Overview

To build the knowledge and skills required to design, configure and manage a single domain network

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
02-March-2026
31-May-2026
Last self-enrolment date
15-March-2026
Census date
31-March-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
21-April-2026
Results released date
07-July-2026
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Apply the OSI model and the TCP/IP model in networking
  2. Explain IP networking protocol, routing and transition to IPv6
  3. Plan an IP addressing strategy and automated configuration with DHCP
  4. Design, install and maintain secure Windows systems
  5. Perform user and domain resource management
  6. Monitor system security quality, plan risk management and disaster recovery strategies

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Lecture		 2.00  12 weeks  12
On campus
Lab		 2.00  11 weeks  22
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 1.00  11 weeks  11
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 6.75  12 weeks  81
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assessment Individual  20 - 50%  1,2,3,4,5,6 
Portfolio Individual  50 - 80%  1,2,3,4,5,6 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) Pass the Final Skills assessment.

Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Network Fundamentals
  • Deploying and Managing Windows Server
  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • IPv4, IPv6 and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
  • Domain Name System
  • File and Print Services
  • Group Policy
  • Server Virtualization with Hyper-V
  • Managing Risk and Disaster Recovery
  • Managing Quality by Monitoring Windows

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.