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A338/A538 Network Technologies and System Administration.
[Formerly A247/A547 - Network Technologies and Administration.]
"To boldly go where no man has gone before!"
September 8, 1966
- My Office: Luddy Hall 2050 (IF2050).
- Office Hours:
- Luddy Hall 2050 (IF2050) Monday/Wednesday: 8:00 - 9:00am. Appointments also available.
- Office Hour Special NOTES:
- Any changes to my office hours will be posted here.
- Monday, August 26, 2024: First Day of Class.
- Monday, September 2, 2024: Labor Day:
CLASSES WILL NOT MEET.
- Luddy Hall 2050 (IF2050) Office Phone: 855-3974.
- E-mail: jwhitmer@iu.edu.
Meeting Times: (Fall Semester 2024)
- Monday/Wednesday: 9:45am - 11:00am (sections 3257 and 3259)
Luddy Hall 1019 (IF 1019)
"Lab" Times: (Fall Semester 2024)
- F: 9:10 - 10:00am in Luddy Hall 0006 (IF0006) (section 3258 and 3260)
Important Updates for All Students
enrolled in Fall Semester 2024
[LAST UPDATED: 10/1/2024]
- TEAM CAT 2 scores and preferred answers posted.
Overall, this was a somewhat disappointing effort even though I have
come to expect such challenges on the "first try" with this sort of
exercise.
You will find the preferred answer in the "In-Class CAT Solutions"
section near the top of the "Homework Assignments" page. The team
scores were widely separated, mainly because one team got off to the
"wrong" start." I tried to be very generous on partial credit. These
could have both been scored even lower if I had been ultra-strict. For
example, I tried to give credit if all the work was right, after an
error was made. However, I did have to deduct some point if the final
answer was not correct. In addition, you may not have done the math
correctly because it was not written correctly. A numerical answer
does not include powers of 10 and multiplication signs. I am not going
to do (or correct) the math. That is what you were supposed to do. You
are encouraged to review the posted solution. Again, we will look at
this together in class on 10/2/24, and I will try to point out the
most common missteps made on this first exercise using both base2 and
base10.
- Recent Change in team membership I
wanted to be sure everyone was aware of a recent change in team
membership. Please consult the team listing available in the "Final
Project Resources" section at the top of the "Homework Assignments"
page of the course website.
- JIT 4 and MINI 4 are Posted: JIT 4 and MINI 4
are both available on the Homework Assignments Page. JIT 4 is due by
10PM on Sunday, October 6, 2024 to Jeff (jwhitmer@iu.edu) via
plain text direct email from your official IU-assigned email account,
and MINI 4 is due by 10PM SHARP on Sunday, October 6, 2024 to your
Canvas "MINI 4" Assignment. Both links point to the same file.
NOTE: These topics do "look ahead" but we mey begin
discussing them in class on 10/9/24 and/or 10/14/24. I wanted to get
these posted now, so you have plenty of time to get them done (as
already noted) and still have plenty of time to continue working on
Individual Homework 1, which is due on 10/10/24. ALSO
NOTE that at least one of these topics will be more
challenging than any previous topics because the way it is stated is
very "general" or "open-ended." This is intentional. Remember to use
the context of this class to figure out what you are
looking for. You need to get some experience with this, because there
will be many times where you begin by not actually "knowing" what it
is you are looking for.
- INDIVIDUAL Homework Assignment 1 is now available
via the Homework page, in the "Homework Assignments" section at the
bottom of the page. It is due to your Canvas "INDIVIDUAL Homework
Assignment 1" assignment (which is not accessible yet) on
Thursday, October 10, 2024 BY
11:59:00.00PM (SHARP). PLEASE note that the
assignment will not be published on Canvas until on or after October
7, 2024.
As already noted in our meeting on Wednesday, when you read this, you
will notice that we have not even started our discussion of one of the
two major topics for this paper, namely, 802.11. In fact, we are just
about in the middle of our discussions of Ethernet. We will begin the
802.11 discussion sometime next week or the following week. I realize
this may seem very intimidating at this point, but my expectation is
for each of you to do your very best. As we progress and you write
more, you will improve and that is the point to remember.
I am publishing it this far in advance (a nearly 3 weeks) for several
reasons. First, I want you to have a general idea of
what you will be writing about so you can use that information as we
continue to expand our knowledge of these
topics. Second, I need to be sure you have adequate
time after we have finished sharing all the information I intend to
share about these topics to carefully organize and craft your Homework
1 paper. Third, with that same idea in mind, we will
be having our guest attend our meeting on Friday, September 27
and I need to give you time to read this several times before that
meeting.
BE SURE to properly name the file when it comes time to submit and
that your name appears somewhere on the first
page. REMEMBER: Please be sure you read this
thoroughly and carefully at least three (3) times
before our meeting on Friday, September 27. We will be having a
guest presenter who will work with us on how to write just this sort
of paper. To be very direct, you will get as much out of this session
as you are prepared to put into it. If you read Homework 1 thoroughly
and several times before next Friday, I think you will benefit greatly
from this session. If you come unprepared or, worse yet, choose not to
attend, then you should clearly understand the potential consequences
on the quality and evaluation of your Homework 1 submission.
- A338/A538 TEAMS HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED AND POSTED ALONG WITH
FINAL PROJECT INITIAL DESCRIPTION WITH TOPICS: There is now
a link on the Homework Page in the Final Team Project Resources
section (near the top) showing all the teams and their respective
members. Assignments were as random as I could make them, keeping all
teammates close to the same size. There are 2 A338 teams, and both
have 4 members to begin with. Past experience shows that, should the
teams become different sized due to students withdrawing from the
courses, these differences in size neither help nor hinder any
team. You are strongly encouraged to make contact with your teammates
as promptly as possible, perhaps even before class on Wednesday,
September 4. As already announced, I will ask you to figure out where
you can sit so you will be with your team for the rest of the
semester. There will be a variety of in-class team exercises, so you
will all need to be seated near each other. The Team Assignments will
be posted on-screen at the beginning of class tomorrow, 9/4, to aid in
this process.
As promised, a PDF version of the Final Project "initial" description
that we used last Friday to brainstorm possible topics is also
available in the "Final Team Project Resources" section. At the end
you will find the compiled list of topics we came up with as well as
additional topics added by me at the end of the list, that appear in
bold type.
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