Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
- Conceptually explain the structure of local networks including its components and how information is transmitted.
- Understand potential issues with this model and where such issues could be causing slow internet connections.
After each topic, students will engage in summative formal assessment in the form of a short multiple choice quiz to measure their competencies. This will not only give them feedback on their understanding, but encourage them to further invest in their learning to achieve better outcomes on their assessments. Additionally, students can receive their feedback immediately and determine whether or not they are ready to move on to the next topic.
It is recommended that students achieve 100% on each quiz before moving on to the next topic.
Quizzes will be designed such that if a student gets a question wrong, the site will only indicate that a question is wrong and not which one. This will encourage students to further question their understanding and reread material until they are sure of their answers.
Since the goal of this course is to establish a conceptual understanding, it is more important that students understand the way in which networks are designed versus the specifics of how they are implemented. Therefore, questions will be easily answerable by referencing the lesson without requiring any thorough problem solving.