Module Descriptors
NETWORKING CONCEPTS
COCS70637
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
0 credits
Contact
Leader: Mohammad Hasan
Email: M.S.Hasan@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 0
Independent Study Hours: 0
Total Learning Hours: 0
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
A case study weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 1 and 2)
A practical piece of work i.e. skill test or lab test weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 3 and 4)
A practical piece of work i.e. skill test or lab test weighted at 50% (Learning Outcomes 3 and 4)
Module Learning Strategies
10 hours lectures, 22 hours labs / tutorial work
Self-managed learning using on-line and Blackboard material
10 lectures in total with 1 lecture per day for the first 8 days and then 1 lecture per day for the final 2 days of the course to supplement on-line material. The lectures will cover the main areas e.g. TCP/IP and OSI model, Basics and types of LANs, Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), hardware design of switches and routers etc.
On average lab sessions of 2 hours a day to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce lecture based theory.
Understanding of concepts using simulation tool e.g. CISCO Packet Tracer and then implementing it in real world using the CISCO devices, PCs etc.
Investigation using Web
It is anticipated that this module will be taught as a 2-week blocked course outside of standard University term time.
Self-managed learning using on-line and Blackboard material
10 lectures in total with 1 lecture per day for the first 8 days and then 1 lecture per day for the final 2 days of the course to supplement on-line material. The lectures will cover the main areas e.g. TCP/IP and OSI model, Basics and types of LANs, Variable Length Subnet Masking (VLSM), hardware design of switches and routers etc.
On average lab sessions of 2 hours a day to gain practical networking experience and re-enforce lecture based theory.
Understanding of concepts using simulation tool e.g. CISCO Packet Tracer and then implementing it in real world using the CISCO devices, PCs etc.
Investigation using Web
It is anticipated that this module will be taught as a 2-week blocked course outside of standard University term time.
Module Texts
CCENT/CCNA ICND1 640-822 Official Cert Guide, Wendell Odom, 3rd Edition, Cisco Press, Nov 2011, ISBN-10: 1587204258 | ISBN-13: 978-1587204258:
CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Wendell Odom, 3rd Edition, Cisco Press, Nov 2011, ISBN-10: 1587204355 | ISBN-13: 978-1587204357
CCNA 640-802 Official Cert Library, Wendell Odom, 3rd Edition, Cisco Press, Nov 2011, ISBN-10: 158720438X | ISBN-13: 978-1587204388
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (640-802): Exam 640-802. (640-802), Todd Lammle, 7th Edition, Sybex, An Imprint of Wiley, Apr 2011, ISBN-10: 0470901071 | ISBN-13: 978-0470901076
CCNA ICND2 640-816 Official Cert Guide, Wendell Odom, 3rd Edition, Cisco Press, Nov 2011, ISBN-10: 1587204355 | ISBN-13: 978-1587204357
CCNA 640-802 Official Cert Library, Wendell Odom, 3rd Edition, Cisco Press, Nov 2011, ISBN-10: 158720438X | ISBN-13: 978-1587204388
CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate Study Guide (640-802): Exam 640-802. (640-802), Todd Lammle, 7th Edition, Sybex, An Imprint of Wiley, Apr 2011, ISBN-10: 0470901071 | ISBN-13: 978-0470901076
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
PCs equipped with roll over cables, network cards etc. and running Deep Freeze, Packet Tracer software
Patch panel, Cisco Networking equipment e.g. switches, routers etc. in K104, K105
Network cables e.g. straight through, cross over, serial cables etc.
Blackboard materials e.g. lecture slides, tutorial documents, Packet Tracer files etc.
Patch panel, Cisco Networking equipment e.g. switches, routers etc. in K104, K105
Network cables e.g. straight through, cross over, serial cables etc.
Blackboard materials e.g. lecture slides, tutorial documents, Packet Tracer files etc.
Module Indicative Content
Introduction to proper referencing and academic dishonesty e.g. Plagiarism.
Typical network standards such as TCP/IP, ISO 7-layer OSI reference model, IEEE802.x series etc.
Initialisation, design and implementation of a local area network (LAN) for use in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME).
Network topologies e.g. Bus, ring, star etc.
Typical local area network protocols e.g. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Introduction to Wide Area Network (WAN) and routers, architecture, Command Line Interface (CLI) and configuration of devices e.g. routers, switches etc.
Introduction to network switches, Virtual LANs (VLANs), and the 3 layer design model.
Typical network standards such as TCP/IP, ISO 7-layer OSI reference model, IEEE802.x series etc.
Initialisation, design and implementation of a local area network (LAN) for use in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME).
Network topologies e.g. Bus, ring, star etc.
Typical local area network protocols e.g. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Introduction to Wide Area Network (WAN) and routers, architecture, Command Line Interface (CLI) and configuration of devices e.g. routers, switches etc.
Introduction to network switches, Virtual LANs (VLANs), and the 3 layer design model.
Web Descriptor
In studying this module, you will learn about various networking concepts e.g. TCP/IP, OSI, Local Area Network (LAN) and its protocols e.g. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), networking topologies, Wide Area Network (WAN), configuration of network devices e.g. switches, routers, Virtual LAN (VLAN), 3-layer design model etc. Upon successful completion of the module, you should have become a skilled user who is able to design a network efficiently, can configure network devices e.g. switches, routers etc., can manage and troubleshoot network issues.