PENG9630 Internet Architecture and Measurements Course description

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

The student must write four reflection notes each of maximum 1500 words on topics that will be announced during the course. Each student must also present two papers in class, one on a paper related to the eithics in their own project and one paper from the general reading list.

Attendance is compulsory with a minimum requirement of 80%.

All work requirements need to be approved in order to pass the course.

Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering science or related fields.

Both the presentation of the case in Module 2 of the course and the reflection document in the practical training part of the course will form the basis for assessment.

Both exams must be passed in order to pass the course.

All support material is allowed. The reflection document as well as the presentation of a case in Module 2 will be subject of assessment. There will be no written or oral exam.

The course consists of three modules.

In the first module, the course staff and guest lecturers will provide a high-level overview of different parts of the internet's architecture.

The second part is a set of practical exercises that are designed to match the topics discussed in the first module.

The third module will consist of a set of seminars, where students elaborate on different parts of the architecture and how they can be assessed and monitored.

Pass or fail.

The presentation will be assessed by the course leader, whereas the reflection document will be assessed by the course leader together with an additional examiner. External examiner is used periodically.

Admission requirements.

The course will consist of six gatherings. Each gathering will contain a mixture of resource lectures on ethical theory, guest lecturers with examples of real-world engineering projects from several areas of engineering, and student presentation of relevant academic papers and cases. Each presentation will be followed by in-class discussions.

Pass or fail.

The presentation will be assessed by the course leader, whereas the tool summary document will be assessed by the course leader together with an additional examiner. External examiner is used periodically.