Demystifying Networking

By Prof. Sridhar Iyer, Prof. Ashutosh Raina | IIT Bombay

Learners enrolled: 5741 | Exam registration: 1047

ABOUT THE COURSE :

This course will provide students with an overview of networking concepts and technologies. It is meant as a primer for non-majors, i.e., for students who don’t have networking as a core course in their curriculum. After this primer, students may choose to take other networking courses for delving deeper into specific technologies. INTENDED AUDIENCE: Computer networking INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Networking, Security, Troubleshooting

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	4 weeks
Category :	Computer Science and Engineering
Credit Points :	1
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	24 Jul 2023
End Date :	18 Aug 2023
Enrollment Ends :	07 Aug 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	21 Aug 2023
Exam Date :	24 Sep 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Layers of Computer Networks and Network Addressing

Week 2: Routing

Week 3: Transport and Application Layers

Week 4: Introduction to Security and Troubleshooting

Books and references

There are many textbooks on computer networking. Students may refer to any of them for the topics in this course.

Instructor bio

Prof. Sridhar Iyer

IIT Bombay

Sridhar Iyer is a faculty member in the Inter-Disciplinary Program in Educational Technology, and Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay. His current research interests include: Technology enhanced learning environments for thinking skills, Pedagogies for effective use of educational technologies, development of ICT tools for educational applications, and Computer science education research. Sridhar Iyer received his BTech, MTech and PhD from the Dept of Computer Science & Engg. at IIT Bombay.

Prof. Ashutosh Raina

Prof. Ashutosh Raina is Researcher with the IDP in Educational Technology at IIT Bombay. His PhD in the Interdisciplinary program in Educational Technology at IIT Bombay focused on nurturing tinkering as a strategy for problem-solving in engineering design. His research interests also include the role of situated learning and analogies in problem-solving, specifically in computer science. He has experience designing active learning-based pedagogies and methods of teaching online, including a range of skills for creating and managing MOOCs. He has mentored in several teacher training workshops and FDPs for Institutions and public sector companies.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 24 September 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 3 assignments out of the total 4 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Bombay.It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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