Course Title: Internetworking and Middleware 1

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2009

Course Code: EEET5824L

Course Title: Internetworking and Middleware 1

School: 130T Engineering (TAFE)

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6042 - Advanced Diploma of Computer Systems Engineering

Course Contact : Eddie Vanda

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4456

Course Contact Email:eddie.vanda@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Sanket Kakkad

+61 3 99254381

sanket.kakkad@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 120

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

No Prerequisites

Course Description

Introduction to Microsoft Networks


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

UTENES008A Provide technical leadership in the workplace

Element:

Demonstrate standards of performance

Performance Criteria:

Work demonstrated follows OH&S policies and procedures with the work is appropriately sequenced in accordance with requirements

National Element Code & Title:

UTENES304AA Undertake commissioning of advanced systems & apparatus (Computer systems)

Element:

Plan and prepare to undertake commissioning procedures

Performance Criteria:

Commissioning procedures are planned and prepared to ensure OH&S policies and procedures are followed, the work is appropriately sequenced in accordance with requirements

National Element Code & Title:

UTENES406AA Develop complex testing & evaluation procedures (Computer systems)

Element:

Plan and prepare for the development of complex testing and evaluation procedures

Performance Criteria:

Identified OH&S policies and procedures to be followed are planned and prepared, and the work sequence in accordance with requirements

National Element Code & Title:

UTENES504AA Diagnose & rectify faults in advanced systems & apparatus (Computer systems)

Element:

Plan and prepare for diagnosis of faults in advanced systems and associated apparatus

Performance Criteria:

Diagnosis of faults is planned and prepared to ensure OH&S policies and procedures are followed and the work is appropriately sequenced in accordance with requirements

National Element Code & Title:

UTENES702AA Design electrical/electronic apparatus & systems (Computer systems)

Element:

Establish design brief

Performance Criteria:

OH&S requirements and environmental issues that may influence the design are determined


Learning Outcomes


Pass online CISCO chapter exams


Details of Learning Activities

In this unit you will learn industry recognized skills in designing, implementing and managing Local Area Network (LAN), Wide area Network. The learning unit will emphasis on LAN monitoring and troubleshooting techniques. After the successful completion of this unit, the learner is expected to administer and support Local Area Networks.
Classroom tutorial activities:
Lectures: to introduce the important concepts.
• Attending lectures will make it much easier for you to understand the central concepts of the course
• You will feel more comfortable and you will learn more if you read the relevant material before you attend the lectures

Tutorials: to enable you to ask questions and to clarify unresolved issues
• Review the material and prepare your questions before you come to class
• There will be an overview of course content with a focus on the material students find difficult
• If something is unclear or if you find yourself falling behind please ask for help immediately
• You may be given worksheets to complete during the tutorial

Practical exercises: to give you the hands on experience of implementing and troubleshooting networks
• In general there will be one practical exercise per week
• You will perform the exercise and write it up in a lab journal
• The lab journal will be a bound exercise book
o Loose leaf binders will not be accepted
• The write up will be a record of your actions as they are performed and your corresponding observations
• The write up must be performed in the lab as you perform the practical exercise, not at a later date
o Write ups not in the lab journal will not be marked
o Write ups which are not done concurrently with the performance of the practical exercise will not be marked
• In general the detail of the write up must be sufficient for you to be able to comfortably perform the practical exercise a year or more later directly from the lab journal
• Any difficult or tricky points should be especially noted in the lab journal for future reference
• Responses to worksheets for practical exercises must be written up in the lab journal
• The neatness, completeness and the presentation of the lab journal must be of a quality such that you would be prepared to show it to a future employer as an example of your work

Work simulated activities: you will progressively implement
a networking scenario as you would be expected to do in industry.
• You will be expected to work on a networking scenario progressively as you learn the material required for you to be able to do so.
• Leaving the work to a late stage and then rushing to complete it is bad industrial practice. It will be strongly discouraged and marked down heavily. You will be expected to meet progressive milestones in the completion of this activity.

Test and exams:
There will be weekly tests to assist your progress in the course
• You will be required to read and study at least one chapter of the course content per week
There will be an on-line final exam at the end of semester covering all topics

Occupational Health and Safety:
Conduct in lecture theatres, classrooms and laboratories will be of a standard required by OH&S legislation as applied to industry.
• You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Covered shoes must be worn in all labs
o Thongs and sandals must not be worn in any lab

Preparation for the Work place:
All skills and knowledge in this course are oriented towards current industry practices and technologies. An essential industry expectation is that you are responsible for your behaviour and actions. When you are in employment you will be expected to attend work on time on a regular basis, perform you work on time to an accepted standard and be responsible for what you do. Industry will expect you to comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions. All industry expectations will applied to you in this course. You will be expected to:
• Observe all Occupational Health and Safety requirements
o You must behave in such a way as not to place the health and safety of yourself or anyone else at risk
• Prepare for classes
• Attend all classes regularly and on time
• Use your class time in a productive and responsible way
• Finish your work on time to an accepted standard
• Pay attention to, comprehend and follow both verbal and written instructions.
o It is your personal responsibility to be aware of course requirements and timeliness
o Please ask if something is not clear

The Preparation for the Workplace component will be an essential part of the assessment for this course. It will be included in the assessment of the practical and work simulated activities.

Activities Outside of Class:
It is expected that students allocate at least 60% of course hours for reading, independent study, project research, design, implementation, testing and problem solving activities.


