Networking, Architecture

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Networking, Architecture Security Systems Group
modules

• Level 2

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Semester 1 Modules
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CE00881-2 LAN Switching and WAN Networks

• Second half of the progression towards the CISCO
  Certified Network Associate Exam (CCNA)
• LAN switched networks
• Routing protocols
• Network security, troubleshooting, management
  principles tools
• Wide Area Networks

• 100 Coursework
• Report (20), exam (50), skills-based
  practical (30)
• Admission Intro. To Networking with LANS and
  WANS
• More info John Cowley (J.Cowley_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00125-2 Introduction to IP Telephony

• CISCO curriculum covering IP Telephony
• Principles of use of voice over IP and IP
  Telephony
• Design and implementation of layered converged
  voice/data architectures
• Management and configuration of IP telephony
  solutions

• Assessment 50 practical skills test 50 exam
• Admission Introduction to Networking with LANs
  and WANs
• More info Justin Champion (J.J.Champion_at_staffs.ac
  .uk)

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CE00884-2 Data Recovery, Tracing and Evidence
Gathering in Computer Systems

• Analysis of digital media,
• tools and techniques used by forensic agencies.
  and standards of evidence handling
• Operating systems, log and configuration files,
  data redundancy and protection.
• Recovery of data that has been obscured.
• Network activity monitoring and tracing.

• Assessment assignment 100
• Admission prior study of Hardware, Software
  Systems and Graphics or equivalent
• More info Bob Shaw (R.Shaw_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00399-2 Biometrics I

• This module will look in detail at a range of
  techniques that can be used to capture biometric
  data from individuals together with a study of
  their practicalities, advantages and limitations.
• pattern recognition, signal processing,
  interfacing to biometric devices, biological
  metrics for face/hand/eye/voice etc.

• Assessment Assignment 100
• Admission Programming in C
• More info David Hodgkiss (D.D.Hodgkiss_at_staffs.ac.
  uk)

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Semester 2 Modules
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CE00861-2 Advanced Routing

• First unit in progression towards the CISCO
  Certified Network Professional qualification
  (CCNP)
• Advanced Routing introduces students to scaling
  IP networks. Students learn to use VLSM, private
  addressing, and NAT optimise IP address
  utilisation.
• Internetwork scalability,Advanced IP addressing
  techniques, Routing protocol operation,
  configuration, and troubleshooting

• Assessment
• exam (50), skills-based test (50)
• Admission Intro. To Networking with LANS and
  WANS
• Follows on from LAN Switching and WAN Networks
• More info Chris Howard (C.Howard_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00863-2 Converged Networks

• Assessment exam (50), skills-based test (50)
• Admission Intro. To Networking with LANS and
  WANS
• Follows on from LAN Switching and WAN Networks
• More info Chris Howard (C.Howard_at_staffs.ac.uk)

• Second unit in progression towards the CISCO
  Certified Network Professional qualification
  (CCNP)
• WAN access technologies. Use of Virtual Private
  Networks (VPN), modems, ISDN lines, Frame Relay
  connections and xDSL technologies.
• Access control, etc.

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CE00864-2 Introduction to Network Security

• preparation for CISCO Security Specialist
  designation
• LAN security processes covering
• Security policy design management
• Security technologies, products solutions
• Firewall and secure router design, installation,
  configuration, maintenance
• AAA VPN implementation using routers and
  firewalls

• Assessment 50 exam 50 practical skills based
  test
• Admission Intro. To Networking with LANS and
  WANS
• More info Justin Champion (J.J.Champion_at_staffs.ac
  .uk)

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CE00854-2 Network and Grid Computing

• Network communications within applications
• Use of network protocols within software
  applications
• Use of ports and sockets in Unicast, Multicast
  and Broadcast communications
• Use of distributed computers organised in a grid
  in supporting complex computations

• Assessment 50 assignment 50 exam
• Admission knowledge of programming in C and Java
  
• More info Carolin Bauer (C.Bauer_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00804-2 Hardware and Software Systems and
Networks

• Broad coverage of computer networks that is NOT
  Cisco based
• Uses Opnet network simulation software
• Provides a sound understanding of network
  architecture, LANs, WANs, standards and
  protocols, routing and addressing
• Plus language translators

• Assessment assignment 30 exam - 70
• Admission prior study of Hardware, Software
  Systems and Graphics or equivalent
• More info John Cowley (J.Cowley_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00352-2 System Programming and Computer Control

• Control of peripheral devices by computer and
  data acquisition using C
• Consideration of those aspects of C pertinent to
  the development of systems software
• Memory management, pointers, libraries, dynamic
  data structures, inter-process communication,
  concurrent processes, command line arguments

• Assessment course work 50 exam 50
• Admission Hardware, Software Systems and
  Graphics or equivalent C programming language
• More info D.D.Hodgkiss (d.d.hodgkiss_at_staffs.ac.uk
  )
• Builds on Algorithms and Data Structures in C

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CE00373-2 Computer systems Low Level Techniques

• Structure and function of a variety of different
  hardware processors and the machine languages
  they support
• Techniques of programming at a low level i.e. at
  a level close to the raw computer machine with
  direct access to memory locations and registers
• software that supports the above

• Assessment portfolio of practical programming
  exercises 70 class test 30
• Admission Hardware, Software Systems and
  Graphics or equivalent plus programming
  experience
• More info Martin Slade (M.Slade_at_staffs.ac.uk)

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CE00596-2 Investigating Operating Systems

• In depth examination of operating system
  operation and structures, in particular file
  system structures
• OS security features
• Methods of analysing operating systems in
  particular Windows and Linux
• File formats

• Assessment portfolio of work 70 case study -
  30
• Admission prior study of Hardware and Software
  Systems and Graphics or equivalent
• More info Bob Shaw (R.Shaw_at_staffs.ac.uk)