Course Title: Implement and troubleshoot enterprise routers and switches

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2022

Course Code: ISYS7595C

Course Title: Implement and troubleshoot enterprise routers and switches

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

School: 520T Future Technologies

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4410 - Certificate IV in Information Technology

Course Contact: Luke Eberbach

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4381

Course Contact Email: Luke.Eberbach@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

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

Course Description

 In this course you will gain the skills and knowledge required to determine customer needs, use information communication technologies (ICT) to meet network requirements, rectify equipment errors and create appropriate workplace documentation.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	ICTTEN419 Implement and troubleshoot enterprise routers and switches
Element:	1 Prepare for implementation of network routers and switches
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Prepare for given job according to work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements with appropriate personnel 1.2 Identify safety hazards and implement risk control measures in consultation with appropriate personnel 1.3 Determine nature and scope of network routers, network switches and network resources from job briefs or appropriate personnel 1.4 Select and obtain network services and network application requirements according to enterprise procedures 1.5 Obtain identified operating instructions, manuals, hardware and software testing methodologies 1.6 Consult appropriate personnel to ensure the task is coordinated effectively with others involved at the worksite
Element:	2 Implement network switches and routers
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Configure routers and switches according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures 2.2 Determine network addressing scheme for network connectivity, and verify using calculations 2.2 Determine network addressing scheme for network connectivity, and verify using calculations 2.3 Activate, and verify wide area network (WAN) links provide network connectivity 2.4 Enable network services and network applications to the network to complete network connectivity process 2.5 Set up traffic access and filtering according to enterprise procedures
Element:	3 Troubleshoot network switches and routers
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Monitor network performance and isolate faults using diagnostic and analysis tools 3.2 Troubleshoot network and internet connectivity according to manufacturer's specifications and enterprise procedures
Element:	4 Document configuration and troubleshooting records
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Restore work-site to safe condition according to established safety procedures 4.2 Record and store essential implementation information according to enterprise procedures 4.3 Notify appropriate personnel of completion of the task according to enterprise procedures

Learning Outcomes

 On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

During the semester you will do activities that allow you to satisfactorily achieve competency in the course requirements.

The instructions and resources for these activities will be available on Canvas

These activities include:

*lab activities using a software package called Packet Tracer

*lab activities using  Cisco hardware

*weekly Lectorials 

*some online quizzes

*study using a list of Reading resources including internet references  and You Tube links

Teaching Schedule

Class Schedule

Week	Topics & Activities	Assessment
1,2	Logical and Physical Topologies VLANs  OSI  and TCP_IP  Models	Induction Survey Start work on AT2 Product
3	IVR,  InterVLAN Routing  Router and Switch access and management (telnet, ssh)	Start work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
4	Switchport security, Selecting devices - switches	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
5	Network Applications - web, dhcp, dns, logging	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
6	WAN links, Dynamic Routing- especially OSPF, Default Routing	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
7	NAT,  Selecting Devices - routers	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
8	Standard ACLs	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
9	Subnetting, VLSM	Continue work on AT1 Practical   Continue work on AT2 Product
10	Troubleshooting	Continue work on AT1 Practical Continue work on AT2 Product
11	Record Management, backup network files	Continue work on AT1 Practical Continue work on AT2 Product
12	WHS, Other topics	Continue work on AT1 Practical Continue work on AT2 Product
13	Product assessment review	Continue work on AT1 Practical Submit  AT2 Product Assessment
14	Practical assessment review	Submit AT1 Practical Assessment
15	Knowledge assessment review	Submit AT3 Knowledge Assessment
16	Finalize any remaining assessment work
17	Resubmission if available
18	Resubmission if available

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Cisco Networking Academy   www.netacad.com

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS

Assessment Tasks

Assessment One:  Practical Assessment

Assessment Two:  Product Assessment

Assessment Three: Knowledge Assessment

Assessment Matrix

Element	Practical Assessment	Product Assessment	Knowledge Assessment
1. Prepare for implementation of network routers and switches		X
2 Implement network switches and routers	X
3 Troubleshoot network switches and routers	X		X
4 Document configuration and troubleshooting records	X	X

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