| Semester 2, 2023 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Overview
Networking is a fundamental part of today鈥檚 information technology landscape. Online communication, commerce and a myriad other services depend on robust underlying networks. Security is also a key component of every aspect of information technology and security in the network is often the first defence against security threats. Foundational knowledge and experience in computer networking is essential for IT professionals across a wide range of careers, especially in today鈥檚 world of mobile communication and distributed work. The course structure takes a top-down approach, starting at looking at network applications and then discovering the underlying principles and techniques.
The course provides students with an understanding of how wired and wireless networks function, and provides a working knowledge of network addressing, fundamental of wired and wireless networks. Starting with studying some common communications protocols critical to today's networked world, the course progressively introduces the underlying structure of the network that ultimately supports networked applications. Security is introduced, in the context of threats and techniques for their mitigation. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills to design and implement a simple network.
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Choose and utilise appropriate simple network tools to meet specified networking goals;
- Explain the functioning of wired and wireless networks and of some common network protocols;
- Explain the nature of security threats and some techniques to mitigate them;
- Implement a simple network applying knowledge on networking foundation;
- Utilise personal, shared, and cloud-based data storage, backup tools, and data integrity checks to carry out common data retrieval tasks in an efficient, safe, and ethical manner;
- Relate roles in network teams to the ACS Code of Ethics, and, apply basic security techniques to provide security and privacy;
- Explain workflows and network team-based collaboration and how the network team interrelates with other areas of information technology.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | An introduction to networking | 5.00 |
| 2. | Some common network protocols and applications | 10.00 |
| 3. | UDP and TCP | 10.00 |
| 4. | IP networking and routing | 15.00 |
| 5. | Network monitoring and management | 10.00 |
| 6. | Introducing network security | 15.00 |
| 7. | The LAN | 10.00 |
| 8. | Wireless networking | 15.00 |
| 9. | The internet | 5.00 |
| 10. | Best practice, ethics and teamwork | 5.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
((ISBN-13: 9781292405469) Or alternatively eBook version from .)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving 1 | No | 10 | 2,5,6 |
| Problem Solving 2 | No | 10 | 1,2,4 |
| Problem Solving 3 | No | 30 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Report | No | 50 | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |