COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EHE 4205 NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS COMPULSORY 2 1 0 3

Offered By

Telecommunication Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR LÜTFIYE ÖZLEM AKKAN

Offered to

Telecommunication Technology
Telecommunication Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

In this course, it is aimed to give students the basic knowledge of advances in data communications principles, communication environments, Internet protocols, LAN and WAN structures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to list advances in data communications principles.
2   Be able to analyze communication environments.
3   Be able to compare internet protocols.
4   Be able to list basic features of LANs
5   Be able to list basic features of WANs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in data communication
2 Network topologies and network connection devices
3 Network connection devices such Repeater, Bridge, Router, Gateway and so on.
4 Introduction of OSI reference model and its layers.
5 Physical layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
6 Data-link layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Network layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
10 Transport layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
11 Session layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
12 Presentation layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
13 Application layer; its functions, devices, and protocol data unit
14 Explanation of IEEE standards and their application sites

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Veri Haberleşmesi/Network Temelleri Yasin KAPLAN
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Bilgisayar Ağları Dr. Demir ÖNER ISBN: 975-6797-43-6.
References:
Materials: Research to be carried out on the internet.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outcomes will be assessed by means of mid-term exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is compulsory to attend 80% of practical courses and 70% of theoretical courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0 232 3012599
Email: ozlem.karaca@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Tutorials 12 1 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1,5 18
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.111
LO.2111
LO.31111
LO.411
LO.51