ME503 Telecommunication System Engineering
Assignment One
ME503 - Telecommunication System Engineering
Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
School
SITE
Course Name
MEng
Unit Code
ME503
Unit Title
Telecommunication System Engineering
Assessment Autho
Dr. Rajan Kadel
Assessment Type
Individual Assessment
Assessment Title
Assignment-1: Understanding the fundamental systems engineering principles and their applications in telecommunication systems.
Unit Learning Outcomes covered in this assessment
a. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of system engineering and understand how to make a system more reliable and efficient;
. Acquire in-depth technical knowledge of signalling, switching and call routing in Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and population queuing models;
c. Obtain conceptual knowledge and understanding of system reliability, maintainability, costing and design for affordability and human factors;
Weight
10 %
Total Marks
50
Word limit
1200
Release Date
Week 3
Due Date
Week 6, 24 April 2019, 11:55pm
Submission Guidelines
· All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page.
· The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Cali
i (Body) font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings.
· Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using APA or IEEE referencing style for School of Business and School of Information Technology and Engineering respectively.
Extension
· If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School's Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7. You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at:
http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic Misconduct
· Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http:
www.mit.edu.au/about-mit/institute-publications/policies-procedures-and-guidelines/Plagiarism-Academic-Misconduct-Policy-Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.
Assignment Description
The purpose of this assignment is to motivate students to seek to understand emerging telecommunications technologies, reliability aspects of emerging technologies and system engineering concepts and principles. The assignment has two parts: Part A and Part B.
Part A (Telecommunications Technologies) XXXXXXXXXX30 marks)
Question 1: Private Branch Exchange (PBX) XXXXXXXXXXx 5 marks = 20 marks)
The majority of modern organisations are using Private Branch Exchange (PBX) system for internal communications. By the introduction of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and cloud network, there are significate changes in PBX system. In this context, prepare a report including the following sections:
a) Evolution of PBX
) Comprehensive analysis of cu
ent and emerging PBX systems in terms of reliability.
c) Architecture of PBX systems.
d) Compare and contrast different PBX systems in terms of costing
Question 2: High Seed Connectivity XXXXXXXXXXx 5 marks = 10 marks)
Access to the Internet has arguably become an essential service. However, the quality of the service varies widely in Australia. Multiple governments had promised and begun to deliver a high-speed connectivity throughout Australia via the National Broadband Network (NBN). Prepare a comprehensive report containing following points based on research findings and industry reports.
· NBN technology, its architecture including advantages and disadvantages associated.
· Compare NBN with the similar technology used in New Zealand. Your comparison should incorporate cost and marketing.
Marking Ru
ic for Telecommunications Problems
Grade
Mark
HD
80%+
D
70%-79%
CR
60%-69%
P
50%-59%
Fail
50%
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Evaluation
Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments
Consistency logical and convincing
Mostly consistent and convincing
Adequate cohesion and conviction
Argument is confused and disjointed
Sophistication and effectivity
The presented solution demonstrated an extreme degree of sophistication and effective.
The presented solution demonstrated a high degree of sophistication and effective.
The presented solution demonstrated an average degree of sophistication and effective.
The presented solution demonstrated a low degree of sophistication and effective.
The presented solution demonstrated a poor degree of sophistication and effective.
Explanation
All elements are present and well integrated.
Components present with good cohesion
Components present and mostly well integrated
Most components present
Lacks structure.
Reference style
Clear styles with excellent source of references.
Clear referencing/ style
Generally good referencing/style
Unclear referencing/style
Lacks consistency with many e
ors
Report structure and report presentation
Proper writing. Professionally presented
Properly written, with some minor deficiencies
Mostly good, but some structure or presentation problems
Acceptable presentation
Poor structure, careless presentation
Part B (Reflective Journal) XXXXXXXXXX20 marks)
Every student has to watch all the weekly videos (available on the moodle) relating to the topic for the week and write reflective journal weekly from week one (1) to five (5).
The purpose of this assignment is to identify new learning, self-realization and plan for improvement. Students will have an opportunity to explore the use of the online tools (e.g.: online blogs) to record and reflect on their learning in different ways. Students are required to:
· record the development of their ideas or insights.
· reflect upon the unit content and personal experiences.
· analyse their own learning and self-development.
· plan to improve on identified strengths and weaknesses.
Students are required to explore situations from a personal perspective, and/or based on previous learning/industry experience. They may use the DEEP method to reflective writing. The four steps in this method are:
1. D - Describe experience (past or present)
1. E - Explore or consolidate new learning
1. E - Evaluate/analyse/self reaction
1. P - Plan future learning
Description
Week No
Describe
Explore
Evaluate
Plan
Mark allocations:
Section to be included in the report
Description of the section
Marks
Part A: Reflective journal for five weeks XXXXXXXXXX4*5=20 Marks)
Weekly reflective journal
Overall quality of reflective journal
1
Technical relevance
Depth (technical) of the review presented to the subject matter.
2
Critical reflection
Does the report submitted by the student demonstrate reflection?
1
Plagiarism
Did the student do any of these without reference and reflection?
· Copy from other student(s)
· Copy from Internet source/textbook
· Copy from other sources
-4
Marking criteria for Reflective Journal
MARKING CRITERIA
Very good
Good
Average
Poo
Very poo
Description
Clear & comprehensive description of an event/issue in a professional matte
Clear description of an event/issue in a professional matter with minimal elaboration of a comprehensive nature
Includes description of events, and a little further consideration behind the events and a little further consideration behind the events
Only includes mere descriptions of theoretical knowledge; unclear reflection is demonstrated beyond the descriptions
Unclear or disjoint description of the event; no reflection is demonstrated
Explore
Writing is well-focused; arguments or perspectives are precisely defined and explained
Arguments or perspectives are clearly stated; organized flow in writing but not deep enough to be very insightful
Arguments or perspectives are vaguely mentioned; the writing lacked an organized flow and the ideas were hard to follow
Unclear arguments or perspectives; the writing lacks the original perspectives
Do not show any original thinking or perspectives; chaotic in organization and presentation of ideas
Evaluate
Critical analysis and evaluation of the event; writing demonstrated objectified thinking; evidence of critical analysis and integration of relevant literature
Minimal analysis of the event or issue;
Contemplation of the event or issue for the purpose of deeper understanding;
Integration of evidence based literature and other resources to inform practice
Superficial analysis of the event or issue; minimal integration of theory and evidence based literature and other resources
basic analysis
and/or evaluation of the event;
does not employ any critical thinking approach.
fails to analyse or evaluate adequately; cannot
apply critical thinking
approaches
Plan
Makes meaning of the experience and its implication of the future practice
Demonstrates plan with a view to improving practice
Development gained from the learning process is hardly observed
Make entries are mere descriptions of events rather than showing a plan for the future learning
Demonstrates no plans for future learning
The End
Prepared by: Dr. Rajan Kadel Moderated by: Dr. Amoakoh Gyasi-Agyei March, 2019
Prepared by: Dr. Rajan Kadel XXXXXXXXXXModerated by: Dr. Amoakoh Gyasi-Agyei March, 2019