Hello, thanks for enrolling in ECE 3652, Fundamentals of Computer Engineering. I'm glad to see that there is interest in the course from NTU students. However taking or teaching a network class can be a challenge. The following instructions and guidelines will help you get the most out of the class, and me teach most effectively.

• Please send me an email message: meleis@ece.neu.edu. In this message, give me a contact email address, phone number, and fax number. I will use this information to set up a class mailing list, to send material to you, and to contact you if necessary.
  

• NTU will let you know how to get the required textbooks.
  

• All homework and project writeups must be received by me within two weeks of the regular announced deadline. You should allow enough time for material to be mailed.
  

• The way to send any material to me is to mail (or have mailed) an original, typeset, stapled, hardcopy directly to my regular address:
  

  Waleed Meleis
  320 Dana Research Ctr
  Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
  Northeastern University
  Boston MA 02115
  

  You can send material to me directly, or send it through NTU/Network Northeastern. Do not send me any faxed or electronic material. This policy is used because faxes are difficult to read, and electronic material comes in a wide range of formats.
  

• You may want to use software that is installed at Northeastern Univ. If so, we will create an account for you, and you will be able to use the software remotely.
  

• Students have told me that they can follow the class best if I use dark markers to write on the board, write large, and give them enough time to take notes when I finish writing on each board before going to the next board. Please remind me if I forget to do these things, or if I can do anything else.
  

• Deadlines for network students are extended two weeks to account for delays in your seeing the lectures, and to account for mailing time. However I expect you keep up with the class. Class projects are time consuming so I suggest that you make sure that you don't leave too much of the work for the last few weeks.