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COIT12206 - TCP/IP Principles and Protocols

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit provides you with an in-depth understanding of the role and function of TCP/IP protocols in contemporary network communication. The unit details the underlying technologies and relationships between the five network layers. You will gain an understanding of how data is encapsulated, addressed and routed over networks. On completion of the unit, you will be able to explain the mechanisms used to facilitate communication between applications over the Internet.

Details

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

Prerequisite: COIT11233 or COIT11238

Note: Students who are currently enrolled in or who have previously completed COIT13147 Networks cannot enrol in this unit.

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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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2020

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Term 1 - 2021 Profile
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Term 1 - 2022 Profile
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Term 1 - 2023 Profile
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Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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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

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 20%
2. Practical Assessment 30%
3. Examination 50%

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

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 87.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 21.52% 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: Students and Tutor
Feedback
A smaller set of slides that follows the lecture more closely would be preferred
Recommendation
Reduce the comprehensive publisher-provided slides to match the size and content of the lectures
Action Taken
The relevant teaching staff has been working on revising the teaching materials, and these updates will be implemented in the subsequent terms.
Source: Students
Feedback
There are many Wireshark activities but no specific instruction or class introduction to this tool
Recommendation
Devote one workshop or tutorial to introducing Wireshark and provide resource links to introductory materials in Moodle
Action Taken
During the Week 5 lecture class, the lecturer demonstrated the usage of Wireshark and also provided the class with recommended learning resources.
Source: Course Committee
Feedback
Some topics may need to be updated, for example, ADSL, ATM, and FTP
Recommendation
Review and update the underlying technologies that are presented in the unit
Action Taken
The relevant teaching staff has been working on revising the teaching materials, and these updates will be implemented in the subsequent terms.
Source: Staff Feedback
Feedback
The teaching material should be updated to eliminate outdated technologies.
Recommendation
The lecture slides should be revised to eliminate outdated information and integrate the most up-to-date networking technologies. For example, outdated network technologies like "Cable Modem," "T Line," and "SONET" should be removed, while contemporary technologies such as "Switched WAN," "Ethernet Over WAN," and "SD-WAN" should be introduced.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Staff Feedback
Feedback
Too many PowerPoint slides in some of the lectures.
Recommendation
Condense lecture slides to approximately 50 slides for Weeks 4, 5, 10, and 11.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Explain the function and relationship between the protocols in the five network layers
  2. Design IP network addressing schemes
  3. Interpret and deconstruct frames, packets, datagrams, segments and application-layer message formats
  4. Develop routing tables based on IPv4 routing protocols
  5. Compare UDP and TCP Transport Layer protocols
  6. Illustrate how application programs use the Network, Transport and Application Layer protocols (e.g. DNS, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, and HTTP, etc.)
  7. Contrast the emerging IPv6 protocol with IPv4.

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 Support (NTAS)
  • Problem Management (PBMG)
  • Data Analysis (DTAN)
  • System Design (DESN)
  • Service Desk and Incident Management (USUP)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
6 - Information Technology Competence
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical Assessment
3 - Examination