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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) DATA COMMUNICATIONS
Course Code ITT459
MQF Credit 3
Course Description This course is intended to provide students the principles and concepts of data communications and telecommunication technologies. This course concentrates on the theory of communications stacks which focus on physical and data link layer (refers to OSI Model), design approaches and communication standard. It provides students an opportunity to examine current data communication technologies. Students will be exposed to several simulation tools during class, continually moving from theory to practice skills.
Transferable Skills Soft skill
Technical skill
Teaching Methodologies Lectures, Lab Work, Presentation
CLO
CLO1 Apply the concept, protocols and technologies in data communication implementation and operation.
CLO2 Synthesize the simulation results of the Wireless and Wired Local Area Network.
CLO3 Demonstrate personal skill in providing methods related to network problem solution at the lower layer of OSI Model.
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Recommended Text
  • Behrouz A. Forouzan 2021, Data Communications and Networking with TCP/IP Protocol Suite 6th Edition, 6th Edition Ed., McGraw-Hill Education [ISBN: 978-125906475]
  • Gerardus Blokdyk 2021, Data Communication A Complete Guide, ? 5STARCooks New York [ISBN: 1867303051]
  • by Vani Makula , Dr. D. Sunitha, Radhika Rajoju 2020, Computer Networks and Data Communication, Kindle International [ISBN: 979-866726129]
Reference Book Resources
  • Dr M. P. Vani 2019, Data Communication and Computer Network: Easy to Learn and Simple to Develop, 1st Ed., Notion Press Singapore Notion Press 2019 [ISBN: 9781645876588]
  • James Kurose, Keith Ross 2017, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach, 7th Edition Ed., Pearson [ISBN: 978-013359414]
Article/Paper ListThis Course does not have any article/paper resources
Other References