Reading Assignment and Assessment Schedule:

Class Dates	Chapter to have read by class date	Assessments
August 18	Syllabus, CIS Programs, Introductions
August 20	Chapter 1: The Data Communications Industry	Quiz 1
August 25	Chapter 2: Data Communications Concepts	Quiz 2
August 27	Chapter 3: Basic Data Communications Technology	Quiz 3
September 1	Labor Day - School Closed
September 3	Demonstration: How to Build a CAT 5 Patch Cable	Skills Assessment #1
September 8	Chapter 4: Local Area Networks	Quiz 4
September 10	Chapter 5: Voice Communications Concepts and Technology	Quiz 5
September 15	Chapter 6: Wide Area Networking Concepts, Architectures, and Services	Quiz 6
September 17	Chapter 7: Local Area Network Communications Protocols	Quiz 7 Skills Assessment #2
September 22	Covers chapters 1 - 6. You must be on time for class otherwise you will not be able to take the Midterm.	MIDTERM
September 24	Chapter 8: Advanced TCP/IP Network Design	Quiz 8
September 29	Demonstration: How to Design a Multi-Segmented TCP/IP Network	Skills Assessment #3
October 1	Chapter 9: Local Area Network Operating Systems and Remote Access	Quiz 9
October 6	Chapter 11: Network Management	Quiz 11
October 8	Chapter 12: Network Security	Quiz 12 Skills Assessment #4
October 13	Covers chapters 7 - 12. You must be on time for class otherwise you will not be able to take the Final.	Final Exam

All quizzes will be taken online using the Blackboard CMS. Each quiz consists of 20 multiple choice questions and each question is worth 5 points. You have until 11:55 P.M. 1 week after the quiz becomes active to complete it. Quizzes will not be reactivated unless you notify your instructor in advance of the deadline that you are having any problems. You can take the quizzes as many times as you'd like, the Blackboard system will keep track of and record your highest score.

The Midterm and Final Exam will also be administered using the Blackboard CMS and will be administered in class. You will only have one opportunity to complete the Midterm and Final Exam. You have 1 hour to complete the Midterm and the Final which consists of 50 multiple choice questions each.

Skills Assessments:

All students will be assessed on their abilities to do the following:

Build a CAT5 patch cable.
Configure a desktop computer with static IP settings based on a given network configuration. And, test its ability to communicate with other computers on a LAN and a WAN.
Design a TCP/IP multi-segmented network. (worksheet)
Describe the major features of each layer of the OSI & DOD networking models.

All Skills Assessments must be completed on the assigned date unless prior arrangements have been made with your instructor.