Module: Networks & Internet

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Networks & Internet
Module Code	CA169 (ITS) / CSC1010 (Banner)
Faculty	Engineering & Computing	School	Computing
Module Co-ordinator	Mohammed Amine Togou
Module Teachers	Andrew Mccarren, Denise Freir, Michael Scriney
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

This module aims to equip students with the basic knowledge of how local area networks and the Internet work and how they interact. To give them an appreciation of the interaction of the main protocols and the helper protocols combine to provide a hierarchy of communications services.

Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the infrastructure of the Internet, its organisation and how typical Web applications work, how they use services hidden from the user to provide functionality for applications such as web browsing, email, instant messaging, internet gaming and online shopping.
2. Distinguish between different LAN technologies and environments, including the characteristics of the equipment and protocols used to provide connectivity and services in a shared environment.
3. Be able to construct a simple Computer Communications Protocol to provide error free links catering for latency and error detection and correction.
4. Have an appreciation of the Internet, its core protocols and the services provided.
5. Explain the role of switching, forwarding and routing in the Internet.
6. Describe and justify the Client-server model for software applications
7. Develop simple communications applications using the Socket interface.
8. Appreciate the risks associated with security on a computer network and have a bosic knowledge of the tools available to examine the security status of an internet connected machine.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Assignment Completion	10	Network survey
Assignment Completion	10	Analyser Intro
Tutorial	10	This will cover how to use 2 tools (Wireshark and Packet Tracer) as well as describing operations used in networking (e.g., binary division and subtraction)
Independent Study	48	No Description
Online activity	23	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Assignment	n/a	50%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Behrouz A. Forouzan: 2007, Data Communications and Networking, Huga Media, 0-07-296775-7
Stevens, Addison Wesley: 0, Core Essential Computer Networks , Tannenbaum, Prentice Hall Supplementary Data Communications, Supplementary Computer Networks and Open Systems , Halsall, Addison Wesley TCP/IP Illustrated ,,

Other Resources

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