FACULTY OF COMMERCE
BACHELOR OF APPLIED ACCOUNTING, AUDITNG & INFORMATION SYSTEMS
1. PROGRAMME : Bachelor of Applied Accounting, Auditing &
Information Systems
2. PRESENTED TO : Senate
3. PRESENTED BY : Faculty of Commerce
4. YEAR/LEVEL OF STUDY : 2
5. MODULE TITLE : Computer Networks
6. MODULE CODE : NET225
7. DURATION : 16 Weeks
8. LECTURE HOURS PER WEEK: 2
9. TUTORIAL HOURS PER WEEK: 1
10. STUDENT INDEPENDENT LEARNING HOURS PER WEEK: 4
11. TOTAL MODULE CREDITS: 12
12. PREREQUISITE MODULES: None
13. COREQUISITE MODULES: None
14. DELIVERY METHODS:
14.1 Mode of Delivery : Face to Face
14.2 Teaching Methods : Lectures, demonstration and tutorials
14.3 Assessment Methods : Continuous assessment
: Mid and Final examinations
14.4 Assessment Weighting : Continuous assessment 10%
: Mid Semester examination 30%
: Final examination 60%
15. AIM(S) OF THE MODULE:
The aim of this module is to provide students with an exposure to the nature, purpose and
methodology of organization network infrastructure.
16. LEARNING OUTCOMES:
On completion of this Module students should be able to:
a) Outline uses of computer networks
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b) Discuss different network types and technologies
c) Analyse network protocols
d) Discuss data presentation issues
e) Describe the emerging technologies
f) Explain Network security and cryptography
17. TOPICS OF STUDY:
17.1 Uses of Computer Networks:
a) Business applications
b) Home applications
c) Mobile applications
d) Social applications
17.2 Telecommunication systems:
a) Components and functions of telecommunication systems
b) Communication networks:
c) Network hardware
d) Network topologies,
e) Private branch exchange,
17.3 Network Categories:
a) Personal Area Networks (PAN)
b) Local Area Network (LAN)
c) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
d) Wide Area Networks (WAN)
e) Intranets and Extranets
f) Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
g) Internetworks
h) Practical (setting up a network)
17.4 Wired and wireless networks:
a) Wired communication media
b) The electronic spectrum
c) Types of wireless communications media
d) Practical
17.5 Network technologies:
a) Network services and Broadband technologies
b) Value Added Networks
c) Packet switching and Circuit switching
d) Frame relay, asynchronous transfer mode
e) Integrated service digital network DSL
f) Cable modem and T1 line
g) Convergence network and unified messaging
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17.6 Layered architecture and reference models:
a) Functions of the layers
b) Open system Interconnection Model
c) TCP/IP Protocol suite
d) Services of TCP/IP layers to layers above them
e) Comparison of models
17.7 Network errors:
a) Framing
b) Error and Flow control
c) Error detection and correction (Error detection and correction codes)
17.8 Emerging Technologies:
a) Communication over the internet
b) Instant messaging
c) Mobile networking
d) Cloud computing
17.9 The Internet:
a) The internet
b) Narrowband, broadband and access providers
c) The world wide web
17.10 Network and web security:
a) Cyber and communication networks threats
b) Introduction to Cryptography
c) Symmetric-key and public-key algorithms
d) Digital signatures and management of public keys
e) Communication security
f) Social issues
18. PRESCRIBED TEXTS:
Tanenbaum A, Wetherall D. J. (2011). Computer Networks. 5th Edition, Prentice Hall;
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-212695-3.
19. RECOMMENDED TEXTS/READINGS:
Loudon K., Karol T. (2011) Management Information System: Managing the digital firm.12th
Edition
Kurose J. F, Ross K.W. (2013), Computer Networking, A Top Down Approach, 6th Edition,
Pearson Education, Inc, ISBN-13: 978-0-13-285620-1
Williams, B., Sawyer, S., (2014) Using Information Technology, 11th Edition, McGraw-Hill
Education; 11th Edition, ISBN-13: 978-0073516882
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