Network Administration
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 57 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 2 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 2 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
To build the understanding and skills required to design, configure and manage a single domain network.
| Unit Learning Outcomes | |
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| On successful completion of this unit students will be able to: | |
| # | Unit Learning Outcome Description |
| ULO1 | Apply the OSI model and the TCP/IP model in networking |
| ULO2 | Explain IP networking protocol, routing and transition to IPv6 |
| ULO3 | Plan an IP addressing strategy and automated configuration with DHCP |
| ULO4 | Design, install and maintain secure Windows systems |
| ULO5 | Perform user and domain resource management |
| ULO6 | Monitor system quality, plan risk management and disaster recovery strategies |
| ULO7 | Appraise the knowledge areas of project management and plan responses to project management issues |
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
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| Activity Type | Activity | Total Hours | Number of Weeks | Hours Per Week | Optional - Activity Details |
| Face to Face Contact | Lecture | 24 | 12 weeks | 2 | No Description |
| Face to Face Contact | Practical | 33 | 12 weeks | 2.75 | No Description |
| Unspecified Learning Activities | Independent Learning | 93 | 12 weeks | 7.75 | No Description |
| Total Hours: | 150 | Total Hours (per week): | 12.5 | ||
Assessment
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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) At least 40% in the final exam, and
(iii) A Pass grade in the Skills Exam. The criteria for passing the Skills Exam is available in the Unit Outline.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark.
Content
- Network Fundamentals
- Project Management
- Deploying and Managing Windows Server 2012
- 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
- Text books and references.
Text books
References
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.