EAST WEST UNIVERSITY

Department of Business Administration

Course Section Instructor Phone E-Mail Office Class Hrs. : Networking and Operating Systems Course Code :1 Semester : MIS 404 : Summer 2012

: Ashis Talukder, Assistant Professor, Department of MIS, Dhaka University : 01713 00 65 79 : titu82@yahoo.com : 308 : Sun (08:30 ~ 10:00) Tues (08:30 ~ 10:00)

Text(s): 1. William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, McGraw Hill Publications 2. B. A. Forouzan, Data Communications and Networking, McGraw Hill Publications 2. CCNA Course materials

Course Objectives and Outcomes: The main objective of this course is to provide students with the background to design, implement, and use of Computer Network. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to configure simple LAN and Router with details knowledge of Computer Network.

Evaluation: Attendance Class Participation Quiz Mid Term - 1 Mid Term - 2 Final Exam

Grading Policy: :05% :05% :10% :20% :20% :30%

1 A+ 97 - 100 B+ 83 - 86 C+ 73 - 76 D+ 63 - 66 A 90 - 96 B 80 - 82 C 70 - 72 D 60 - 62 A87 - 89 B77 - 79 C67 - 69 F below 60

Assignment Presentation

:05% :05%

Attendance & Class Participation:

It is important to attend all classes for getting credit towards attendance (05%) & class participation (05%) points. In each class, attendance will be recorded and very often, opportunity for active participation will be provided for students during class time. Such participation opportunities will be both voluntary and mandatory.

Quizzes:
Throughout the semester, a total of 3-4 quizzes will be taken. Students will be evaluated on the average of best 3 quizzes. Quiz dates, question types and other details will be announced in the classes well in advance. There will be absolutely no make up of quizzes for those who will be missing. Quizzes carry 10% marks.

Mid Terms:
There will be 2 mid terms of this course. Mid term 1 will carry 20% marks and mid term 2 will carry 20%. Mid term exams will be taken according to exam schedule set by the registrar office. There will be thorough classroom discussions about the mid term exams, question types, preparation tips, etc. well in advance.

Final Exam:
Final exam carries significantly 30% marks. Again, discussions about the exam, question types, preparation tips, etc. will be conducted well in advance.

Assignment & Presentation:

There will be group assignment(s) to be completed by students for this course. Assignments tasks could cover a variety of topics or a variety of tasks. The tasks will be discusses in classes. Such assignments will carry 5% marks. There will be group presentation after mid term 2, for all students. Presentation will carry another 5% marks.

Computer Networking Lab Session:

There will be one computer lab session during the middle of the course as stated. Instruction about the lab uses and lab tasks will be demonstrated in the classes in advance.

Lecture Slides:
Lecture slides will be available for students in digital form. Students are welcome to collect those after end of the class. Class Schedule may change due to unavoidable circumstances. Any academic dishonesty or cheating in exams will result an F grade in the course. For further information please consult the EWU student code of conduct & guidelines offered by BBA program office.

MIS 406: Networking and Operating System

Key Topics:
Mid Term I Computer Networking, Classification: LAN, MAN, WAN Topology: Bus, Tree, Star, Ring, Mesh, Hybrid Protocol: OSI Model & TCP/IP model Transmission Media: Twisted Pair, Coaxial Cable, Optical Fiber, Wireless Protocols: Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CSMA, CSMA/CD Mid Term II Routing Protocols: Interior & Exterior, Autonomous System, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP. IP(v4) address: Classes of IP address, IP protocols Networking Devices: NIC, Amplifier, Repeater, Hub, Bridge, Switch, Router Lab class: LNA Setup, Introduction to Router Configuration. (4-5)classes

Final Exam Network address translation (NAT) & Port Address Translation (PAT)

Transport Layer Protocol: TCP header, 3 way handshaking, PAR, denial of service attack, Sequence Number, Windowing, ATM Subnetting PLUS selected topics of mid I & mid II