ACIT4010 Enterprise Networking: Practices and Technologies Course description

This course gives students hands-on experience in the design, configuration and troubleshooting of networks. This course is rooted in a theoretical and technical overview of the field. General understanding of all layers of the networking stack is required. However, the focus is mainly on networking, i.e. how to make networks work and how to keep them working. Thus, routing, switching and services that support networking (e.g. DHCP and DNS) are core topics. Furthermore, the course focuses on large-scale scenarios where networking can be challenging.

This course has a limited number of spaces. A maximum of 22 students will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

The student should have the following outcomes upon completing the course:

Knowledge

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• has the advanced knowledge required to make the right design choices when tasked with designing an enterprise-sized or large-scale network
• has advanced knowledge about best practice for configuration of enterprise-sized or large-scale network
• has advanced knowledge about methods of troubleshooting an enterprise-sized or large-scale network

Skills

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• has the technical experience required to analyse and design an enterprise-sized or large-scale network
• has hands-on experience in setting up and configuring an enterprise-sized or large- scale network, focusing primarily on routing, switching and services that support networking (e.g. DHCP and DNS)
• masters different approaches to troubleshooting a network, including traffic analysis

General competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:

• has a broad overview of networking theory and practice and knows how to put theoretical networking knowledge into practice in an actual network
• is able to analyse and discuss how networks of different types should be designed, configured and maintained.

No prerequisites.

Knowledge

The candidate has in-depth knowledge of

• the development and institutionalization of library and information science as a field of research
• an understanding of the concept of information and the relationship between information, knowlege, and culture
• the intellectual foundation for and theoretical perspective of the field's core areas
• the academic/professional debate of what the platform of library and information science consists of

Skills

The candidate is able to

• place his/her dissertation project in a library and information science theory and research tradition
• communicate with researchers in the field and other students across sub- academic areas that the candidates chose to specialize in
• reflectively discuss the relationship between library and information science as an area of research and practice

The subject consists of seminars, lectures and independent studies. The pedagogical approach involves active participation in seminars/lectures, and commenting on presentations from the other students.

Participation is mandatory and expected in all lectures and seminars. Only a minor absence can be accepted in certain circumstances after application.

The candidate shall write an essay of approximately 4.500 - 5.500 words. The essay shall be handed in no later than 2 months after the subject is concluded.

If an essay is considered not passed, the candidate may submit a revised essay once within a specified time.

All examination support material is allowed as long as source reference and quotation technique requirements are applied.

Knowledge

The candidate has in-depth knowledge of

• the development and institutionalization of library and information science as a field of research
• an understanding of the concept of information and the relationship between information, knowlege, and culture
• the intellectual foundation for and theoretical perspective of the field's core areas
• the academic/professional debate of what the platform of  library and information science consists of

Skills

The candidate is able to

• place his/her dissertation project in a library and information science theory and research tradition
• communicate with researchers in the field and other students across sub- academic areas that the candidates chose to specialize in
• reflectively discuss the relationship between library and information science as an area of research and practice