Networks for School Library Media Centers

Syllabus for CSUS CCE 219G Summer 2007

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Last updated 1June2007

Location:

Napa Hall, Room 1800

3000 State University Drive East

Sacramento, CA 95819-6103
Parking on lot next to Napa Hall

Accommodations for students with disabilities.

If you have a disability and require accommodations, you need to provide disability documentation to Services for Students with Disabilities (SSWD) located in Lassen Hall 1008, (916) 278-6955. Please discuss your accommodation needs with me after class or during my office hours [or by email at wesdoak@gmail.com].

Dates:

Classroom sessions

• Friday June 1st will be held! 5 pm - ~8 pm. CSUS informs me that most students intend to be on hand for our opening evening so disregard any previous messages. [Intensive introduction, assignments, textbook overview, expectations, questions....]
• Saturday, June 02, 2006 9 am - 4:00 pm
• Saturday, June 16, 2006 9 am - 4:30 pm [Individual reports, guest speaker? and final examination.]

Online/Independent Study sessions (OLIS) [no actual classroom sessions]

• Friday, June 08, 2006
• Saturday, June 9, 2006
• Friday, June 15, 2006

Description:

Networks allow single workstations to access powerful computers, printers, databases, online resources, the Internet and much more. Gain a solid foundation in networking concepts, management techniques and networking design, with particular emphasis on the Internet. Obtain the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions about the use and purchase of networking hardware, software and operating systems in computer workstations, peripherals and other devices. Participants will have some access to networking software, hardware and management tools in a computer lab setting. (EDTE 219G / 2 units)

Objectives(selected):

1. Learn enough to understand computer networks in the school/library environment.
2. Learn how to keep abreast of new developments in networking.
3. Learn how to be an active participant in the planning, evaluation and implementing of any network with which you interact in your work.
4. We'll be developing knowledge, skills and abilities [KSAs] in the realm of "functional" networking, not "technical" networking . That said, much of the vocabulary and information is common to both aspects of system analysis and computer networking.
5. Other

RequiredText (Please note that these books are not inexpensive. I suggest you buy your copy from library funds, if at all possible, and after class add the title to your library collection):

Miller, David, Data Communication and Networks, 1st Edition, (c) 2006. McGraw-Hill Technology Education. ISSN 0-072964049. May well NOT be available at first class session nor through the Hornet Bookstore, so I suggest you get a copy through Amazon or B&N, et al.

Instructor:

Wes Doak has a master's of library and information science and has been a business CEO and CTO, State Librarian, media lab director and college instructor. He currently serves as a technology consultant to various California organizations. Wes has worked in and with many types of libraries and media centers, both school and public, in Massachusetts, California, Oregon, Hawaii and elsewhere. Wes is available 24/7 via email at wesdoak@gmail.com. I also maintain a blog for this class and a delicious bookmark site. I'll be updating all four of these sites during my classes this Summer. You may contact me via email wesdoak@gmail.com or by telephone at (916) 669-8376. I will try to respond to any communication within 24hours during the week and 72 hours on weekends.

Guest Speakers (potential):

• George Hall, Founder and CEO, American Network Systems. George founded and ran the first and largest independent computer network services provider in California's capital region. He has built nationally recognized teams of technical and business talent to build and manage several profitable, multimillion dollar high-tech enterprises inluding telephone companies and computer systems integrators. George has also designed and delivered five industry leading technical products in the areas of computers, communications and digital video distribution. Among his many notable acheivements are being a founding member of the Governor's Special Commission on High Tech Crime, Instructor in Information Technology Policy at the Los Alamos National Labs in New Mexico, and being selected for the first class of Fellows in the Sacramento regional chapter of the American Leadership Forum. This is the fifth year George has spoken to our CSUS class.
• Pete Kazak, Professor, American River College. Pete has spoken to our class for four years.
• Harvey Delano, Nework Engineer, UCD Medical School [Saturday 16th at ~1 pm]. This is Harvey's second year as our guest.
• Joshua McLuskey, Electronic/Mechanical Engineer, Intel Corporation, Roseville [Saturday 16th at ~11am]. This is Joshua's second year as our guest. Joahua is one of the top people at Intel and works with the latest innovations in one of their top secret labs :-)

Final Examination:

The final exam will be fairly brief and based solely on the readings and class sessions, including information provided by any guest speakers we may have. Grades will be based in good measure on class participation and the two homework assignments required.

Grading Criteria:

Here's a tad more about the grading system for this class.

10% on attendance including being on time and staying for the full class. Excused absences are possible. Tardies are generally not acceptable and can affect your final grade.
20% on class participation
25% for each OLIS report including possible oral presentations
20% for the final examination.

We "teach to an A" which means if you do all the work at the graduate level, attend and participate in class, and do well on the exam(s) you will receive an A. I do often have to give Bs or Cs or sometimes incompletes. SEE incomplete notes below.

Plagiariam.

Please ead the following tutorial on plagiarism. This site provides an excellenet explanation of plagiarism and provides tips on how to avoid it. The short version is "don't do it"!

Incomplete grading scheme:

CSUS has an approved scheme for incomplete grades. If you think you will need an incomplete grade please ask for the "Incomplete Grade Contract Guidelines" and forms.

Evaluation:

 TBD; conducted by CSUS CE Department, not the instructor

Schedule Outline:

OLIS* = these sessions can be completed at your convenience, at home, work or elsewhere, and consist of online research, reading selections from the textbook and independent investigation. We will discuss the concepts during the last classroom session! Students can also contact the instructor at library@surewest.net.

Note on readings. For each chapter be sure to read the text, know the Key Terms listed at the end of the chapters, know the answers to the questions also located at the end of each chapter, carefully read the chapter summaries when provided, do NOT bother with the Research Activites nor the Mini Case Study data which is for a longer, more thorough, class. The Applied technical TIDBITS are informative and helpful. I recommend you read them but they are not required reading.

Homework assignment #1. Find one website about networks that is meaningful to you. Provide the URL for the site and write a one/two page review of why the site was useful to you and your work now or in the future. You may be asked to present a short oral overview of this assignment on the last day of class. Be prepared!

Homework assignment #2. Find one article in the [Thursday editions] NYT or WSj (I'll provide examples in class to get you off to a fast start) that covers a service or product you feel has implications for your school media center or library. Provide a proper bibliographic citation and write a one/two page review of why the article/service/product might be useful to you and your work now or in the future. You may be asked to present a short oral overview of this assignment on the last day of class. Be prepared!

Links for further investigation. Since there are no textbooks specifically designed for teachers and librarians on the topic of computer networks, I've selected a wide range of websites that might valuable as aids to this wide-ranging topic. The links are in no particular order as every student has different needs and interests.

 

Black means full attention to the chapter, orange means some/limited attention and red means little attention.