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CET 2600 Network Fundamentals - Fall 2011 / 2012 - Class Information and Syllabus Page

This class syllabus is available on Bill Dennis' Florida State College Website at http://web.fccj.org/~wdennis
Course Title: Network Fundamentals
Course Prefix and Number: CET 2600
Course Reference Number: 351219 & 355220
Term / Session: Fall 2011  A16
Professor: Bill Dennis
Contact Information for the Professor:

  • Office Location: South Campus Florida State College, Room F-215
  • Office Hours:  5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Monday, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, by appointment only.
  • Office Phone Number: 904-646-2391
  • Office Email Address: wdennis@fscj.edu

Course Meeting Time and Place:

  • 351219 - Tuesday, 6:00 PM - 9:40 PM
  • 355220 - Wednesday, 6:00 PM - 9:40 PM
  • South Campus Florida State College, Room B-107

This page will be updated on a regular basis.  Please check back before every class meeting.

Description of Course

CET 2600 Network Fundamentals (also known as Cisco 1) is designed to teach basic network interoperability and is part of the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Hands-on laboratories are part of the curriculum.

Previous experience using Microsoft Windows 7 is required.

Competencies or Learning Outcomes

As the course title states, the focus of this course is on learning the fundamentals of networking. In this course, you will learn both the practical and conceptual skills that build the foundation for understanding basic networking. First, you will examine human versus network communication and see the parallels between them. Next, you will be introduced to the two major models used to plan and implement networks: OSI and TCP/IP. You will gain an understanding of the "layered" approach to networks and examine the OSI and TCP/IP layers in detail to understand their functions and services. You will become familiar with the various network devices, network addressing schemes and, finally, the types of media used to carry data across the network.

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

Students must complete either CTS 1131 or CET 2172, and must also complete either CTS 1133 or CET 1173 prior to enrolling in CET 2600 Network Fundamentals.

Instructional Materials

Textbooks:


Resources

Related Certifications

Technology/Terminology Explained

Magazines:
Vendors:
D-Link DI-704P Router:

Topical Course Outline

Class Meeting 01
Tuesday - August 30
Wednesday - August 31

  • Topic - Introduction to the Class
  • Textbook: Chapter 1 - Living in a Network-Centric World
  • Class Orientation
    • Determination of grading
    • Register at the Cisco Academy
    • Explore Cisco Networking Academy Website
    • Explore the eagle-server network
    • Complete a practice exam in Blackboard
  • Complete before Class Meeting 02
    • Read Chapter 1 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Read Chapter 2 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Vocabulary Matching page 37 - 38
    • Multiple Choice page 38
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration Challenge 1.7.1.3 page 28 - 32

Class Meeting 02
Tuesday - September 06
Wednesday - September 07

  • Topic - Communicating Over the Network
  • Textbook: Chapter 2 - Communicating Over the Network
  • Chapter 02 Reading Review Homework Due
  • References
  • Class Exercises
    • Activity 2-1 page 39 - 41
    • Lab 2-1 page 42 - 48
    • Lab 2-2 page 49 - 58
  • Complete before Class Meeting 03
    • Read Chapter 3 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 2 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Vocabulary Matching page 66
    • Vocabulary Completion page 66 - 67
    • Multiple Choice page 67 - 68
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 2.7.1.3 59 - 61

Class  Meeting 03
Tuesday - September 13
Wednesday - September 14

  • Topic -  Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
  • Textbook: Chapter 3 - Application Layer Functionality and Protocols
  • Chapter 03 Reading Review Homework Due
  • First night for Research Presentations - 50 % Extra Credit Available!
  • Discuss MTA, MUA, MDA
  • Binary to Decimal Conversion: Binary Number Systems
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 3-1 page 71 - 78
    • Lab 3-2 page 79 - 86
  • Complete before Class Meeting 04
    • Read Chapter 4 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 3 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Binary to Decimal Worksheet
    • Vocabulary Matching page 91
    • Port Type Ranges page 92
    • TCP Protocol Concept Questions page 92 - 93
    • Vocabulary Matching page 93
    • Vocabulary Completion page 94
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 3.5.1.3 87 - 89

Class Meeting 04
Tuesday - September 20
Wednesday - September 21

  • Topic - OSI Transport Layer
  • Textbook: Chapter 4 - OSI Transport Layer
  • Chapter 04 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Second night for Research Presentations - 30 % Extra Credit Available!
  • Prepare for Hands-On Exam 01 - Capture a Conversation with Wireshark
  • Understand SYN, ACK, FIN, and the 3 Way Handshake
  • Understand Port Numbers, Window Size, Sequence Numbers, and Application Layer Protocols
  • Identify the start and end of a TCP Conversation with Wireshark
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 4-1 page 95 - 100
    • Lab 4-2 page 100 - 110
    • Lab 4-3 page 111 - 121
  • Topic - Introduce Subnet Masks
  • Complete before Class Meeting 05
    • Read Chapter 5 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 4 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Vocabulary Completion page 126
    • Vocabulary Definitions page 126
    • Vocabulary Completion page 127
    • Routing: How our Data Packets are Handled page 127 - 128
    • Complete the IP Address Classes WorkSheet #1
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 4.6.1.3 page 122 - 124

Class Meeting 05
Tuesday - September 27
Wednesday - September 28

  • Topic - OSI Network Layer
  • Textbook: Chapter 5 - OSI Network Layer
  • Chapter 05 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Hands-On Exam 01 - Configure your workstation with a Static IP Address, Connect to the Eagle Server Network, Capture a Conversation with Wireshark, Written Questions
  • Third night for Research Presentations - 20 % Extra Credit Available!
  • Review the IP Address Classes WorkSheet #1
  • References
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 5-1 page 130 - 137
    • Lab 5-2 page 138 - 147
  • Complete before Class Meeting 06
    • Read Chapter 6 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 5 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Binary to Decimal Conversion page 152
    • Decimal to Binary Conversion page 152
    • Vocabulary Matching page 152
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 5.6.1.3 page 148 - 150

Class Meeting 06
Tuesday - October 04
Wednesday - October 05

  • Topic - Addressing the Network: IPv4
  • Textbook: Chapter 6- Addressing the Network: IPv4
  • Chapter 06 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Review Hands-On Exam 01 
  • Class Exercises
    • Introduce Activity 6-1 page 178 - 182
    • Introduce Activity 6-2 page 183 - 191
    • Lab 6-1 page 159 - 168
  • Complete before Class Meeting 07
    • Activity 6-1 page 178 - 182
    • Activity 6-2 page 183 - 191
    • Vocabulary Completion page 153
    • Concept Questions page 153 - 154
    • Assigning Addresses page 154
    • Concept Questions page 154 - 155
    • Binary Matching page 155
    • Concept Questions page 156
    • Calculating Addresses and Concept Questions page 156
    • Multiple Choice page 157
    • Complete Cisco 1 Subnetting Homework 1

Class Meeting 07
Tuesday - October 11
Wednesday - October 12

  • Topic - Subnetting
  • Hands-On Written Mid-Term, Answer Written Questions
  • Review Cisco 1 Subnetting Homework 1
  • References
  • VLSM Variable Length Subnet Mask
  • Class Exercises
    • Introduce Who is on my network? (Worksheet #1)
    • Lab 6-2 page 169 - 177
  • Complete before Class Meeting 08
    • Read Chapter 7 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 6 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Who is on my network? (Worksheet #1)
    • Vocabulary Matching page 199
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 200
    • Vocabulary Matching page 201 - 202
    • Vocabulary Completion page 203 - 204
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 6.8.1.3 page 194 - 197

Class Meeting 08
Tuesday - October 18
Wednesday - October 19

  • Topic - OSI Data Link Layer
  • Textbook: Chapter 7 - OSI Data Link Layer
  • Chapter 07 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Review Hands-On Written Mid-Term
  • The Tale of Two Networks
  • VLSM Variable Length Subnet Mask Again
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 7-1 page 205 - 213
  • Complete before Class Meeting 09
    • Read Chapter 8 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete Exam 7 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete VLSM Worksheet for 199.9.9.0/24
    • Concept Questions page 217
    • Concept Questions page 218
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 218
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Matching page 218
    • Concept Questions page 219
    • Vocabulary Matching page 219
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 7.6.1.3 page 213 - 216

Class Meeting 09
Tuesday - October 25
Wednesday - October 26

  • Topic -  OSI Physical Layer
  • Textbook: Chapter 8 - OSI Physical Layer
  • Chapter 08 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Class Exercises
    • Review VLSM Worksheet for 199.9.9.0/24
    • Lab 8-1 page 220 - 226
  • Complete before Class Meeting 10
    • Complete Exam 8 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Read Chapter 9 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete VLSM Worksheet for 206.4.4.0/24
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Matching page 233
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Matching page 234
    • Multiple Choice Questions page 234
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 236
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Matching page 238
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 238
    • Multiple Choice Questions page 239
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 8.5.1.3 page 227 - 229

Class Meeting 10
Tuesday - November 01
Wednesday - November 02

  • Topic - Ethernet
  • Textbook: Chapter 9 - Ethernet
  • Chapter 09 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Switch Game
  • Class Exercises
    • Review VLSM Worksheet for 206.4.4.0/24
    • Lab 9-1 page 241 - 248
    • Lab 9 -2 page 249 - 253
    • Lab 9-3 page 253 - 259
  • Complete before Class Meeting 11
    • Read Chapter 10 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Complete VLSM Worksheet for 200.1.1.0/24
    • Multiple Choice page 264
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 264
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 265
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 266
    • Multiple Choice Questions page 266 - 267
    • Multiple Choice Questions page 268
    • Complete Exam 9 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 9.9.1.3 page 259 - 261

