BA479 – Winter 2007 - Schedule of LecturesDate Lecture TopicsWeek # 1Jan 9 (Lecture # 1) Syllabus; Course Overview; Student Questionnaire; Participation Exercise – Intro to LANTransmission MediaJan 11 (Lecture # 2) Intro to LAN and Network Architectures (Pages 43-51 of textbook) IT architectures/standards: Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, SONETBusiness impact analysisWeek # 2Jan 16 (Lecture # 3) Environmental and business impact of data centersServer VirtualizationProtection of the IT architecture - Management support and commitment tothe processData centers – Field Trips to Data Centers of Nike and Intel (Jones Farm)Jan 18 (Lecture # 4) Capacity Planning, LAN Design and Selection; Network Management; Improving LAN Performance (Chapter 6)Business impact analysisAnnouncement regarding group presentationsWeek # 3Jan 23 (Lecture # 5) Internetworking DevicesChapter 3 (Physical Layer); Quiz 1 (on previous lectures)Jan 25 (Lecture # 6) Begin Chapter 4 – Data Link Layer (Media Access Control)Week # 4Jan 30 (Lecture # 7) Server virtualization (continued); Imaging Tour of COB network, COB’s co-location facility and Business Solutions Group (BSG)Physical access exposures and controls at co-location facilityProtection of the IT architecture - Management support and commitment tothe processTestingFeb 1 (Lecture # 8) Continue Chapter 4 – Data Link Layer Error Detection/Correction;Week # 5Feb 6 (Lecture # 9) Complete Chapter 4 – Message Delineation; Selecting DL protocols; Brief review for exam 1; Meet with instructor regarding presentation/reportFeb 8 (Lecture # 10) Exam 1 (Closed Book/Closed Notes – Calculators may be required)Week # 6Feb 13 (Lecture # 11) Chapter 5 - Introduction to Transport/Network Layers - Part 1 –Internet and web based servicesFeb 15 (Lecture # 12) Chapter 5 - Introduction to Transport/Network Layers - Part 1 – TCP (Continued); Begin TCP/IP – Part 2 (Addressing)Week # 7Feb 20 (Lecture # 13) TCP/IP – Part 2 (IPv4 Addressing; Subnets and Subnet masks)Feb 22 (Lecture # 14) TCP/IP – Part 2 continued (IPv4 Addressing; Subnets and Subnet masks)Week # 8Feb 27 (Lecture # 15) TCP/IP – Part 3 (Lecture related to Part 3 of final exam – including essay question regarding 5-layer network model, which forms the theoretical framework for computer networking)Application of e-business issues and trendsMar 1 (Lecture # 16) TCP/IP – Part 4 (Routing); Complete chapter 5Application of e-business issues and trendsWeek # 9 Mar 6 (Lecture # 17) Groups meet among themselves and with instructor regarding questions about their assigned group presentations/reportsMar 8 (Lecture # 18) Protection of IT Architecture: Plan Preparation and Application System DocumentationMiscellaneous topics(available under Word Documents link on top of web page) and Group PresentationsWeek # 10Mar 13 (Lecture # 19) Protection of IT Architecture: Plan Preparation and Application System DocumentationMiscellaneous topics and Group PresentationsMar 15 (Lecture # 20) Brief review for exam 2; Course Wrap up; Course/Instructor EvaluationFinals WeekMar 19 (Monday of finals week)Exam 2 (Closed Book/Closed Notes) in Bexell 417Exam Time: 6 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. o Labs will involve network hardware and software exercises. For example, exercises involve topics such as server hardware and software configuration, server virtualization, making cables,security management, DNS, DHCP servers, logical IT security, intranet servers, logical securityrisks, logical access control issues, management of operations of the infrastructure, and implementation of new/changed systems. o This is a tentative schedule and subject to change at the discretion of the