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CLASS REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

(0102 Kb) Class Syllabus
(0079 Kb) Class Content Summary
(0008 Kb) How to Write an Abstract
(0087 Kb) How to Write Research Papers for this Class
(0002 Kb) Guidelines for writing Joint Author Papers
(0013 Kb) Common Errors in English (Research Papers hints)
(0009 Kb) Research Paper #1 Checklist
(0011 Kb) Research Paper #2 Checklist

(1166 Kb) Lecture for 01/11/2010: Lecture #1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
(3186 Kb) Lecture for 01/25/2010: Lecture #2: NETWORKED SYSTEM CATEGORIES
(0723 Kb) Lecture for 02/01/2010: Lecture #3: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS OF NETWORK NODES
(0893 Kb) Lecture for 02/08/2010: Lecture #4: INTERNET MODEL FOR NETWORK SERVICES
(1076 Kb) Lecture for 02/22/2010: Lecture #5a: INFORMATION ASSURANCE FOR NET-CENTRIC SYSTEMS (Part A)
(0415 Kb) Lecture for 03/01/2010: Lecture #5b: INFORMATION ASSURANCE FOR NET-CENTRIC SYSTEMS (Part B)

THE FOLLOWING LECTURES ARE STILL BEING UPDATED

(1058 Kb) Lecture for 03/08/2010: Lecture #6: ARCHITECTURE MODELING CONCEPTS
(3639 Kb) Lecture for 03/22/2010: Lecture #7: DOD ARCHITECTURE FRAMEWORK VIEWS AND CONCEPTS
(2539 Kb) Lecture for 03/29/2010: Lecture #8: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE CONCEPTS
(0234 Kb) Lecture for 04/05/2010: Lecture #9: NET-CENTRIC SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND PROCESSES
(0923 Kb) Lecture for 04/12/2010: Lecture #10: UPPER LAYER COMPONENTS
(0844 Kb) Lecture for 04/19/2010: Lecture #11: NETWORK SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS AND GUARANTEES
(0669 Kb) Lecture for 04/26/2010: Lecture #12: LAYERS WITH ALTERNATIVE NETWORK PROTOCOLS

(0029 Kb) Sample Use Case Diagram
(0023 Kb) Sample Zachman Framework
(1855 Kb) Sample FEA Service Reference Model
(0022 Kb) Sample Ontology

(1108 Kb) Sample Research Paper #1 (A+ level) (pdf)
(1070 Kb) Sample Research Paper #2 (A+ level) (pdf)

REFERENCE MATERIAL

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition
by Kate L. Turabian, The University of Chicago Press, Seventh Edition (published April 2007),
Hardback ($35.00) ISBN: 9780226823362, Paperback ($17.00) ISBN: 9780226823379

(2283 Kb) SysML Tutorial (pdf)
(0895 Kb) NCES Users Guide (pdf)
(0670 Kb) Consolidated FEA Reference Model (pdf)

(450361 Kb) Example of Executable UML video (mpg) (very large!)
(087115 Kb) Example of Executable UML video (mpg) (smaller)
(056912 Kb) Future Combat Systems: Example of a Net-Centric Military Attack Scenario (wmv)
(077929 Kb) Future Combat Systems: Example of a Net-Centric Military Counter-Insurgency Scenario (wmv)
(095992 Kb) Future Combat Systems: Example of a Net-Centric Disaster Response Scenario (wmv)

Note: the following material is not yet "officially" available to the public, but is available via the Internet: the DoD Architecture Registry System (DARS), and may be removed by the DoD at any time.
(4440 Kb) DoDAF v2.0 Volume 1: Introduction, Overview, and Concepts (Management Volume) (pdf)
(4760 Kb) DoDAF v2.0 Volume 2: Architecture Data and Views (Architect's Guide) (pdf)
(0546 Kb) DoDAF v2.0 Volume 3: Meta-model Physical Exchange Specification (pdf)

USEFUL ON-LINE LINKS

Search Engines:

• Google
• Starting Point
• c|net Search.com
• Alta Vista
• Excite
• Webcrawler
• Yahoo!
• GO Network

US Government Sites:

• The DoD Command & Control Research Program (CCRP)
  • Power to the Edge (2.99Mb) by Alberts and Hayes
  • Complexity Theory and Network Centric Warfare (2.04Mb) by Moffat
  • Effects Based Operations: Applying Network Centric Warfare to Peace, Crisis, and War (2.62Mb) by Smith
  • Information Age Transformation (1.22Mb) by Alberts
  • Network Centric Warfare (1.77Mb) by Alberts, Garstka, and Stein
  
  
• Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
• Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
• Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Acquisition)
• DoD Office of Force Transformation
• US National Archives & Reference (NARA)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• FedWorld Information
• Commerce Business Daily (CBD)
• US Government Printing Office (GPO)
• NASA Search
• The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (really!)
• Other Intelligence Agencies (spooky!)
• Search the Library of Congress
• Library of Congress Homepage
• The White House
• NCO Industry Consortium (NCOIC)

INDEX OF PRIOR SEMESTER TOPICS:

Fall Semester 2003 (24 students)
Spring Semester 2004 (29 students)
Fall Semester 2004 (21 students)
Spring Semester 2005 (28 students)
Fall Semester 2005 (23 students)
Spring Semester 2006 (24 students)
Fall Semester 2006 (29 students)
Spring Semester 2007 (35 students)
Fall Semester 2007 (32 students)
Spring Semester 2008 (25 students)
Fall Semester 2008 (21 students)
Spring Semester 2009 (20 students)
Fall Semester 2009 (11 students)

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