Monday - November 07
Withdrawal deadline for Fall Session A16 with “W” grade

Class Meeting 11
Tuesday - November 08
Wednesday - November 09

  • Topic - Planning and Cabling Networks
  • Textbook: Chapter 10 - Planning and Cabling Networks
  • Hands-On Exam - Subnetting
  • Chapter 10 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Class Exercises
    • Review VLSM Worksheet for 200.1.1.0/24
    • Lab 10-3 page 281 - 286
    • Lab 10-2 page 274 - 280
  • Complete before Class Meeting 12
    • Read Chapter 11 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Matching page 298
    • Cisco IOS Command Exercises 298
    • Multiple Choice Questions page 300 - 301
    • Vocabulary Exercise: Completion page 301
    • Test Your Knowledge page 301
    • Complete Exam 10 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 10.7.1.3 page 293 - 295

Class Meeting 12
Tuesday - November 15
Wednesday - November 16

  • Topic - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Textbook: Chapter 11 - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Chapter 11 Reading Review Homework Due
  • Review Hands on Exam - Subnetting
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 11-2 page 310 - 326
  • Complete before Class Meeting 13
    • Complete Understanding the RIP Routing Table

Class Meeting 13
Tuesday - November 22 -  Class will meet
Wednesday - November 23 - No Class -  Thanksgiving Vacation

  • Topic - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Textbook: Chapter 11 - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Understanding the RIP Routing Tables Reading Review Homework Due - Reference Number 355219
  • Final night for Research Presentations - Reference Number 351219 - No more Presentations after Class Meeting 13 - No Joke!
  • Hands-On Exam - Yet More Subnetting - Reference Number 355219
  • Class Exercises
    • Review Understanding the RIP Routing Table
    • Lab 11-5 page 342 - 351
  • Complete before Class Meeting 14
    • Packet Tracer Skills Integration  Challenge 11.6.1.3 page 367 - 370
    • Relax

Class Meeting 14
Tuesday - November 29
Wednesday - November 30

  • Topic - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Textbook: Chapter 11 - Configuring and Testing Your Network
  • Complete Evaluate My Instruction at FSCJ Connections
  • Understanding the RIP Routing Tables Reading Review Homework Due - Reference Number 355220
  • Final night for Research Presentations - Reference Number 355220 - No more Presentations after Class Meeting 14 - No Joke!
  • Hands-On Exam - Yet More Subnetting - Reference Number 355220
  • Class Exercises
    • Lab 11-6 page 342 - 351
  • Complete before Class Meeting 15
    • Complete Exam 11 at Cisco Networking Academy
    • Take a deep breath :-)

Class Meeting 15
Tuesday - December 06
Wednesday - December 07

  • Comprehensive Hands-On Exam - Workstations, Switch, Router, Cabling, Configuration, Subnetting, You Get the Whole Enchilada!!

Class Meeting 16
Tuesday - December 13
Wednesday - December 14

  • Complete Cisco Course Survey
  • Complete Comprehensive Cisco Final Exam, Closed Book - Last Class :-)  

Professor Policy and Expectations

Policy on Electronic Devices and Personal Communications

Mute all Wireless Telephones, Digital Pagers, Personal Communications Devices, Personal Entertainment Devices, and anything else that makes Personal Noise while you are in the Classroom. Conduct all Personal Communications outside of the Classroom while class is in session.

Attendance Policy

Attendance will be recorded during the first two class meetings and during every class meeting when an Exam is scheduled. Any student who does not attend class during at least one of the first two class meetings will be automatically dropped from the course.  While attendance (or lack thereof) will have a direct impact on students' learning skills, it will have no direct impact on students' grades.

