eaching Data Communications and Networking Table 4 Supplemental Course Material Material Provided Description Initial Request for Pro-I This is a typical RFP that a consultant may receive for network design and implementation. It I(RFP) provides the basis for the semester project(SP Floor plans Floor plans(in Microsoft Visio M) for the building described in the RFP Detailed Network De- A detailed outline for a network design report. This is the format used to respond to the RFP sign Outline Bandwidth Calcultion Two files(Word and Excel) which described how to calculate bandwidth requirements for the REP RFP Addendums This further describes the building/business/industry, and is the outcome of the bidders confer ence Nomenclature Handout Worksheets used to teach how to develop a network nomenclature Diagramming Handout Guide to network design and a sample symbolic language to be used for diagramming a network Small Network Project Describes a small company, and its needs for a network. Used as the basis for the single switch design project in Section 5 MAN/LAN project Describes a large company, and its needs for a network within its main office and between its satellite locations. It is used for the multiswitch design project in section Six. Power Point slides are available for the theoretical thread in all modules Course Introduction( Module 1) Students come into this course with varying backgrounds. Some have has no networking experience but desire to gain an introduction; others have had substantial experience and want to validate their "in the field. training, while some are only taking this course because it is required within the mis curriculum Because of this variability this module attempts to create a baseline of knowledge and to make sure that students have the same understanding of many core concepts At the start of the course students are provided information about the semester project, and project teams are formed. The semester project is the culmination of this course and allows students to pull together knowledge gained in prerequisites and in this course. a project titled Ticket Sales, Inc(tSi) is used that incorporates a large virtual private network(VPN), several small site networks, a large site network Internet connectivity, and a straightforward business plan. The groups are to act as consultants to ts and provide a network design plan. As outline of the plan can be seen in Error! Reference source not found. The sections of the report are discussed in class as ind icated in Table 3 Course Summary Stur dents are given an extensive Request for Proposal(RFP) that they must respond to During the semester, the two bidders' conferences are the main vehicle for customer-supplier interaction about the reP. As work on the project progresses, students are required to turn in drafts of the various sections of their final deliverable In addition to the rfp the following materials are also distributed: initial rFP Floor Plans and De tailed Network design plan outline Standards Model(Module Two Most network hardware today is based on the TCP-IP/OSI hybrid model(Panko, 2002). This model is introduced and discussed extensively. If students can understand this model and the functions of its 5 layers they will be better able to understand the functioning of network switching and routing equip- ment. Because this material is complex, and usually foreign even to students with networking experi ence. it will take longer to cover than other modules therefore extra time is allotted 1150Teaching Data Communications and Networking 1150 Table 4 Supplemental Course Material Material Provided Description Initial Request for Pro￾posal (RFP) This is a typical RFP that a consultant may receive for network design and implementation. It provides the basis for the semester project (SP). Floor Plans Floor plans (in Microsoft Visio™) for the building described in the RFP Detailed Network De￾sign Outline A detailed outline for a network design report. This is the format used to respond to the RFP Bandwidth Calculation Two files (Word and Excel) which described how to calculate bandwidth requirements for the RFP. RFP Addendums This further describes the building/business/industry, and is the outcome of the bidders confer￾ence. Nomenclature Handout Worksheets used to teach how to develop a network nomenclature. Diagramming Handout Guide to network design and a sample symbolic language to be used for diagramming a network Small Network Project Describes a small company, and its needs for a network. Used as the basis for the single switch design project in Section 5. MAN/LAN project Describes a large company, and its needs for a network within its main office and between its satellite locations. It is used for the multi-switch design project in section Six. Slides PowerPoint slides are available for the theoretical thread in all modules. Course Introduction (Module 1) Students come into this course with varying backgrounds. Some have has no networking experience but desire to gain an introduction; others have had substantial experience and want to validate their “in the field.” training, while some are only taking this course because it is required within the MIS curriculum. Because of this variability this module attempts to create a baseline of knowledge and to make sure that students have the same understanding of many core concepts. At the start of the course students are provided information about the semester project, and project teams are formed. The semester project is the culmination of this course and allows students to pull together knowledge gained in prerequisites and in this course. A project titled Ticket Sales, Inc (TSI) is used that incorporates a large virtual private network (VPN), several small site networks, a large site network, Internet connectivity, and a straightforward business plan. The groups are to act as consultants to TSI and provide a network design plan. As outline of the plan can be seen in Error! Reference source not found.The sections of the report are discussed in class as indicated in Table 3 Course Summary. Stu￾dents are given an extensive Request for Proposal (RFP) that they must respond to. During the semester, the two bidders’ conferences are the main vehicle for customer-supplier interaction about the RFP. As work on the project progresses, students are required to turn in drafts of the various sections of their final deliverable. In addition to the RFP, the following materials are also distributed: initial RFP, Floor Plans, and De￾tailed Network Design Plan Outline. Standards Model (Module Two) Most network hardware today is based on the TCP-IP/OSI hybrid model (Panko, 2002). This model is introduced and discussed extensively. If students can understand this model and the functions of its 5- layers they will be better able to understand the functioning of network switching and routing equip￾ment. Because this material is complex, and usually foreign even to students with networking experi￾ence, it will take longer to cover than other modules, therefore extra time is allotted