Course Title: Acquire system components
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: COSC5354C
Course Title: Acquire system components
School: 650T TAFE Business
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5194 - Diploma of Information Technology (General)
Course Contact : Radhu Punchanathan
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1409
Course Contact Email:radhu@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 10
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
This course is co-delivered & co-assessed with three other courses:
COSC5318C Evaluate vendor products
COSC5325C Determine maintenance strategy
COSC5328C Install and configure single segment LAN switch
Course Description
This unit defines the competency required to identify system components and to follow procedures to purchase those components.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICAI5087A Acquire system components |
Element: |
1. Confirm system components for acquisition |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Confirm client requirements for solution, including software and operating system requirements |
Element: |
2. Agree on methods of components acquisition |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify and assess the client organization’s preferred acquisition methods and policies |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities will include:
- Teacher directed learning activities
- Online study material
- Hands-on Practicals
- Group Discussions
Teaching Schedule
The total number of scheduled hours of teaching, learning and assessment involved in this course includes all planned activities including face to face classes, lectures, workshops and seminars; workplace visits, online learning and other forms of structured teaching and learning.
The total scheduled hours also covers the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including observation of work performance, discussions with supervisors and others providing third party evidence and one on one and group assessment sessions with students.
| Week | Week Commencing | Topics | Learning activities/ | Assessments/Elements |
| 1 | 07/02/2011 | Course Introduction Introduction to Computers & applications |
Orientation to Cisco online resources and registration | ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
| 2 | 14/02/2011 | Investigate vendors and products Personal Computer Hardware, Operating Systems Identify and prioritise business requirements |
Research various vendors and products using web resources Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks Determine HW specifications, Observing software and applications |
Tasks 1 – 4 Handouts given ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A Chapter 1 Module test |
| 3 | 21/02/2011 | Compare vendor and products for quality and support Connecting to the Network |
Prepare a report on 3 vendors and their products Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks Building Peer to peer networks |
ICAI5173A Chapter 2 Module test |
| 4 | 28/02/2011 | Document findings and make recommendation Connecting to the Internet through ISP |
Prepare a cost-benefit analysis of products Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks Cables and connectors working with twisted pair cables |
ICAI5173A Chapter 3 Module test |
| 5 | 07/03/2011 | Network addressing | Develop a recommendation report on your recommended products Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks IP address scheme development tasks |
ICAI5173A Chapter 4 Module test |
| 6 | 14/03/2011 | Network addressing continued | IP address scheme development tasks | ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
| 7 | 21/03/2011 | Obtain client’s approval to your recommended products (Part A) Prepare a list of products for acquisition Network Services |
Finalise assignment Task 1 Research on component acquisition methods IP address scheme development tasks |
ICAI5173A Chapter 5 Module test |
| 8 | 28/03/2011 | Develop a list of required components with specifications and suppliers Wireless Technologies |
Research and develop a list of components and specification for assignment Task 1 Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks Working with Network services |
ICAI5173A Chapter 6 Module test |
| 9 | 04/04/2011 | Identify client’s preferred acquisition policies Evaluate acquisition methods and alternative for HW and SW Basic Securities |
Research on acquisition methods for Assignment Task 2, Obtain client (teacher’s) agreement for acquisition your method Reading Cisco online contents and perform interactive tasks Working with wireless devices |
ICAI5173A Chapter 7 Module test |
| 10 | 11/04/2011 | Identify risks to business continuity Basic security |
Develop Business Continuity plan as assignment Task 3 Employing basic security techniques |
