Northern Virginia Community College Manassas Campus
Course No.	Course Title	Credits	Instructor
ITN -100	Introduction To Telecommunications	3	Dr. M. Carrington

Course Description:

Surveys data transmission systems, communication lines, data sets, network, modes of transmission, protocols, and interfacing. Emphasizes network structure and operation. Focuses on application of telecommunications to real-world problems.

Course Prerequisite(s): ITE-100 or Satisfactory score on the IT Placement Test

Objectives:

Students should be able to:

¨ Identify modern communications and network technology trends

¨ Explain the various data transmission media and encoding techniques

¨ Describe the techniques for ensuring reliable data transmission

¨ Explain synchronous and asynchronous transmission, SDLC, error detection and correction

¨ Explain multiplexing techniques, and circuit, message, and packet switching

¨ Discuss issues regarding local area networks, their topologies and protocols used

¨ Explain data communication techniques for the decentralization of data processing

¨ Identify the main elements comprising communications equipment

¨ Explain the ISO/OSI 7-layer model for standards development

Text:

Contact the Manassas Campus book store for text book information: http://nvcc-manassas.bkstore.com/default.asp?m=0401

College & Instructor Contact Information:

Instructor: Email - mcarrington@nvcc.edu, Tel. #: 703-257-6555 (WK/NVCC)

Office Hours:

The following indicates fixed office hours for students to consult with the instructor as necessary. However, students can make appointments with the instructor outside of these times in order to arrange a meeting. The office is located at room 411(Howsmon, 4^th floor). See instructor web site for listed office hours or simply click here.

Materials:

Students should come prepared for classes with a ruler, notebook, pens, pencils, and 3.5” floppy diskettes.

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act):

Students should contact the Disabilities Services Counselor for assistance. Information can be obtained from the College Catalog or you may visit the college website as follows:

http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/cat2000/student/disable.htm

Attendance:

Student attendance will be taken before or after the break. It is in your best interest to attend entire classes. If you miss five (5) class periods, your grade may drop by two grade letters for the class. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are registered, in the event that your name is not on the class roster by the end of the first three classes of the course. In the event that you decide to ‘drop’ from the class for any reason, it is your responsibility to ensure that appropriate information is submitted to the admissions department or registrar’s office.

Important Fall Semester Dates:

A list of important dates is available in the Schedule of Classes. Students should note those dates, which are non-instructional, national holidays, as well as the last dates for withdrawal or schedule adjustments. http://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2064/dates.htm

Materials:

Students should come prepared for classes with a ruler, notebook, pens, pencils, and 3.5” floppy diskettes.

ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act):

Students should contact the Disabilities Services Counselor for assistance. Information can be obtained from the College Catalog or you may visit the college website as follows:

http://www.nvcc.edu/catalog/cat2000/student/disable.htm

Student Conduct

The following misconduct is subject to disciplinary action: All forms of dishonesty including cheating, plagiarism, knowingly furnishing false information to the college, forgery, and alteration or use of College documents or instruments of identification with intent to defraud.

Requirements for the Completion of the Course:

Grading Policy:		Grading Scale:	Make Up Policy:
Tests Projects/Homework Attendance	50% 40% 10%	A = 90 - 100% B = 80 - 89% C = 70 - 79% D = 60 - 69% F = Below 60%	If you miss class, it is your responsibility to obtain a copy of any notes or handouts. All Lab work must be completed on your own time. Tests and/or quizzes may be given early due to travel, medical procedures, etc. There will be no make-ups for the tests, quizzes, midterm and/or final exam without appropriate documentation. The final exam maybe closed book. The instructor reserves the right to limit make-ups for class assignments.
TOTAL	100%

Sending Email Messages to the Instructor :

Please read carefully:

1. Owing to Spam, when sending email, please place the following at the beginning of your subject line: Course #, section #, followed by the purpose for your email, For example:

· Subject: CSC110 001 - Home work

· Subject: ITD110 001 - downloading software

2. Please determine your VCCS email account and use it for all correspondence with me. The following will help to access your email accounts. Where the student ID is required, you can use your social security #. All students are required to use their Nova email accounts only when exchanging data or information with their instructors.

Click here for important semester dates: http://www.nvcc.edu/schedule/crs2064/dates.htm
Click here for the exam schedule http://www.nvcc.edu/manassas/newsevents/Current_exam_schedule.pdf

Schedule:

This schedule is tentative at best. Every effort must be made, however, to keep up. Additional homework may be given to foster understanding, particularly with the use of application software. Term papers and/or case studies can take the place of tests and students will be advised accordingly. Click here for the exam schedule http://www.nvcc.edu/manassas/newsevents/Current_exam_schedule.pdf

Week	Chapter(s) & Topics	Assignment	Tests/Quizzes*
1	Ch.1 Introduction To Data Communications	Read Chp 1	Homework Ch.1
2	Ch.2 Application Layer	Read Chp 2	Homework Ch. 2
3	Ch.3 Internetwork Layers	Read Chp 3	Homework Ch. 3
4	Ch.4 LANs	Read Chp 4	Test #1 Ch 1, 2 & 3 September 19, '06
5	Ch.5 Backbone Networks	Read Chp 5	Homework Ch. 4, 5
6	Ch.6 MANs & WANs	Read Chp 6
7	Ch.6 MANs & WANs	Read Chp 6	Homework Ch. 6
8	No Class
9	Ch.7 The Internet	Read Chp 7	Test #2 Ch 4, 5 & 6 October 17, '06
10	Ch.8 Hardware layers: Wireless LAN	Read Chp 8	Homework Ch. 7
11	Ch.8 Hardware layers: Wireless LAN	Read Chp 9	Homework Ch. 8
12	Ch.9 Network Design	Read Chp 9	Homework Ch. 9
13	Ch.10 Network Security	Read Chp 10
14	Ch.10 Network Security	Read Chp 10	Homework Ch. 10
15	Ch.11 Network Management	Read Chp 11	Homework Ch. 11
16	Review		Test #3 Ch 7-11 December 12, '06

Last updated:08/18/2006