Subject: LAN ADMINISTRATION
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LAN ADMINISTRATION - GBIS 744

Summer Semester III 2007 (May 16 – August
22)

Course
Syllabus and Schedule

Course Dates:
Wednesday

Course Time:
6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

INSTRUCTOR:

Jill
Albin-Hill

http://domin.dom.edu/admin/jalbin/gbis744/

PHONE #:

708-524-6980

EMAIL:

[email-masked]

Usually within 24
hours

Office
Hours:

By
appointment

Lewis
003C

Course Textbook

Managing and Troubleshooting Networks, by Mike Meyers, ISBN
0072255609

Course
Description:

This course is a thorough
study of LANs. Topics covered include LAN design, maintenance and upgrading, LAN
troubleshooting, LAN tools and analyzers and LAN administration. Much of the
course will be hands-on, giving students experience in setting up and
administering a LAN.  Examples of
topics covered are network configuration, installing device drivers, network
services (file, print and communication), performance monitoring, security, and
installation of upgrades, license monitoring and security.  Prerequisite: GBIS 725

COURSE
SCHEDULE:  (a work in
progress)

Week

Discussion
On

Other
Activities

1

5/16

Introduction

2

5/23

Chapter
1-3

3

5/30

Chapter
4-7

4

6/6

Test
1

5

6/13

Chapter 8
& 9

6

6/20

Chapter 10
& 11

7

6/27

Chapter 12 &
13

8

7/4

No
Class

Independence
Day

9

7/11

Test
2

10

7/18

Chapter 14
& 15

11

7/25

Chapter 16
& 17

12

8/1

Chapter 18
& 19

13

8/8

Chapter
20

14

8/15

Review

15

8/22

Test
3

Grading /Course
Materials

This class will be a mixture of
lecture and hands on activities.
Class participation and attendance will be essential to succeed.

10%
Attendance & Participation

20%
Test 1 (Chapters 1-7)

20%
Test 2 (Chapters 8-13)

20%
Test 3 (Chapters 14-20)

30%
Weekly homework assignments

Grading Scale:

Final
grades are based on a standard 100 point scale.

A
90 - 100

B
80 - 89

C
70 - 79

D
60 – 69

F
below 60

Assignments are due at the time specified in the
assignment.   Late
assignments will be accepted, but penalized according to the following
schedule:

Within 24 Hours

10% off

One class late

25% off

Two classes late

50% off

More than two classes
late

No
credit

These penalties will not apply if
you have a genuine excuse, have contacted me before the
due date, and received my written concurrence.

Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated
and may result in an automatic failure (F) for the semester.

Please take the time to read the web
page below that provides details of Dominican’s Academic Integrity
policy.   http://domweb.dom.edu/library/Crown/plagiarism.htm

Also, please see the
following website, which discusses how plagiarism is being combated in our
Internet enabled age http://www.plagiarism.org/.

**NOTE ANY PART OF
THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME AS THE SITUATION
WARRANTS**