Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Advanced Networking 2

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)

COSC2383

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 2 2016

COSC2383

City Campus

Undergraduate

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2017,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2020

COSC2383

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.warraich2@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: RMIT Building 57 Level 5


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-requisites:
Networking 2 (COSC 2384)

 


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 useful to complement cyber security courses.
This course covers 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 certifications  350-401 and 350-410
The course focuses on the selection and implementation of the appropriate Cisco IOS services to build reliable scalable and secure multilayer-switched LANs with WAN links to other LANs and to the internet.
You will develop existing skills and learn new knowledge and skills with SPAN, routing and switching using a mix of routers and MultiLayer Switches, NAT including static PAT, DHCP for ipv4 and for ipv6, dot1x, NTP, STP optimization and Etherchannel,  HSRP, VRRP and GLBP, OSPF, EIGRP, DHCP snooping, Wireless including WLCs, QoS, BGP. If time allows, there may also be work on one or more other topics. Examples : ARP, Netflow, Congestion and Queuing, IP SLA, MPLS
 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following Program Learning Outcomes:
• Enabling Knowledge
• Critical Analysis
• Problem Solving
• Responsibility
• Team Work      


On successful completion of this course you will be able to:
1. Configure campus networks using multilayer switching technologies and configure WAN links to other branch networks and to the internet using appropriate technologies..
2. Improve traffic flow, reliability, redundancy and performance for multi layered switched campus LANs and WAN topologies.
3. Troubleshoot topologies that use Cisco routers and switches.

4. Use internet research skills and AI tools to improve your ability to find relevant information, to analyse information for relevancy and accuracy and to deepen your understanding of cisco technologies.
 


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 a 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

Overview of Assessment
This course has no hurdle requirements.
Early assessment task: 
Weighting towards the final grade (%): 10%
This assessment supports CLO 1,3,4

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 Theory exam
Weighting towards the final grade (%): 20%