Introduction to Data Communications (S1, 2013)

Course Overview

This course aims to introduce you to the fundamentals of data and computer communications. You will learn how and why the tasks of sharing information between computing devices is organised into layers, and then for each layer learn the basic techniques used for data communication. Examples using present day technologies, especially Internet-related, will be given. This course gives broad coverage of data communications: more specific coverage of technologies is given in subsequent courses (e.g. ITS325, ITS413).

Lecturer

Dr Steven Gordon (contact details)

Lecture Times

• Section 1 (IT): Tuesday 14:40-16:00 in BKD2605 and Wednesday 10:40-12:00 in BKD2605
• Section 2 (CS): Monday 14:40-16:00 in BKD2401 and Wednesday 9:00-10:20 in BKD2601

Textbook

Data and Computer Communications, 9th Edition by Williams Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2011. (additional resources)

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites, although it is expected that you have good knowledge of basic engineering mathematics, operating systems concepts, software design principles and programming. See the Study Guide for advice on refreshing your knowledge in these areas.

Online Resources

Moodle: http://ict.siit.tu.ac.th/moodle/course/view.php?name=its323y13s1
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/StevesLectures

Course Material

• Schedule: Schedule of lectures, listing the topics covered each week.
• Assessment Criteria: Expectations of students and methods for assessing their work.
• News Forum: Course announcements and news. Also distributed by email.
• Extra Resources: Other resources, such as textbooks, past courses and background material, that may help you be successful in this course.
• Communications and Networking Glossary: Glossary of terms and acronyms commonly used in data communications and computer networking.
• Topics and Lecture Material: list of topics, and for each topic a page containing lecture notes, handouts, videos and examples.
• Quizzes and Homework: links to quizzes and homeworks.
• Exams and Assignment: links to midterm and final exam details and assignment information.

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