SIT277 - Enterprise Network Management

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
Previously coded as:SIT377
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Shang Gao
Prerequisite:SIT272
Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

SIT377 and SIT702

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

2 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour practical per week.

Content

This unit examines the management of modern computer networks and the application of WAN technologies for interconnecting networks.  Topics studied include redundancy, aggregation, monitoring, security, and troubleshooting aspects for network management. Students will also learn how to interconnect networks using WAN technologies including point-to-point, frame relay, and broadband connections.  Students will learn how to manage and interconnect such networks by undertaking a study of the Cisco Academy CCNA curriculum.

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit

At the completion of this Unit
successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Describe and apply techniques for making computer networks resilient

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Explain and implement techniques for dynamic routing in a computer network

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Identify and resolve computer network problems using troubleshooting

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Define and implement approaches for connecting computer networks and for connecting to such networks

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Weighting (% total mark for unit) Indicative due week
Supervised multiple choice tests  Two online tests, approximately 60 questions each 30% (2 x 15%) Weeks 6 and 11
Practical tests  Two practical tests 70% (2 x 35%) Weeks 6 and 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

Prescribed text(s): Cisco Networking Academy, 2017, Scaling Networks V6 Companion Guide, 1st edition, Pearson Education.

Cisco Networking Academy, 2017, Connecting Networks V6 Companion Guide, 1st edition, Pearson Education.

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT277 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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