CPSC 328 010 & 020, Fall 2024 Syllabus

General Information

Instructor:
Dr. Dylan Schwesinger
Office:
Old Main 250; Phone: (484) 646 - 4389
email:
schwesin@kutztown.edu
Web URL:
https://csitrd.kutztown.edu/~schwesin
Office Hours:
MoWeFr 8:00am – 9:30pm, We 5:00pm – 5:30m
Meeting Time & Place:\
Section 010: TuTh 8:00am – 9:15am, OM 158
Section 020: TuTh 9:30am – 10:45am, OM 158

Course Description:

This course provides coverage of the basics of network programming methodology and implementation with inclusion of relevant aspects of security. Topics that will be covered are network protocols and interprocess communication (IPC) facilities, including pipes and sockets. Applications using both UDP and TCP will be implemented and analyzed. Both the client and server sides of network applications will be designed and implemented. Application layer security requirements will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: (CPSC 237 or CPSC 253) and Junior status

Course Objectives

Course Organization

Your participation in the course will involve the following activities:

Regular attendance and class participation are expected. Students are responsible for all material covered in class.

Policies

Assignments

All assignments are due by the specified day and time. Late assignments will not be accepted. All assignments must include the following information: your name, the course (CPSC 328), semester, year, and assignment number. Programming assignments must follow the Computer Science Documentation Standards. Failure to meet these expectations will result in a 10% penalty for that assignment.

Final Grade Assignment

Each student will receive a numeric score for the course based on a weighted average of the following:

The letter grade cutoff points are 93 (A), 90 (A-), 87 (B+), 83 (B), 80 (B-), 77 (C+), 70 (C), 67 (D+), 60 (D).

Bonus Points: The instructor will selectively consider raising individual grades for students just below the cutoffs based on factors such as attendance, class participation, improvement throughout the course, and special circumstances.

Academic Dishonesty

All students should familiarize themselves with the Computer Science Academic Integrity Policy

Assignments will be closely monitored for plagiarism. All infractions will be reported to the department chair. The penalty for cheating will be determined on a case-by-case basis, but it will always be worse than having not turned in the assignment.

Email Correspondence

The preferred method of course communication is email. When sending email, please indicate the course number in the subject line by placing it within square brackets, for example, “[CPSC 328] Need help on Assignment 1”. All email correspondence must sent from your Kutztown University email address. You can expect a response to an email with a properly formatted subject line within 24 hours. An email with an improperly formatted subject line may get no response at all.

Classroom Etiquette

Consideration for your classmates, instructor, and class is expected. Please come to class on time and prepared to learn. There should be no classroom conversations, sleeping, cell phone usage, or other disruptions to the class.

Instructor Assistance

If a student solicits assistance from the instructor and behaves in a disrespectful manner, the instructor reserves the right to refuse assistance until the student can behave in a respectful manner.

Accreditation

Any course work submitted to the instructor (including but not limited to assignments, tests, and projects) may be photocopied and retained for the purpose of assessment, accreditation and quality improvement, after removal of any information identifying the student.

Kutztown University Class Handout Information

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Note: This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.