Networks and Switching
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 60 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
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Aims and objectives
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On Campus Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
On Campus Computer Labs | 3 | 12 | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 7.5 | 12 | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Examination | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Practical Skills Examination | Individual | 20% | 2,3,4,6 |
Assessment | Individual/Group | 30% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Content
- Networking Fundamentals
- OSI Network Layers
- Ethernet fundamentals, technologies and switching
- TCP/IP and addressing
- Subnets and subnetting (VLSM and CIDR)
- Switching concepts
- Virtual LANs
- Inter-VLAN Static routing
- Network and Secure Network Design
- Etherchannel Bundling
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Wireless LANs
- Basic switch troubleshooting
Study resources
- Reading materials.