Overview
This unit provides the students with the skills and knowledge required to design wired and wireless networks. The unit equips the students with the approaches used to gather business and user requirements, and analyse them together with the security policies of the organisation. It then engages students in a comprehensive design of the network using the Top-Down Network Design methodology. The unit includes campus, branch, WAN, wireless and Internet edge designs as well as testing and documentation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: COIT20261 Network Routing and Switching Co-requisite: COIT20262 Advanced Network Security
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 - 2018
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 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 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 Unit evaluations of students.
One student felt that instructions given to find the link to Weekly Group Discussion were not clear enough.
Add a comment at the top of the Moodle unit webpage to clarify how to find the Weekly Group Discussion link.
- Prepare the user, business and security requirements of the organisation in relation to network design.
- Analyse the user, business and security requirements.
- Compare and contrast the possible alternative logical and physical network designs.
- Design a network by applying the top-down network design methodology.
- Create the final documentation of the designed network.
- Justify that the designed network satisfy the requirements.
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
- Network Planning (NTPL)
- Project management (PRMG)
- Network Design (NTDS)
- Availability Management (AVMT)
- Capacity Management (CPMG)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||||
| 4 - Research | ||||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||||
| 8 - 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 | |
| 1 - Presentation and Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 60% | ||||||||
Textbooks
Top-Down Network Design
Edition: 3rd (2011)
Authors: Priscilla Oppenheimer
Cisco Press
Indianapolis Indianapolis , IN , USA
ISBN: 978-1-58720-283-4
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.desilva@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Unit Introduction; Analysing Business Goals and Constraints
Chapter
1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Start of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Analysing Technical Goals and Tradeoffs
Chapter
2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Characterising the Existing Network; Characterising Network Traffic
Chapter
3 & 4
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Designing a Network Topology
Chapter
5
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Designing Models for Addressing and Numbering; Designing Switching and Routing Protocols; Designing Security Strategies; Designing Network Management Strategies
Chapter
6, 7, 8, & 9
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Selecting Technologies and Devices for Campus Networks
Chapter
10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Selecting Technologies and Devices for Enterprise Networks
Chapter
11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Presentations Commence
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Wireless Network Design – Part I
Chapter
Online materials
Events and Submissions/Topic
Presentations End
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Presentation and Written Assessment Due: Week 8 Friday (4 May 2018) 11:30 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Wireless Network Design – Part II
Chapter
Online materials
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Testing Your Network Design
Chapter
12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
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Optimising Your Network Design; Documenting Your Network Design
Chapter
13 & 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Continuation of Weekly Group Discussions
Module/Topic
Reflection
Chapter
1 - 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
End of Weekly Group Discussions
Written Assessment Due: Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 11:30 pm AEST
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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Contact information for Dr Rohan de Silva:
Email: r.desilva@cqu.edu.au Telephone: (02) 9324 5748 Office: Level 6, 400 Kent Street, Sydney Campus. Please submit questions about the course through the 'Q&A' discussion forum in Moodle, so that everyone can benefit from the questions and answers. If you have any individual queries, please email me and I'll try to get back to you within a day or so. For an individual discussion, please phone during work hours (leave a message if I'm not in and I'll return your call as soon as I can).
1 Presentation and Written Assessment
Week 8 Friday (4 May 2018) 11:30 pm AEST
Presentations have to be completed in weeks 7 to 8 after uploading the presentation slides to Moodle by each student. The written report should be uploaded to Moodle by each student by the above due date.
Week 10 Friday (18 May 2018)
The two parts of this assessment task, the presentation and the written report carry the following weightings:
Presentation – 10%
Written Report – 30%
- Prepare the user, business and security requirements of the organisation in relation to network design.
- Analyse the user, business and security requirements.
- Compare and contrast the possible alternative logical and physical network designs.
- Design a network by applying the top-down network design methodology.
- Justify that the designed network satisfy the requirements.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
- Leadership
2 Written Assessment
This assessment task can be undertaken in a group of up to 4 members or individually. Starting from the logical design prepared in the Presentation and Written Assessment task, the students need to complete the physical design of the network and prepare a detailed report of the designed network.The report should also contain a section of their justification as to how they have successfully achieved all 6 Unit Learning Outcomes supported by their responses to all Weekly Group Discussion Questions. Further details of this assessment task will be provided on the Moodle unit webpage.
Week 12 Friday (1 June 2018) 11:30 pm AEST
The written report should be uploaded to Moodle by each student by the above due date.
On Certification Day
- Compare and contrast the possible alternative logical and physical network designs.
- Design a network by applying the top-down network design methodology.
- Create the final documentation of the designed network.
- Justify that the designed network satisfy the requirements.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
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?
