Technical Projects - Capstone
General
- Diploma; 3rd year
- 42 learners; individual projects
- 60 hours per learner
- Dates set by experience
- Learners self-assign
Preferred companies
- 2/1 project matches
- Canada
- Academic experience
- Small to medium enterprise
- Any
Categories
Skills
Project timeline
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February 1, 2022Experience start
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February 2, 2022Project Scope Meeting & WalkThrough (Preliminary Data Collection)
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February 22, 2022Requirements Gathering Specification Document
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March 22, 2022Traffic Analysis Logical Design
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April 2, 2022Experience end
Timeline
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February 1, 2022Experience start
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February 2, 2022Project Scope Meeting & WalkThrough (Preliminary Data Collection)
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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February 22, 2022Requirements Gathering Specification Document
Students report of initial data findings, computer use surveys, individual interviews, and any other data collection activities used, to outline the areas of concern in the sponsor network.
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March 22, 2022Traffic Analysis Logical Design
Students report of the findings of the Traffic Analysis and present detailed solutions, where necessary, to address areas of concern or need withing the network.
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April 2, 2022Experience end
Overview
- Details
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The process of analyzing and designing a new network or designing a network upgrade is a formal process. There are distinct phases involved in the design process of a network, of which any or all can be applied to any network. Students working on this project will concentrate on the first four phases of the network design process; Requirements Gathering, Traffic Analysis, Logical Design, and Physical Design. Installation and Maintenance, will not be a focus of the course.
Company partners will benefit from having a student group conduct a detailed analysis of their existing network infrastructure, as well as an analysis of the present and future needs of the user population. Any areas where the user needs are not presently met, will have practical solutions designed to address these areas of concern.
Practical exercises will be used wherever possible to reinforce student learning and help directly involve the company partner to better ensure appropriate solutions are developed..
- Learner skills
- Competitive analysis, Business consulting, Communication, Research
- Deliverables
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Requirements Gathering Specification Document
- an outline of computer user needs and areas of concern affecting employee effectiveness and productivity
Traffic Analysis Specification Document
- an outline of the functional characteristics of the existing network infrastructure
Logical Design Specification Document
- itemized hardware/software solutions designed to optimize the network environment
Physical Design Specification Document
- detailed costs and implementation schedule
Project Examples
- Security Analysis
- Cable Management
- Workstation and Server Performance
- Backbone Traffic - Capture and Analysis
- Workstation Ergonomics
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.
Where possible, allow students to capture a limited sample size of existing network traffic for analysis. Conversely, provide the student group with a sanitized sample of network traffic for analysis.
Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Be able to provide the student group with an organizational chart, existing floor plans, current logical diagrams, etc. All necessary to better personalize the final project and mid stream deliverable.