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Internet Engineering (ELEN90006)

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Overview

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AIMS

This subject develops the professional value of students through building knowledge, skill, and confidence in the area of Internet Engineering. Students will develop their skills of analysing and documenting customer requirements, evaluating a range of technologies, and developing an integrated solution.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

Topics include:

  • Packet transmission and switching; information transmission at Layer 1 and Layer 2;
  • Internet Protocol Suite – both current practice and emerging technologies;
  • The operation of applications including Domain Name System, World Wide Web, file transfer, email, video, voice, ecommerce, Web2.0 and P2P;
  • The ability of current (and likely future) Internet technologies to deliver satisfactory customer solutions with respect to Management, Performance, and Security;
  • Design of services to meet Performance and Security requirements, as well as management to address operational problems.

Intended learning outcomes

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)


Having completed this subject it is expected that the student be able to:



  • Analyse and document customer requirements
  • Evaluate technologies relative to customer requirements
  • Apply professional knowledge and skills to solve problems
  • Develop, in outline, an engineering solution that delivers value to customers

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, the students should have developed the following skills:

  • Problem solving and analytical skills;
  • Critical and creative thinking, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
  • Sense of intellectual curiosity;
  • Ability to interpret data and research results;
  • Ability to learn in a range of ways, including through information and communication technologies;
  • Capacity to confront unfamiliar problems;
  • Ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature;
  • Ability to develop models of practical applications and evaluate their performance by rigorous analytical means.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

4-year Electrical Engineering degree

OR

equivalent

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

A 10-minute team Seminar on Project (group mark)

  • 5-7 hours (of work required)
During the teaching period5%

Written Report on Project. Maximum 1500 words per student (group mark)

  • 25-30 hours (of work required)
Week 1025%

Formally supervised, written examination (individual mark)

  • 3 hours
Hurdle requirement: Students must pass the written exam to pass the subject.		End of semester70%

Additional details

Assessment will be based on a Project (team work, 2-3 students) and a Final Examination.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) 1, 2 and 3 are assessed in the final written examination. ILOs 1-4 are assessed in the submitted team report.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Dates & times

Not available in 2023

Time commitment details

200 hours

What do these dates mean

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  • your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate 2 to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    Due to the breadth of the subject and rapid developments, no single text is prescribed.

    Internet resources will be recommended for each topic.

    Recommended texts and other resources

    • Douglas E. Comer and Ralph Droms, "Computer Networks and Internets", Prentice Hall
    • Behrouz A. Forouzan, "TCP/IP Protocol Suite"
  • Subject notes

    LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

    The subject is delivered through sessions that combine lecture presentation, discussion, and mini-tutorials. Private study is also required, in addition to the weekly sessions. Learning is also enhanced by active participation in the online Discussion Board.

    INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

    Students are provided with lecture slides and tutorial problems. Extensive reference material is uploaded or linked on the subject website.

    CAREERS / INDUSTRY LINKS

    Student teams are encouraged to interact with industry professionals as part of their assignment. Specific industry interactions may be organised according.

  • Available through the Community Access Program

    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

    Additional information for this subject

    Subject coordinator approval required

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 24 January 2023