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Area/Catalogue
INFS 5053

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Course Level
Postgraduate

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Offered Externally
Yes

Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

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Course ID
012258

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s

The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.

Course owner

Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences

Course aim

To enhance students' decision making ability with regards to the provision of organisational networking and telecommunications services and infrastructure through consideration of the associated challenges and opportunities from various stakeholder perspectives.

Course content

  • Business drivers and strategic planning
  • Trends and standards
  • Requirements analysis and capacity planning
  • Network security
  • Outsourcing and service level agreements
  • Organisational issues
  • Change management and migration issues
  • Security issues in network design
  • Network performance management
  • Network management tools and processes

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
INFT 5028 Networking for Small Business

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture 2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial 1 hour x 12 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SEPANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Lecture 1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical 3 hours x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External N/A x N/A
External (On-line materials) N/A x N/A
External (Moderated discussion boards) N/A x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Examination, On-line Assessment of Tutorial Material, Presentations (Group), Report (Individual), Tutorials (Individual)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

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