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Prerequisite: Completion of 48 credit points in engineering study.

E6011 Master of Professional Engineering - You are exempt from the prerequisite rule if you are enrolled in this course.

Participation in workshops.

A typical week will involve: 

• Viewing a number of short videos explaining the theory, with embedded checks on understanding.
• Participating in a weekly workshop, gaining a wider perspective of the theory and applying it to sample problems.
• Completing provided practice problems to reinforce understanding.
• Reading the upcoming laboratory document and completing a pre-lab quiz on it.
• Participating in the allocated laboratory session to complete the required simulations, confirm understanding with demonstrators and obtain assessment.
• Referral to textbook where necessary to ensure proper understanding of theory.
• Asking and answering questions on the discussion forum.
• Attendance as necessary at the provided practical session to discuss any uncertainties.

Active participation in laboratories, practical sessions and discussion forum.

Weekly sets of practice problems and an investigatory mini-project.

Active participation in laboratories.

Each laboratory class will be marked as 20% from a pre-lab quiz and 80% in class by a demonstrator and/or quiz.

This assessment task contributes to the continuous assessment component total of the unit hurdles.

Progress tests are worth 10% each and will be held in Weeks 4 and 8 (Subject to timetabling).

This assessment task contributes to the continuous assessment component total of the unit hurdles.

The mini projects will be carried out in teams of two. It will involve an investigation and simulation into an aspect of telecommunications. They will be marked based on a written report and in-person presentation. 

This assessment task contributes to the continuous assessment component total of the unit hurdles.

e-Exam and/or Moodle-hosted quiz/exercise

This final assessment is a hurdle requirement in the unit.

• First semester, Clayton, Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED)

• First semester, Clayton, Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED)
• First semester, Malaysia, Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS)

• First semester, Clayton, Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED)
• First semester, Malaysia, Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS)

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Lectures, lecture slides, weekly exercises, distributed lab/simulation exercise description and instructions, Matlab.

Tanenbaum, Feamster & Wetherall: Computer networks (6th Edition), Pearson