COIT11238 - Networked Infrastructure Foundations

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit will provide you with the foundation knowledge of computer and network infrastructure that underpins Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in modern organisations. You will study networking essentials including virtualisation, wireless networks, cloud computing, cyber security, and risk management. By the end of this unit, you will be able to build and manage basic computer networks. You will conduct hands-on practical activities with industrial-grade networking equipment and cyber security tools to enhance the security of built networks.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Anti-requisite: If students have undertaken COIT11233 Information and Communication Technology Foundations, then this unit should not be taken.

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).

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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).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate 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.

Assessment Tasks

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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%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 88.89% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 15.98% response rate.

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.

Source: Discipline Lead and Head of Course feedback
Feedback
At the introductory level, the unit should enhance the cybersecurity content to align with ACS accreditation requirements.
Recommendation
Enhance the introduction of cybersecurity with reference standards and practical exercises linking to core networking infrastructure and applications.
Action Taken
The introduction of cybersecurity was enhanced, such as the firewall settings in Week 03, network device in-depth in Week 06, secure network protocols in Week 08, wireless network security in Week 09 and so on.
Source: Student and the teaching team feedback
Feedback
The virtual machines available on the CyberIoT lab computers for on-campus students, intended for lab exercises starting from Week 03, should undergo pretesting to verify their proper functionality.
Recommendation
Pretest the virtual machines and check the provided network devices in the CyberIoT lab prior to Week 03.
Action Taken
The virtual machines were tested in advance, and the provided network devices were checked and maintained by the local technical staff for the CyberIoT lab. Although a few related issues arose during the term, they were managed effectively.
Source: Discipline Lead and Head of College.
Feedback
The 3-hour tutorial classes are challenging for students to maintain attention.
Recommendation
Review the tutorial activities and adjust the tutorial classes to a 2-hour format instead of the current 3-hour sessions.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Teaching Team.
Feedback
Late enrolled students struggle with tutorial tasks in the early weeks.
Recommendation
Start tutorial activities from Week 02 and use the Week 01 tutorial class for learning guidance.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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