Computer Network Management – (M.Sc.)

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The programme is designed as a full-time course including industrial experience whenever possible, or as a part-time course for professionals. Your study includes lectures, tutorials, laboratory activities and study at home or in industry.

Assessment is a combination of assignments, laboratory work, projects and written and oral examinations. You must pass all taught modules before attempting your project.

* Computer Networks, Wireless and Mobile Communications Systems (30 Credits)

Computer network technology enables a vast range of significant activity: business competitiveness, national security, personal communications to name but a few. This module will establish an understanding of the operation, capabilities, security issues affecting network and Internet communications, business use of computer networks and the various ways in which these factors interact with each other.

On successful completion of this module, you will come to appreciate the operation of a variety of types of current networks and a single framework will be used to analyse, design and construct networks capable of providing the right connectivity and performance needed by specific applications. In particular, you will understand the principal technical aspects of underlying computer network operation, their capabilities, security threats to networks and a range of countermeasures that can be taken to mitigate these. You will be able to analyse and evaluate specific networks for a range of applications and are provided the opportunity for developing commercially viable network applications.

* Network Management, Security and Disaster Recovery (30 Credits)

The module aims at imparting the conceptual knowledge and acquiring the skills essential for: (i) The management of computer networks, their development and subsequent operation, monitoring and assessment ii) The management of the security of an enterprise information and network systems, including risk analysis, incident response and disaster recovery plans

* Network Systems and Services (30 Credits)

This module looks at the design, implementation and maintenance of network systems and services. It examines concepts such as a network operating system and explores networking paradigms including socket and thread-based programming, Remote Procedure Calls (RPC), CORBA and Java RMI. It also explores the design and implementation of Global Services such as Web Servers. The course concludes by looking at new developments in networking including Network Processors, Blade Servers and Grid Computing

* Web-based Information Systems Management (30 Credits)

This module studies and evaluates different classes of Information Systems used in a range of organisation types, and the underlying technologies used. The business strategy of an organisation should be supported by Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) strategy.

In order to achieve this developing IS should be part of an organisation's strategic planning. In the internet age the driving force behind E-Commerce is the data management systems. Hence, the module covers the relevant elements of organising web-driven data, online client/server data transaction technologies, and applying Web-based interfaces for data extraction. This module aims to integrate theory and practice in a holistic manner.

* Postgraduate Project in Computer Communications (60 Credits)

This project would give the student the opportunity to use a combination of general and specialist computer communications knowledge and understanding to apply an existing or emerging technology to the solution of a practical problem. Or to contribute and extend the theoretical understanding of new and advancing technology and its application. The project will also give students the opportunity to demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment.

The work undertaken must be: ¿ Independent ¿ shaped largely by one¿s own decisions and preferences ¿ Complete ¿ accomplished from conception to delivery, via all stages in between ¿ Technically competent ¿ employing techniques and exploiting knowledge gained during earlier parts of the programme ¿ Supervised ¿ working under the guidance (but not instruction) of a member of academic staff ¿ Academically sound ¿ taking critical account of current knowledge and methods in the chosen specialist area ¿ Demonstrate an understanding of the legal, social, ethical and professional issues in the context of computer communications ¿ comply with appropriate professional code of conduct recognising their obligation to society and their profession and to the environment