Identify and discuss the network devices required to achieve the organisation day by day…

Due date: Week 7
Group/individual: Individual
Word count / Time provided: 2000 words
Weighting: 20%
Unit Learning Outcomes: ULO-1, ULO-2, ULO-3
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Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd. Trading as Asia Pacific International College
55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: 02-9318 8111
PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D
Approved: 13/02/2019, Version 1
Assessment Details:
This assessment is designed to assess your skills in analysing the IT infrastructure hardware, software
and networking requirements for a selected organisation, select an organisation. The organisation
must provide IS services to the staff and customers such as email, webpage, and database. You have
to write a report to answer the followings related to the selected organisation:
1. Introduction to illustrate the services the organisation provided and how each department
uses information technology.
2. Identify and discuss the network devices required to achieve the organisation day by day
activities. Explain the function of each device.
3. Specify the type of application software required for data communication between the clients
and servers for each department. Justify your answer.
4. Use the seven layers OSI model to explain with the support of diagram how data are moved
between the layers when an employee’s open the home page of the organisation website.
5. Summary of the report
6. References in Harvard style.
You may need to make some assumptions with the required justifications.
For successful completion of this assessment, you should meet with your group regularly (at least once
a week face to face or via Zoom meeting). you require to study the material provided (lecture slides,
tutorials, and reading materials), engage in the unit’s activities, and in the discussion forums. The
prescribed textbook is the main reference along with the recommended reading material. Groups
expected to discuss their work with lecturer and to seek support. In completing this assessment
successfully, you will achieve ULO1, ULO2 and ULO2, this in turn will help you in achieving CLO-1, CLO5, CLO-6, CLO-7 and CLO-8, which collectively with other unit learning outcomes will help in achieving
GA1, GA2, GA3, GA4 and GA9.
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Asia Pacific International College Pty Ltd. Trading as Asia Pacific International College
55 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney 2008: 02-9318 8111
PRV12007; CRICOS 03048D
Approved: 13/02/2019, Version 1
Marking Criteria and Rubric: The assessment will be marked out of 100 and will be weighted 20%
of the total unit mark
Marking
Criteria
Not satisfactory
(0-49%) of the
criterion mark)
Satisfactory
(50-64%) of the
criterion mark
Good
(65-74%) of the
criterion mark
Very Good
(75-84%) of the
criterion mark
Excellent
(85-100%) of the
criterion mark
Introduction
(10 marks)
Poor Introduction with
irrelevant details about
the organisation and its
services
Introduction is
presented briefly
with some
relevance and
missing elements
related to the
organisation and its
services
Introduction is
generally presented in
good fashion,
however missing one
element such as the
service provided by
the organisation.
Introduction is well
written with clear
discussion about the
organisation and its
services
Introduction is very
well written with very
clear background,
discussion about the
organisation and its
services
Network devices
identification and
functions
(25 mark)
Lack of evidence of
adequate understanding
of organisation
requirements and
identification of network
devices and functions
identification of basic
hardware devices with
general discussion not
specified to the
selected organisation
Generally good
identification of
network devices with
limited description
about functions
Very clear
identification of
network devices
related to the
organisation with
clear function of each
type. .
Excellent cover and
identification of
network devices with
in-depth descriptions
of the functions
Type of application
software with
justification
(25 mark)
Lack of evidence of
understanding of
applications software
and types
Evidence of basic
understanding of
applications software
with general
discussion not related
to the selected
organisation with
limited justification.
Evidence of good
identification of
applications software
types with limited
justification
Very clear
identification of
applications software
types with justification
related to the
organisation and
services.
Has excellent
identification of types
of software
applications with clear
justifications linked to
the services provided
by the organisation.
Use of OSI model
to explain
accessing
organisation
website
(20 mark)
Lack of evidence of
understanding of OSI
model without
discussion of data
movement between
layers and diagram.
Evidence of basic
understanding of OSI
model with general
discussion of data
movement between
layers not related to
the website and with a
diagram.
Evidence of good
understanding of OSI
data movement
between layers
related to the website
access with the good
related diagram.
Very good
understanding and
demonstration of OSI
data movement
between layers
related to the
organisation website
access with clear
diagram.
Excellent
understanding and
demonstration of OSI
data movement
between layers
related to the
organisation website
access with clear
diagram.
Summary
(10 marks)
Summary not
relating to the
report
Brief summary of the
report with some
relevance
Generally good
summary of the
report
A section clearly
summarizing the
overall
contribution
A section very
clearly
summarizing the
overall
contribution
References
(10 marks)
Lacks consistency
with many errors.
Unclear
referencing/style
Generally good
referencing/style
Clear referencing/
style
Clear styles with
excellent source
of references.