Task 1 & 2 – Part 1 DUE ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
| 11 | 18/04/2011 | Review system topology and configuration Troubleshooting your network |
Discuss and identify various software for documenting configuration Reading Cisco online contents Apply troubleshooting techniques |
ICAI5173A Chapter 8 Module test |
| Mid Semester Easter Break (Wed 21 - Thurs 27 April) | ||||
| 11 | 25/04/2011 | Review system topology and configuration Troubleshooting your network |
Discuss and identify various software for documenting configuration Reading Cisco online contents Apply troubleshooting techniques |
ICAI5173A Chapter 8 Module test |
| 12 | 02/05/2011 | Identify critical components using Cisco switches Determine clients maintenance requirements Basic Switching |
Research on switches critical components and maintenance requirements Reading Cisco online contents Set up basic switched network |
ICAI5173A Chapter 9 Module test |
| 13 | 09/05/2011 | Service Level Agreement Switch Configuration Practice practicals |
Develop service level agreement as a part of your assignment Reading Cisco online contents Switch protocol configuration |
Task 3 & 4 – Part 1 - DUE ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
| 14 | 16/05/2011 | Task 4 – Part 4 (Practical Assessment) | ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A Practice Final |
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| 15 | 23/05/2011 | Task 4 – Part 4 (Practical Assessment) | ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
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| 16 | 30/05/2011 | Task 1 to 4 – Part 3 - Final online Exams | ICAI5173A ICAA5150A ICAS5104A ICAI5087A |
Students, who have been granted special consideration or are required to resubmit, will be able to submit/sit their assessment by arrangement with the class teacher in weeks 17 or 18.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including assignment, practical demonstrations, online quizzes and a final exam. You will be asked to demonstrate your work to your teacher to ensure relevant competency standards are met. You will be provided feedback throughout the course.
Assessment Tasks
Task 1 & 2 due week 10 - Theory presented as part of the case study given
- CA/NYC - 60% for competency - COSC5354c Acquire system components
- CA/NYC - 60% for competency - COSC5318C Evaluate vendor products and equipment
Task 3 due week 10 - Theory presented as part of the case study given
CA/NYC - 60% for competency - COSC5325c Determine maintenance strategy
Task 4 due week 10 - Theory presented as part of the case study given
CA/NYC - 30% for competency - COSC5328c Install and configure single segment LAN switch
Chapter tests (ten) conducted on line, based on CISCO materials over the semester - (refer weeks conducted in weekly break-down)
A supervised theory assessment
- 20% for competency - COSC5354c Acquire system components
- 20%for competency - COSC5318C Evaluate vendor products and equipment
- 20%for competency - COSC5325c Determine maintenance strategy
- 20%for competency - COSC5328c Install and configure single segment LAN switch
Final online exam conducted, based on CISCO materials – week 16
Theory exam Online/written
- 20% for competency - COSC5354c Acquire system components
- 20%for competency - COSC5318C Evaluate vendor products and equipment
- 20%for competency - COSC5325c Determine maintenance strategy
- 20%for competency - COSC5328c Install and configure single segment LAN switch
Practical assessment – Week 14 & 15
A supervised practical assessment
30%for competency - COSC5328c Install and configure single segment LAN switch
Assessment Matrix
| COSC5354C Acquire system components (ICAI5087A) | Task 1 | Task 2 | Task 3 | Task 4 | Chapter Tests | Practical assessment |
| Element 1 – Confirm system components for acquisition | - | V | - | - | V | - |
| Element 2 – Agree on methods of component acquisition | - | - | - | - | V | - |
Other Information
A minimum of one hour of online learning per week is requiredCompetency and grading requirements
Competency and grading requirements:
To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.
All assessments for this course must be completed to achieve CA (Competency Achieved) grade.
Each assessment task will also carry a numerical weighting to be used for grading purposes. The grade applied to this weighting will only be awarded if a CA has been achieved in all compulsory assessment tasks.
If a student has been marked NYC (Not Yet Competent) in any of the assessment tasks, the weighting will carry no value until the student has obtained CA.
If a CA is achieved on re-assessment then a maximum mark of 50% of the original weighting will be granted for that assessment.
Reassessments will only be granted to students who were either unsuccessful in the first attempt or have an approved special consideration application.
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