CAB222 Networks
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| Unit code: | CAB222 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | IFB102 or ITD102 or EGB120 |
| Equivalent(s): | CAB303 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,192 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,704 |
| International unit fee | $5,640 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | CAB222 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | IFB102 or ITD102 or EGB120 |
| Equivalent: | CAB303 |
| Coordinator: | Vicky Liu | v.liu@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Building on your digital systems knowledge, you will be introduced to practical and theoretical knowledge on a wide range of modern networking topics to be able to design, implement and maintain network-based applications. You will participate in practical networking exercises to provide hands-on experience with network-based computing. You will gain proficiency in using network tools commonly used by industry professionals for traffic capture and analysis, security analysis, and troubleshooting in production networks —essential skills required for network operations in the IT industry.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain computer network principles, architecture and the different kinds of media, typologies and mechanisms used to implement them.
- Build and implement networks to meet specific requirements.
- Diagnose and resolve network problems.
- Justify the need for managing networks with security provisions and the use of service level agreements.
- Apply teamwork strategies in project management to accomplish project tasks and goals.
Content
- Network architecture
- Network media and Interconnecting device
- Addressing, routing and naming
- Network service protocols
- Network analysis tools and techniques
- Troubleshooting
- Network security
- Internet of Things
Learning Approaches
This unit is available for you to study in either on-campus or online mode. Learning in this unit includes weekly pre-recorded lectures, online activities, tutorials and a unit communications channel, designed to facilitate communication with your peers and teaching staff outside of scheduled classes. You can expect to spend 10 - 15 hours per week involving listening to lectures, attending all scheduled tutorials, completing assessment tasks, and undertaking independent study to consolidate your learning.
You can access the pre-recorded lectures at your own pace and revisit complex topics as needed. Attending tutorial classes is highly recommended, as they offer a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding through direct interaction with a tutor. Tutorials allow you to ask questions, clarify doubts, and practice applying concepts in a smaller, more personalized setting, maximising your learning experience.
This unit has embedded support for learning from STIMulate. It is an existing peer support service tailored to guide you through the basics of network addressing and prepares you to create an addressing plan and configure routing.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Since the practicals are self-paced, guidelines and objectives are provided to help you self-assess your progress throughout the exercises; and tutors and the unit coordinator will be available in person at specified times or via email to answer your questions.
Assessment will be graded using a rubric, which will also include personalised written feedback on your performance. Feedback on assessment tasks will be received prior to the submission of the next assessment task.
Assessment
Overview
General assessment information
This focus of this unit is on the practical application of networking theory. Assessment is therefore through a combination of small exercises and larger project work.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Laboratory/Practical
The assessment will be conducted during your registered tutorial session in Week 7. This assessment is designed to test your knowledge and skills in network addressing, routing, and troubleshooting.
Assessment: Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
You are required to collaboratively complete a group report and deliver a group oral presentation with a Q&A component. The focus of this project is to analyse network disruptions, propose actionable solutions addressing the root causes, and respond confidently to assessors' questions. Your teamwork skills will also be evaluated as part of this assessment.
Assessment: Final Exam
The final examination may include any material covered in lectures and tutorials, assessing your knowledge and skills in network concepts. Topics may include network fundamentals, IP connectivity, application services, and security fundamentals.
This examination will require attendance at a local testing centre. If you are enrolled as internal or on-campus student, the local testing centre will be on QUT campus. For students enrolled as online, QUT Examinations will provide local testing centre information.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
This unit makes use of prescribed textbook. All other resources to support your learning in this unit will be available in your Canvas unit site.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Greg Tomsho (2025): Guide to Networking Essentials, 9th Edition, Course Technology Cengage Learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer
1: Knowledge and Skill Base
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
2: Engineering Application Ability
Relates to: Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology
- Demonstrate a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of well-established and emerging IT disciplines, with in-depth knowledge in at least one specialist area aligned to multiple ICT professional roles.
Relates to: ULO1, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam - Critically analyse and conceptualise complex IT challenges and opportunities using modelling, abstraction, ideation and problem-solving to generate, evaluate and justify recommended solutions.
Relates to: ULO3, Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam - Integrate and apply technical knowledge and skills to analyse, design, build, operate and maintain sustainable, secure IT systems using industry-standard tools, technologies, platforms, and processes.
Relates to: ULO2, Laboratory/Practical, Final Exam - Demonstrate initiative, autonomy and personal responsibility for continuous learning, working both independently and collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, employing state-of-the-art IT project management methodologies to plan and manage time, resources, and risk.
