LAN Workshop

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Effective Term: 2025/05
Institute / School :Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Unit Title: LAN Workshop
Unit ID: ITWSU2013
Credit Points: 15.00
Prerequisite(s): Nil
Co-requisite(s): Nil
Exclusion(s): Nil
ASCED: 029999
Other Change:  
Brief description of the Unit

This subject provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, test, tune, customise, repair and maintain networking hardware and software necessary to create a Local Area Network (LAN). Students also learn how to administer a LAN by setting up user accounts, access privileges, security procedures and back-up/recovery procedures.

Grade Scheme: Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)
Work Experience Indicator:
No work experience
Placement Component:
Supplementary Assessment:Yes
Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment
Course Level:
Level of Unit in CourseAQF Level(s) of Course
5678910
Introductory                                                
Intermediate                                        
Advanced                                                
Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge:
K1.

Identify, diagnose, and correct network breakdowns, conflicts, errors and problems.

K2.

Explain telecommunications requirements for transmission of voice, audio, data, still images, motion video, and multimedia.

Skills:
S1.

Install and configure network protocols and applications according to client requirements.

S2.

Contribute to the preparation of a disaster recovery plan for a LAN and set up appropriate backup and recovery procedures.

S3.

Install, connect, configure, monitor, and tune LAN systems comprising wiring, networking hardware, networking operating systems, and presentation layers.

Application of knowledge and skills:
A1.

Plan, organise and provide basic LAN systems administration and security functions.

A2.

Explain telecommunications systems performance measures and ensure adequate performance and reliability for a LAN.

A3.

Explain, install, and test networking equipment such as modems, multiplexors, ethernet components, bridges, routers, and terminal emulators.

Unit Content:

· Domains, IP Addressing, Directory naming services.

· Network Addressing with subnets and host IDs using gateways, routers, and emulations.

· Host machines and workstations, manual and automatic IP allocation.

· Client user services and inter-application communications.

· Access control and security.

· Disaster recovery planning, backup and recovery procedures.

· Network performance, Monitoring Measuring and tuning.

. Troubleshooting-shooting, error detection, system maintenance and repair.

- Network policies, user accounts and services, Risk analysis.

- Network devices; cards, modems, multiplexors, routers, bridges, and emulators.

- Telecommunications transmission requirements, Standards, and specifications.

Graduate Attributes:
 Learning Outcomes AssessedAssessment TasksAssessment TypeWeighting
1.K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A3

2 hours each class

Participation

10%

2.K1, K2, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3

During tutorials quiz in Week 7

Quiz

20%

3.K1, S1, S2, S3, A1

Project Report and demonstration

Applied Project

30%

4.K1, K2, S2, S3, A1, A2, A3

2-hour Final Exam

Final Exam

40%

Adopted Reference Style:
APA  ()

Professional Standards / Competencies:
 Standard / Competency