| Module Title: | Network Systems Management |
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| Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Module Delivered In |
No Programmes
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| Teaching & Learning Strategies: |
Lecture, Lab Activities and Practicals – there is a high practical lab component to this course, with lab activities designed to complement the taught material. Students will deploy the tools and technologies studied. |
| Module Aim: |
To prepare the student to manage, maintain and secure networks and the systems that they interconnect. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to: |
| LO1 |
Manage a diverse and heterogeneous collection of network-attached devices. |
| LO2 |
Recommend and plan the implementation of a network security strategy based upon an organizations identified requirements. |
| LO3 |
Monitor the effectiveness of various network technologies. |
| LO4 |
Perform network and application log analyses and audits. |
| LO5 |
Deploy and manage a collection of network management tools and services. |
| Pre-requisite learning |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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| No recommendations listed |
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. |
| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. |
| 3rd year Networking and Systems Administration or equivalent |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Local and Wide-area Networks
Review of technology; equipment and requirements for internetwork connections.
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Security
Security virtues, rules and high-level practices.
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Internet security
E-mail security, encryption, firewalls, secure protocols.
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Network management
Overview, management information base, agents, proxies, common protocols and implementations, performance monitoring, congestion control.
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Network management tools and servers
Firewalls, IDS, SNMP-based tools, vulnerability scanners, Internet servers (web, email).
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Continuous Assessment | 40.00% |
| End of Module Formal Examination | 60.00% |
| Continuous Assessment |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Written Report |
Continuous Assessment and Examination. Example CA/exercises to include (but not limited to):
• Based on a provided case-study organisation, draft a security strategy document (LO2).
• Use Nessus and Nmap to test pre-configured systems for weaknesses (LO1,3,4).
• Use Webalizer to monitor web server activity. Write a script to process a web server log file for suspicious behaviour (LO1,4).
• Install, configure and operate the SNORT IDS (LO1,5).
• Install and operate a firewall over a fi |
1,2,3,4,5 |
40.00 |
n/a |
| End of Module Formal Examination |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Formal Exam |
No Description |
1,2,3,4,5 |
60.00 |
End-of-Semester |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
30 Weeks per Stage |
2.00 |
| Laboratory |
30 Weeks per Stage |
2.00 |
| Estimated Learner Hours |
30 Weeks per Stage |
2.67 |
| Total Hours |
200.00 |
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