Demonstratio n (20) Logic is clear and easy to follow with strong arguments Consistent logic and convincing Mostly consistent logic convincing Adequate cohesion and conviction Argument is confused and disjointed Summary (5) Excellent comprehensio n and precise Excellent comprehensio n and but fuzzy Average comprehensio n and but clear Average comprehensio n and but fuzzy Not well comprehende d and fuzzy IEEE Reference style (5) Clear styles with excellent source of references Clear referencing style Generally good referencing style Sometimes clear referencing style Lacks consistency with many errors

Network topology diagram and implementatio n (10) All elements are present and very well integrated Components present with good cohesion Components presented and mostly well integrated Most components present and an average integration Lacks components and not integrated well Timeline and Budget estimation (5) Excellent description and justification and well budgeted Excellent description and justification and but poorly budgeted Good description and justification and well budgeted Good description and justification but no well budgeted Poor description and justification poorly budgeted

Example of the marking rubric for the Assignment: Total marks 60. The details about the rubric is as follows: Grades HD 80% and above D 70 - 79% CR 60 - 69% P 50 - 59% Fail <50% Project scope and requirements (5) Concise and specific to the project Topics relevant and soundly analysed Generally relevant and analysed Some relevance and briefly presented Not relevant to the assignment topic Network design and justification (10) Demonstrated excellent ability to think critically and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrated excellent ability to think critically but did not source material appropriately Demonstrated an average ability to think critically and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrated an average ability to think critically but did not sourced reference material appropriately Did not demonstrate the ability to think critically and did not sourced reference material appropriately

20 Demonstration in the physical device • Work progression record and consultation will be on week 6 and 7 by the lab tutor. • Demonstration of a part of the design in Week 8 lab (hardware platform) • Demonstration marks will be awarded in regards to the stage of the completion of the demo and viva. 5 Summary Well comprehended summary 5 Reference style IEEE reference style

5 Timeline and Budget estimation • Hardware requirements with specification with costs • Name of the network device with manufacturer’s name, series, model and ports - Type of the cables - Name of the server, PC with specification such as operating system, RAM, hard disk etc. • Cost specification of the hardware should be included. • Human resources cost need to be included on hourly basis. • Timeline for the completion of the should be detailed.

10 Network topology diagram and implementation • Well-designed topology diagram with simulating software • Network devices and appropriate command for the configuration should be detailed for implementation purposes. • It would be the best to have • comments for the commands used for configuration. For example, the following commands are for dynamic routing protocol used for the configuration, the following commands for VLANs, creating trunk links, static routes etc. • connectivity testing ping snapshots.

Marking Rubrics The following tentative marking criteria will be followed for the assignment. Marks Section to be included in the report Description of the section 5 Project Scope and requirements Outline of the report (in 3-4 sentences), and briefly discuss the requirements (not more than 10-12 sentences) 10 Network design and justification • Well-designed network diagram. • Labelled with IP addresses • Clear description of the approach taken for the design (may use bullet points for this)

Submission Guidelines • All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a title Page. • The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2.54 cm margins on all four sides of your page with appropriate section headings. • Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using IEEE referencing style.