CIS 130 - Telecommunications

What is it? What do we cover? Check out the Syllabus, and the CCSF Catalog Description,

Lab 1. Calculating the number of bits needed to transmit different kinds of data. Due at the beginning of class (on paper) for the Day section on Thursday, September 9, and for the evening section on Wednesday, September 8.
Lab 2. E-mail, visiting Telecom web sites. Due: Friday, September 24, by midnight. Submit only by e-mail to: c130labs
Lab 3. Where does it come from ? Due: Friday, October 22, by midnight. Submit only by e-mail to: c130labs
Lab 4. Problems from Chapter 6. Due: Friday, November 5, by midnight.
Extra Credit Lab 1. Defining some modem terms. Due: Friday, November 19, by midnight.
Lab 5. WAN Alternatives, Documenting Network Concepts Due: Tuesday, November 23, by midnight.
Lab 6. Researching an International ISP. Due: Friday, December 10, by midnight.
Term Paper. Term paper Web Page. Due: Friday, December 17, by midnight.
Extra Credit Two. Due: Friday, December 17, by midnight.

Quiz One. Wednesday, 9/15, for evening section; Thursday, 9/16, for day section.
Quiz Two. Wednesday, 10/13, for evening section; Thursday, 10/14, for day section.
Quiz Three. Wednesday, 11/10, for evening section; Tuesday, 11/9, for day section.
Term End Readings.
Quiz Four (see "Term End Readings" for terms to know from chapter 7 and 8). Wednesday, 12/1, for evening section; Thursday, 12/2, for day seciton.
Last Day of Class:
- Day section: Tuesday, 12/14.
- Evening section: Wednesday, 12/15.
Final Exam.
- Day section: Wednesday, 12/15, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm;
- Evening section: Wednesday, 12/22, 7 - 9 pm.
If you want to switch times to take the final, please check with me first to see if there is space at the other time and place.
Final Exam Terms.