Exams and Grading System

  • Exams:  Exams consist of a combination of cognitive questions and answers, and hands on exercises that require the use a computer.
  • Grading Criteria: Cisco Academy Online Exams, Hands On Exams, Reading Review Homework Dues, Packet Tracer Assignments, a Presentation, a Mid-Term and a Final will be administered.    The Mid-Term and the Final are comprehensive.
  • Some Exams will be taken in Blackboard.  All Packet Tracer Assignments must be submitted in Blackboard.  Students must know their Artemis ID and password to complete exams and submit assignments in Blackboard.
  • Some Exams will be taken at the Cisco Networking Academy.  Students must know their Cisco ID and password to complete exams at the Cisco Networking Academy.
  • All Exams taken in the Florida State College classroom or lab (other than Reading Review Homework Dues) are closed book, closed note.  Some Hands-On Exams require the use of a computer; otherwise the use of a computer during any Exam is either restricted or completely prohibited.
  • Exams taken at the Cisco Networking Academy must be completed no later than 5:00 PM on the Exam deadline date.
  • Packet Tracer Assignments must be submitted in Blackboard no later than 5:00 PM on the Assignment deadline date.
  • We will have no more than three E-Portfolio research presentations per any one class meeting.  All research topics must be approved by the Professor before they will be scheduled to present.  All topics for research presentations must be approved no later than Wednesday November 16.  No presentations will be allowed after the final night for presentations.  See the syllabus schedule to determine the final night for presentations.  Schedule your presentation by email only with the Professor.  You must receive an approval by email from the Professor before you will be scheduled to present.
  • There are no extra credit assignments in the course.
  • Grading Scale:
    • 22% - Cisco Academy Comprehensive Final Exam
    • 22% - Mid-Term Exam
    • 21% - Hands-On Problem Set Exams
    • 15% - Cisco Academy Online Exams
    • 15% - Reading Review Homework and Packet Tracer Assignments
    • 05% - E-Portfolio Research Presentation

Make-Up Policy

  • Any two Reading Review Homework Assignments may be made up.  
  • Only one Hands-On Problem Set Exam  may be made up, and that one Hands-On Problem Set Exam may be made available for make up only at the Professor's discretion.
  • Packet Tracer Assignments may not be made up.  
  • Cisco Academy Online Exams and the Cisco Academy Comprehensive Final Exam may not be made up.   
  • Requests for Make-Up - Students who will be absent from class on the date of any scheduled Exam must notify the Professor of their absence in email.  Only students who so notify the Professor of their absence in email as described here will be offered a make-up opportunity.  Students who have already exhausted their available make-up opportunities will not be offered additional make-up opportunities.  The Professor will select the day and time of any make-up opportunity. All requests to the Professor for any make-up opportunity must be made by email.  No notification method other than email will be accepted.  Students have up to 48 hours after the scheduled time of any Exam to request a make-up opportunity. Any request for a make-up opportunity that is received by the Professor after 6:00 PM on the second calendar day following a scheduled Exam will be ignored.  No unscheduled makeup opportunity for any missed Exam will be made available.
  • Incomplete Policy - Incompletes will only be considered for students who have completed at least 75% of all Exams and Assignments.  Incompletes will be granted solely at the discretion of the Professor.

Academic Grading Scale

A = 90 percent–100 percent
B = 80 percent–89 percent
C = 70 percent–79 percent
D = 60 percent–69 percent
F = Below 60 percent

Academic Dishonesty Policy and Computing Policy

Unless explicitly permitted by the Professor, any student who references any resource, including any books, notes, computers, websites, or email during any Exam, Mid-Term or Final is committing an act of Academic Dishonesty.  Any student who provides or receives any aid or any interpersonal communication in any way to any other student during any Exam, Mid-Term or Final is committing an act of Academic Dishonesty.  All Florida State College policies as defined in the Florida State College Catalog shall be enforced, including all Florida State College policies regarding Academic Dishonesty and Computing Use.

Academic dishonesty, in any form, is expressly prohibited by the rules of the District Board of Trustees of Florida State College.

As used herein, academic dishonesty incorporates the following.

Cheating, which is defined as the giving or taking of any information or material with the intent of wrongfully aiding one’s self or another in academic work considered in the determination of course grade or the outcome of a standardized test.

Plagiarism, which is defined as the act of stealing or passing off as one’s own work the words, ideas or conclusions of another as if the work submitted were the product of one’s own thinking rather than an idea or product derived from another source.

Any other form of inappropriate behavior which may include but is not limited to: falsifying records or data, lying, unauthorized copying, tampering, abusing or otherwise unethically using computer or other stored information, and any other act or misconduct which may reasonably be deemed to be a part of this heading.

Any student alleged to have committed any act of academic dishonesty as defined herein shall be entitled to due process as defined in District Board of Trustees’ Rule 6Hx7–2.18 prior to the administration of disciplinary action including suspension and dismissal.

Computing Download Policy

Students may only download or install software that has been authorized by the Professor, as unauthorized software may disturb or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes, functions, and/or interests of the College.  Any student who downloads or installs any software that is not authorized by the Professor shall be subject to any punitive action as defined in the Florida State College Catalog which clearly states that "Any act or behavior on the part of the student which tends to impair, interfere with, or otherwise disturb or obstruct the orderly conduct, processes, functions, and/or interests of the College is expressly prohibited."  If in doubt, don't do it.

Network Monitoring

Network traffic and data on the network in South Campus Florida State College is being monitored, recorded and reported. This includes visits to websites, email exchanges, instant messaging, and any other traffic or data that originates from or is addressed to any computer on the network in South Campus Florida State College.

Students with Disabilities or Special Learning Needs

Any student with a disability or any other special learning needs must discuss their individual needs with the Professor.