 8 minutes in length (unless you can convince me otherwise prior to the presentation date). Grading of presentations/projects will be based on: 20% - Professionalism of the presentation, to include: - eye contact with, and speaking to, the audience. - speaking clearly and convincingly. - appropriate appearance, language, and mannerism. 40% - Convincing me that you are sufficiently knowledgeable about the topic: - being able to correctly answer questions on the topic, - talking knowledgeably about the subject, not reading from the screen, cards, etc. 40% - Fulfilling the "Criteria for class presentations" listed above.
Final Exam	300 pts.	May ??, 2005 NOTE: The exact date will be determined later.
Attendance and Class Participation	50 pts.	These extra points will be forfeited when the student misses 150 or more minutes of class. All, or a portion, of these extra points will be forfeited if the student exhibits recurring lateness and/or is unprepared for class.

Grading:

All your points will be added, then a letter grade will be assigned according to the table below:

A	1000 - 930
A-	929 - 900
B+	899 - 880
B	879 - 830
B-	829 - 800
C+	799 - 780
C	779 - 700
D	699 - 600
F	599 - 0

Special Notes

Note:	No make-up tests or quizzes will be given without prior notification of your inability to attend class. You can either call me at (570) 963-2560, e-mail me at b84@psu.edu, or visit me in Room 212, Dawson Building.
Note:	Attendance is mandatory. I also strongly believe a student should be an active learner in class: arriving on time, participating often, and asking questions. To this end, 50 extra points may be given to the student for perfect (or Near perfect) attendance. Near perfect attendance is defined by missing no more than 150 minutes of class time.
Note:	Any form of Academic Dishonesty will result in a failing grade for the course. This includes, but is not limited to, copying and/or submitting another student's presentation/homework assignments or copying (or attempting to copy) another student's work during a test or quiz.
Note:	This syllabus is a guideline only, and may be changed during the semester.

Academic Integrity:

All students are expected to act with civility, personal integrity; respect other students' dignity, rights and property; and help create and maintain an environment in which all can succeed through the fruits of their own efforts. An environment of academic integrity is requisite to respect for self and others and a civil community.

Academic integrity includes a commitment to not engage in or tolerate acts of falsification, misrepresentation or deception. Such acts of dishonesty include cheating or copying, plagiarizing, submitting another persons' work as one's own, using Internet sources without citation, fabricating field data or citations, "ghosting" (taking of having another student take an exam), stealing examinations, tampering with the academic work of another student, facilitating other students' act of academic dishonesty, etc.

Academic dishonesty violates the fundamental ethical principles of the University community and compromises the worth of work completed by others. A student should avoid academic dishonesty when preparing work for any class. If charged with academic dishonesty, students will receive written or oral notice of the charge by the instructor. Students who contest the chare should first seek resolution through discussion with the faculty member or the campus Director of Academic Affairs. If the matter is not resolved, the student may request a hearing with the Commonwealth College Committee on Academic Integrity at the campus.

Sanctions for breaches of academic integrity may range (depending o the severity of the offense) from F for the assignment to F for the course. In severe cases of academic dishonesty, including, but not limited to stealing or "ghosting" an exam, students may receive a grade of XF, a formal University disciplinary sanction that indicates on the student's transcript that failure in the course was due to a serious act of academic dishonesty. The University's statement on Academic Integrity from which the above statement was drawn is available at: www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/G-9.html

Disability statetment:

"The Pennsylvania State University is committed to providing access to a quality education for all students, including those with documented disabilities. If a student has a disability and wants to request an accommodation for a course, it is the responsibility of the student to first obtain a University accommodation letter confirming the disability and
suggesting appropriate remedies. This letter can be obtained from the Penn State Office for Disability Services or the campus Disability Contact Liaisons. The contact person for physical disabilities at Penn State Worthington Scranton is Tara Morgan Modeski (SLC 12, Phone - 963.2681, Email -
txm266@psu.edu). For all other disabilities see Marisa Yarnes (SLC 11, 963.2686, mxy16@psu.edu). It is encouraged that students request their accommodation needs early in the semester, and once identified, a reasonable accommodation will be implemented in a timely manner. Students may also access the web site for the Office of Disability Services at University Park: www.lions.psu.edu/ods/