Reading Assignment and Assessment Schedule:

Event Dates	Chapter to have read by class date	Assessments
Jan. 26	Syllabus, CIS Programs, Introductions, Chapter 1
Jan. 28	Chapter 1: The Data Communications Industry	Quiz 1
Feb. 2 & 4	Chapter 2: Data Communications Concepts	Quiz 2
Feb. 9 & 11	Chapter 3: Basic Data Communications Technology	Quiz 3
Feb. 16	Holiday - MSJC Closed
Feb. 18	Demonstration: How to Build a CAT 5 Patch Cable	Skills #1
Feb. 23 & 25	Chapter 4: Local Area Networks	Quiz 4
Mar. 2 & 4	Chapter 5: Voice Communications Concepts and Technology	Quiz 5
Mar. 9 & 11	Chapter 6: Wide Area Networking Concepts, Architectures, and Services	Quiz 6
Mar 16 & 18	Chapter 7: Local Area Network Communications Protocols	Quiz 7
Mar. 23	Configuring a LAN Device	Skills #2
Mar. 25	Covers chapters 1 - 6. You must be on time for class otherwise you will not be able to take the Midterm.	MIDTERM
Mar. 30 & Apr. 1	Chapter 8: Advanced TCP/IP Network Design	Quiz 8
April 6 - 12	Spring Break - MSJC Closed
Apr. 13	Demonstration: How to Design a Multi-Segmented TCP/IP Network
Apr. 15	Subnetting a Multi-segmented LAN	Skills #3
Apr. 20 & 22	Chapter 9: Local Area Network Operating Systems and Remote Access	Quiz 9
Apr. 27 & 29	Chapter 10: The Network Development Life Cycle	Quiz 10
May 4 & 6	Chapter 11: Network Management	Quiz 11
May 11, 13, & 18	Chapter 12: Network Security	Quiz 12
May 20	Identifying the Functions of the OSI Model	Skills #4
May 25	Holiday - MSJC Closed
May 27	Jeopardy - Preparation for the final exam.
June 1 8:00 A.M.	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.

Any student who has three or more unexcused absences may be dropped from the course by their instructor.