Overview

This unit of study aims to provide you with the basic skills to use the Internet and associated technologies to connect devices in an online network, as is required in many modern Engineering applications. This includes mechanisms to take advantage of globally connected services and an introduction to Cybersecurity considerations.

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Use the OSI Model to discuss network design and infrastructure (K3, S3)
  • Design an addressing scheme to subnet a network to given specifications (K2, K3, S3)
  • Characterise the operation of the Internet to enable communications between online services (A2, A4, K3)
  • Construct a simple network of PCs, switches and a router, and troubleshoot problems in those networks (A7, K3, S1, S2, S3)
  • Assess Cybersecurity issues with Internet based Engineering applications (A2, K3, K4, K5, S2)
  • Appraise the effectiveness of first tier solutions to Cybersecurity concerns (A2, K3, K4, S2)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class		1.00 10 weeks 10
On-campus
Lab		2.00 10 weeks 20
Specified Activities
Various		3.00 1 week 3
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.75 12 weeks 105
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 100% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

- An aggregate mark of 50% or more

Content

  • Network topologies, concepts and protocols
  • TCP/IP addressing and routing
  • Subnets and Subnetting
  • NAT, DHCP and DNS
  • Developing online applications to solve Engineering problems
  • Self healing networks
  • Network technologies and uses
  • Overview of network security issues
  • Firewalls and other first tier security

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.