Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO NETWORKING WITH LANS AND WANS (BLENDED LEARNING)
XCOM41066
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 6
Independent Study Hours: 144
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (CISCO Systems Networking Academy Program), 2007, CISCO Press, ISBN: 1587132060
Dye, M., McDonald, R., Rufi, A. (2007), Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (CISCO Networking Academy Program), ISBN: 1587132087
Dye, M., McDonald, R., Rufi, A. (2007), Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide (CISCO Networking Academy Program), ISBN: 1587132087
Module Special Admissions Requirements
To be employed in an area of ICT in a Healthcare setting.
Only available for students on FCET Negotiated Undergraduate Awards
Only available for students on FCET Negotiated Undergraduate Awards
Module Resources
You will need access to these resources:-
Access to relevant hardware and software (including Windows workstations and Networking equipment) in a standard network laboratory and/or in the work place.
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
NetLab system to support remote access to network laboratory equipment.
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed Semesters 1 and 2 of the CCNA program.
Access to relevant hardware and software (including Windows workstations and Networking equipment) in a standard network laboratory and/or in the work place.
On-line learning material provided by CISCO Inc.
NetLab system to support remote access to network laboratory equipment.
NOTE
Instructors teaching this module who use the CISCO material must have completed Semesters 1 and 2 of the CCNA program.
Module Indicative Content
The OSI model (layers 1-7)
Network design and documentation
Ethernet routing and switching
Introduction to WAN's and routers, architecture, CLI and configuration
TCP/IP, Routing in WAN's Network Troubleshooting
Network design and documentation
Ethernet routing and switching
Introduction to WAN's and routers, architecture, CLI and configuration
TCP/IP, Routing in WAN's Network Troubleshooting
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework consisting of the following parts assessing all learning outcomes.
A Case Study 2500 words 50% (Learning outcomes 2 and 3).
CCNA 1 Skills Test (25%) requires attendance at the University for assessment. (Learning outcomes 1 and 4).
CCNA 2 Skills Test (25%), requires attendance at the University for assessment. (Learning outcomes 1 and 4).
Both skills tests to be taken under closed book examination conditions.
A Case Study 2500 words 50% (Learning outcomes 2 and 3).
CCNA 1 Skills Test (25%) requires attendance at the University for assessment. (Learning outcomes 1 and 4).
CCNA 2 Skills Test (25%), requires attendance at the University for assessment. (Learning outcomes 1 and 4).
Both skills tests to be taken under closed book examination conditions.
Module Learning Strategies
These learning strategies will occupy your time:
6 hours classroom teaching including presentations and seminar sessions which will include individual and group activities, On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback and team assignment work as part of lab work and skills test
The classroom teaching will include a broad overview of the indicative content.
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. This will include the investigation of how aspects of the taught material apply to the students' own workplace through the use of worksheets and the application of new gained knowledge in the workplace as part of the coursework assignment. Students will have access to a work-place based mentor for guidance in the work-based component of this module.
6 hours classroom teaching including presentations and seminar sessions which will include individual and group activities, On-line multiple choice tests to give formative feedback and team assignment work as part of lab work and skills test
The classroom teaching will include a broad overview of the indicative content.
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. This will include the investigation of how aspects of the taught material apply to the students' own workplace through the use of worksheets and the application of new gained knowledge in the workplace as part of the coursework assignment. Students will have access to a work-place based mentor for guidance in the work-based component of this module.