Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Advanced Networking 1

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
COSC2382	City Campus	Undergraduate	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2008, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 1 2010, Sem 2 2010, Sem 1 2011, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016
COSC2382	City Campus	Undergraduate	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 2 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 2 2020
COSC2382	City Campus	Undergraduate	520T Future Technologies	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 2 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 2 2023, Sem 1 2024, Sem 2 2024, Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Jatinder Warraich

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 4475

Course Coordinator Email: Jatinder.Warraich@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Building 57 Level 5 Reception

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-requisites:
Networking 2 (COSC 2384)

You must have successfully completed Course COSC 2384 before you can enrol in this course.

Course Description

This course is a hands-on, career-oriented training with an emphasis on practical experience to help you develop knowledge and skills for a possible career in IT networking. It is also very useful to complement cyber security courses.
This course covers security related knowledge and skills that are found mainly in the CCNA certification 200-301. 
Some of the more complex topics in our RMIT course covers work found in the CCNP security certifications  350-701 and 350-730

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes for AD006 Associate Degree in Information Technology:
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Responsibility
• Team Work

On completion of this course you should be able to:
1. Understand and implement appropriate technologies to secure a network.
2. Implement VPN.
3. Create a secure routing and switching network by implementing firewall technologies
4. Implement IPS, Content & Endpoint Security

Overview of Learning Activities

The learning activities included in this course are:
• attendance at lectures where syllabus material will be presented and explained, and the subject will be illustrated with demonstrations and examples;
• laboratory activities designed to give hands on experience in networking skills and to reinforce the lecture material;
• using a network simulator (Packet Tracer) that allows you to do tasks usually performed on a physical network;
• on-line quizzes related to the skills and concepts previously learnt;
• Using AI tools like CHATGPT to check the accuracy and relevance of AI responses and to get added insights into the Cisco configuration coding;
• private study, working through the course as presented in classes and learning materials, and so broadening and deepening their understanding of networking principles

Overview of Learning Resources

You will be able to access course information and learning materials through myRMIT 
You will often use internet resources including AI tools.
You will also use laboratory equipment and computer software within the School.
If you wish you may ask your instructor to enrol you in the relevant Cisco Networking Academy Program and will therefore be able to access an extensive range of curriculum resources. But this is an option. None of the class activities will assume the use of the Cisco Networking Academy resources.

Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

Early assessment task: Early Class Activities

Weighting towards the final grade (%): 10%

This assessment supports CLO 1

Assessment Task 1: Class Activities

Weighting towards the final grade (%): 45%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1,2,3,4

Assessment Task 2: Final Skills Exam

Weighting towards the final grade (%): 25%

This assessment task supports CLOs 1,2,3,4

Assessment Task 3: Final written exam

Weighting towards the final grade (%): 20%

This assessment supports CLOs 1,2,3,4