1. 52.354 Communications Introduction Duncan Smeed

2. Administrivia  Resources  Syllabus  Textbook  Lecture Notes  One-Minute Papers  Tutorials  Practicals  Assessments  Pre-requisites  Recommended Reading/References Introduction52354_01/2

3. Introduction52354_01/3 Resources  Web pages  Forum  E-mail

4. Introduction52354_01/4 Resources – Web pages  Official home page:  Primarily used for everything bar the assignment submission system (see SPIDER below)  Major update announcements:  SPIDER:  Really only used for assignment submissions  Will contain links to the ‘official’ web pages

5. Introduction52354_01/5 Resources – Forum  Official Forum  Integral part of class delivery content? May contain examinable material  Usual place for announcements, etc.

6. Introduction52354_01/6 Resources – E-mail  The official forum is the preferred(!?) method of e- interaction… …However, if you must use e-mail to contact me about the class then please be aware of my… …Filters and Spam Traps, so  Please use the label [52354] as part of the subject line  Best to use your official University or Departmental account

7. Introduction52354_01/7 Syllabus & Textbook  Syllabus See  Textbook Computer Networking, 5/e James F. Kurose Keith W. Ross ISBN: 0-13-607967-9  More textbook details at:

8. Introduction52354_01/8 Lecture Notes  Distribution policy Available from:  Slides only part of the story!  Attending the lectures is highly recommended*  Having (access to) the textbook is highly recommended *Note: It is now departmental policy to record attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials.

9. Introduction52354_01/9 One-Minute Papers  This will be the 6 th year of using OMPs to support the teaching of my classes  Handed out at the start of each lecture  If I forget then please remind me!  Collected in at the end of each lecture  Please don’t forget to hand in your OMP!  Returned at a subsequent tutorial  Used to kick-start a tutorial’s Q&A?  OMP Bonus Scheme!  Worth up to an additional 10% of the coursework contribution. I.e. 10% * 20% => 2% of the overall assessment.  Each OMP is given a mark between 1 and 3 ① Neither of the questions answered ② Only one of the questions (sensibly!?) ③ Both questions answered (sensibly!?)

10. Introduction52354_01/10 One-Minute Paper… Questions  There are two OMP questions: Q1What was the most important point made in the lecture today? Q2What are you still most unsure of as a result of the lecture?  Please answer these questions as honestly as possible  They are an invaluable, and immediate, source of feedback  Answers to Q2 will help focus later lectures/tutorials on common issues  There may be a third question – typically a MCQ for eliciting feedback. For instance:

11. Introduction52354_01/11 Tutorials  Details/Links:  Guidelines:  Start Week 3 – Allocations announced in Week 2  Frequency – TBD (every 2 weeks?)

12. Introduction52354_01/12 Practicals  Details/Links:  Guidelines:  Start Week 4 – Allocations announced in Week 3  Frequency – TBD (every 2 weeks?)

13. Encourage Learning with In-Tutorial Exercises  Exercises attempted before/during/after tutorials and practicals are a vital aspect of engaging with the class content.  Many of the exercises will be derived from the end-of- chapter exercises of the textbook.  The more exercises attempted the better the level of knowledge and understanding will be.  Given the number of exercises that are set and the importance of these, it is recommended that students organise themselves into small self-help groups.  I call these self-help groups “ELITE Teams” ;-) Introduction52354_01/13

14. ELITE Teams  Composition  Self-determined by the students  Up to 4 students in each team  Members of a team should be in the same tutorial group  Organisation  ELITE Teams are encouraged to meet on an ad-hoc, weekly, basis outside the scheduled times for the 52.354 lectures/tutorials/practicals. The time available in a tutorial/practical will not be enough!  Members of the team are encouraged to share the workload of answering the In-Tutorial Exercises. How this is done is up to each team. There are several approaches…  Justification & Motivation  ELITE Team members will be able to discuss and answer more questions/exercises than they could as individuals. Introduction52354_01/14

15. Introduction52354_01/15 Assessments  Exam: 80%  Answer 3 questions from 4  Coursework: 20%  Assessed Coursework Exercise #1  Assessed Coursework Exercise #2  Assessed Coursework Exercise Group Project  Class Test #1  Class Test #2  Bonuses: ?%  OMP Bonus Scheme!  Bonus questions in ACEs?

16. Introduction52354_01/16 Assessed Coursework Exercises (ACEs)  Assessed Coursework Exercise #1 (ACE #1)  Type:Individual Exercise  Weight:100/300  Set:Monday, 7 th February 2010 – Week 3  Due:Monday, 7 th March 2010 – Week 7  Assessed Coursework Exercise #2 (ACE #2)  Type:Individual Exercise  Weight:100/300  Set:Monday, 1 st March 2010 – Week 6  Due:Monday, 28 th March 2010 – Week 10

17. Introduction52354_01/17 ACE Group Project  Assessed Coursework Exercise Group Project  Type:Group Exercise  Weight:100/300  Set: Monday, 14 th March 2010 – Week 8  Due: Monday, 25 th April – Week 12  ACE Groups  Composition:TBD  Operation:TBD

18. Introduction52354_01/18 Class Tests  Class Test #1 (CT #1)  Type:In-lecture, 25 question, 20-minute, MCQ  Weight:50/300*  Set:Monday, 7 th March 2010 – Week 7  Class Test #2 (CT #2)  Type:In-lecture, 25 question, 20-minute, MCQ  Weight:50/300*  Set:Monday, 25 th April 2010 – Week 12 * The total mark from all assessments is 300 and is calculated from the best mix of ACE #1, ACE #2, CT #1 and CT #2 marks added to the ACE Group Project mark. I.e. the combined mark for CT #1 and CT #2 may be used to compensate for the poorest #ACE mark if this gives a better total. The Group Project mark cannot be compensated.

19. Feedback Mechanisms  Marked work and/or marking schemes  As appropriate  Sample solutions  Online and/or covered in lectures/tutorials  Forum Q&As  But remember this is not a ‘distance learning’ class!  One-Minute Papers  Help focus later lectures/tutorials on common issues  Class Tests  Correct answers given in the lecture following the class test  Tutorials  Worked exercises and solutions to in-tutorial exercises Introduction52354_01/19

20. Introduction52354_01/20 Pre-requisites  Note recommended pre-requisites for the class:  52 138 Computer Systems  52 231 Programming Techniques

21. Introduction52354_01/21 Recommended Reading 1.Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach: International Version, 5/E James F. Kurose Keith W. Ross ISBN: 0136079679 2.Computer Networks ISE: A Systems Approach, 4/E Larry Peterson, Bruce Davie ISBN: 9780123740137 3.Computer Networks and Internets: International Version, 5/E Douglas Comer ISBN: 9780135045831 4.Computer Networking and the Internet, 5/E Fred Halsall ISBN: 9780321263582