Unit Guide

General Information

Unit convenor and teaching staff	Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor and Lecturer Frances Louise frances.louise@mq.edu.au Lecturer Damian Jurd damian.jurd@mq.edu.au
Credit points	Credit points 10
Prerequisites	Prerequisites COMP6250 and COMP6260
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status COMP3265
Unit description	Unit description This unit is designed to impart practical skills in designing, configuring, installing, and troubleshooting computer internetworks using Cisco equipment such as routers and switches. It provides an integrated and comprehensive coverage of networking topics including: wireless local area networks, network security and services, network architecture and design, and automation while providing students opportunities for hands-on practical experience and career skills development. Using various assessment tasks, this unit also aims to enhance students' skills in critical thinking and problem solving.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

ULO1: Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of wireless LANs and design, implement and troubleshoot 802.11 Wireless LAN technologies
ULO2: Understand, design, implement and troubleshoot security services and technologies that underpin networks and systems.
ULO3: Understand and design core IP services.
ULO4: Analyze, design and implement network architectures
ULO5: Use network automation tools to configure, provisions, manage and test network devices.
ULO6: Collaborate and communicate with others in a professional setting.
ULO7: Conduct professional work ethically with a high level of integrity, autonomy, and accountability.

General Assessment Information

Submission of assessable work

For all your assignments, and for your professional life in the future, you are encouraged to

set your personal deadline earlier than the official deadline
keep backups of all your important files
make sure that no one else has access to your files or documents

Assignments

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 penalised, Wherever required, all written work must be properly referenced and conform to standard stylistic conventions.

Practicals

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 with new tools and devices thereby limiting the number of practical time slots available to experiment with technologies discussed in some lectures.

Requirements to Pass this Unit

Whilst there are a number of learning activities and assessments that make up the unit, to pass the unit the only requirement is that you achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%.

There are no hurdle requirements for the unit.

Late Submissions

Late assessments are not accepted in this unit unless a Special Consideration has been submitted and approved.

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment.

Written Assessments: If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the written assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

If you miss a weekly practical class due to a serious, unavoidable and significant disruption, contact your convenor ASAP as you may be able to attend another class that week. If it is not possible to attend another class, you should still contact your convenor for access to class material to review in your own time.

Assessment Tasks

Name	Weighting	Hurdle	Due
Weekly Practical	10%	No	Weeks 1-10
Module Exams	10%	No	Weeks 2, 4, 6, 11, and 13
Assignment 1	10%	No	08/09/2024 at 23:55 pm
Assignment 2	20%	No	27/10/2024 at 23:55 pm
Lab Examination	30%	No	Week 11
Final Examination	20%	No	Week 13

Weekly Practical

Assessment Type ¹: Design Implementation
Indicative Time on Task ²: 24 hours
Due: Weeks 1-10
Weighting: 10%

Practical marks are obtained by attendance of practical sessions and making a suitable attempt at the practical work during the session. The practical work in this unit makes up 10% of the mark. To receive marks student must attend the practical section and demonstrate completion of the section to the 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. Student should complete the practical session in the week it is allocated.