The course covers the fundamentals of data communications, the issues in computer network design, IT infrastructure and the study of how protocols facilitate the communication among the components of the network. It also includes basic electronics concepts, which are essential in the understanding of computer and data communication networks.

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Learning Outcomes: 

LO1 Discuss role of IT infrastructure management and stages and technology drivers of IT infrastructure evolution. 

LO2 Examine through practical examples how protocols are used to enable communication between computing devices connected to each other. 

LO3 Explain the need for basic security measures on network devices. 

LO4 Determine the role of IT control and service management frameworks in managing a large-scale organizational IT infrastructure solution. 

LO5 Classify the design principles of grid and cloud computing. 

LO6 Formulate simple IT infrastructure security solutions.