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I38 Master of Network Technology

INTRODUCTION

The Master of Network Technology is a specialized course in network technology designed to meet the needs of government, industry and business. Considerable emphasis is placed on providing relevant practical skills based on a sound theoretical foundation. It also provides the opportunity for students to complete the syllabus for the Cisco CCNA and CCNP or the Microsoft MCP and MCSE industry certifications in the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma stages of the programme.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students may enter with an appropriate undergraduate degree. Students who do not have an appropriate undergraduate degree must successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Network Technology before continuing with the programme.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Master of Network Technology is a two year full time (or part-time equivalent) course consisting of 240 credit points, with exit points available with a Graduate Certificate (at 60 credit points) or a Graduate Diploma (at 120 credit points). All Students must complete the core units in Semester 1 and then choose either the Cisco or Microsoft speciality.  Students electing to complete the Master may choose between an entirely coursework based program or a program requiring the completion of a network related project.
 
Year 1

Students must complete the following units in Semesters 1 and 2.
 
Semester 1
 
CORE UNITS
CSG4103 Internetworking 1 15
CSG4104 Internetworking 2 15
CSG4161 Computer System Administration 15
CSG4162 Network Administration 15
 
Semester 2
 
Cisco Speciality (Compulsory units)
CSG4201 Scalable Networks 15
CSG4202 Multi-Layer Switched Networks 15
CSG4211 Remote Access Networks 15
CSG4312 Internetwork Troubleshooting 15
 
Microsoft Specialty (Compulsory units)
CSG4363 Network Infrastructure Administration 15
CSG4364 Active Directory Services 15
CSG4465 Designing Network Security 15
CSG4466 Designing Network and Directory Services Infrastructure 15
 
Year 2: Semesters 3 and 4
Students may choose either the Project Option or the Coursework Option for the remainder of the course
 
Project Option - Semester 3
CSI5108 IT Professionalism and Practice 20 
CSI5113 Principles of Project Management 20 
CSI5150 Project Preparation 20 
 
Project Option - Semester 4
CSI5251 Project 1 20 
CSI5252 Project 2 20 
Plus 20 credit points (one Elective unit) chosen from the selection below
 
Coursework Option - Semester 3
CSI5108 IT Professionalism and Practice 20 
CSI5113 Principles of Project Management 20 
Plus 20 credit points (one Elective unit) chosen from the selection below
 
Coursework Option - Semester 4
60 credit points (three Elective units) chosen from the selection below
 
ELECTIVE UNITS
CSG5206 Internet Technology and Management 20 
CSG5135 Network Technology 1 20 
CSI5117 Principles of Distributed Systems 20 
CSI5107 Network Security 20 
CSI5318 Wireless and Mobile Computing Security 20 
CSG5212 Real Time Networking 20 
 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009