[e2e] typical network syllabus

[Holger Karl]

Hello,


Wu Yan wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>     As a student, I think splitting is a good idea. Maybe an introductory
> course could go first, which covers the concepts of most topics. After
> taking this course the students could have an overview of networking
> technology. Later they could take advanced courses which deal with specific
> topics. For example, a course on network performance, a course on security,
> a course on mobile networks.


This is rougly what we do: a basic course with excercises and lab, and
quite a number (9 at the moment) of small additional courses on various
topics from broadband communication to distributed systems. While this
does give students a lot of choice and possibilities from
specialization, it also requires quite a bit of effort from students and
teaching personel alike. We are lucky enough to have the teaching
resources, but I am not sure that this model can be easily applied in
other circumstances. 

Regards

Holger





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