Assignment Grading Rubric
Course: IT332

Unit: 6, Assignment 1

Points: 30

NOTE: Unit 6 has two Assignments: Assignment 1 and Assignment 2. Each will be submitted to their individual Dropbox. Unit 6, Assignment 1 Outcomes addressed in this Assignment: Unit Outcomes:

Explore data communication basics.
Explore TCP/IP and the OSI model.
Examine network types: LAN, WAN, MAN.
Analyze network security and encryption.

Course Outcome:
IT332-4: Assess data communication and networking options for a computer system.

Assignment Instructions: Create a PowerPoint® presentation that depicts a cluster system connected over a LAN (local area network) and a WAN (wide area network). Include in the presentation each layer of the OSI model and clearly depict the communication protocols and devices that operate at each layer.

Directions for Submitting Your Assignment Compose your Assignment in a Power Point Slide deck document, including screen shots as appropriate, and save it as IT332_YourName_Unit_6 Assignment 1 and submit it to the appropriate Dropbox for Unit 6.

Assignment Requirements:

Presentation in PowerPoint or Apache OpenOffice TM Impress depicting network diagrams with at least three slides representing:
Cluster where the systems are connected over a LAN.
Cluster where the systems are connected over a WAN.
In the diagram – Depiction of communication protocols and devices used at each layer of the OSI
model. Drawings may be performed using presentation tool or exported from Microsoft Visio or Apache OpenOfficeTM Draw.

Written Assignment Requirements:
Written work should be free of spelling, grammar, and APA errors. Points deducted from the grade for each writing, spelling, or grammar error are at your instructor’s discretion.
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Assignment Grading Rubric
Course: IT332

Unit: 6, Assignment 1

Points: 30

Unit 6, Assignment 1 grading rubric = 30 points

Assignment Requirements

Points
Possible

1. Presentation examined and depicted a cluster connected over a LAN.

0–9

2. Presentation examined and depicted a cluster connected over a WAN.

0–9

3. Communication protocols and devices at each level of the OSI model
are discussed and depicted in a diagram in the presentation.

0–12

Column Total

0–30

Less deduction taken for spelling, grammar, and APA errors. Plagiarism is totally unacceptable.
New total after deductions

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Points
Earned