System and Network Administration (11514.2)

IT infrastructure is broadly known as a collection of hardware, software, networks, data, security, and policies etc. to provide reliable, available, and confident IT services. It plays critical roles in modern society. In this unit, students will learn and apply the principles and basic techniques of system and network administration through setting up the IT infrastructure of an fictitious organisation from scratch and then maintaining the on-going operations of the IT infrastructure. Topics include system selection and installation, software configuration, network administration, security operation, user management, backup, interoperability among multiple platforms, performance tuning, and auditing etc. In addition, the unit also exposes students to the industry, professionalism, and professional ethics. The unit arms students with the knowledge and practical skills in system and network administration to be job-ready to work in the fields and also for future career development. Further, the unit promotes and strengthens important generic skills, such as communication, analysis and inquiry, problem solving, independent and group working, and professionalism and social responsibility. This is a laboratory-based learning-by-doing unit.
This unit will be co-taught with 11514 System and Network Administration (UG).

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Develop an advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of system and network adminstration;
2. Apply the principles and practices of system and network administration to IT infrastructure;
3. Formulate solutions to solve the problems related to system and network administration, e.g., software configuration, user management, data storage, networking, security, performance tuning, testing and auditing etc.;
4. Evaluate the current practice and predict future trends; and
5. Demonstrate the important generic skills, such as communication, analysis and inquiry, problem solving, independent and group working, and professionalism and social responsibility.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
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 - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
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 - be self-aware

Prerequisites

11485 Introduction to Network Engineering AND 11906 Introduction to Cyber Security

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

11515 System and Network Administration PG

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.