ITECH1102 Networking and Security

Content Analysis Assignment

Overview

This assignment has three major aims:

 To help students gain good understanding of all ITECH1102 theoretical and practical
material.
 To encourage students to use content analysis summaries to prepare for tests,
examinations and to help their understanding of theoretical concepts.
 To encourage students to conduct independent investigation into networking related
topics from books, the Internet and through practical investigation.

Engagement with this assignment should help students to prepare for the laboratory test
(10%) in week 7, the theory test (0%) in week 8 and the end of semester examination (60%).

Timelines and Expectations

Students are required to analyse three topics based on students’ surname from the weekly
lecture material of topics 1 to 8 and create concise content analysis summaries of the theoretical
concepts contained in the course lecture slides. The content analysis for each topic should not
exceed approximately five (5) A4 sides of paper if that topics content were printed.

Where the lab content or information contained in technical articles from the Internet or books
helps to fully describe the lecture slide content, discussion of such theoretical articles or
discussion of the lab material should be included in the content analysis.

Suggestions as to possible inclusions in your content analysis will appear in weekly Work Plan
documents on Moodle.

The ultimate aim of this assessment task is to help ITECH1102 students to fully comprehend the
course material and hence help them to pass tests and the examination.

By the start of week 10 all students should have completed their content analysis for three topics
based on the surname.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
 K1. Describe and explain the role and function of network connectivity in current computing.
 K2. Describe and explain the principles of communication in networks.
 K3. Describe the role and functionality of hardware and software entities that contribute to network
communications.
 K4. Describe and explain the protocols and interactions that implement network communications.
 K6. Describe fundamental aspects of cloud computing.
 A1. Apply networking architecture knowledge to analyze the networking needs for business.

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Assessment Details

At the start of week 10 details will be available in the assessment section of Moodle as to the
specific topics each student must submit.

All work submitted must be authored by the student submitting the work or where material
from other sources is included it must be referenced using APA referencing.

Students found to have plagiarised will be dealt with according to university regulations.

The specific topics depends on your surname:

 Surnames starting with A - G Topics 4,5 & 6

 Surnames starting with H - Z Topics 4,6 & 8

Submission

Students are required to submit a Microsoft word or pdf file to Moodle by 11.55pm on Sunday 27th
Jan 2019.

Marking and Marking Guidelines

Marks will be available in Moodle and in FDLMarks by the end of week 12 of semester.

Students required working on three topics marking guide for each topic is as follows:

Content precisely presented based on references 10 Marks

Presentation (Layout, no grammatical errors, reads well, etc.) 3 Marks

Cited references 2 Marks

Total marks for each topic 15 Marks

Total marks for three topics 45 Marks

Total mark for this assignment 15 Marks

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