This course studies networking fundamentals including local, metropolitan, and wide area networks (LAN, MAN, and WAN), the Internet, intranets, extranets, and the World Wide Web (WWW). Its focus is on the application, transport, and network layers. The topics covered include the following: hardware, software, network topologies, architecture, and protocols; network and web applications; website design and construction; information architecture; standards; privacy, security, firewalls, and reliability; systems integration; network monitoring and management; and professional ethics and social issues.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to do the following:- Describe network topologies and architectures, LANs, and WANs.
- Describe the TCP/IP stack and the ISO protocol suite. Compare and contrast the two.
- Describe what the relevant standards are and why they are useful.
- Understand the basic ICT professional ethics and social issues.
- Describe how telnet and mail work.
- Analyse, design, and/or create web pages.
- Explain and/or create an Internet based system for use in, for example, a bank or library.
- Describe how the http protocol works.
- Understand networking concepts such as cookies, proxies, servers, and caching.
- Understand key trends in communication and networking.
Indicative Assessment
Individual Assignment (30%), Mid-term Exam (35%), Final Exam (35%)
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Workload
Twelve two-hour lectures and twelve two-hour tutorialsRequisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Business Data Communications & Networking,12th Edition
Jerry Fitzerald, Alan Dennis and Alexandra Durcikova
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2014
Majors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4320 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5700 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2222 | 25 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 May 2019 | In Person | N/A |
