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The document outlines a coursework assignment for groups of 4-6 members at the University of the West of Scotland, focusing on networking two new buildings on campus. Students are required to produce a comprehensive report detailing their proposed networking solutions, including hardware, software, network circuits, and costings, while addressing the needs of staff and students. The report must adhere to professional standards and be submitted by April 15th, with specific criteria for evaluation.

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Comp11107 Group Coursework

The document outlines a coursework assignment for groups of 4-6 members at the University of the West of Scotland, focusing on networking two new buildings on campus. Students are required to produce a comprehensive report detailing their proposed networking solutions, including hardware, software, network circuits, and costings, while addressing the needs of staff and students. The report must adhere to professional standards and be submitted by April 15th, with specific criteria for evaluation.

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Business Data Communication & Networks

Modern Network for Two New University Buildings

Groups: This coursework is intended


for groups of 4-6 members
Due in: Tuesday 15th April 11:59
Submission: On Aula, using Turnitin
Groups: Each member must provide
contribution

There are two new buildings in the University of the West of Scotland, Building 1 and Building
2. The two new buildings are on the same University campus, and they are at the final stages
of being built. Buildings 1 and 2 are currently not networked to each other, and they are not
connected to the rest of the University network either. Also, there is no network currently
installed in either of the two buildings.
The two buildings, when completed, will be used to provide offices to administrative staff and
academics. The two new buildings will be used by the School of Computing, Engineering and
Physical Sciences to deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars and lab activities in Computing to
students using the various classrooms and labs.
Building 1 has three floors. It has the following breakdown of key information for staff,
students and facilities.
Key Information Floor / Level Current
Numbers
Administrative Staff Ground floor 20
Academics 1st floor 10
Academics 2nd floor 10
Students Maximum capacity of building 500
Lecture Classrooms 1st floor 6
Lecture Classrooms 2nd floor 6

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Tutorial Classrooms 1st floor 6
Tutorial Classrooms 2nd floor 6
Computer Labs 1st floor 4
Computer Labs 2nd floor 4
Social / Common Room Ground floor 50

Building 2 also has three floors. The breakdown of key information for Building 2 is the same
as the Breakdown for Building 1 presented above.

Your Tasks

You are hired by the University. You are required to produce a complete report explaining and
justifying how you propose to network the:

▪ Floors of each new building to each other


▪ The two new buildings to each other
▪ The two new buildings to the rest of the University network
Your report should also explain how your solution addresses the needs of staff and students
in the two new buildings. The report should be complete and fully justified. It should include:

o Detailed discussion and justification of how your proposed solution meets the
needs of the staff, students, and the University.
o Detailed discussion and justification of hardware that will be used as part of
your proposed solution.
o Detailed discussion and justification of software that will be used as part of
your proposed solution.
o Detailed discussion and justification of network circuits (e.g. cabling, wireless)
that will be used as part of your proposed solution. Detailed and justified
network diagrams of the proposed network design should be included in your
report (e.g. draw.io, Packet Tracer).
o Detailed discussion and justification of cloud-based services that will be used
as part of your proposed solution.
o Detailed discussion and justification of comprehensive costings linked with
your proposed solution
Your network-based solution should use modern networking methods and technologies. It
should also cover the current and near future University needs. Therefore, future-proofing
your proposed solution for the next five years is expected. Also, you will need to state clearly
and prominently any assumptions that you make in your report.

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Marking Criteria

Criteria Maximum
Marks
Discussion and justification of proposed 10
solution addressing user needs
Discussion and justification of proposed 20
hardware
Discussion and justification of proposed 15
software
Discussion and justification of proposed 15
network circuits
Discussion and justification of proposed 10
cloud-based services
Discussion and justification of proposed 10
detailed costings
Conclusions & future recommendations 10
Presentation & Professionalism 10

Report Professionalism
Your report will need to demonstrate high academic and professional standards. Specifically,
your report should:

• Include an executive summary, summarising the key aspects of the report.


• Include a detailed table of contents and numbered sections and sub-sections.
• Be coherent and consistent in presentation and style.
• Not exceed 6,000 words excluding the reference list and appendices
• Make use of good quality graphics, diagrams, layout, and design principles
• Provide at least 10 relevant and properly cited references from the academic and
professional literature and Internet sites.

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• Make use of the UWS referencing system (accessible via: https://uws-
uk.libguides.com/referencing )

Submission
You are required to submit your report, by Due date Tuesday 15th April 11:59 of the current
academic trimester. Unauthorised late submission/s will be penalised in accordance with
university regulations.

• The report is to be submitted in electronic form, by uploading it into Aula, via Turnitin.
• Only one group member must submit it on Aula, same member has to test plagiarism
on Aula.

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