Problem Sets:

• There will be five problem sets during the term. See the course outline for tentative assignment dates. All problem sets will be posted on the course web page.
• Problem sets are usually due one week after they are assigned. They are due at the beginning of class, and must be turned in either in lecture or to the instructor's mailbox in 3019 Bren Hall.
• No late homework will be accepted.
• Some problems on the problem set will be graded based on effort, but not on the correctness of the answer. Other problems will be graded based both on effort and on the knowledge demonstrated. It will not be announced beforehand which problems fall into which category.
• Graded problem sets will normally be returned one week after the due date. Solutions will be available online when the problem sets are returned.
• Your lowest problem set score will be dropped at the end of the quarter.

Case Studies:

• There will be three case studies during the term. See the case study webpage for details.
• Case studies will be done in groups of 3 or 4 students.
• Groups will be formed at the beginning of the third week of the quarter.
• Each group will act as a Lobbyist for one case study, and as a Analyst for another case study.
• In addition, each student will act as a Reporter for the remaining case study.

Grading Policy:

• Problem Sets (20%)
• Case study Lobbyist presentation and report (20%)
• Case study Analyst presentation (20%)
• Case study Reporter (5%)
• Participation (5%)
• Final (30%)

No absolute scale will be used in assigning letter grades to each overall score. Instead, the instructor will use his judgment to decide what letter grade is appropriate for each overall score range. The instructor reserves the right to override this policy in individual cases where the student has demonstrated mastery of the material on the final, but this is rare.

All grades (problem sets, case studies, final) will be available through eee.uci.edu.

Course Electronic Textbooks:

Click here for instructions on how to purchase these two electronic books

• Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose & Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley. (UCI reserve)
• The Economy Today, Bradley Schiller, McGraw-Hill (very old edition UCI reserve) and Communication Networks, Alberto Leon-Garcia, McGraw-Hill (UCI reserve)

Reference Texts:

• Telecommunications Law and Policy, Stuart Minor Benjamin, Douglas Gary Lichtman, Howard A. Shelanski, and Philip J. Weiser, Carolina Academic Press. (publisher, author page)
• Shaping American Telecommunications, Christopher H. Sterling, Phyllis W. Bernt, Martin B.H. Weiss, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. (publisher, UCI reserve)
• Telecommunications Law in the Internet Age, Sharon K. Black, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. (publisher, UCI reserve)
• Computer Networks, Andrew Tanenbaum and David Wetherall, Prentice Hall. (publisher, UCI reserve)
• Interactive applets from Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet, James Kurose & Keith Ross, Addison-Wesley.
• A practical guide for policy analysis : the eightfold path to more effective problem solving, Eugene Bardach, CQ Press. (publisher, UCI reserve)

Policy on Academic Honesty:

• UCI Policy on Academic Honesty. This includes a definition of plagiarism.
• On problem sets, you are strongly encouraged to work in groups to discuss your approach to solving each problem, but you must work individually in progressing from that point toward the solution. You must turn in only your own work. Use of any solutions from any source other than a student's own work is considered plagiarism.
• On case studies, the work presented is expected to represent the participation of all members of the group. Anything that is other than the group's own work must be properly cited or it is considered plagiarism.
• Students agree that by taking this course all required papers are subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com for the detection of plagiarism.  All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the Turnitin.com reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers. Use of the Turnitin.com service is subject to the Usage Policy agreement posted on the Turnitin.com site.

Add Drop Policy:

• Adds: Only allowed through the end of week 1, as space permits.
• Drops: Only allowed through the end of week 2.

Attendance Policy:

• Attendance at all case studies is expected. Students are responsible for all material covered in all lectures, and the instructor will not provide notes. Posted lecture slides will be missing some key material. Participation in case studies is a significant part of the course grade.
• To be respectful to your classmates, please turn off cell phones when in the classroom, and avoid discussion that is not part of classroom activity.