IS451M/651M  Local Area Network Management Using Microsoft Windows

Instructor:      Dina Glazer

dgorin1@umbc.edu,

(410) 455-3275

ITE Building Room 410

Course Info  site (to be checked by the students for announcements): blackboard.umbc.edu

Textbook: Hands-On Microsoft Windows Server 2008  by Michael Palmer

Course Description: This is a hands-on lab course using Microsoft Windows 2008.  We will cover aspects of design, building, management, and technical issues involved in a local area network. Pre-requisite: IS450.

Instructional Methods and the Classroom Experience:

Each week we will cover both lecture and in-class labs. The lecture sessions will be interactive and aided by slide presentations. You are expected to participate, ask questions or present comments any time during the lecture. The in-class labs will cover the material presented during the lecture.

Course Requirements:

1         Students are expected to attend all class sessions and participate in the in-class labs. Since in-class labs are part of your grade, attendance is mandatory.

2         Students are expected to work through the in-class labs either individually or in groups (when assigned by instructor).

3         The course requirements consist of three in-class exams and labs/participation points.

4         Students should check the Announcements and Course Documents sections frequently for updates on the course and posting of new documents.

Grading:
There will be 3 exams covering the material presented in class, concepts from lab exercises and the relevant sections in the text. Graduate and Undergraduate students will be graded separately and on different curves. Grading for this course will be based upon your work in the lab, class assignments, exams, and will be distributed as follows:       

IS451M        
 

75%        Three exams  (25% each)

10%        Quiz

15%        Labs/Attendance/Participation
 

IS651M

60%        Three exams  (20% each)

10%        Quiz

15%        Paper

15%        Labs/Attendance/Participation

If you miss an exam, you will receive a zero. Make-up exams are not given except for extenuating circumstances stated in the corresponding UMBC policy, such as conflicts, serious illness, etc. If an exam is missed, the student has to make the instructor aware of the special circumstance ahead of the exam. Written and unquestionable proof of the extenuating circumstances must be presented to be eligible for a make-up.

Grades for the exams and assignments, as well as final grades will be posted on the class Blackboard site.

IS instructors are expected to have evaluative instruments which result in a reasonable distribution of letter grades and comply with IS Grading Policy. With respect to final letter grades, the University's Undergraduate Catalogue states that:
"A, indicates superior achievement
B, good performance
C, adequate performance
D, minimal performance
F, failure"
There is specifically no mention of any numerical scores associated with these letter grades.  Consequently, there are no pre-defined numerical demarcations that determine final letter grades; these can be defined only at the end of the semester after all numerical grades have been earned. At that point, numerical demarcations for final letter grades can be defined such that final letter grades in this course conform to the University's officially published definitions of the respective letter grades. In accordance with the published University grading policy, it is important to understand that final letter grades reflect academic achievement and not effort.  While mistakes in the arithmetic computation of grades and grade recording errors will always be corrected, it is important to understand that in all other situations, final letter grades are not negotiable and challenges to final letter grades are not entertained. In order to PASS the class, you must get a grade equivalent of "C" or better.

Class Policies on Academic Integrity

Cheating in any form is not tolerated under any circumstance in accordance with the UMBC Academic Regulations. Any form of plagiarism, receiving inappropriate help in assignments or examinations, and providing inaccurate information concerning an excuse is treated as cheating, and it is the instructor’s responsibility to take the actions to the fullest extent of the regulations against the student violating the academic integrity rules.

 Course evaluations

The IS department now uses online course evaluations. Students will be prompted via email to complete the online surveys at the end of each semester. Please make sure to fill them out.

 Class Schedule: