MIS
4477
Network and Infrastructure Security (updated 07/20/18) |
Instructor: Jake Messinger |
Office:
122 Melcher Hall |
Hours: By Appointment |
Email: jake@uh.edu (best contact method) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mis4477 Twitter: profjake |
Website: profjake.com |
Phone: 409-331-JAKE (5253) |
Original Text: Jerry FitzGerald, Alan Dennis, Alexandra Durcikova Business Data Communications and Networking, 13th edition, Wiley - ISBN : 978-1-119-36883-0 |
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
If you are an MIS Major, the content of this course will be one of the
most important and "to the point" classes you will take. You will learn
things important and useful to you in your work. The purpose of this
course is to give you sufficient
technical and management level knowledge of the various types and
levels of
computer networks and security issues in a corporate environment. Areas
covered
will include network hardware, topologies, protocols, VoIP, data
communications, virtualizing platforms, the Internet, security threat
mitigation, and the application
and management of these items. Particular emphasis will be placed on
the 5
Layer Network Model and TCP/IP. There are solo and group
projects, some
performed in a lab environment.
THE LECTURER: I am a part tme Adjunct
Professor. This is mostly good for you. I am working daily in the
industry so I have extensive practical experience. In other words, I am
going to teach you what you need to know to get a job in today's MIS
world. I teach this class and also a section (4397) called Open
Systems, a.k.a. the "LAMP" class (Linux Apache MySQL, Php)
with HEAVY emphasis on the Linux operating system (which is over 80% of
the world market now), and Virtualization Platforms such as Virtual
Box, VMWare and Proxmox.
I
am a graduate of the University of Houston with Degrees in Computer
Science and Business with Concentrations in MIS and Phychology. I began
as a programmer when I was 15, and later became a partner in my
father's medical billing business. We managed databases and processed
medical claims for doctors in the Southeast Texas area. I wrote most of
the software we used for that. I also wrote some of the first "EDI"
software used to trasmit standardized claim data to Medicare. I also
was a contributor to the "LINUX" project, specifically in the areas of
networking and printing. I was attending U of H at the birth of the
World Wide Web. Dr Parks asked me to teach his classes in 1995, when
he took a 1 year project in California. During that time, I converted
the Transaction Processing Classes (1 and 2) from mainframes to PC
based systems. I also set up the first DISC Department server and was
one of the first intructors to use web pages to aid in teaching the class. I
have taught just about every class in the MIS department, but I am best
known for the 4477 Datacomm class, now called Networking and Security
Infrastructure. I am president and founder of Adjecta
Technologies, a VoIP and Cloud Hosting networking company. I often hire
current and former students as interns.
LECTURES: Attendance AND participation is VERY IMPORTANT to your grade. If you want to guarantee yourself a good grade, come to class, participate and ask questions. Participation will impact your grade significantly. There is a book for this class but it is not mandatory. I highly recommend the e-Book version available from several sources online. We will cover many items in the book, but the technologies and methodologies have changed and evolved so much that the text has not kept up. We will make extensive use of WiKi's and other external sources as well as current events in the news. If you are a good researcher, then you probably do not need the book. Notes for each lecture along with slide presentations will be made available online, typically prior to the lecture. Please let me know if you have any ADA requirements.
LABS:
This is a hands-on class. I feel the best way to learn about networking
and security is to experience it first hand. You must be enrolled
in the lab this course to get credit for the class. The EiLab is in
room 122. Your Cougar card should
already be activated for entry. Please do not alter or use any
equipment in the
lab until after our first lab meeting, after you have become
familiarized with
the equipment. For some class periods, we may meet in the lab OR we may
adjourn
to the lab during a class. We will perform networking "experiments" in
the lab which involves building a network, packet sniffing, firewall
set up management and more.
RULES: No eating of “loud” food. Drinks are okay but not in the lab. Do not cheat on any assignments or tests or you will be dropped probably with an F. The University has specific rules on Academic Honesty. Check out: https://www.uh.edu/provost/policies/honesty/
ASSIGNMENTS: You will have at least one group project (the Network Game) that is done in-class on one specific day. There will be no makeup for this assignment without prior authorization. You will also be graded on 6 (or more) in-lab projects. There are possible points awarded for attendance, participation and an optional project.
EXAMS: You will have at
least 2 major tests and a semi-cumulative final exam
drawn from materials in the text and from my notes. We will review in the class
prior to an exam and the exam study notes will be available online. Exams are administered via Blackboard.
CHANGES: Check my website and this syllabus often for announcements and schedule changes. I will typically email the class if and when changes are made.
GRADING: I will attempt
to post grades in a timely manner. Calculated percentages correlate to the
following letter grades:
A=92.5-100, A-=89.5-92.4, B+=87.5-89.4, B=82.5-87.4,
B-=79.5-82.4, C+=77.5-79.4,
C=72.5-77.4, C-=69.5-72.4, D+=67.5-69.4, D=62.5-67.4,
D-=59.5-62.4, F=<59.4
EXAMS/ASSIGNMENTS |
% of GRADE |
5 |
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5 | |
20 |
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20 |
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20 | |
5 |
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25 |
LAB Days |
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Exam Days |
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Attendance Recommended/Required |
Introduction |
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)Day 2) |
Part 1 |
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(Day 4) Last Day to drop without receiving a grade. FitzGerald - Chapter 3: |
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(Day 5) Physical Layer (cont) |
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(Day 12)
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Part 2 |
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(Day 13) Exam 1 follow-up (aftermath) |
(Day 14) Fitzgerald Chapter 6: Network Design (cont) |
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(Day 16) Last Day to drop or withdraw with a "W". |
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(Day 17) |
(Day 18) Fitzgerald Chapter 9 |
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(Day 19) Subnetting |
(Day 20) Review for Exam 2 |
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(Day 21) EXAM 2 - Chapters 6-9 |
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Part 3 |
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18 (Day 22) Discussion of Exam 2Fitzgerald Chapter 10 |
Fitzgerald Chapter 10 |
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Fitzgerald Chapter 11 |
Fitzgerald Chapter 11 |
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Fitzgerald Chapter 12 |
(Day 27) |
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(Day 28) Last Day of Class |
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END OF MIS 4477 Syllabus - General
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