The unit will provide students with fundamentals and theoretical foundations of Network Administration. In addition, students will acquire practical skills needed to plan, install, configure and manage networks through laboratory activities and projects.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
CPE2009, CPE3012, CPE5013, CSE3153, FIT2018, FIT5034
One of CPE1007, CPE2002, CSE2318, CSE3318, FIT1005, FIT2008 or equivalent.
Mark Creado
Consultation hours: Please check the Moodle site.
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As a result of previous student evaluations, the course will now cover administration of IPv6 services.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | System and Network Components | Assessed tutorial work |
| 3 | TCP/IP Networking | |
| 4 | Network Administration | Assessed tutorial work |
| 5 | Network Services | |
| 6 | Electronic Mail and Users | Assessed tutorial work |
| 7 | Network Security | |
| 8 | Directory Services and Network Monitoring | Assessed tutorial work |
| 9 | Switching and Routing | |
| 10 | Wide Area Networking | Assessed tutorial work |
| 11 | Network Maintenance and Operations | |
| 12 | Other Matters | Project demo and submission of report |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (2 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Network Administration Project | 30% | Both the demo and documentation are due during the student's tutorial session in Week 12 |
| Assessed Tutorial Work | 30% | Tutorials of Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 |
| Examination 1 | 40% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Each group must designate equitable responsibilities for each member, who is assessed on the functionality and competent exposition of the component(s) he or she is responsible for during the demo. This assessment incorporates both the proper working of the component as well as the clarity and completeness of the demonstration by the student, which includes answering questions and performing configuration changes as required.
The technical documentation will be assessed as a single piece of work with one grade awarded to the group as a whole. Note that no member of the team may be limited to only working on the documentation. Each team member must bear some burden in the demonstration prototype/testbed.
Awarding of marks will also be affected by any additional challenges freely met by the responsible student, e.g., advanced configuration and/or operation of a particular component.
Quiz-type questions will be marked on the basis of correct answers. Practical work will be marked on the basis of whether or not the required tasks are completed competently. Partial marks may be awarded for practical work as well as short answer questions in the quizzes.
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide
Examination/other end-of-semester assessment feedback may take the form of feedback classes, provision of sample answers or other group feedback after official results have been published. Please check with your lecturer on the feedback provided and take advantage of this prior to requesting individual consultations with staff. If your unit has an examination, you may request to view your examination script booklet, see http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/students/procedures/request-to-view-exam-scripts.html
Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.monash.edu.au/exams/special-consideration.html
The process and format of referencing in the assignment's report must follow the IEEE style. Guides and tutorials are available for the IEEE Style for IT students in the university library website.
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/student-academic-integrity-managing-plagiarism-collusion-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz). Please note that it is your responsibility to retain copies of your assessments.
If Electronic Submission has been approved for your unit, please submit your work via the learning system for this unit, which you can access via links in the my.monash portal.
Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
This unit will involve access to Linux virtual machines. Virtualization software (VMware Workstation) is available in the labs. VMware Player (Windows and Linux) and VirtualBox are both free. Linux itself is free to download, or you can download prepared Linux virtual machines online, e.g., via VMware marketplace.
Students must regularly check Moodle for announcements.
Students may bring a laptop or similar to class. Mobile phones should not have audible ring during classes (i.e., they should be on vibrate, off, or not carried).
While virtualization software (VMware Workstation) is available in the labs it is strongly recommended that you install it on your own computer as well.
It is also strongly recommended that students bring an external storage device to their tutorial sessions. Even a 4 GB pendrive would be sufficient to hold a sufficiently large Linux VM, although 8 GB or more can come in handy at times.
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Key educational policies include:
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