COIT20264 Network Design (Term 1, 2016)

Assessment Item 2Written Assessment

Due date:

11:30 pm AEST, Friday, Week 12

Weighting:

60%

Length:

No word count limit

ASSESSMEN
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Objectives
In Assessment Item 2, you will complete your final network design report based on the written and
oral feedback that you received on your Assessment Item 1. It should also contain a brief reflection
justifying how your work in this course has satisfied the course learning outcomes. The reflection
should be supported by the agreed outcomes of the weekly discussion questions. Please refer to the
course profile to see how this assessment item relates to the course learning outcomes.

Assessment Task
Starting from the logical design of the network that you completed in Assessment item 1, you are
required to undertake the physical design of the network taking into consideration the feedback that
you received in Assessment Item 1. In order to undertake your physical design, you may need to make
further justifiable assumptions. You also have to complete your final network design report.
In this process, you are expected to participate in the weekly discussions and find the answers to the
recommended discussion questions. Discussion questions have been selected and created not only to
gradually increase your knowledge and skills in this course but also to help produce the final network
design report. The students who do not attempt weekly discussion questions would very likely
produce a report that would not satisfy the requirements and/or that cannot be justified.
Your report should include the following:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Project Goal
Project Scope
Design requirements
a. Business Goals
b. Technical Goals
c. User Communities and Network Applications
d. List of Assumptions
6. Logical Network Design
a. The logical network diagrams including addressing and naming
b. The explanation and justification of your logical design
c. The list of routing and switching protocols, and security mechanisms
7. Physical Network Design
a. The final network diagram

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b. The table of networking & communication devices and applications required,

including the cost of each of them, the IP addresses, the product numbers as well as
the approximate total cost
c. The explanation and justification for the selection of the devices and applications
required.
d. Write a test plan that can be used to test the new network.
e. Write one detailed test script for your test plan.
8. Brief Reflection (maximum two A4 pages): Justify how your work in this course has satisfied
the course learning outcomes. For your justification, you should also use the agreed outcomes
of the weekly discussion questions. Your tutor will keep a copy of the agreed outcomes of the
weekly discussion questions and use them when marking your brief reflection. Also include
one thing that you liked about this course giving the reason and suggest an improvement to
the course with the justification. Use the list of headings given below for your reflection:
a. Prepare the user, business and security requirements of the organisation in relation to
network design.
b. Analyse the user, business and security requirements.
c. Compare and contrast the possible alternative logical and physical network designs.
d. Design a network by applying the top-down network design methodology.
e. Create the final documentation of the designed network.
f. Justify that the designed network satisfies the requirements.
g. One thing you liked the most about this course.
h. One suggestion to improve the course.
The report must follow Harvard citation and referencing guidelines.
Note: Additional information regarding this assignment may be placed on the course website. Check
the course website at least once a week for further information relating to this report. Please ensure
that you write your answers in your own words to avoid possible plagiarism and copyright violation.
You can understand the Plagiarism Procedures by following the corresponding link in the
CQUniversity Policies section of the Course Profile.

Submission
Your final network design report including the brief reflection to be submitted online through the
COIT20264 Moodle course website assessment block on or before the due date.

Assessment criteria
The marking criteria for Assessment Item 2 are provided on page 3.
Students need to familiarise themselves with the criteria to ensure that they have addressed them when
preparing this assessment item.

Marking Criteria
Section

HD
3.7

D
3.4

3.3

C
3

2.9

P
2.5
2
Not clear but
contained most
sections.

2.6

1. Executive summary

Covered all the sections of the report

Contained all sections but

not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing sections.

2. Table of contents

Used decimal notation. Included all

headings and page numbers. Used
ToC auto-generation.

One feature was missing.

A few features missing.

Included only the

main headings.

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Not clear but

contained most
parts.
Not clear but
contained most
parts.
P
0.6
Many items
missing.
Many items
missing.
Many items
missing.
Many items
missing.
P
0.6
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
P
2.5
2
Not clear but
contained most
sections.
Many items
missing.
Not clear but
contained most
sections.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
P
1.9
1.5
Frequent errors in
grammar and
spelling or poor
structure.
P

1.5

1.25

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Not clear but

contained most
information.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Create the final documentation of

the designed network.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Justify that the designed network

satisfy the requirements.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

3. Project Goal

Set the scene for the project and

described the purpose clearly.

Contained all parts but

not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing parts.

4. Project Scope

Set the scope for the project and

described the boundaries clearly.

Contained all parts but

not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing parts.

HD
1

HD
1

D
0.8
A few inaccuracies in the
list.
A few inaccuracies in the
list.
A few inaccuracies in the
list.
A few inaccuracies in the
list.
D
0.8

C
0.7
One or two items
missing.
One or two items
missing.
One or two items
missing.
One or two items
missing.
C
0.7

a) Logical network diagrams

including addressing and naming.

Covered all the information of the

network.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

b) Explanation and justification of

your logical design.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

e) List of routing and switching

protocols, and security
mechanisms.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

5. Design requirements
a) Business Goals

Thorough accurate list.

b) Technical Goals

Thorough accurate list.

c) User Communities and Network

Applications

Thorough accurate list.

d) List of Assumptions

Thorough accurate list.

6. Logical Network Design

7. Physical Network Design

a) Final network diagram.

d) The test plan that can be used to

test the network.

Structure, spellings and grammar

Justification of successfully
achieving Course Learning
Outcomes or lessons learned
Prepare the user, business and
security requirements of the
organisation in relation to
network design.
Analyse the user, business and
security requirements.
Compare and contrast the possible
alternative logical and physical
network designs.
Design a network by applying the
top-down network design
methodology.

3.3

C
3

2.9

2.6

Contained all sections but

not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing sections.

Thorough accurate list.

A few inaccuracies in the

list.

One or two items

missing.

Covered all the sections of the

network.

Contained all sections but

not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing sections.

Covered all the information of the

network.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

Covered all the information.

Contained all information

but not enough detail.

Had too brief or

missing information.

e) The detailed test script for one

of the tests in the test plan.
Presentation

D
3.4

Covered all the sections of the

network.

b) Table of devices, software and

total cost.
c) The explanation and
justification for b).

HD
3.7

HD
2.75

HD

D
2.5
2.25
Occasional lapse in
grammar but good
structure. A few spelling
errors.
D

2.55

Grammar and structure excellent.

Minimal or no spelling errors.

C
2.2

1.95

Grammar and/or
structure should be
improved.

Your opinion about the course

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Not clear but

contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.
Not clear but
contained most
information.

One thing you liked the most.

One suggestion for improvement.

P
Late

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