Introduction

1. Introduction IACT 918 Corporate Network Planning

2. Contacting Gene • Preferred Method: • via webCT forum • Email: gene@uow.edu.au

3. General Overview of Content • The subject investigates the documentation and management of telecommunications networks.

4. Topics • 1. Documenting the network • Requirements capture and specification • Functional specification • Design specification • Documenting the network configuration

5. Topics • 2. Managing the network • Influences on the network • Management architectures and standards • Performance management • Fault management • Disaster management • Managing changes in a network

6. Topics • 3. Corporate and regulatory requirements • Management teams • Operations and support • Standards and protocols

7. Assessment Assessment Items Percentage of Submission Date Final Mark Group Project 40% Week 10 Seminar presentation 10% On-going Tutorial Paper 10% Week 6 Examination 40% Exam Period • Details will be given out in tutorials

8. Important Notes • All assessment items are to be submitted in the week that they are due • All assessment items must be completed • Failure to comply may result in a fail grade being recorded

9. Important Notes • At the end of session the final marks may be scaled • The scaling formula is as follows: Total Marks/ Exam Y Marks student/ Exam = E Marks from Assessment = A If <E<Y/2> Total = E + A *E/(Y/2) Else Total = E + A

10. Important Notes • Students seeking an extension past the due date for the submission assessment items should consult the guide for students document, which also specifies the penalties imposed for the late submission of assessment items, as well as those for copying and plagiarism

11. Important Notes • Penalties will apply to all late work, except in the case certified illness. One mark will be deducted from the allocated mark for each day the work is overdue excluding public holidays. Work more than 7 days late may be awarded a mark of zero

12. Important Notes • Students should check the subject's web site regularly as important information, including details of unavoidable changes in assessment requirements will be posted from time to time. Any information posted to the web site is deemed to have been notified to all students