Network Administration
45 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn, Online
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This unit aims 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 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply the OSI model and the TCP/IP model in networking
- Explain IP networking protocol, routing and transition to IPv6
- Plan an IP addressing strategy and automated configuration with DHCP
- Design, install and maintain secure Windows systems
- Perform user and domain resource management
- Monitor system quality, plan risk management and disaster recovery strategies
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 3.00 | 11 weeks | 33 |
Online Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.75 | 12 weeks | 81 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Sarawak
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
On-campus Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus Class | 3.00 | 11 weeks | 33 |
Online Lecture | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 6.75 | 12 weeks | 81 |
TOTAL | 300 |
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 a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:
(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.