Course Evaluation:

Quizzes 5%
Lab Assignments 20%
Hour Exams 25%
Lecture Final 30%
Lab Final 20%

Week1
lab canceled

Week2
Visio and number conversion

Week3
Network troubleshooting

Week4
Cable construction

Week5
Network design

Week6
IP Architecture Design

Week7
IP Architecture Design with VLSM

Week8
IP Routing: Distance Vector

Week9
IP Routing: EIGRP

Week10
IP Routing: OSPF

Week11
Network Design: Spanning Tree Protocol w/VLANs

Week12
TBA

Week13
Host Tables, IOS & Recovery, CDP

Week14
Lab final exam

COURSE GROUND RULES

MTU complies with all federal and state laws and regulation regarding discrimination, including the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 (ADA). If you have a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for equal access to education or services at MTU, please call the Associate Dean of Students (487-2212). For other concerns about discrimination, you may contact your advisor or the Affirmative Action Office (487-3310).

Attendance

Regular class attendance is a very important part of the learning process. I have observed that class cutting always correlates with poor class performance. Students are expected to complete assigned homework and read over the next lecture topic before attending the next class period. Everyone in the classroom will be treated with respect.

Grading

I use a grading scale where 100 is the maximum possible score for exams and 10 is the maximum score for lab reports and quizzes. Numerical and letter grades correspond as follows:

90 - 100 = A
80 - 85 = B 86 - 89 = AB
70 - 75 = C 76 - 79 = BC
60 - 65 = D 66 - 69 = CD
0 - 59 = F

Numerical scores are recorded and used throughout the semester, being converted to a letter grade at the end of the quarter.

The overall course grade will be determined by the relative contributions from exams, quiz, lab, homework, and final exam as given on the course syllabus.

Exams

Make up exams will be given only for excused absences discussed with me prior to the exam, or due to illness. I usually grant excused absences for reasons of interview trip, severe illness in immediate family, court summons, or weddings. Graduating students will not be excused from final exams.

Late work

Course work is due on the date and time specified and will receive a grade of zero points if turned in after the due date.

Cheating

Following is the policy adopted by the Senate on November 9, 1960 and approved by the President: "A student detected cheating beyond any reasonable doubt during any examination period or in the preparation of any significant individual assignment such as a quarter report, is to receive a failing grade for the course, and a record of the failure is to be submitted to the Dean of Students. This record is to be for the confidential use of the Dean of Students and is to be destroyed upon the student's graduation. On the second such occurrence, a student shall be expelled from the University without the possibility of readmission."

Cheating shall be considered to include using any information to which you are not entitled. During an exam this would include written crib sheets, writing on your body, using the information from another students exam paper, programming formulas or data into the memory of a programmable calculator, etc. I will make every effort to enforce this cheating policy.

Out of Class Help

I urge anyone having difficulty with any of my classes to drop into my office for help(EERC416). I am normally available at any time that I am not in class; the door is open if I am in the area. You may call the office at any time between 8 and 5, or send email to setup an appointment. Please do not call my home after 10:00 PM.

What Experienced College Students Wish They Had Known Earlier .....*

Go to Class. I thought I could get everything from reading the book, but it didn't work.

Follow a schedule. I used to stay up late and do things at the last minute. When I started to eat, sleep, and study regularly, I found my grades improved. My success depends on how I prioritize my use of time.

Find a Place to study without distractions. I tried to study in my dorm room, but there were too many other things going on, booth inside and outside my room.

Do the homework whether it is graded or not. I always found it turned up on the test.

Take a variety of classes. I now realize I didn't have to sick exactly to the course schedule prepared for me. I allowed myself to take different classes so that I could find out what I was interested in. I realized it's ok to change majors.

Use professors' office hours and the Learning Centers. I was trying to do it all alone. I learned that there are many support services at MTU. Talking to other people about the content helps you succeed.

Think about what you're learning. I finally realized that college requires more problem solving and independent interpretation than high school. In most cases I'm asked to use my knowledge creatively rather than just memorize.

Participate in class. This will keep it interesting and also ensures that the instructor knows what isn't clear to you (and probably most of your classmates)