Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems Management (DISM)
Module:Data Communications and Networks (7th March 30th March 2017)
Time: 1730 2100 Weekdays
Module leader: Kimuli Julius
Date Topics Facilitators
Week 1
Wednesday Data communication system Kimuli Julius
Fundamentals of information transfer
29/03/2017
thursday Data and Signals Sam Wagema
Digital Transmission and Analog
30/03/2017
Transmission
Friday Introduction to Networks (MAN, WAN, Samuel Wagema
LAN, PAN)
31/03/2017
Network topologies
Monday Case study (Network setup /design) Kimuli Julius
3/04/2017
Tuesday Transmission Media Kimuli Julius
Network Devices
4/04/2017
Week 2
Wednesday Networking Models (OSI and TCP/IP) Patrick Tumusiime
Switching Concepts
5/04/2017
Thursday Common Networking Protocols and Ports Patrick Tumusiime
6/04/2017
Friday TCP-IP Addressing Patrick Tumusiime
7/04/2017
Monday LAN Technologies Abraham Kule
WAN Technologies
10/04/2017
Wireless Technology
Tuesday Course work (group discussion on Abraham Kule
selected LAN technologies)
11/04/2017
Week 3
Wednesday Practical sessions Abraham Kule
12/04/2017
Thursday Practical sessions Moses Okalebo
13/04/2017
Friday GOOD FRIDAY
14/04/2017
Tuesday Practical Session Moses Okalebo
18/04/2017
Wednesday Network Security Moses Okalebo
Network Management
19/04/2017
Thursday End of Module evaluation and Test Kimuli Julius
20/04/2017