Module Descriptors
OPTIMISING CONVERGED NETWORKS
COCS70485
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Christopher Howard
Email: C.Howard@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%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A written examination, length 2 hours, weighted at 50% (Learning Outcome 1).
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
Coursework weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
Module Indicative Content
Support resources for network analysis
Workgroup discovery and CCO
Strategies for documenting symptoms, actions and results
Tracking log-ins and connections
Diagnosing and correcting campus TCP/IP and switching problems
Troubleshooting Virtual local Area Networks (VLANs) on routers and switches
Diagnosing and correcting frame relay and ISDN BRI problems
Workgroup discovery and CCO
Strategies for documenting symptoms, actions and results
Tracking log-ins and connections
Diagnosing and correcting campus TCP/IP and switching problems
Troubleshooting Virtual local Area Networks (VLANs) on routers and switches
Diagnosing and correcting frame relay and ISDN BRI problems
Module Learning Strategies
12 hours lectures / 24 hours labs / tutorial
Self-managed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web
(1:n)1 (1:20)2
Self-managed learning using on-line material
Weekly one hour lecture to supplement on-line material
On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback
Lab sessions every week to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce theory
Team assignment work as part lab work and skills test
Investigation using Web
(1:n)1 (1:20)2
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior study of modules containing CCNA content or equivalent or valid CCNA qualification.
Module Resources
- Internet
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs
Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed a CCNP4 instructor training course of the CNAP programme
- Library
- Windows workstations
- Networking equipment in University labs
Additionally, for CISCO Academies only
- On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
- CISCO Networking Academy programme assessment server
- Laboratory exercise sheets provided by course instructor
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed a CCNP4 instructor training course of the CNAP programme
Module Texts
Cisco Networking Academy Program: CCNP1on-line course material, Cisco Systems Inc. hosted by Staffordshire University
CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et al., Sybex, May 2005, ISBN: 0782144217
CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide by Amir Ranjbar, Cisco Press, May 2007, ISBN: 1587201763
CCNP: Complete Study Guide (642-801, 642-811, 642-821, 642-831) by Wade Edwards et al., Sybex, May 2005, ISBN: 0782144217
CCNP ONT Official Exam Certification Guide by Amir Ranjbar, Cisco Press, May 2007, ISBN: 1587201763