Enterprise Network Server Administration
Overview
To establish the skills and understanding required to design and configure a Windows Server based enterprise network. To build the skills required to design, configure and manage a single domain network.
Requisites
09-February-2025
01-June-2025
05-October-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Assess a secure network access strategy
- Configure advanced IP address management using DHCP and DNS
- Troubleshoot network access
- Appraise Windows Server deployment and migration strategies
- Manage Server role requirements
- Manage Server and Data Security
- Appraise a policy strategy within an Active Directory infrastructure
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Lecture |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Live Online Lecture |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Lab |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning |
6.5 | 12 weeks | 78 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Assessment | Individual | 20 - 30% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Examination | Individual | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,6,7 |
| Case Study | Group | 30 - 40% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Hurdle
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) At least 40% in the Theory Assessment, and
(iii) A Pass grade for the Skills Assessment. The criteria for passing the Skills Exam is available in the Unit Outline.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.
Content
- Deploying and Maintaining Server Images
- Advanced Network Services, DHCP and DNS
- Active Directory Domain Services, Sites and Replication
- Group Policy Infrastructure
- Network Policy Server and Network Access Protection
- Update Management
- Advanced File Services
- Active Directory Certificate Services
- Active Directory Rights Management Services
- Active Directory Federation Services
- High Availability with Network Load Balancing and Failover Clustering
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.