School of Business
Lumpkin College of Business and Applied Sciences
MIS 3200-001 Networking Fundamentals
Fall 2016
Professor: Abdou Illia Office Hours: MW 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM and T 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Class Meetings: MW 9:30 am - 10:45 am Lumpkin Hall 1121 (Lectures) and LH 1030 (Labs) Catalog Description: Study of business telecommunications, teleprocessing, and computer networks. Installing, configuring and administering local area networks. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing, BUS 1950 with C or better, or permission of the Associate Chair, School of Business. Credits: 3.
Required Texts: Methods: Lecture/Discussion/Hands-on
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Upon completion of a program in the School of Business, students should understand the perspectives that form the context of business. To help students develop that understanding, this course includes coverage of the following issues:
Integrated through the business courses are assignments and activities designed to help students develop and strengthen certain skills required of all areas of business. This course includes the following such activities:
Grading
There will be 3 regular exams and a final exam. The regular exams will be worth 100 points each. The final exam will be comprehensive and worth 150 points.
One research exercise or case study will be assigned. It will be worth 100 points.
Up to nine lab exercises will be assigned. Up to six of the labs will be assigned a grade. Each graded lab will be worth 30 points toward your final grade. You are responsible to make sure that your labs are turned in on time.
In accordance with University policy, students are expected to attend class unless prevented by Illness, an official University activity, or an emergency. Students who miss class due to an excused absence will be allowed to make up missed work or submit assignments without penalty. An absence from class will be considered an "excused absence" under the following circumstances: (a) Absence due to illness. An absence due to illness is excused ONLY IF the student notifies the professor of the absence in advance (i.e., prior to the missed class) and provides documentation of the illness upon return to class. (b) Absence due to an official University activity. Absence due to an official University activity is an excused absence only if the student notifies the professor of the absence in advanced (i.e., prior to the missed class) and provides written documentation of the University activity from an appropriate University representative prior to the absence. (c) Absence due to emergency. Evaluation of whether an absence due to an emergency is an excused absence will be made by the professor on a case by case basis. At a minimum, the student should notify the professor of the absence as soon as possible and should provide documentation of the emergency..
You will not do well in this course if you do not attend regularly. In accordance with University policy, students are expected to attend class unless prevented by Illness, an official University activity, or an emergency. Students who miss class due to an excused absence will be allowed to make up missed work or submit assignments without penalty. Quizzes will be given at any time during the course. Each quiz will be worth 5 to 10 points. There is no makeup of a quiz. But if you miss a quiz in accordance to the makeup policy, your overall grade will be calculated without taking the quiz into account. |
Grade Calculation Grades will be calculated by dividing the points amassed by the number possible. The resulting percentage will be assigned a grade based on the following scale: 90% or better A Points possible may vary, but tentatively they will be as follows: Exams (3) 300 Total 630 points or more possible
All due dates are noted on the course calendar. You are responsible to make sure that your assignments are turned in on time. Late assignments will not be accepted! Assignments are due at the beginning of the class period where a due date is shown. Once assignments have been collected, no assignments will be accepted for credit.
Academic integrity statement
All students are expected to comply with University rules and regulations on academic integrity and honesty. These rules and regulations are summarized in the Student Conduct Code (http://www.eiu.edu/~judicial/studentconductcode.php). Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed for violations of these rules and regulations. Turnitin. To encourage original and authentic written work, students may be required to submit their written assignments in this course for review to Turnitin.com, or other systems designed to detect plagiarized material, and those assignments will become a searchable document with the Turnitin (or other system’s) database. .
Instructor Assistance You may contact me via email or call me at (217) 581-6391. If you have a handicap or other condition which will require special consideration, please see me immediately.
Students With Disabilities Appropriate academic support is available for students with a documented disability. Please notify your instructor and contact the Office of Disability Services (581-6583) for further information. Students with disabilities—If you are a student with a documented disability in need of accommodations to fully participate in this class, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services (OSDS). All accommodations must be approved through OSDS. Please stop by Ninth Street Hall, Room 2006, or call 217-581-6583 to make an appointment.. Emergency preparedness plan Instructions about what to do in the event of an emergency are posted in all classrooms on Eastern’s campus. Students and faculty are responsible for acquainting themselves as to the specific instructions so that they will be prepared in the event of an emergency. Student Success Center
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Course Calendar
This schedule is tentative and is subject to change by the professor. Any changes will be announced in class and posted on the course web site. Students are responsible for complying with changes announced in class. Some of the class sessions will be held in the computer lab. Specific dates will be announced in class. |
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Final Examination: Tuesday, Dec. 13, 8:00-10:00 AM
(1) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/gg243376.pdf
(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Directory