Lecture and Homework Assignment Pages:
(Click here for lecture information, test information, and homework assigments)

Classroom:
TR 11:00-12:15, PHYSICS 3

Instructor:
Iowa State University
Steve F. Russell, Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2427 Coover ECPE, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-1273 (voice mail capability)
email: sfr@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/homepage.html

Office Hours: Office hours are listed on my web page for my weekly schedule at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/schedule.htm

Teaching Assistants:
  Sai Sudhir, ALC A3 Coover, sudhir_sai@yahoo.com  Web Page with schedule:  http://www.public.iastate.edu/~saisud/
  Levent Engin, ALC D16 Coover, lrengin@iastate.edu
Teaching assistants will do grading and maintain the grading database.  Periodically, they email me the grades so I have a copy to refer to in my office.

Textbook:
"Communications Networks: Fundamental Concepts and Key Architectures," by Alberto Leon-Garcia and Indra Widjaja, New York: McGraw-Hill, (c)
2000, (ISBN 0-07-022839-6) (Book Web Pages at Publisher)

Catalog Description: Cpr E 489. Computer Networking and Data Communications. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: CprE 305 or EE 324 (refer to current ISU catalog for additional details) Survey of modern computer networking and data communications. Contemporary concepts, facilities, practices, implementations, and issues. TCP/IP, OSI protocols, Client server programming. Nonmajor graduate credit.

Course Information:

Cpre 489 is a course in the concepts of computer networking and data communication that are needed for a career in Computer Engineering.  Data communications, wired and wireless network, and security have become major career areas in computer engineering.  We will be studying topics in these areas as they relate to computer engineering technology. The web pages for this course will be the primary form of communication for the lecture topics, homework assignments, homework due dates, and exam dates. Students will be responsible for checking the web pages daily. E-Mail will be used for sending notices to the class and for communications between the professor, TA, and individual students. Students will be responsible for checking their email for these messages. In-class announcements will be kept to a minimum. Students will be responsible for getting the web information and turning in homework assignments on time.

• Grading for exams and for homework will be done on separate curves
• Three one-hour exams plus a final exam are given
• Grading Criteria is the following:
• Each of the three semester exams:   20% (total is 60%)
• Final Exam: 20%
• Homework: 20%
• Each homework assignment will be graded separately with 10 points per problem. The total number of points will be variable according to the number of problems assigned.

• Exams are closed book. Crib Sheet: One 81/2 by 11 sheet of paper can be used for reference to study notes. No other information is allowed.
• Hand in your crib sheet with the exam.
• Palm computers and calculators will not be used. Exams will be designed to test what you know about the subject matter and not how well you know your computer or calculator.
• The dates of the exams will be announced several weeks in advance so you can plan your schedule accordingly. They will be posted on this web site on the lecture page.
• Exams will be taken individually
• No make-up exams will be given except in extreme circumstances.
• Refer to the lecture pages for more specific information for each exam.
• A study guide for each exam will be made available and posted on the web.
• NOTE: bring several sheets of blank paper to each exam.  You will be required to provide your own paper.  Also bring a stapler so you can staple you exam papers together.  Always include the exam question sheet as the first page of your exam when you turn it in.

• Check the lecture and homework assignment pages for each class day to determine the assignments, due dates, and lecture topics.
• Contact our Teaching Assistant if you have questions about homework grading.
• Since homework is worth 20% of your grade, it is vital that you do homework to acheive a good grade in this class.
• Homework will generally be assigned each class period and will be due at the time stated on the Lecture Page for that day.
• Homework is turned in during the class period on the day it is due.  After that, it is considered late homework.
• Homework later than a day or two will not be accepted except in extreme circumstances. If a student cannot attend the class when the homework is due, he or she should turn in the homework to the TA BEFORE the class time. In extreme circumstances, please contact your TA and make suitable arrangements.  Do not turn in any late homework to the departmental offices or to my office.  Turn it into the TA at their office.
• If you have questions about how to do the homework, visit your instructor or teaching assistant during their office hours which can be found on the web pages.
• The explanation of the homework marking will be on the web page of your teaching assistant.
• Please do not combine two homework assignments on the same stapled set of pages. Please submit separate, stapled pages for each homework assignment.