Wireless Networks PG (10100.2)

Please note these are the 2021 details for this unit
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Wireless Networks PG
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-Campus
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Science And Technology
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Academic Program Area - Technology Post Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Wireless networks have become one of key technologies of the 21st century. This unit will introduce fundamental concepts of wireless networks, such as Wireless Local Area Networks (WALN), Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMAN), Cellular Networks (2G/3G/4G/5G), and Wireless Heterogeneous Networks. This unit focuses on qualitative descriptions and realistic explanations of the wireless ecosystem.

This unit is co-taught with Wireless Networks, 8227.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify fundamental concepts of wireless networks;
2. Analyse advanced traffic theories, mobile radio propagation, channel coding, and cellular concepts;
3. Compare and contrast multiple division techniques, advanced mobile communication systems, and complex wireless networks; and
4. Classify advanced network protocols, ad hoc and sensor networks, wireless MANs, LANs and PANs.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

10088 Introduction to Network Engineering G or Enrolment in 846AA Master of Information Technology.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

8227 Wireless Networks

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2023 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 06 February 2023 On-Campus Dr Raul Fernandez Rojas
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 05 February 2024 On-Campus Dr Raul Fernandez Rojas
Not available

Required texts

Textbook

  • Jack L. Burbank, Julia Andrusenko, Jared S. Everett, William T.M. Kasch, Wireless Networking: Understanding Internetworking Challenges, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2013.

Online materials:

Lecture materials, tutorial questions and answers, assignment specifications, and other details

are available on the subject web site.

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit.

  • Stundents need to achieve at least 50% of the total marks in the Group Project to pass this unit.
  • Stundents need to achieve at least 50% of the total marks in the Research Paper to pass this unit.

The final grade for the subject is then determined according to the following table:

85 <= Final mark <= 100

Final grade = HD

75 <= Final mark < 85

Final grade = DI

65 <= Final mark < 75

Final grade = CR

50 <= Final mark < 65

Final grade = P

0 <= Final mark < 50

a final grade (NX, NC, or NN)

The unit convener reserves the right to question students orally on any of their submitted work.

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

Learner engagement

Activity

Time (hrs)

Lectures attending (2*12)

24

Lectures preparation (2*12)

24

Labs attending (2*6)

12

Online Quizzes/Labs preparation

28

Project

30

Research Paper

32

Total = 150 hours

Participation requirements

Your participation in both class and online activities will enhance your understanding of the unit content and therefore the quality of your assessment responses. Lack of participation may result in your inability to satisfactorily pass assessment items.

Required IT skills

Basic Python programming

Work placement, internships or practicums

Not applicable for this unit.