Professor:                            Abdou Illia
Office location:                    Lumpkin Hall 4020
Telephone:                           (217) 581-6391
E-mail Address:                  aillia@eiu.edu
Course Website:                 http://www.eiu.edu/~a_illia/

Office Hours:                      Tue and Thu: 10:00 - 12:30 and by appointment

Class Meetings:                 MW 2:00 – 3:15 PM   Lumpkin Hall 1040

Catalog Description:         

Study of business telecommunications, teleprocessing, and computer networks. Installing, configuring and administering local area networks.  Prerequisites:  BUS 1950 and junior standing.

Required Texts:
Business Data Communications and Computer Networks, by Curt M. White.  Course Technology, 4th edition, 2007.

Managing a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment, by Dan DiNocolo and Brian McCann, Course Technology, 2006

Methods:  Lecture/Discussion/Hands-on

Course Objectives:

At the completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Content Knowledge (K):

• Describe the layers in the OSI 7-layer model and analyze their application in real-world networks.
• Describe the various types of networks and internetworks and evaluate their application in a variety of business situations.
• List and describe the principles of good network design, network management, and network security.
• Analyze data communications needs in a network environment.
• Analyze network design for efficiency and resilience.

Skill Development (S):

• Install and configure a server operating system.
• Manage user and group accounts on a local area network.
• Manage disks and file systems
• Implement and configure directory services
• Implement group policies
• Install network protocols and Internet services

Attitude/Values Development (A):

• Evaluate network and stand-alone applications.
• Appreciate the use of telecommunications and data networks to process and share data

Business Perspectives and Skills

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:

• Ethical issues:  Responsible use of information, responsible and ethical use of the Internet and electronic mail, evaluation of computer resources, analysis of copyright issues as they pertain to software development.

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:

• Oral communications:  All students are expected to participate in class discussions.
• Computer skills:  All computer assignments in this course relate to or require the use of the computer.
• Decision-making skills:  Students will complete programming assignments which are related to decision making.

Grading

Exams

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.

Exercise/Case Study

One research exercise or case study will be assigned.  It will be worth 100 points. 

Lab Exercises

Up to nine lab exercises will be assigned. At least 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. 

Makeup

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..

Attendance & Quizzes

You will not do well in this course if you do not attend regularly. 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.