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  Course Description
Course Name : COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATION

Course Code : BTE318

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Assoc.Prof.Dr. OZAN ŞENKAL

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Describes concept and types of computer Networks
Describes OSI layers
Describes standards about Ethernet
Describes TCP/IP protocol set
Describes setting up and adjusting internet protocols
Explains elements that effect network security

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Learning to use fields of computer networks. Learning the architecture of computer networks. Administrating and setting up computer networks.

Course Contents : Basics and architecture of computer Networks, Topologies and types of computer Networks, OSI model and network protocols, Networks devices - active and passive devices, LAN transmission Technologies (x25, DSL, ISDN, Frame relay etc.), network operating systems, Providing transmission on network, setting up and administrating computer Networks, services of network, the structure of internet and TCP/IP, subnetting, ip routing, communicate over internet: email, instant messaging applications, file downloading and uploading on internet, using FTP system, using and accessing systems on the network, network security, preventing and determining network attacks, setting up and using network services like DHCP, DNS, web server, remote access server and database server.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Laboratory


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Concept and history of the computer network Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
2 OSI model and the structure of layers Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
3 Structure and applications of Ethernet protocol Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
4 Internet protocols Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
5 Structure of IP protocol Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
6 TCP and UDP protocols Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
7 Structure and applications of DHCP protocol Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
8 Mid-term Exams Preparing for the exam and rewieving of the topics Testing, Assignment, Project / Design
9 Structure and applications of DNS system Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
10 Structure and applications of DNS system Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
11 Structure and applications of HTTP protocol and WWW server Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
12 Structure and applications of FTP protocol Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
13 Structure and applications of SMTP, POP3 and IMAP protocols Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
14 Computer Networks and flow control Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
15 Network security Related subjects in the course text book Lecture, Question - Answer, Drill and Practice
16/17 Final Assessments Preparing for the exam and rewieving of the topics Testing, Assignment, Project / Design


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Yıldırımoğlu Murat. TCP / IP the universal language of the Internet, Pusula yayıncılık, 2009
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 100
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 0
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. 3
2 Explain sub-fields of instructional technologies and integral structure of its process and also its relation to the other fields. 4
3 Put forward the complex structure of the problems related to learning and teaching for the given situations based on the knowledge of instructional technologies and related fields. 4
4 Develop a plan, apply the plan and assess the results based on scientific view for the solution of the problems presented in the scope of the field or related fields. 3
5 Put forward new products or processes on the basis of components of instructional technologies, computer science, for the related situations. 4
6 Develop a personal proposal, a product or a group of processes for the solution of a problem related to the field as an indicator of the skills of working independently and taking responsibility. 5
7 Take responsibility of an individual or group projects and accomplishing his/her undertaken missions. 5
8 Follow current problems and applications and determining information and skills to undertake learning missions for the following stage. 3
9 Explain the integral structure of instructional technologies and information technologies or computer science applications. 4
10 Explain concepts that constitutes the basis for scientific thinking in the scope of the field and the related fields. 5
11 Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. 3
12 Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. 4
13 Apply the solution for the problem on the basis of scientific and ethical values when she/he confronts a learning problem. 4
14 Build a healthy communication with students, teachers, school administration, and the individuals in the study group. 4
15 Comprehend a foreign language in order to follow the international resources that can be utilized for the solution of problems related to the field. 2
16 Take responsibilities for the distribution and dissemination of the developments in the field on local or national range. 3
17 Act on the basis of scientific and ethical values in her/his works and also support preservation and learning of these values. 3
18 Develop and evaluate strategic views on topic related to the future of the field. 4
19 Transfer related progresses in other related fields to the field of instructional technologies. 3
20 Create and maintain a cooperative and productive working environment by developing an insight related to the behaviors of the shareholders. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 13 4 52
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 13 2 26
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20 20
    Final Exam 1 20 20
Total Workload: 118
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.72
ECTS Credit: 5