Module Descriptors
IT INFRASTRUCTURE
COIS71026
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Stephen Cahill
Email: Stephen.Cahill@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (100%) (Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4)
Report on a set of network simulation tutorials using suitable simulation software with a Viva and demonstration of network programming tutorials, 3000 words
Module Indicative Content
- IT Architecture
- Enterprise Information Infrastructure
- Servers & Web Services
- Layered Network Architecture
- Convergence & Internet Protocols
- Multinational Enterprise Global WAN Services
- Enterprise Network Design
- Wireless Technologies
- Network Security
- Network Management
- Server architectures
- Storage management and networks
- Content management networks
- Health and safety and risk assessment for network and computer technology
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
VLE Blackboard
Online Sources
Library
Module Texts
1. Comer D. E., Computer Networks with Internet Applications (5th Edition), Prentice Hall 2008, ISBN 10: 0136061273
2. Harold E.R., Java Network Programming, (3Rev Edition), O'Reilly, 2004, ISBN 10: 0596007213
3. Coulouris G, Dollimore J, Kindberg T, Distributed Systems - Concepts and Design (4th Edition), Addison-Wesley 2006, ISBN 10: 1428807527
4. Cowley J., Communications and Networking: An Introduction, Springer, 2007, ISBN: 1-84628-488-0
Module Learning Strastegies
"Mixture of research seminars, enquiry based learning and group work. There will be an emphasis on independent learning

18 lectures, 18 tutorial/practicals
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