EST 320 Communication Technology Systems

Syllabus for Spring 2018

Professor: Suzana Brown

Classes:T/Th, 14:00 – 15:20, Academic building

OfficeHours:M/W9:00-11:00 orby appointment, Academic building B310

Website:

Class Objectives:

  • The main objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive introduction to digital networks with an emphasis on the Internet.
  • This course will introduce students to the key concepts and an understanding of how modern networks work, centering on a top down approach to the major layers of network protocols starting with the application layer. The evolution of ICT and the internet in Korea is also reviewed.
  • The class is designed for those who will manage and use future generations of networks, rather than computer science and engineering majors and does not require advanced mathematics or computer programming background.
  • A working assumption is that those who manage the next generation of global digital networks will need to understand the technical underpinnings and origins of the internet, and the context in which it arose.

ASSIGNED READINGS

Textbook: Kurose, James F. and Keith W. Ross, “Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach”, Sixth Edition, Pearson Education Limited, 2013. ISBN-10: 0132856204, ISBN-13: 9780132856201

Additional readings will be assigned a week prior to class.

STUDENT EVALUATION

  • Assignments (2) -20%
  • Quizzes (4) –30%%
  • Midterm Exam - 40%
  • Class participation – 10%

CITATIONS AND PLAGIARISM

  • Your sources must be cited in a standard and uniform bibliographic format. For this class the APA or IEEE citations format can be used.
  • Your research must conform to the university’s rules of ethics; this means:
  • Any material cut and pasted from the Internet, books, or articles must be identified as source material. You may use only short quotations of someone’s writing. Otherwise you must paraphrase, put in your own words, any longer passages from source material. Failure to meet these standards is grounds for a failing grade for the course.
  • Use of human subjects must be approved by SUNY Korea Institutional Review Board.

Attendance and Participation Policy

  • This is a required class and students are expected to attend every class. You are allowed one unexcused absence without penalty. Otherwise SUNY Korea attendance policy will be followed, so familiarize yourself with it and make sure to provide excuses to the TA before or shortly after you missed a class.
  • From SUNY Korea attendance policy:
  • If a student has over 20% unexcused absence, the student’s final course grade will be an ‘F’.For this class it means 7 (seven) unexcused absence of a student will lead to an F grade of the course.
  • Students should report the reason of absence to the instructor in advance, or immediately after the absence.
  • When a student excuses his/her absence, the student must provide documentation of the reason for the absence to the instructor.
  • The instructor of the course reserves the right to excuse absences.
  • The course instructor may excuse the absence if the submitted documentation fulfills the conditions below.
  • Extreme emergencies (e.g. death in the family).
  • Severe medical reasons with doctor’s note (Not a slight illness).
  • Very important events (e.g. national conference, official school event).

Term Schedule

The following is subject to change. Updates and changes will be announced in class and on the class web site as necessary. Except for the book all other readings will be uploaded on the class web site.

Only readings for the first week are presented in detail. Additional reading will be assigned thought out the semester, one week ahead, announced in class and posted on the website.

Date/week / Date / Readings
Week 1 / 2/27
3/1 No class / Course Overview and syllabus
Week 2 / 3/6
3/8 / Chapter 1: Computer Networks and the Internet
History of computer networking and the Internet in Korea
Additional material:
1.Kilnam Chon; Hyun Je Park; Jin Ho Hur; Kyungran Kang, "A history of computer networking and the internet in Korea [History of Communications]," Communications Magazine, IEEE, vol.51, no.2, pp.10-15, February 2013
2. Internet in Korea -
3. Chon, K., Park, H., Kang, K., & Lee, Y. (2005). A brief history of the Internet in Korea. Deajeon, South Korea. KAIST
Week 3 / 3/13
3/15 / Chapter 2: Application Layer
Week 4 / 3/20
3/22 / Chapter 2: Application Layer
Week 5 / 3/27
3/29 / Chapter 2: Application Layer
Week 6 / 4/3
4/5 / Chapter 3: Transport Layer
Week 7 / 4/10
4/12 / Chapter 4: The Network Layer
Week 8 / 4/17
4/19 / Chapter 5: The Link Layer
Week 9 / 4/24
4/26 / Chapter 5: The Link Layer
Week 10 / 5/1
5/3 No class / Midterm
Week 11 / 5/8
5/10 / Chapter 6: Wireless and Mobile Networks
Week 12 / 5/15
5/17 / Chapter 7: Multimedia Networking
Week 13 / 5/22 No class
5/24 / Special Lecture: IGC Campus Networks Administrator
Week 14 / 5/29
5/31 / Chapter 8: Security in Computer Networks
Guest lecture: Computer security expert
Week 15 / 6/5
6/7 / Internet Governance
Global Cyber-Security
Week 16 / 6/12 / Review