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Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

IT601 · Advanced Computer Networks — Week 13 of 16

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Week13 of 16
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing
  4. Planning your search strategy 2025
  5. Academic writing workshop
  6. Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain client and server environment and the communication between clients and servers.
  • 1.2 Define the terms: Process ID (PID), Parent process ID (PPID) and ‘init’.
  • 1.3 Compare the operation of parent processes and child processes.
  • 2.1 Explain the features of Linux server configurations.
  • 2.2 Explain the concepts of UDP and TCP systems.
  • 2.3 Build and implement DNS server in Linux using UDP and TCP.
  • 3.1 Critically evaluate Network Security protocols.
  • 3.2 Critically analyse the purpose and requirements of a secure network in a given scenario.
  • 3.3 Design a secure network for a corporate environment.
  • 3.4 Configure Network Security for a secure network in a corporate environment.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Planning your search strategy 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 24 min · for registered students
  • Academic writing workshop · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 14 min · for registered students
  • Citing and referencing using the Harvard Style · YouTube · UCDLibrary · 7 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Client-Server Architecture
  • Week 2: OS Process Architecture and Management
  • Week 3: Linux Enterprise Server Configuration
  • Week 4: Transport Layer Dynamics: TCP and UDP
  • Week 5: DNS Server Deployment on Linux
  • Week 6: Evaluation of Network Security Protocols
  • Week 7: Corporate Threat Analysis and Security Requirements
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Secure Corporate Network Architecture Design
  • Week 10: Network Security Implementation
  • Week 11: Enterprise Network Hardening and Verification
  • Week 12: Applying Advanced Computer Networks in practice: case studi…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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