Topics in the course include:

• Preparing a plan of action
• Data Communication concepts
• Data Transmission
• Data link layer
• The network layer
• Local area networks
• Wide area networks
• Backbone Networks
• Network design and implementation
• Network operating systems and software
• Network security
• Network resource management
• Network performance measurement and testing
• Data Protection

Assignments include:

• Producing a network design for an organisation
• Recommend platforms, network operating systems and application software
• Estimate the implementation and operational costs for the network design
• Develop an implementation plan
• Propose upgrade stages, equipment needs/changes and any network disruption implications
• Identify the users data requirements
• Identify the network bottlenecks
• Recommend changes to the network to fix the immediate problems and allow for growth in traffic
• Maintain a personal journal

Address:

• network disruption
• network security
• network processes
• network management
• web server