University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee

School of Information Studies

SYLLABUS

INFOST 250: Internet Communications and Information Transfer

Summer2018

Instructor: Jim Schultz Office: NWQ Bldg B Rm 3428

Email: Phone: 414-229-4639

Office Hours: by appointment.

Online

Prerequisite: INFOST 110 (P)

Description

This course deals with network and telecommunications theory, planning and implementation. Class topics include the basics of local and wide area networking, network design considerations, common protocols, and special emphasis on Internet technologies and services.

Objectives

Students will gain a baseline level of knowledge in networking technologies and Internet architecture.

Students will gain a common vocabulary of networking and information technology terms.

Students will analyze, design, and modify different networks that meet specific needs.

Students will examine and demonstrate understanding of the protocols of data communications and the Internet.

Required Textbook:

  • You are not required to purchase a textbook, but we will be using select chapters from “Guide to Networking Essentials, Sixth Edition”ISBN-10: 1-111-31252-4, ISBN-13: 978-1-111-31252-7.
  • You are welcome to buy this book if you want, but I will post the required readings to D2L. In addition to the book I will post other articles on the course site throughout the semester.

Special needs

If you are a student with any special needs, please discuss them with me ASAP. If any student cannot meet deadlines, let me know before the due date.

Grading

Participation(20%)
Homework (60%)
Papers/Projects(20%)

GRADING SCALE:

96-100 / A / 74-76.99 / C
91-95.99 / A- / 70-73.99 / C-
87-90.99 / B+ / 67-69.99 / D+
84-86.99 / B / 64-66.99 / D
80-83.99 / B- / 60-63.99 / D-
77-79.99 / C+ / Below 60 / F

Course Policies

  1. Post all your assignments, discussions and other course related material on time. No late assignments will be accepted. Unless an emergency is involved, then the student must contact the instructor as soon as possible.
  2. The instructor will provide any assistance upon the students’ inquiry. However, the student is responsible for his/her own effort to complete the assignments.

Assignments

Participation (20%)

  • Participation will be based on your regular and substantive contributions to classroom discussions. Students are expected to be fully engaged in the class by asking and answering questions, and also by completing class activities. Weekly D2L discussion participation will be required.

Homework (60%)

  • There will be 6 weekly homework assignments. Each assignment is due (unless otherwise specified) on the coming Sunday at 11:59 PM CST.
  • Since keeping class pace is the most important thing in a programming class, it consists of 60%of the final grade.

Papers/Projects (20%)

  • There will be a final paper or project in this course.

Schedule(subject to change)

Week / Class Date / Topic / Reading / Assignment
1 / 06/25/18 / Introduction and Course Overview
Introduction to Networks / Syllabus, Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 1
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion

2 / 07/01/18 / Network Design Essentials / Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 2
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion

3 / 07/08/18 / Networking & Systems Administration / Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 3
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion

4 / 07/15/18 / Network Security & WANs / Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 4
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion
  • Paper/Project Assigned

5 / 07/22/18 / Troubleshooting Networks / Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 5
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion

6 / 07/29/18 / Final Paper/Project + Advanced Networks & Systems / Power Point, and online articles /
  • Homework 6
  • Complete Readings
  • Watch Videos
  • Online Discussion

UWM AND SOIS ACADEMIC POLICIES

The following links contain university policies affecting all SOIS students. Many of the links below may be accessed through a PDF-document maintained by the Secretary of the University:. Undergraduates may also find the Panther Planner and Undergraduate Student Handbook useful ( For graduate students, there are additional guidelines from the Graduate School ( including those found in the Graduate Student and Faculty Handbook:

Students with disabilities. If you will need accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of a course, please contact the instructor as soon as possible. Students with disabilities are responsible to communicate directly with the instructor to ensure special accommodation in a timely manner. There is comprehensive coverage of issues related to disabilities at the Student Accessibility Center ( ), important components of which are expressed here:

Religious observances. Students’ sincerely held religious beliefs must be reasonably accommodated with respect to all examinations and other academic requirements, according to the following policy: Please notify your instructor within the first three weeks of the Fall or Spring Term (first week of shorter-term or Summer courses) of any specific days or dates on which you request relief from an examination or academic requirement for religious observances.

Students called to active military duty. UWM has several policies that accommodate students who must temporarily lay aside their educational pursuits when called to active duty in the military (see including provisions for refunds, readmission, grading, and other situations.

Incompletes. A notation of “incomplete” may be given in lieu of a final grade to a student who has carried a subject successfully until the end of a semester but who, because of illness or other unusual and substantial cause beyond the student’s control, has been unable to take or complete the final examination or some limited amount of other term work. An incomplete is not given unless the student proves to the instructor that s/he was prevented from completing course requirements for just cause as indicated above (

Discriminatory conduct (such as sexual harassment). UWM and SOIS are committed to building and maintaining a campus environment that recognizes the inherent worth and dignity of every person, fosters tolerance, sensitivity, understanding, and mutual respect, and encourages the members of its community to strive to reach their full potential. The UWM policy statement ( summarizes and defines situations that constitute discriminatory conduct. If you have questions, please contact an appropriate SOIS administrator.

Academic misconduct. Cheating on exams and plagiarism are violations of the academic honor code and carry severe sanctions, ranging from a failing grade for a course or assignment to expulsion from the University. See the following document ( or contact the SOIS Investigating Officer (currently the Associate Dean) for more information.

Complaints. Students may direct complaints to the SOIS Dean or Associate Dean. If the complaint allegedly violates a specific university policy, it may be directed to the appropriate university office responsible for enforcing the policy.

Grade appeal procedures. A student may appeal a grade on the grounds that it is based on a capricious or arbitrary decision of the course instructor. Such an appeal shall follow SOIS appeals procedures or, in the case of a graduate student, the Graduate School. These procedures are available in writing from the respective department chairperson or the Academic Dean of the College/School (

Examinations, Finals. The Secretary of the University is authorized to prepare the final examination schedule. The time of the final examination for an individual or a class may be changed only with the prior approval of the dean or director of the respective college/school. The change will involve a postponement to a later date. For individuals with exam conflicts, a separate week at the very end of the exam week will be reserved to take one of the conflicting exams (