Parkland College
2400 West Bradley Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61821
Csc 150, Wireless Networking for Technicians  
Spring 2007
Class Notes:

During Finals Week, you can see if I am in my office by checking my on-line schedule: Is Scott in his office?
This is an active schedule web-page.  When I arrive at my office, I will say so in the text on the appropriate day.   If I am leaving the office for more than 10 or 15 minutes, I will post a notice above.  You can look on the Internet at any time to see if I am available.  (If yesterday's text is still up, I have not arrived for the day).
Syllabus: Syllabus
   
Help: Is Scott in his office?

 Resources for Students

This site is very helpful:   http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/WLANStandards.asp

Of course  http://www.wikipedia.com/en is usually up-to-date on just about any technical topic.
Lab Times: CSIT Department Open Lab Times
Free software: CSIT - Microsoft Academic Alliance
Total Points:

 
Points  Task
Grading is now administered on Angel.
Grade Scale
Grade  Points -
   
A  90% of total   
B  80% of total  
C  70% of total  
D  60% of total  
F  Below 60% of total 
Tests:
Mon., Jan. 29 Test 1 on Math Fundamentals, Electromagnetic Wave Basics, and Modulation Types
Wed., Feb. 28 Test 2 on Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 Modulations, Chapter 4 Physical Layer, Chapter 5.
Mon., Mar. 12 On-line Open Book Test on Chapter 6.
   
   
Tues., May 8
2:00 pm to
4:00 pm		 Final, based on the Final Exam Study Guide.  
Note that the day, Tuesday, is not our usual class day.  The time, however, is our normal class time.
   
Labs:  
Lab 1 Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Lab 3 AirMagnet Wireless Analyzer
Daily Topics: Note that the following schedule is tentative and will change as the semester progresses. 
Please check this web page before each class.
Mon., Jan. 8 Math Fundamentals
Wed., Jan. 10 Electromagnetic Wave Basics (start)
   
Sun., Jan. 14 Last day to drop with 100% refund from full-semester courses
Mon., Jan. 15 Martin Luther King Holiday -- no class
Wed., Jan 17 Electromagnetic Wave Basics (completion)
Modulation Types (start)
   
Sun., Jan. 21 Last day to drop without record from full-semester courses
Last day to drop with 50% refund from full-semester courses
Mon., Jan 22 Modulation Types (completion)
Wed., Jan. 24 Review of Math Fundamentals, Electromagnetic Wave Basics, and Modulation Types
Mon., Jan. 29 Test 1 on Math Fundamentals, Electromagnetic Wave Basics, and Modulation Types
Wed., Jan. 31 Chapter 2 - Basic Components and Standards Organizations
   
Mon.,  Feb. 5 Chapter 3 - How Wireless Works (Retro - we have covered this material already)
Chapter 4 - Modulations (Retro - we have covered this material already)
Chapter 4 - 802.11 Physical Layer Standards
Wed., Feb. 7 Chapter 4 - 802.11 Physical Layer Standards
   
Mon., Feb. 12 Class cancelled because Scott is in an all afternoon committee meeting.
Wed., Feb. 14 Class cancelled because of the blizzard. Parkland was closed.
   
Mon., Feb. 19 Chapter 5 - 802.11 MAC Layer Standards
Wed., Feb. 21 Chapter 5 - 802.11 MAC Layer Standards
   
Mon., Feb. 26 Chapter 5 - 802.11 MAC Layer Standards
Wed., Feb. 28 Test 2 on Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4 Modulations, Chapter 4 Physical Layer, Chapter 5.
   
Mon., Mar. 5 Chapter 6
Review of GUI configuration of LinkSys Wireless Router
Wed., Mar. 7 Review of configuration of Cisco Aeronet Router
   
Mon., Mar. 12 Scott will not be here for class - You will have an On-line Open Book Test instead, on Chapter 6.
The test will be open on Angel from 6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 am Tuesday.  Log on to Angel any time during that period and take the test.  You do not have to come to class to do the test.  The test is open book, but do not get help from any other person.  I will set Angel so you can save a partial test and resume later.  There is no time limit on how long you can take the test, but expect about 1 hour to do the 12 questions, because some of the questions will require reading the text and doing some research. 
Wed., Mar. 14 Chapter 7
   
Sat., Mar. 18 to Sun.,  Mar. 25   Spring Recess and Spring Holiday
   
Mon., Mar. 26 Chapters 8 and 9, plus Handout Chapters 7, 8, and 9 (but not Chapter 6 - Enterprise Hardware).
Wed., Mar. 28 Chapters 8 and 9, plus Handout Chapters 7, 8, and 9 (but not Chapter 6 - Enterprise Hardware).
   
Mon. Apr. 2 Scott will not be here for class - You will have an On-line Open Book Test instead, on Chapters 8 and 9., plus Handout Chapters 7, 8, and 9 (but not Chapter 6 - Enterprise Hardware).
The test will be open on Angel from 6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 am Tuesday (extended to 6:00 am Wednesday).  Log on to Angel any time during that period and take the test.  You do not have to come to class to do the test.  The test is open book, but do not get help from any other person.  I will set Angel so you can save a partial test and resume later.  There is no time limit on how long you can take the test, but expect about 1 hour to do the 12 questions, because some of the questions will require reading the text and doing some research.
Wed., Apr. 4
Test 3, a standard closed-book test on Chapters 8 and 9, plus Handout Chapters 7, 8, and 9 (but not Chapter 6 - Enterprise Hardware), with questions very similar to the Open Book Test you took on Monday and Tuesday.  Scott will review that test and answer any questions before you start the closed-book Test 3.
 
   
Mon., Apr. 9 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Wed., Apr. 11 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
   
Mon., Apr. 16 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Wed., Apr. 18 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
   
Mon., Apr. 23 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Lab 3 - AirMagnet Wireless Analyzer
Wed., Apr. 25 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Lab 3 - AirMagnet Wireless Analyzer
Thurs., Apr. 26 Last day to withdraw with W grade from full-semester courses
   
Mon., Apr. 30 Open Labs
Lab 1 - Cisco Aironet Basic Setup
Lab 2 - Cisco Aironet Administrative Setup
Lab 3 - AirMagnet Wireless Analyzer
Wed. May 2 Review for final, based on the Final Exam Study Guide.
   
Tues., May 8
2:00 pm to
4:00 pm		 Final, based on the Final Exam Study Guide.  
Note that the day, Tuesday, is not our usual class day.  The time, however, is our normal class time.
  Scott Badman   Office: B132   Phone: 353-2250   sbadman@parkland.edu  

Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821