Module Descriptors
NETWORKED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
COCS50701
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Tomasz Bosakowski
Email: T.Bosakowski@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Suitable communication equipment such as Cisco equipment
Packet Tracer
Wireshark
Cisco online learning material
Appropriate server platform
Packet Tracer
Wireshark
Cisco online learning material
Appropriate server platform
Module Learning Strategies
Material to be presented by lecture and tutorial. Continuous assessment will emphasise the need to evaluate systems in the context of a "real-life" scenario.
12 lectures and 24 practical hours.
The module can be optionally supplemented with CCNA online material and practical work as part of the progression toward being prepared for the first quarter of the Cisco Certified Network Associate Exam (CCNA).
12 lectures and 24 practical hours.
The module can be optionally supplemented with CCNA online material and practical work as part of the progression toward being prepared for the first quarter of the Cisco Certified Network Associate Exam (CCNA).
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% portfolio assessing learning outcomes 1-4.
The portfolio (a phased series of tasks) will comprise a series of practical exercises. (3000 words max.)
The portfolio (a phased series of tasks) will comprise a series of practical exercises. (3000 words max.)
Module Indicative Content
The module introduces student to LANs and WANs based on switching and routing techniques. Upon completion of this course, students will be to:
- Understand how communication occurs between hosts
- Plan a basic wired/wireless infrastructure
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot network devices
- Share resources such as files and printers among multiple computers
- Configure a server to share resources and provide common Web services
- Implement basic WAN connectivity
- Troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity
- Recognize and mitigate security threats to a network
- Understand how communication occurs between hosts
- Plan a basic wired/wireless infrastructure
- Install, configure, and troubleshoot network devices
- Share resources such as files and printers among multiple computers
- Configure a server to share resources and provide common Web services
- Implement basic WAN connectivity
- Troubleshoot network and Internet connectivity
- Recognize and mitigate security threats to a network
Module Texts
Business Data Communications, 7ed, William Stallings and Thomas Case, 2012, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0273769162.
Network Fundamentals: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Mark A. Dye, Rick McDonald, Antoon W. Rufi, 2012, Cisco Press, ISBN:1587133482
Network Fundamentals: CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Mark A. Dye, Rick McDonald, Antoon W. Rufi, 2012, Cisco Press, ISBN:1587133482