TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Identify the properties of wireless networks. 2) Learn the multimedia network applications. 3) Know the basic components of network security. 4) Learn the error detection and correction methods. 5) Learn the network management. 6) Learn the criteria for assessment of the network. 7) Look for solutions to the problems which occur in the network.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course introduces basic concepts of information and network security. Basic encryption and message confidentiality. Public key cryptography and message authentication. Authentication applications. E-mail security and access control. TCP and IP security. Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and application security. Firewalls, IDS and virus protection systems.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Wireless LANs 2nd Week Wireless and Mobile Networks 3rd Week Multimedia Networking Applications 4th Week Realtime Multimedia 5th Week Content distribution networks 6th Week Integrated Services and Differential Services 7th Week Principles of Cryptography, Authentication, Integrity 8th Week MIDTERM EXAM 9th Week Key Distribution and Certification 10th Week Attacks and Counter Measures 11th Week Network Management 12th Week Essentials of Probability 13th Week Network Layer Performance Modelling 14th Week Network Layer Performance Analysis
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	J. F. Kurose, K. W. Ross "Computer Networking", 5. Ed., Addison Wesley, 2010. S. M. Ross, "Introduction to Probability Models", Academic Press.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Practice,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 10 Quiz 5 10 Practice 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 2 4 8 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 14 4 56 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 8 16 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No