Content Analysis Assignment
ITECH1102 Networking and Security
Content Analysis Assignment
Overview
This assignment has three major aims:
· To help students gain good understanding of all ITECH1102 theoretical and practical material.
· To encourage students to use content analysis summaries to prepare for tests, examinations and to help their understanding of theoretical concepts.
· To encourage students to conduct independent investigation into networking related topics from books, the Internet and through practical investigation.
Engagement with this assignment should help students to prepare for the laboratory test (10%) in week 7, the theory test (0%) in week 8 and the end of semester examination (60%).
Timelines and Expectations
Students are required to analyse the weekly lecture material of weeks 1 to 8 and create concise content analysis summaries of the theoretical concepts contained in the course lecture slides. The content analysis should not exceed six (6) A4 sides of paper.
Where the lab content or information contained in technical articles from the Internet or books helps to fully describe the lecture slide content, discussion of such theoretical articles or discussion of the lab material should be included in the content analysis.
Suggestions as to possible inclusions in your content analysis will appear in weekly Work Plan documents on Moodle.
The aim of this assessment task is to help ITECH1102 students to fully comprehend the course material and hence help them to pass tests and the examination.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
The following course learning outcomes are assessed by completing this assessment:
· K1. Describe and explain the role and function of network connectivity in cu
ent computing.
· K2. Describe and explain the principles of communication in networks.
· K3. Describe the role and functionality of hardware and software entities that contribute to network
communications.
· K4. Describe and explain the protocols and interactions that implement network communications.
· K6. Describe fundamental aspects of cloud computing.
· A1. Apply networking architecture knowledge to analyse the networking needs for business.
Assessment Details
All work submitted must be authored by the student submitting the work or where material from other sources is included it must be referenced using APA referencing.
Students found to have plagiarised will be dealt with according to university regulations.
Submission
Students should submit a single word or pdf file.
By the start of Week 10, all students should have completed their content analysis.
Students are required to submit their content analysis to Moodle by Friday, September 21, 2018, 17:00.
Marking
Marks will be available in Moodle and in FDLMarks by the end of week 12 of semester.
Marking Guidelines
Content precisely presented based on references
20 Marks
Presentation (Layout, no grammatical e
ors, reads well, etc.)
5 Marks
Cited references
5 Marks
Total marks for content analysis assignment
30 Marks
Total worth
15 Marks
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