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Unit of Study CSC00240 - Data Communications and Networks (2018)

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    It is strongly recommended that you are familiar with basic computer operations, e.g. installing software, downloading and uploading files, creating and zipping folders.

Unit description

Gives students the skills to analyse the needs of business and specify network requirements. This unit covers the fundamental concepts of communication technologies, network technologies and network design. Students will gain an understanding of the hardware and software technology which drives data exchange both within and between information systems. 

Unit content

Topic 1: Basic Concepts
Topic 2: Physical and Data-link Layers
Topic 3: Network and Transport Layers
Topic 4: Wired and Wireless Local Area Networks
Topic 5: IP Subnetting
Topic 6: IP Address Planning
Topic 7: Network Routing
Topic 8: Network Planning and Design
Topic 9: Wide Area Network Technologies
Topic 10: Network Applications and Services

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Gold Coast Session 1,  3 Session 1,  3
Melbourne N/A Session 1,  3
Online Session 1,  3 Session 3
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Enga N/A Session 1
Papua New Guinea - IBSU Port Moresby N/A Session 1
Perth N/A Session 1,  3
Sydney N/A Session 1,  3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 explain the fundamentals of network and data communication
2 describe the network components and layers in the TCP/IP network model
3 explain the process of network planning and design
4 analyse the need for data and communication networks for SMEs
5 design a data and communication network for an SME.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. explain the fundamentals of network and data communication
    • GA4:
  2. describe the network components and layers in the TCP/IP network model
    • GA4:
  3. explain the process of network planning and design
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. analyse the need for data and communication networks for SMEs
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  5. design a data and communication network for an SME.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

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