Overview
This unit is the capstone to the Network Security specialisation of the Bachelor of Information Technology course. The unit is designed so that you can demonstrate your learning across the whole course of study before making the transition to the next stage of your career. To this end, you are to conduct a group project including the design and implementation of a network security plan that meets client's requirements. Deliverables will include the formal security plan and configured secure infrastructure as part of an overall portfolio of planning and design documentation, scripts, and rules. In order to deliver a robust solution, you will need to choose and employ an appropriate project management methodology. The delivered infrastructure will undergo stress testing and simulated security attack scenarios.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: (COIS13064 or COIT12208) and COIT12202 Corequisites: COIT13146 and COIT13229
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2019
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Student Unit Evaluation
The type of assessment and work required were consistent with students' lifelong learning expectations.
In students' spirit of learning for life, develop a framework to monitor both authentic assessment and learning activities are aligned to students' previous studies and industry demands.
Feedback from Student Unit Evaluation
Students working full- or part-time valued the flexibility to conduct the project at their workplace.
Develop as a set of guidelines for all students outlining the process for conducting the project in the workplace or with the industry sponsor.
- Analyse network security requirements and produce a comprehensive network security plan
- Create test plans and implement technically sound and well-documented security technologies
- Evaluate security protections and examine their level of compliance and effectiveness
- Produce the project management artefacts required in a typical network security project
- Demonstrate productive participation and contribution to a project team or work environment
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
- Project Management (PRMG)
- IT Management (ITMG)
- Information Security (SCTY)
- Security Administration (SCAD)
- IT Governance (GOVN)
- Technical specialism (TECH)
- IT Infrastructure (ITOP)
- Systems Installation/Decommissioning (HSIN)
- Network Support (NTAS)
- Network Planning (NTPL)
- Network Design (NTDS)
- System Design (DESN)
- Penetration testing (PENT)
- Information Assurance (INAS)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Report - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Presentation - 20% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - First Nations Knowledges | ||||||
| 11 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| 1 - Report - 40% | |||||||||||
| 2 - Portfolio - 20% | |||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||||||
| 4 - Presentation - 20% | |||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
e.arenas@cqu.edu.au
Week 1
Begin Date: 11 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Introduction to project by mentor
Form project groups
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 2
Begin Date: 18 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Project selection
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 3
Begin Date: 25 Mar 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 4
Begin Date: 01 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
- Submit Project Plan
- Submit and present Progress Report-1
Week 5
Begin Date: 08 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Vacation Week
Begin Date: 15 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Week 6
Begin Date: 22 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
- Submit and present Progress Report-2
Week 7
Begin Date: 29 Apr 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 8
Begin Date: 06 May 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
- Submit and present Progress Report-3
Week 9
Begin Date: 13 May 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 10
Begin Date: 20 May 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
- Submit and present Progress Report-4
Week 11
Begin Date: 27 May 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
Make entries in the Portfolio covering activities performed in this week
Week 12
Begin Date: 03 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Weekly meeting with the project mentor
Chapter
No prescribed textbooks for this unit
Events and Submissions/Topic
- Submit Portfolio
- Submit FINAL Project Report
- Project presentation
Project Report and Technical Implementation Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Portfolio Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Group Project Presentation Due: Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Review/Exam Week
Begin Date: 10 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
No exam
Events and Submissions/Topic
Exam Week
Begin Date: 17 Jun 2019Module/Topic
Chapter
No exam
Events and Submissions/Topic
Dr Edilson Arenas, PhD
School of Engineering and Technology, Higher Education Division
CQUniversity Australia, 120 Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
Phone +61 03 96160570 | Email e.arenas@cqu.edu.au
1 Report
This is a practical activity that requires demonstration of the implementation of your group’s network security plan. You must identify key threats and challenges, and implement technology to address them. The technology has to address key challenges to the organisation’s network environment. You should pick an area of network, infrastructure or security that you have already applied in your studies and that you would like to explore in-depth and implement. You need to show how that was implemented and how the tests were carried. You are also required to submit the technical documentation including a test plan, test results and any network security policies and/or procedures that result from your implementation test.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
On certification day
The project report and technical documentation will be assessed upon the quality of the content. This includes the presentation layout and the depth and breadth of your project recommendations adhering to the implementation of a secured computer network.
Note: Please refer to the unit website in Moodle for further information and detailed marking criteria.
- Analyse network security requirements and produce a comprehensive network security plan
- Create test plans and implement technically sound and well-documented security technologies
- Evaluate security protections and examine their level of compliance and effectiveness
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Portfolio
This is an individual task. Use your portfolio to capture things like:
- Activities that you performed during the week
- Your contributions to the overall project requirements
- Challenges faced
- Reflections and experiences in conducting the project
- Bibliography such as technical journals, websites, trade magazines, etc. you used to support your work
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Exam Week Monday (17 June 2019)
You are required to submit your portfolio in week 12 for assessment; however, it is essential to maintain this document throughout the term as it is the only component of the unit assessed individually. Failure to submit a portfolio will disadvantage your overall marks. We recommend to make entries in the portfolio on each occasion you undertake work on the project for personal reflections and lessons learned. You are expected to make a portfolio entry at least once a week. Periodically, show the portfolio to your mentor to receive feedback on its quality.
The Moodle site provides further information and specific marking criteria.
- Produce the project management artefacts required in a typical network security project
- Demonstrate productive participation and contribution to a project team or work environment
- Demonstrate work readiness in terms of technical skills, communication skills, and both professional and ethical behaviour.
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Ethical practice
- Social Innovation
3 Written Assessment
This group assessment comprises two items:
Project Plan due in week 4
Four progress reports due in weeks 4, 6, 8, and 10
See exact dates in Moodle.
Assessment returned two weeks after submission. See exact dates in Moodle.
Project plan (12 marks)
Due: Friday, Week 4
You are required to submit a project plan outlining the project scope, objectives, constraints, statement of work, project team members, RACI matrix, GANTT Chart, project risks, and proposed mitigation plan.
Periodic Project Progress Reports (four reports @ 2 marks each for a total of 8 marks)
Due: Fridays, Week 4, 6, 8, and 10
This is a group assessment.
Each group must submit four periodic project progress reports using a standard template provided on the unit website in Moodle.
On-campus students: Each member of your group MUST give an in-class presentation of each project progress report.
Distant or Flexible students: The Unit Coordinator will provide you necessary instructions to present your group's periodic progress reports.
- Analyse network security requirements and produce a comprehensive network security plan
- Create test plans and implement technically sound and well-documented security technologies
- Evaluate security protections and examine their level of compliance and effectiveness
- Produce the project management artefacts required in a typical network security project
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
4 Presentation
Each group must present their project in plenary session in week 12 of the term.
Week 12 Friday (7 June 2019) 12:00 am AEST
Exam Week Friday (21 June 2019)
Each member of the group must submit their group’s PowerPoint slides through the appropriate link in Moodle. Please refer to the unit website in Moodle for detailed information about the presentation session and marking criteria.
On-campus students: The date and time of this presentation will be determined by your local lecturer/tutor.
Distant students: The time of the presentation and technology employed will be determined on an individual basis.
- Demonstrate productive participation and contribution to a project team or work environment
- Communication
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