Teaching Schedule

Semester 1
Week 1
Introduction to Course Outline and Assessment Criteria.
Lecture: Living in a Network-centric World
Lab Activity 1 Installation of Network Operating System (Windows 2000 Professional and Advanced Server)
Week 2
Lecture: Communication over the Network
Lab Activity 2 Set up and Configure a peer- to- peer network
Lab Activity 3 Create User Accounts and Disk Quota
Week 3
Lecture: OSI Application Layer Functionality & Protocols
Lab Activity 4 Create and Connect Share Folders, Use MMC
Lab Activity 5 Setup and Configure a Client-Server Network
Online Test CCNA1: Ch2
Week 4
Lecture: OSI Transport Layer Functionality & Protocols
Lab Activity 6 Create and Manage User Profiles
Lab Activity 7 Use Account Policies
Online Test CCNA1: Ch3
Week 5
Lecture: OSI Transport Layer Functionality & Protocols
Lab: Revision
Make up Online Test: CCNA1: Ch2 & Ch3
Week 6
Lecture: OSI Network Layer
Online Test CCNA1:Ch4
Lab Exam 1
Week 7
Lecture: Addressing the Network- IP V4
Online Test CCNA1: Ch5
Lab Exam 1
Week 8
Lecture: Addressing the Network- IP V4
Lab Activity 8 Install and Configure Windows 2000 as a DHCP server
Make up Online Test: CCNA1: Ch4 & Ch5
Week 9
Lecture: OSI Data Link Layer
Lab Activity 9 Install and Configure Windows 2000 as a FTP Server
Online Test CCNA1: Ch6
Week 10
Lecture: OSI Data Link Layer
Lab Activity 10 Install and Configure Windows 2000 as a WEB Server
Week 11
Lecture: OSI Physical Layer
Lab Activity 11 Install and Configure Windows 2000 as a DNS server
Online Test CCNA1: Ch7
Week 12
Lecture: Ethernet
Lab Activity 12 Install and Configure Telnet Services
Online Test CCNA1: Ch8
Week 13
Lecture: Planning and Cabling Networks
Lab Activity 13 Make Ethernet Cable
Online Test CCNA1: Ch9
Week 14
Lecture: Wireshark
Lab Activity 14 Analyze network traffic using protocol analyzer/ inspector using Wireshark
Make up Online Test: CCNA1: Ch 6-9
Week 15
Lecture: Configuring & Testing Network
Revision Lab
Online Test CCNA1: Ch10
Week 16
Lecture: Packet Tracer
Online Test CCNA1: Ch11
Lab Exam 2
Week 17
Lecture: Summary of CCNA 1 Lectures
CCNA 1 Online Final Test
Lab Exam 2
Week 18
Make Up Session

Semester Break

Semester 2
Week 1
Introduction to Course Outline and Assessment Criteria.
Lecture: Introduction to Routing & Packet Forwarding
Lab Activity 1: Physical examination of router hardware, interfaces and cabling
Week 2
Lecture: Introduction to Routing & Packet Forwarding
Lab Activity 2: Sub netting Scenario 1-3
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch1
Week 3
Lecture: Static Routing
Lab Activity 3: Subnet an IP address and assign correct IP address to a host computer using Packet Tracer
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch2
Week 4
Lecture: Introduction to Dynamic Routing Protocols
Lab Activity 4: Basic Router Configuration (Physically configuring Router Passwords, Different Interfaces with Interface Description, MOTD. Ping Host to Router)
Make up Online Test: CCNA2: Ch1 & Ch2
Week 5
Lecture: Distance Vector Routing Protocols
Lab Activity 5: Basic Static Route Configuration
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch3
Week 6
Lecture: Distance Vector Routing Protocols
Lab Activity 6: VLSM Calculation & Addressing Design
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch4
Week 7
Lecture: RIP v1
Lab Activity 7: Basic Rip Configuration
Make up Online Test: CCNA2: Ch3 & Ch4
Week 8
Lecture: VLSM & CIDR
Lab Revision
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch5
Week 9
Lecture: VLSM & CIDR
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch6
Lab Exam 1
Week 10
Lecture: RIP v2
Make up Online Test: CCNA2: Ch5 & Ch6
Lab Exam 1
Week 11
Lecture: Routing Table-A Closer Look
Lab Activity 8: Basic EIGRP Configuration
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch7
Week 12
Lecture: EIGRP
Lab Activity 9: Basic OSPF Configuration
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch8
Week 13
Lecture: EIGRP
Lab Activity: Case Study
Make up Online Test: CCNA2: Ch7 & Ch8
Week 14
Lecture: Link State Routing Protocols
Lab Activity: Case Study
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch9
Week 15
Lecture: Link State Routing Protocols
Lab Revision
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch10
Week 16
Lecture: OSPF
Make up Online Test: CCNA2: Ch9 & Ch10
Lab Exam 2
Week 17
Lecture: Summary of CCNA 2 Lectures
Online Test CCNA 2: Ch11
Case study
Lab Exam 2
Week 18
Make Up Session
CCNA 2 Online Final Test


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Dye, M et al 2007, Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, Pearson Education Australia
Graziani, R & Johnson, A 2007, Routing Protocols and Concepts, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, Pearson Education Australia


References

http://cisco.netacad.net


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Pass all Lab exams

Pass online CISCO chapter exams

Written test.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment will be comprised of:
• Laboratory Journal (10%)
• Semester 1
Laboratory Exam 1(10%)
Laboratory Exam 2 (10%)
Cisco Online Chapter Exams (5%)
Cisco Online Final Exam (15%)
• Semester 2
Laboratory Exam 1(10%)
Laboratory Exam 2 (10%)
Cisco Online Chapter Exams (5%)
Cisco Online Final Exam (15%)
Case Study (10%)


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview