IIT 318 — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS (CUR-341)
IIT 318 — INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER NETWORKS is a DePaul University catalog course in IIT Partnership. Emphasis on the physical, data link and medium access layers of the OSI architecture. Different general techniques for networking tasks, such as error control, flow control, multiplexing, switching, routing, signaling, congestion control, traffic control, scheduling will be covered. (Taught at Illinois Institute of Technology as ECE 408.) (4.5 quarter hours)
Summary 🟢 ✓
- Resource type: course
- College / school: Illinois Institute of Technology (Engineering)
- College/School: IIT Partnership
- Curriculum section: Engineering / Computer Science / CDM
- Catalog: IIT 318
- Last Verified: 2026-07-01
Course access
- Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
- Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
- Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description
Verification
- Status: ✓ Catalog course
- Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
- Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/iit
- Last verified: 2026-07-01
Catalog description
Emphasis on the physical, data link and medium access layers of the OSI architecture. Different general techniques for networking tasks, such as error control, flow control, multiplexing, switching, routing, signaling, congestion control, traffic control, scheduling will be covered. (Taught at Illinois Institute of Technology as ECE 408 .) (4.5 quarter hours)
Resource relevance
Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: illinois_institute_of_technology_dual_degree.
Documented resource links
EXT-016
- Relationship: taught_at_partner
- Rationale: DePaul catalog lists this course as taught at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) under the DePaul–IIT joint engineering programs.
- Source URLs:
- catalog.depaul.edu/student-handbooks/undergraduate/univers…
- www.iit.edu/ugaa/joint-programs/depaul-university
- catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/iit
- Resource page: EXT-016
Notes
Catalog course key: IIT 318.
Catalog context
- Programs: illinois_institute_of_technology_dual_degree
- Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms