Instructor: Omprakash Gnawali

Office Hour: T 4pm

TAs: Fatima Qachfar, Alireza Ansaripour, Nour Smaoui

Office Hour: FQ(MW 9), AA(R 4), NS (F 11)

Overview

COSC 4377 is a senior level networking course. The goal of this course is to provide foundational knowledge about networking, with a focus on understanding how the various systems that constitute the Internet work.

Required prerequisites

COSC 2310 – Data Structures, and COSC 2410 – Computer Organization and Programming.

Recommended prerequisites

COSC 4330 – Fundamentals of Operating Systems. May be taken concurrently.

Textbook

Computer Networking, 8th edition by James Kurose & Keith Ross

Exams

There are two exams. Mid-term exam will take place on March 24, 2021. Final exam will take place on Monday May 10, 2021 during 2-5pm. There are no make-up exams. The exam will not be administered in-person and will have flexible options online.

Grades

Lectures

Lectures will take place on Microsoft Teams group for the class. The lectures will be recorded and made avaialble in the class channel.

Homework

Homework will be of three types: book homework; hands-on activities and light programming. They will all be submitted on Blackboard so familiarize yourself with the course Blackboard pages. We will try to have one homework every 1-2 weeks. Late homework submissions will not be accepted.

Emergencies

If you cannot submit your homework, projects or be in class for the exam due to family, personal, or medical emergencies, you must document your case with the appropriate UH officials in advance of the relevant deadlines.

Academic Honesty

You are encouraged to collaborate with others but all the work you submit should be yours. If we find any evidence of plagarism, you will get an F in the course. Please refer to the Student Handbook for details: http://publications.uh.edu/content.php?catoid=36&navoid=13063.