Assignment

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Instructions to students:

 This is an individual assignment.

 Present the relevant references /citation at the end of document.

 Marks will be awarded for the content written in your own words.

 Duplicate documents submitted will be treated as per MEC plagiarism policy.

 Report must be uploaded on Moodle on or before the date of submission.

 You can make use of the library resources to find information. Internet resources can also

be used to search information.

 The viva is compulsory

Learning Outcome:

 Appraise the properties of interconnections of LANs and WANs as they affect the provision

and performance of application services.

 Develop strategies for distribution of applications and services within an internetworked

environment.

Objectives:

The students are encouraged to conduct a research on the network management in IoT environment,

develop their skills in discerning the most important ideas through summarizing a research paper in the

In Semester Coursework – Fall 2019

Individual Assignment

Module: Network Management (COMP 30011)

Level: 3 Duration: 5 Weeks Max. Marks: 100

Work Proposal Submission : 20/11/2019

Last Date for Submission: 25/12/2019

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research subject and develop strategies for implementing network management services. The student

is also encouraged to conduct a research on SDN and its configuration

Tasks topics:

 Task1: The student needs to submit a work proposal for this assignment.

 Task2: The student needs to prepare a report in which he summarizes a research paper discussing

network management in IoT network environment. The report includes also a reflective writing with

reference to at least one research papers.

 Task3: The student needs to conduct a research on SDN and its configuration in network

management terms. The student need to show light implementations of SDN tool in Network.

Task Description:

Task 1. Submit a work proposal for this assignment by the 24/4/2019 (10 Marks)

A report needs to be submitted in an MSWord document having the following things:

a. Understanding of deliverables – a detailed description of deliverables.

b. General overview of proposed plan with timeline- initial understanding of solution for

task2 and task 3.

c. Resources identified.

d. The work proposal must be submitted in a word file through the link available in Moodle.

Task 2. The student needs to conduct a research on Network Management in IoT network environment

with reference to at least two published research papers and prepare a report having a number

of words between 1000 and 1500 including a summary and a reflective writing. In order to

complete this task, (40 Marks)

Task 3. :

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Software Defined Network is a management software which help in run dynamic configuration and

manage the network devices to enhance the performance. Hence, As network Administrator analyse

the SDN as following:

a. Define the used of SDN in network Management (10 Marks)

b. Implement and demonstrate the light configurations features of SDN (40 Marks)

(Task 3 Total Marks= 50 Marks)

Guidelines:

 Answer all the given questions/tasks.

 The document should not be more than 15 pages in (size A4) paper.

o Title Page (includes Title of the assessment, Names of the student, Student ID, Department

Name, Semester Name, Academic Year)

o Table of Contents (Topics covers and page number)

o Answer for tasks given in the assignment.

o Snapshots of the screen needed where necessary.

o References (book, journals, internet resources used in preparing the presentation

report/slides or others). References should be properly done by using CU Harvard Style.

o The font size is 12, the font type is Calibri and doubled spaced.

o Main heading should be of font size 14 and sub heading should be of font size 12.

 Student has to submit the report through Moodle.

 No marks will be awarded to the absent student.

Evaluation Criteria:

· Zero marks will be awarded if student is absent for Viva.

· Student will be given 10 minutes for Viva.

The contribution of the student will also be evaluated during the Viva.

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Rules & Regulations

 If any topic or diagram of assignment is found copied from the other then marks will be deducted

from both assignments.

 Zero Marks will be given if student is absent from the viva. The performance will be evaluated

through viva and there is no mark for viva.

 The student can use his account on Mec e-Library to find research papers and read books(i.e:

“Network Management Concepts and Practice: A hands-on-Approach” by J.Richard Burke).

FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS

 Work proposal should be submitted through Moodle on or before the mentioned 1/5/2019.

 Feedback will be given through Moodle by 5/6/2019.

 Feedback on assignment will be provided to the students (through Moodle) within a week after

the submission date.

Plagiarism Policy

As per MEC policy, any form of violation of academic integrity will invite severe penalty.

Plagiarized documents, in part or in whole, submitted by the students will be subject to this policy.

A. First offence of plagiarism

a. If a student is caught first time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study in any assignment other than project work, the student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed.

b. Period of re-submission: The student will have to re-submit the work one week from the date he or she is advised to re-submit.

If the re-submitted work is also found to be plagiarized, then the assessment will be awarded a zero mark

d. Re-submission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and the assessment will be awarded a zero mark.

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e. If plagiarism is detected in Project work (Project 1, Project Planning and Project Design and Implementation) the above clauses (a,b,c,d) do not apply and the work will be summarily rejected. In these cases the student will be awarded a fail (F) grade and is required to re-register the module

f. If the student fails the module and has a proven case of academic integrity violation in this module, the student is required to reregister the module

B. Second offence of plagiarism

a. If any student is caught second time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (in a subsequent semester), the student will directly be awarded zero for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to resubmit the work.

b. If the student fails the module and has a proven case of academic integrity violation in this module, the student is required to re-register the module

C. Third Offence of plagiarism

If any student is caught for the third time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (in a subsequent semester), the student will be penalized with a fail in the module and shall be required to re-register the module.

D. Fourth Offence of plagiarism

If any student is caught for the fourth time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (in a subsequent semester), the student shall be suspended from the College for a period of one semester.

E. Fifth offence of plagiarism

If any student is caught for the fifth time in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (in a subsequent semester), the student shall be expelled from the College.

Types/Variations of cases of Plagiarism and associated actions

A. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at

different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the

whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be

resubmitted.

B. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be

considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account

of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students.

C. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or

part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction in

marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part

submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as having

committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act of all or a

few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group.

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D. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components

or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an

individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable:

a. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be

considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account

of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students of the

group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy.

b. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment

component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student alone.

c. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment).

1. Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion

A. First offence of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion

If a student is caught in an act of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester, the student shall fail the module and shall be required to reregister the module.

B. Second Offence of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion

If a student is caught a second time in an act of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester (in a subsequent semester), the student shall be suspended for one semester from the College.

C. Third Offence of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion

If a student is caught a third time in an act of Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or end semester (in a subsequent semester), the student shall be expelled from the College.

2. Other cases

If a student commits an act of academic integrity violation as per the definition of “other cases”

mentioned in the previous section or of a different nature, those cases shall also be forwarded to a

departmental level committee set for the purpose .The committee shall investigate the case by means

of a viva and/or a disciplinary hearing and shall take appropriate decision. The minimum penalty that

can be granted to a proven case of academic integrity violation which falls in this category of “other

cases” is a fail in the module. For further offences in this category, the penalty can range from

suspension to expulsion from the college depending on the nature and gravity of the offence. The

guidelines given below should be followed for undertaking the viva/disciplinary hearing for such cases.

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Types/Variation of Cases of Multiple Offences

If a student is caught in a subsequent offence of academic integrity violation which is of a different nature than the previous offences, then the penalty shall be applied as per the penalty detailed for the subsequent offence of the current violation.

For example, a student was found to have plagiarized during a semester and was penalized with

deduction of 25 percent marks in his resubmitted mark as per the policy on Plagiarism. During a

subsequent semester, if the same student is caught in malpractice, then the student will be

suspended from college for a semester as detailed in the penalty for second offence of Malpractice.

As per MEC policy, the minimum penalty that can be granted to a proven case of academic integrity violation which falls in the category of “malpractice”, “ghostwriting” , “collusion “ or “other cases” is a fail in the module. The student shall be required to re-register the module.

3.1. Late Submission Policy

The recommended practice at MEC is to set the cutoff time to 23:59 on the due date for all assessment

submissions. As per the Assessment Policy at MEC, for any late submissions, a penalty of deduction of 5%

of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work will be imposed for

each working day following the last date of submission till the date of actual submission. Assessment

documents submitted beyond a period of one week after the last date of submission will not be

accepted and will be awarded a zero for that assessment. In cases where the submission has been

delayed due to extenuating circumstances, the student may be permitted to submit the work without

imposing the late submission policy stated above. The extended period of submission will be one week

from the original last date of submission. In such cases, the student is expected to submit the

supporting certificates on or before the original last date of submission of the assessment and the

decision of extension rests with faculty responsible for the assessment .The late submission policy shall

be applied if the student fails to submit the work within one week of the original last date of

submission.

Students may contact their teachers for clarification on specific details of the submission time if required.

3.2. Research Ethics and Biosafety Policy

To protect and respect the rights, dignity, health, safety, and privacy of research subjects involved including the welfare of animals and the integrity of environment, all student projects are expected to be undertaken as per the MEC Research Ethics and Biosafety Policy. Accordingly the following shall apply.

Research and other enterprise activities shall be conducted by maintaining the high ethical standards consistent with national and international standards and conventions.

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Any research at MEC that is categorized as high-risk research shall be subject to review and approval by the Research Ethics and Biosafety Committee.

Research activities involving collection of human or animal tissues and manipulation of

microbial, animal or plant cells shall be subject to review and approval by the Research Ethics and

Biosafety Committee.

Participants involved in research must be informed about the purpose of research and

intended uses of research findings. Written consent must be obtained from people involved prior to

the commencement of research.

Data obtained from participants must be treated with high confidence and should be used only for the intended purpose of research.

Research supervisors must take necessary steps to ensure research integrity and quality of their students’ research.

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Fall 2019 COMP 30011 – Network Management (Assignment)

ASSESSMENT EVALUATION SHEET

Student ID

Student Name Deliverable

s Aspects 0-10 Mark

s Task 1 Work Proposal

 Understanding of deliverables.

 General overview of proposed plan.

 Resources identified

 Credibility of the research sources is established.

Deliverable s

Aspects 0-9

10-13 14-17 18-20 Mark s Task 2

Task 2 Study report with

reference to 2 research papers

No attempt/

Plagiarized report –

weak/poor

Satisfactory- Good –Very good

Excellent-

Outstanding

Aspects 0-9

10-13 14-17 18-20 Mark s Task 2

Reflection No

attempt/ Plagiarized

report – weak/poor

Satisfactory- Good –Very good

Excellent-Outstanding

Delivera bles

Aspects 0-2 3-6 7-8 9-10 Mark s Task 3 Task3.a

SDN definition No

attempt/ Plagiarized

report – weak/poor

Satisfactory-

Partial correct answer

Good –Very good

Correct commands-clear

screenshots- with description

Excellent- Outstanding

Correct commands- clear screenshots

with detailed description

Aspects 0-10 11-20 20-40 40-50 Mark s Task 3.b

SDN implementati

on

No attempt/

Plagiarized report –

weak/poor

Satisfactory- Partial correct

answer implementatio

n

Good –Very good

Correct commands-clear

screenshots- with description

Excellent- Outstanding

Correct commands- clear screenshots

with detailed description

Total Marks

Penalty

Final Marks

Assignment Comments for grading

Task 1

Task 2.

Task 3.a

Task 3.b

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Similarity Index

Viva and General Comments