CSE534 Fundamentals of Computer Networks (Spring 2016)

There are several components in this class: Assignments, Projects, Exams, and Summaries.  The grading criteria is as follows:

Midterm and Final exam: 40%

Project: 30%

Paper summaries: 10%

Assignments: 25%

Project:  The project constitutes a third of your grade. Around 3 weeks into the semester, we will discuss possible project ideas. You should choose a project and submit a project proposal. Mid-way through the course, you will present a report on project progress. At the end, you will present your projects to the instructor and submit a project report.

I encourage students to do the project in groups of 2. If you want to do a project without any team members, come talk to me. For project sizes that are bigger than 2, I expect considerably more work.

Paper summaries: There are approximately 6 papers assigned for reading. For each paper, you are expected to provide a summary. More details on how to write a paper summary are up on Piazza.

For grading, I will choose the top 4 out of the 6 summaries.

Assignments: There will be 3 assignments in all. The assignments should be submitted via Blackboard. All assignments are due at 9.00pm on the day they are due. You get a 24 hours grace period spanning all 3 assignments, project pitch, and project progress (but your final project needs to be submitted by the deadline or your forfeit the points).