NSU

College of Business & Technology
Department of Business Administration (BADM)
Fall 2023

1. Course Information:
Prefix: Information Systems (IS)
Number: 3183
CRNs: (Course Reference Numbers) 21256
Credits: 3 hours undergraduate credit
Title: Data Telecommunications

2. Instructor Name:
Name:     Dr. Bill Rosener
E-mail: rosener@nsuok.edu
Phone: (918) 456-4482 (cell)
(918) 444-2923 (office)
Office Location: 221-D Business and Technology  
Office Hours: Office Hours
Zoom: https://nsuok.zoom.us/j/9184564482
Homepage: https://www.billrosener.com

3. Course Delivery Method:
Online

4. Workload / Credit Hour Statement:
You should plan on a minimum average of 9 hours per week of “time on task.” Time on task includes any time that you spend interacting with course materials and participating in learning activities, including but not limited to readings, projects, assignments, videos, student-student or student-professor interaction, and exams.

5. Class Days / Meeting Times:
Asynchronous learning - you can complete the work on your own schedule.

6. Course Prerequisites and/or Co-requisites:
Computer proficiency.

7. Catalog Description:
Data communications and teleprocessing systems principles are examined in detail. Major topics include: hardware and networks, protocols and architectures, common carrier networks, and the planning and management of data communication and teleprocessing systems.

8. Course Purpose / Goals:
Data telecommunications introduces the information systems student to the realm of networking and security. In networking, the critical skills are design, product selection, and troubleshooting. Employers are looking for graduates with knowledge of networking and security in positions from programmers to database administrators to IT managers.

9. Student Learning Outcomes:

10. Instructional Methods / Strategies:
The expected course outcomes will be realized through a variety of instructional strategies including: training videos, lecture notes, textbook, and other related readings and activities. Additional course materials will be provided as handouts, assigned URLs, or placed on the Web.

11. Learning Outcome Assessment Methods:
      Points  
Chapter Questions* 600  
Exam 1 100  
Exam 2 100  
Exam 3 100  
Exam 4 100  
Final Exam 200  
 
Total 1200  
*12 Chapters (50 points each)

The point assignments shown above are approximate and the actual point assignments at the end of the semester may vary from the breakdown shown above. Grades are awarded on a total earned basis as a percentage of possible points for the semester.

12. Instructional Materials:
Business Data Communications and Networking
14th Edition
Jerry Fitzgerald, Alan Dennis, Alexandra Durcikova
© 2021
ISBN: 978-1-119-70284-9.
 
Students might consider purchasing a USB flash drive (e.g., Jump Drive). These portable storage devices can be very helpful in storing, carrying, and transferring information between home and school. All students are expected to have their accounts on the NSU networks by the end of the first week of the semester.

13. Grading Policy / Scale:
Letter grades are assigned at the end of the semester based on the following scale where X denotes your average.

        Your Average     Grade
  X   >= 90%   A
90% >   X   >= 80%   B
80% >   X   >= 70%   C
70% >   X   >= 60%   D
60% >   X     F

14. Class and Instructor Policies:
All work is to be prepared and submitted according to the directions given. Extended illness, injury, or emergency situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the professor's discretion.

15. Academic Policies / Required Information:
Please go to the following weblink: Academic Affairs Syllabus Information link for required information pertaining to:

The College of Business and Technology (CBT) Standards of Professional Behavior are designed and established to foster a safe, secure, and respectful learning environment conducive to the preparation of students for success in an increasingly challenging, diverse, and global society. Students enrolled in classes offered by the CBT are expected to behave according to the CBT Standards of Professional Behavior.

16. Student Support:
Students enrolled in postsecondary education are required to self-identify if they would like to request services on the basis of disability. Student Disability Services provides or arranges reasonable accommodations and services to qualifying students. You can learn more here: Student Disability Services

Students who may need assistance accessing sufficient food to eat every day, lack a safe and stable place to live, or who may be experiencing mental health challenges impacting their performance in the course are urged to contact Student Affairs or HawkReach Counseling Services for support. Additional resources are available through the Food Pantry (NSU-BA) and Rowdy's Resource Room (NSU-Tahlequah). An online report may also be submitted through the Report Concern link.

17. Course Concerns or Complaints
Students who wish to express a concern about a course or academic issue are encouraged to follow this process. Students who want to file a course grade appeal should consult the next section. It is important that the student initiate action (not parents, partners, or other relatives) and begin at the faculty or department chair level as most issues can be resolved there.

18. Grade Appeal
A student may petition a course grade change by using the Grade Appeals Timeline and Policy if satisfactory resolution cannot be achieved after informal grade review conferences with the instructor, department chair, and/or Dean’s office. The Grade Appeals Process must be formally initiated with a written appeal to the Dean within four months following awarding of the original course grade. Please contact the dean of the college in which the grade was given for a copy of the grade appeals process and the conditions which allow for the appeal of a course grade.