ECTS - Computer Networks
Computer Networks (CMPE334) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Computer Networks | CMPE334 | 6. Semester | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of the course is to teach fundamentals of data communication and computer networks with a special emphasis on the suits, protocols and applications building up the nowadays’ Internet network. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic concepts of computer networking; application layer and well-known applications; transport layer, UDP and TCP services; network layer, IPv4 addresses, forwarding and routing; data link layer, MAC addresses, HUBs and switches; physical layer properties and standards. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to computer Networks. What is the Internet? ISO layered structure for network services. | Chapter 1(main text) |
| 2 | Introduction to packet-sniffing tools. Principles of networks applications. | Lecture notes + Chapter 2.1 |
| 3 | The Web and HTTP protocol | Chapter 2.2.1-2.2.4 |
| 4 | FTP, SMTP and POP3 protocol | Chapter 2.3-2.4.2 |
| 5 | DNS service and DNS protocol | Chapter 2.5 |
| 6 | Recitation and Midterm-I | Lecture notes |
| 7 | Transport layer services. UDP type transport service. Reliable service principles. Pipelining, Selective-Repeat, Go-Back-N. | Chapter 3.1,3.3-3.4 |
| 8 | TCP type transport service. Segment structure. Sequence and Acknowledgement calculation. Connection establishment. Timeout calculation. Retransmission. | Chapter 3.5.1-3.5.3 |
| 9 | Network layer principles. Routers. Forwarding and routing. IPv4 addressing. Broadcast, multicast and unicast. | Chapter 4.1, 4.3, 4.7 |
| 10 | Datagram format. Fragmentation. NAT. IPv6. | Chapter 4.4 |
| 11 | Recitation and Midterm-II | Lecture notes |
| 12 | Data link layer principles. Multiple access protocols (CSMA/CD, taking turns, token passing). MAC addresses. Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). Ethernet Frame structure. | Chapters 5.1, 5.3, 5.4 |
| 13 | Ethernet collision control and exponential back-off time calculation. HUBs, Switches. Principles of physical layer, signal encoding and interface standards | Chapter 5.5, 5.6.1-5.6.2 + Lecture notes |
| 14 | Wireless network specifications. WiFi, Bluetooth, WiMAX, 802.11 MAC protocol and frame structure. AP-Host association. | Chapter 6.1-6.3 |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, 5/E, James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross, Addison-Wesley, 2010, ISBN: 978-0-13-136548-3. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Computer Networks 4/E, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Pearson Education Inc., 2006 |
| 3. Introduction to Data Networks, Lawrence Harte, ALTHOS Publishing, 2005 | |
| 4. Computer Networking First-Step, Wendell Odom, Cisco Press, 2004 | |
| 5. Bilgisayar Ağları, Nazife Baykal, Sas Bilişim, 2005 | |
| 6. TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview, On-line book available at “http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/” Redbooks, published 19 December 2006, Last accessed May 14, 2009 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 1 | 20 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the computer engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
| 2 | The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 3 | The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
| 4 | The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in computer engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
| 5 | The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the computer engineering discipline. | X | ||||
| 6 | The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually | |||||
| 7 | Effective oral and writen communication skills in Turkish; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||
| 8 | The knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions. | |||||
| 9 | Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow recent developments in science and technology. | |||||
| 10 | The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility; | |||||
| 11 | Knowledge of the standards utilized in software engineering applications | |||||
| 12 | Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; | |||||
| 13 | Awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation | |||||
| 14 | Knowledge on sustainable development | |||||
| 15 | Knowledge on the effects of computer engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety; | X | ||||
| 16 | Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions | |||||
| 17 | An ability to describe, analyze and design digital computing and representation systems. | X | ||||
| 18 | An ability to use appropriate computer engineering concepts and programming languages in solving computing problems. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 5 | 80 |
| Laboratory | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 154 | ||