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COMP320 Computer Networks

Updated: 15 January 2013
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 1 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 1 On Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites COMP280 and MATH101 or MATH120
Co-requisites None
Restrictions COMP385 or COMP520
Notes

200- and 300-level COMP units (excluding COMP286, COMP292, COMP303, COMP313 and COMP393) require a knowledge of, and programming experience with, the C++ or Java language.

Combined Units COMP520 - Computer Networks
Coordinator(s) Charles Watson (cwatson7@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit studies the foundations of communication networks in order to follow and contribute to their evolution. It describes the hardware and the software of computer networks. Topics include: physical layer; packet switching; Internet working, TCP/IP, Ethernet, LAN, WAN; introduction to Unix network programming; programmation of distributed applications under the Unix OS.

Important Information

Where calculators are permitted in examinations, it must be selected from an approved list, which can be accessed from the Further Information link below.

Further information

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach
ISBN: 9780132856201
Kurose, J.K., Prentice Hall 6th ed. 2012
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Referenced Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Reference material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Computer Networking with Internet Protocols and Technology
ISBN: 9780131410985
Stallings, W., Prentice Hall
Note: Available from the Dixson Library, UNE
Text refers to: Trimester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% On/Off Campus
Assessment Notes
Short answers and programming task.
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6
Final Examination 2 hrs 60% On/Off Campus
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1, 4, 5, 6

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the foundations of communication networks, and follow and contribute to their evolution;
  2. write distributed applications in Java or C

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of computer networks is developed through lectures and in the assignments.
True True True
4 Information Literacy
This unit involves skills in online learning, literature research and information technology
True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
This unit teaches the foundations of computer networks in order to follow and contribute to their evolution
True True True
6 Problem Solving
Solving problems in computer networks is part of teaching of this unit
True True True
   

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