Developing a Data Communications Lab for Less Than $600: A Documented Experience

One of the most challenging tasks confronting faculty that teach in CIS/MIS programs is providing students the opportunity to not only study various information technology concepts and principles but to experience them through "hands-on" projects. The data communications course likely pres...

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Published in:The Journal of computer information systems 2001-06, Vol.41 (4), p.16-20
Main Authors: Lee, Jong-Sung, Maier, J. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colleges & universities
Communication
Communications networks
Computers
Curricula
Design
Information systems
Internet
Laboratories
Management information systems
Managerial skills
Network operating systems
Software
Students
Textbooks
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Summary:One of the most challenging tasks confronting faculty that teach in CIS/MIS programs is providing students the opportunity to not only study various information technology concepts and principles but to experience them through "hands-on" projects. The data communications course likely presents the greatest challenge because a hands-on project in this course may be costly, time consuming, and/or interrupt services to students other than those taking the data communications course. This paper presents a way that a computer lab dedicated to the data communications course can be implemented for less than $600. It looks at preliminary course design, faculty preparation, lab project design, and hardware/software acquisition.
ISSN:0887-4417
2380-2057
DOI:10.1080/08874417.2001.11647017