Click on this link to open the Printable Syllabus in a new browser window/tab (Note: The printable syllabus is in plain text format)

Computer Networks Syllabus
CMPS 376 - Winter 2010
Dr. Melissa Danforth

Office: SciIII 338, 654-3180 
Office Hours: MWF 12:40-1:40pm and 4:30-5:10pm or by appointment
Email: melissa@cs.csubak.edu
Course web site: http://www.cs.csubak.edu/~melissa/

Course meets MWF 3:10-4:25pm and Tu 3:10-5:40pm in Sci III 315

Course Description:
A study of computer networks focusing on the TCP/IP Internet protocols 
and covering the four layers: physical, data link, network, and transport, 
in detail. The lectures will focus extensively on the theory of networking
and the details of several popular protocols. This course also includes a 
weekly laboratory which covers network utilities and network programming.
More course information can be found at the official department course
description webpage:
http://www.cs.csub.edu/newsite/CS/CourseDescription/376_Description_v1.htm

Prerequisite:
CMPS 223

Textbook: 
Computer Networks, 4th edition, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Prentice Hall, 
ISBN 0-13-066102-3.

Material Covered:

Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Physical Layer
Chapter 3 - The Data Link Layer
Chapter 4 - The Medium Access Sublayer
Chapter 5 - The Network Layer
Chapter 6 - The Transport Layer
Chapter 7 - The Application Layer
Chapter 8 - Network Security

Attendance:
Students are responsible for their own attendance. The topics covered
in lecture will be listed on the course website. Lab attendance is not 
required but is strongly encouraged.

Academic Integrity Policy: 
Assignments may discussed in groups. If the assignment is a group 
assignment, the group turns in one assignment for the entire group. 
However, if the assignment is an individual assignment, each student 
must turn in their own work; no direct copying is allowed. You may 
discuss individual assignments with other students, but you must write 
up the assignment in your own words.  Refer to the Academic Integrity 
policy in the campus catalog.

Computer Lab:
The computer lab in SciIII 324 is available for use by students in this 
course outside of class time on a first come, first serve basis.

Grading:   Labs/Homework   40%
           Midterm         30%
           Final           30%

Homework/Lab Policy: 
Homeworks and labs may be worked on and discussed in groups, but every 
student must turn in their own assignments in their own words. Refer to
the Academic Integrity Policy above. Assignments will be posted online 
on the course website. The due date will be given with the assignment.

Late Policy:
Late labs are not accepted, however partial credit will be given for
incomplete labs. Late homework is accepted, but it will be marked down 
10% for every day it is late. If there is no late policy posted on the 
homework assignment, then the homework may be turned in up to three days 
late. Saturday and Sunday combined count as only one day late (e.g. if 
the assignment is due Friday and you turn it in Sunday, it will be marked 
as one day late). If there is a late policy posted on the assignment, 
then that policy will apply for that particular assignment. 

Homework/Lab Submission:
Assignments are submitted by emailing the instructor from the Computer 
Science department server or by turning in a hardcopy of the assignment
to the instructor. If emailing, all files must be in text, OpenOffice 
or PDF format. Do NOT use Microsoft Office formats, particularly DOCX
or XLSX, as they cannot be read by the instructor. Do not use RunnerMail, 
GMail or any other email method as the campus firewall may block the 
email without notifying the either you or the instructor. If you believe 
you submitted the assignment on time but the instructor has not received 
it, contact the instructor.

Midterm: Tuesday February 8, 2009 during the lab time block.

Final: TBA pending new final schedule from campus.
Check the Calendar page on the course website for the final date and time.