1. Instructor: Dr. Radwan E. Abdel-Aal Office: 22-325Tel. 4320 E-mail: radwan@kfupm.edu.saradwan@kfupm.edu.sa Web page: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/COE/radwan/http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/COE/radwan/ Office Hours: SMW : 13:00 – 15:00 COE 341: Data and Computer Communications (3-0-3) UT: 8:30-9:45 WebCT: COE 341-03 COE 341-03

2. What do you expect to learn from this course?

3. Objectives:  Understand the basics of communications & networking  Appreciate the need for data communication standards and protocol architectures  Understand communication signals and their transmission over various media: Encoding, Transmission, Impairments.  Understand requirements to get two computers to communicate digital data reliably, e.g. Synchronization, Error detection & correction, Flow control and Error control  Become familiar with methods for efficient utilization of a communication channel: Multiplexing Textbook: William Stallings, Data and Computer Communications, 7 th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004.

4. 4 Course Outline Data Communications & Networking Overview (1) Protocol Architecture (2) Spectrum, Bandwidth, Fourier transform, Channel capacity, transmission types, Impairments (3) Signal transmission on guided,unguided media (4) Signal Encoding Techniques (5)  Ways to make signals represent our data Digital Data Communication Techniques (6)  Synchronization, Errors, Error detection Data Link Control (7)  Error control & Flow control Multiplexing (8)  FDM & TDM, ADSL Introduction Data Communication Channel Utilization Signal Transmission Signal Data (*): Chapter number in textbook

5. COE 341: ABET * Assessment Outcomes Learning OutcomeWeight, % 1. Apply knowledge of mathematics to understand basic concepts in communication engineering 20 2. Analyze/design basic communication systems, processes, and components 30 3. Identify, formulate, analyze, and solve basic communication engineering problems 40 4. Use programming tools and skills for the simulation, analysis, and design of basic systems and components Programming Assignment 5 5. Demonstrate self learning skills and aptitudes Term Paper 5 *Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. See course syllabus for outcome indicators and details

6. COE 341: Assessment Policy GradeRemarks Attendance-DN on 9 th Absence Quizzes10About 7 Quizzes Homeworks10About 7 HWs Self-learning Assignment 5 A term paper & Presentation on a contemporary issue in data communications: Presentations: Wed 23 Apr (Evening) Programming Assignment 5 Programming assignment & Presentation on one aspect of the course using LabVIEW, Matlab, Visual Basic, Java, etc. Presentations: Wed 28 May (Evening) Major-I20Wed 2 April 2008, Evening Major-II20Wed 21 May 2008, Evening Final30

7. Some Advise:  Attentive Attendance is very important…Do not miss the first few minutes of a class- they are crucial  Ask for clarifications and participate in discussions– Active Learning: Learning is not a spectator sport…  Set yourself a goal and work hard to achieve it. Your grade is “earned” by you - not “given” to you by the instructor  Revise regularly: Never allow things to slip by… leaving you way behind  Homework assignments are very important for this course  Utilize the office hours  Use the WebCT and Internet resources to widen your scope on the course material  Course slides on the WebCT may be updated during the course

8. Research shows that learning by students improves considerably when they: Talk about what they are learning, Write about it, Get it from multiple sources Discuss it with others, Relate it to past experiences, Apply it to their daily lives, Make it part of themselves. A note on Active Learning Learner should be actively involved in the education process The Term paper/Programming assignment and their presentations are important “active learning” components for this course… Get the most out of them!