Relates to: ULO5, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A - Communicate professionally and effectively in written, verbal and visual formats to a diverse range of stakeholders, considering the audience and explaining complex ideas in a simple and understandable manner in a range of IT-related contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2026, Online
| Unit code: | CAB222 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | IFB102 or ITD102 or EGB120 |
| Equivalent: | CAB303 |
Overview
Building on your digital systems knowledge, you will be introduced to practical and theoretical knowledge on a wide range of modern networking topics to be able to design, implement and maintain network-based applications. You will participate in practical networking exercises to provide hands-on experience with network-based computing. You will gain proficiency in using network tools commonly used by industry professionals for traffic capture and analysis, security analysis, and troubleshooting in production networks —essential skills required for network operations in the IT industry.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Explain computer network principles, architecture and the different kinds of media, typologies and mechanisms used to implement them.
- Build and implement networks to meet specific requirements.
- Diagnose and resolve network problems.
- Justify the need for managing networks with security provisions and the use of service level agreements.
- Apply teamwork strategies in project management to accomplish project tasks and goals.
Content
- Network architecture
- Network media and Interconnecting device
- Addressing, routing and naming
- Network service protocols
- Network analysis tools and techniques
- Troubleshooting
- Network security
- Internet of Things
Learning Approaches
This unit is available for you to study in either on-campus or online mode. Learning in this unit includes weekly pre-recorded lectures, online activities, tutorials and a unit communications channel, designed to facilitate communication with your peers and teaching staff outside of scheduled classes. You can expect to spend 10 - 15 hours per week involving listening to lectures, attending all scheduled tutorials, completing assessment tasks, and undertaking independent study to consolidate your learning.
You can access the pre-recorded lectures at your own pace and revisit complex topics as needed. Attending tutorial classes is highly recommended, as they offer a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding through direct interaction with a tutor. Tutorials allow you to ask questions, clarify doubts, and practice applying concepts in a smaller, more personalized setting, maximising your learning experience.
This unit has embedded support for learning from STIMulate. It is an existing peer support service tailored to guide you through the basics of network addressing and prepares you to create an addressing plan and configure routing.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Since the practicals are self-paced, guidelines and objectives are provided to help you self-assess your progress throughout the exercises; and tutors and the unit coordinator will be available in person at specified times or via email to answer your questions.
Assessment will be graded using a rubric, which will also include personalised written feedback on your performance. Feedback on assessment tasks will be received prior to the submission of the next assessment task.
Assessment
Overview
General assessment information
This focus of this unit is on the practical application of networking theory. Assessment is therefore through a combination of small exercises and larger project work.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Laboratory/Practical
The assessment will be conducted during your registered tutorial session in Week 7. This assessment is designed to test your knowledge and skills in network addressing, routing, and troubleshooting.
Assessment: Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
You are required to collaboratively complete a group report and deliver a group oral presentation with a Q&A component. The focus of this project is to analyse network disruptions, propose actionable solutions addressing the root causes, and respond confidently to assessors' questions. Your teamwork skills will also be evaluated as part of this assessment.
Assessment: Final Exam
The final examination may include any material covered in lectures and tutorials, assessing your knowledge and skills in network concepts. Topics may include network fundamentals, IP connectivity, application services, and security fundamentals.
This examination will require attendance at a local testing centre. If you are enrolled as internal or on-campus student, the local testing centre will be on QUT campus. For students enrolled as online, QUT Examinations will provide local testing centre information.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
This unit makes use of prescribed textbook. All other resources to support your learning in this unit will be available in your Canvas unit site.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Greg Tomsho (2025): Guide to Networking Essentials, 9th Edition, Course Technology Cengage Learning.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual health or safety risks associated with this unit.
Standards/Competencies
This unit is designed to support your development of the following standards\competencies.
Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineer
1: Knowledge and Skill Base
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
2: Engineering Application Ability
Relates to: Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam
Relates to: Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology
- Demonstrate a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of well-established and emerging IT disciplines, with in-depth knowledge in at least one specialist area aligned to multiple ICT professional roles.
Relates to: ULO1, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam - Critically analyse and conceptualise complex IT challenges and opportunities using modelling, abstraction, ideation and problem-solving to generate, evaluate and justify recommended solutions.
Relates to: ULO3, Laboratory/Practical, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A, Final Exam - Integrate and apply technical knowledge and skills to analyse, design, build, operate and maintain sustainable, secure IT systems using industry-standard tools, technologies, platforms, and processes.
Relates to: ULO2, Laboratory/Practical, Final Exam - Demonstrate initiative, autonomy and personal responsibility for continuous learning, working both independently and collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams, employing state-of-the-art IT project management methodologies to plan and manage time, resources, and risk.
Relates to: ULO5, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A - Communicate professionally and effectively in written, verbal and visual formats to a diverse range of stakeholders, considering the audience and explaining complex ideas in a simple and understandable manner in a range of IT-related contexts.
Relates to: ULO4, Networking security report and presentation with Q&A