Unit Synopsis
This unit provides you with an in-depth understanding of the role and function of TCP/IP protocols in contemporary network communication. The unit details the underlying technologies and relationships between the five network layers. You will gain an understanding of how data is encapsulated, addressed, and routed over networks. On completion of the unit, you will be able to explain the mechanisms used to facilitate communication between applications over the internet.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: COIT11233 - Information and Communication Technology Foundations or COIT11238 - Networked Infrastructure Foundations Note: Students who are currently enrolled in or who have previously completed COIT13147 - Networks cannot enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2027
Term 1 - 2027 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluations
Some questions in Assignment 1 were too broad in scope and should be refined for greater focus.
Redesign the assignment questions with a narrower scope and clearer criteria to reduce ambiguity and improve student understanding.
Assignment questions were refined with a narrower scope and clearer requirements to improve focus and reduce ambiguity.
Source: Unit Coordinator’s Reflection
There is no team-based assessment in this unit.
Introduce a team-based assessment task (e.g., group presentation).
A team-based project assessment (Assessment 2) was introduced to provide students with an opportunity to develop collaboration and teamwork skills.
Source: Unit Coordinator’s Reflection
It would be beneficial to deliver the in-class lab test questions directly through Moodle, allowing students to complete and submit their responses within Moodle rather than using a separate template.
Conduct the in-class lab tests directly through Moodle to make the process simpler for students.
In Progress
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluations
Feedback on the GitHub Portfolio was not sufficiently detailed.
Provide more detailed and constructive feedback on the GitHub Portfolio to help students improve their work.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.