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 (COMP2250 or COMP2270) and COMP3260
Corequisites	Corequisites
Co-badged status	Co-badged status COMP6260
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. Learning in this unit enhances student understanding of global challenges identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

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

Requirements to Pass this Unit

To pass this unit, you must:

Achieve a total mark equal to or greater than 50%

There are no hurdle requirements for the unit.

Assessment Information

All assessments in this unit are individual assessments.

Weekly Practical
- To be completed and checked by the teaching staff during the practical class for which you are registered on eStudent.
Module Exams
- To be completed outside of class on the Cisco Networking Academy platform
- While the due date is set for late in the session, we strongly advise you to complete one fortnightly
Project
- To be submitted on iLearn and will be checked for plagiarism via Turnitin.
Lab Examination
- To be completed in your practical class as registered on eStudent on the Cisco Networking Academy platform
Final examination
- This is a formal examination that will be conducted on campus and invigilated. The time and place will be published on https://iexams.mq.edu.au/ closer to the date.

Release

Weekly Practical
- The practical activity schedule will be made available no later than 1st of August 2025.
Module Exams
- All module exams will be made available no later than 8th August 2025.
Project
- Specifications will be made available no later than 12th September 2025.
Lab Examination
- The practice will be made available from 13th October 2025.
Final examination
- The practice will be made available from 27th October 2025.

Submission of assessable work

For all your assignments and 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

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. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please submit a Special Consideration request through the Service Connect Portal.

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 http://connect.mq.edu.au/.

If you miss a weekly practical class due to a serious, unavoidable and significant disruption, contact your unit 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 during registered practical
Module Exams	10%	No	Sunday, 26th October 2025, 23:55
Project	30%	No	Sunday, 2nd November 2025, 23:55
Lab Examination	30%	No	In week 11, during registered practical
Final examination	20%	No	Exam Period

Weekly Practical

Assessment Type ¹: Practice-based task
Indicative Time on Task ²: 24 hours
Due: Weeks 1-10 during registered practical
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.