Unit of Study COMP2003 Securing Networks (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Enrolment information

It is strongly recommended that you are familiar with basic computer operations, e.g. installing software, downloading and uploading files, creating and zipping folders.

Unit description

Covers the basics of network security. The unit provides students with a theoretical knowledge of network security and practical skills to secure a computer network. Students will learn to analyse network vulnerabilities and threats to network security and develop appropriate protection measures to secure an enterprise network.

Unit content

1. Network security landscape and protection measure

2. Network vulnerability assessment tools

3. Layer-2 security

4. Layer-3 security

5. Layer 4-7 security

6. Monitoring and managing network security incidents

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1
Online	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and analyse common threats to enterprise networks

apply standard network protection measures against common threats

demonstrate ability to perform network security checking using available tools

demonstrate ability to monitor and manage network security incidents

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Case study	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Case study	40%
Case study	60%

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Fee information

Domestic

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