Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor and Lecturer
Damian Jurd
Lecturer
Ian Joyner
Practical Demostrator
Opeyemi Ajibola
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MInfoTech or MEng or MSc
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces basic data communication concepts, theory and practice within the context of the use of communication networks in organisations. Topics include: protocols and standards, including the OSI model; network switching and routing; LAN and WAN topologies; wireless networking; network hardware, such as routers, modems, repeaters, switches and hubs; public telecommunication-based data services; the effect of telecommunications on society; the role of telecommunications within organisations; introduction to security and network management; organisational management of telecommunications; introduction to network design; and regulatory frameworks. Practical work includes basic network hardware set up and protocol performance using Cisco routers and switches. This unit does not presume any knowledge of programming nor is there any programming work in the unit.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Assignment work must be written clearly, with good grammar, correct word usage, correct punctuation,and lack of spelling errors. Poor or bad expression will be penalized, Wherever required, all written work must be properly referenced and conform to standard stylistic conventions.
Note that while the practical material is structured against the lecture material, you need to keep in mind that there will not always be a one to one mapping between the practical exercises and the lecture topics. This is because you need some practical sessions to get acquainted to new tools and devices thereby limiting the number of practical time slots available to experiment with technologies discussed in some lectures.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Practical work | 12% | Yes | Every Week |
Assignment 1 | 12% | No | Week 6 |
Assignment 2 | 12% | No | Week 11 |
Quiz 1 | 7% | No | Week 6 |
Quiz 2 | 7% | No | Week 12 |
Final Examination | 50% | Yes | TBA |
Due: Every Week
Weighting: 12%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The practical work in this unit makes up 12% of your mark. The practical work is divided up into twelve sections. Practical classes are a hurdle requirement, and, as such you will be required to perform to a satisfactory standard in at least eight of the practical classes to pass the unit. Each practical contributes 1% of your total mark for the unit.
To receive your marks you must attend the practical section and demonstrate your completion of the section to your practical supervisor. Earning the marks will require not only successful completion of the exercises, but presentation of appropriate documentation, as outlined in the question sheets. You should complete the practical session in the week it is allocated.
Practical classess will commence during week 1 of the semester.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 12%
The first assignment tests your understanding of selected networking technologies, IP addressing, and network architecture.
Late submission of the assignment will be accepted, but penalised at the rate of 15% per day late. If you cannot submit assignments on time because of illness or other circumstances, please apply for disruption of studies as soon as possible.
For all assignment work you are encouraged to:
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 12%
The second assignment tests your understanding of various networks including LAN's, WAN's, MAN's, and Wireless LAN's, routing between networks, the transport layer, and the application layer.
Late submission of the assignment will be accepted, but penalised at the rate of 15% per day late. If you cannot submit assignments on time because of illness or other circumstances, please apply for disruption of studies.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 7%
A quiz is a short test that will be based on your previously attempted discussion questions and previous lecture material. The quiz questions will be handed over to you at the beginning of your Practical class. The quiz will occupy approximately half an hour of the practical class for that week. Each quiz contributes 7% of the total mark and serves as a feedback mechanism to monitor your progress in the unit.
If you are unable to attend your practical on the day of your quizz please contact the tutor at the earliest possible time.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 7%
A quiz is a short test that will be based on your previously attempted discussion questions and previous lecture material. The quiz questions will be handed over to you at the beginning of your Practical class. The quiz will occupy approximately half an hour of the practical class for that week. Each quiz contributes 7% of the total mark and serves as a feedback mechanism to monitor your progress in the unit.
If you are unable to attend your practical on the day of your quizz please contact the tutor at the earliest possible time.
Due: TBA
Weighting: 50%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
The final examination allows us to individually and securely assess each student's mastery of the coursework material. The examination will be closed book and three (3) hours in length.
Regarding the examination process, note that
Supplementary Exams
If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.
If you are given a second opportunity to sit the final examination as a result of failing to meet the minimum mark required, you will be offered that chance during the same supplementary examination period and will be notified of the exact day and time after the publication of final results for the unit.
Each week you should attend three hours of lectures, and a two hour practical. For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.
Note that practicals (lab sessions) commence in week 1. The week-by-week details of the practical (lab) classes will be available from iLearn.
You should have selected a practical at enrolment. You should attend the practicals that you are enrolled in.
The textbook for this semester is:
Additional reading that you may find useful for this unit:
Comer, D. Internetworking With TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles Protocols, and Architecture, 6th edition, 2014. ISBN 978-0-136-08530-0.
Comer, D. Computer Networks And Internets Sixth Edition, 2015. ISBN 978-0-133-58793-7.
Unit Websites
ITEC647 is administered via iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au).
This unit outline can be found on units.mq.edu.au.
Live Streaming
Digital recordings of lectures may be available for review. They will be linked from iLearn.
In this unit you will will be exposed to the following technology and tools:
In this unit, you should do the following:
Lecture notes will be made available each week but these notes are intended as an outline of the lecture only and are not a substitute for your own notes or the recommended reading list.
Tentative teaching schedule, subject to change.
Week |
Lecture |
Reading |
Practical |
1 |
Introduction, Local Area Networks |
Chapter 1 |
Intro to Wireshark |
2 |
Network Layer |
Chapter 5 |
Intro to Comware |
3 |
Data-Link Layer |
Chapter 3 |
IP Headers |
4 |
IP Routing |
Chapter 5 |
Switches, MAC, ARP |
5 |
Backbone Networks |
Chapter 5 |
Subnetting |
6 |
Introduction to Transport Layer and Application Layer |
Chapters 6 and 7 |
Virtual LANs |
7 |
Transport Layer: TCP |
Chapter 6 |
Static Routing |
Mid-semester break |
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8 |
Physical Layer and WiFi |
Chapters 2 and 4 |
TCP and Application Layer |
9 |
Dynamic Routing |
Chapter 5 |
Dynamic Routing RIP |
10 |
Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks |
Chapters 1 and 4 |
Dynamic Routing Single Area OSPF |
11 |
Network Security |
Chapter 8 |
Dynamic Routing Multi Area OSPF |
12 |
Network Security |
Chapter 8 |
SSL |
13 |
Tying it all together |
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TBD |
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Previously the unit was co-badged with COMP247. This year's offering is separate from COMP247 and combines content from previous offerings of ITEC647 with some more advanced content from ITEC697.
Grading
At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit
In this unit, the final mark will be calculated by combining the marks for all assessment tasks according to the percentage weightings shown in the assessment summary.The final examination in this unit is a hurdle requirement; you must get a mark of at least 40% in the examination to pass the unit. If you get a mark between 30% and 40% in your first attempt at the final examination, you will be given a second and final attempt.
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