In 2023, this course is on campus with remote adjustments only for participants with unavoidable travel restrictions/visa delays.
Data communications and computer networking systems are growing rapidly in both size and function. It is impossible to think of a successful business day without the Internet. Modern communication technologies such as WiFi, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and Internet of Things (IoT) help us to stay connected with our family, friends, and work regardless of present location.
Networked Information Systems (NISs) are becoming an essential part of everyday experiences, in our kitchen appliances, cars, and public transport and for Internet banking and shopping. Because they can make or break a day, understanding how networks work, and how they should be set up and managed to for reliability, scalability, mobility, and security is of the utmost importance to us.
In this course, you will learn fundamental concepts of data communication and networking in addition to gaining a working knowledge of network scalability, mobility, security, and managing capabilities. You will have the foundational basis to understand, evaluate, and compare new technologies and their applications. You will also develop a working knowledge of measuring risks and security threats and considering network monitoring and management procedures. Finally, you will build an ethics awareness and the communication skills needed to apply these networking concepts to a range of real-life analytical scenarios.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Analyse how network applications and their components work in real-life socio-economic, ethical, and legal contexts and develop their risk assessments and security controls.
- Evaluate the role of network standards, protocols, and layered models.
- Analyse network design principles, topologies, architectures, and their components.
- Design logical and physical networks at levels from the local area to the Internet.
- Create a virtual machine and apply tools for packet analysis and file encryption in a lab environment.
Indicative Assessment
- Lab tests (10) [LO null]
- Mid-Semester exam (20) [LO null]
- Group Assignment (20) [LO null]
- Final Exam (50) [LO null]
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Workload
Twelve two-hour lectures and twelve two-hour tutorialsInherent Requirements
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Fitzgerald J, Dennis A, Durcikova A (2019). Business Data Communications and Networking, 13th Australia & New Zealand Edition. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $4860 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $6180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4465 | 20 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 | In Person | View |
