Wireless Networking

This unit extends knowledge in the area of wireless networking technologies. It provides you with an in-depth understanding of specific topics such as network simulation and optimisation. The roles of different wireless technologies in the context of broadband communications and pervasive computing will be explored. Network simulation tools, such as OPNET, will be used in practical sessions in addition to some demos.

Network Systems And Administration

Network systems and the services providing the necessary business operations on network servers are essential to the processes and security of any business enterprise. Systems and network administrators are the specialists that provide the essential work to ensure and maintain the smooth, problem-free, and secure operations of the network servers.
This unit aims to critically review the design and implementation of network systems within the context of real-world business requirements and demonstrate your skills in system administration and management. You will examine in depth the networking technologies, managing and troubleshooting of network systems, and emerging trends. Your critical analysis, design, implementation, evaluation, administration, and management of specific network services and their security will be demonstrated through the unit and its assessment.

Systems And Network Security

Computers and networks have become intertwined with our daily lives from an individual, organisational and societal perspective. Although there are many benefits, an inherent negative consequence is that they are now targets of attack for criminals, governments, and indeed any individual with malicious intent. Growth enterprises such as: big data, wearable computing and the Internet of Things, results physical and cyber-environments converging in new and sometimes unexpected ways. There is a growing need for technical professionals who have the knowledge and understanding of security to plan for and respond to threats in an evolving threat landscape.
This unit aims to introduce advanced computer and network security issues and concepts through to leading-edge topics. The unit will allow you to deepen your knowledge in security principles, practices, and techniques, and newly emergent threats. Security concepts, terminologies, models, principles, technologies, and hardening methods will be covered in-depth.

Research Methodologies And Project Management

This unit introduces students to research and the methodologies used to underpin scientific work, data analysis, hypotheses establishment and artefact validation in understanding research in an appropriate subject discipline. The material in this unit is carefully designed to meet students’ needs and requirements for their programme of study along with essential project management skills to support their research activities. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of tools, techniques, methodologies and processes in the field of project management which encapsulate both modern and traditional approaches as an essential preparation for the dissertation stage. The unit also draws on expertise from other departments within the university including library services, the careers and employability service and the English language centre to support students in the best possible way.

Msc Project - Computer Networking

The project unit is essential for you to use and develop comprehensive skills and knowledge gained from other units and from your wider educational and working background in a major integrative exercise. While working creatively under the appropriate guidance of a member of staff, you will generate an idea and demonstrate your ability to develop it further, producing a suitable artefact by applying your technical, analytical, practical and managerial skills in an integrated manner. You are required to emphasise on a topic which sufficiently reflects on the course you are studying.

The project unit is aiming at your ability to demonstrate that you have the appropriate level of intellectual skills (ability to synthesise, criticise, develop and integrate material that you have met in the taught units); to identify problems, analyse situations and develop solutions; to develop your project management skills to schedule your time and work and to schedule resources under supervision; to carry out and present in an organised way a substantial body of original work.