Module Descriptors
NETWORKING WITH LANS AND WANS (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COCS50468
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Anisa Mkuwu
Email: Anisa.Mkuwu@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Pattern of Delivery
- Occurrence A, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 1
- Occurrence B, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence D, Stoke Campus, UG Semester 3 to UG Semester 1
- Occurrence E, RAF - Cosford, UG Semester 2
- Occurrence J, RAF - Cosford, UG Semester 1
Sites
- RAF - Cosford
- Stoke Campus
Assessment
- WRITTEN TEST (2 HOURS) weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The OSI model (layers 1-7)
Network design and documentation
Ethernet routing and switching
Introduction to WANs and routers, architecture, CLI and configuration
TCP/IP, Routing in WANs, Network Troubleshooting
Network design and documentation
Ethernet routing and switching
Introduction to WANs and routers, architecture, CLI and configuration
TCP/IP, Routing in WANs, Network Troubleshooting
Module Learning Strategies
Students will have participated in an award induction workshop where they will learn how to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) employed for the study of this module. Subsequently students will work through the module material provided on the VLE at a pace suggested within the VLE for the module. The material will include practical exercises that will be conducted remotely on networking kit via the NetLab system or through the use of Packet Tracer. Students will be encouraged to discuss relevant aspects within discussion forums that are part of the VLE. The forums will allow discussion with a student's peer group as well as the module tutor.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback and team assignment work as part of lab work and skills test
Independent study will involve using online CISCO material.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the CNAP CCNA1 and CCNA2 instructor training course.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Use IM and VOIP applications (e.g. MSN , Skype) for individual contact/support.
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback and team assignment work as part of lab work and skills test
Independent study will involve using online CISCO material.
Students are encouraged to see re-enforcement of academic learning through practical experience in their own workplace.
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed the CNAP CCNA1 and CCNA2 instructor training course.
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying this module. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Module Texts
Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (Cisco Systems Networking Academy Program), 2007, Cisco Press, ISBN: 1587132060
Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy Program), 2007, Mark Dye, Rick McDonald and Antoon Rufi, ISBN: 1587132087
Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (Cisco Networking Academy Program), 2007, Mark Dye, Rick McDonald and Antoon Rufi, ISBN: 1587132087
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:-
Access to Windows workstations.
NetLab system to support remote access to network laboratory equipment.
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed Semesters 1 and 2 of the CCNA program.
Access to Windows workstations.
NetLab system to support remote access to network laboratory equipment.
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed Semesters 1 and 2 of the CCNA program.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Must be enrolled on the FDSc Information Technology and Communications
Module Additional Assessment Details
Written Test 2 hours (100%) covering all learning outcomes (1, 2, 3, 4). Test can be taken online through VLE for remote learners using Blackboard Collaborate.