Introduction to Networks (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

The course covers the materials of the Cisco Networking Academy's "Introduction to Networks" course.

The preliminary schedule of the course is as follows:

- Networking Today (1. teaching week)
- Basic Switch and End Device Configuration (2. ja 3. teaching week)
- Protocols and Models (4. teaching week)
- Physical Layer (4. teaching week)
- Number Systems (5. teaching week)
- Data Link Layer (6. teaching week)
- Ethernet Switching (6. ja 7. teaching week)
- Network Layer (7. teaching week)

1st midterm exam (8. teaching week)

- Address Resolution (9. teaching week)
- Basic Router Configuration (10. teaching week)
- IPv4 Addressing (11. teaching week)
- IPv6 Addressing (12. teaching week)
- ICMP (12. teaching week)
- Transport Layer (13. teaching week)
- Network Security Fundamentals (14. teaching week)
- Build a Small Network (15. teaching week)

2nd midterm exam (16. teaching week)

Intro

In this course you will learn how information networks work - what kind of architectures, protocols and network devices are needed in the information networks of both small and large companies.
After completing the course, you will understand how local area networks and IP networks (and the Internet) work and their key operating methods.
The course provides good basic information about data networks and therefore provides a good knowledge base for many other courses - e.g. information security and cloud services courses.

Materials

The course is based on the Cisco Networking Academy (www.netacad.com) course "Introduction to Networks" and related materials and exercises.

The e-book related to the course can be found in the VLeBooks service:
https://hhmoodle.haaga-helia.fi/mod/url/view.php?id=1912478

Teaching methods and instruction

The course is based on the Cisco Networking Academy (www.netacad.com) course "Introduction to Networks" and related materials and exercises.

Working life connections

Possible visiting lectures from companies are organized during the course.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

The course has two midterm exams, which are held in Pasila during the course's teaching hours as follows:
1st midterm exam: in the last week of the first semester (the 8th teaching week of the course)
2nd midterm exam: in the last week of the course (16th teaching week of the course)

There may be changes in the timings of the mid-term exams, and we try to inform the course participants well before the time of the exam.

There will be two re-exams of the course in Pasila. The dates of re-exams will be announced on the Moodle pages of the course, after the 2nd mid-term exam of the course.

Internationality

Course will be held in English and all the course material will be in English.

Assessment methods

The total course grade is formed as follows:

Exams (70%)
- 1st midterm exam (35%)
- 2nd midterm exam (35%)

Moodle exams during the course (30%)