Evaluation Of Computer Networking Courses In UK Universities For Employee Skills Development In Network Administration
Discussion
Does the Computer networking course help in development of the skills required by employees in the area of Network Administration”
The main purpose of this project is to evaluate if the computer networking courses conducted in the universities of UK are helpful in development of individual employees working in the field of network administration in UK industries. The commercial purpose of the courses are assessed for visualizing the governmental bodies that UK education is helpful for making effective employees in UK governmental industries.
Computer networking is the course that includes prospects of network administration where systems are interconnected through various network modules and thus objectives for industrial purpose are met. As the shortages of well qualified graduates are being seen every year, the course is to develop such worthy employees for UK industrial zone
Computer network is a basic part of computer in now days. As an employee, everyone have knowledge about network administration is must for an employee, as they used computers for many works. In a computer system, networking is must for data transfer from one place to another (Blanchet , 2010). In next part of this report, it will discuss about basic network administration for an employee.
Discussion
The learning outcomes in the course of computer networking on the University of Bedfordshire administer several aspects like, technical and practical skills, competence and knowledge and most important soft skills like, teamwork, deadline considerations, presentation skills, report writing and communication.
The technical and practical skills include knowledge of computer networking for the maintenance of network systems. As a whole for a company in UK, the LAN, MAN and WAN connections within the office systems are taught along with the expertise in maintaining the network systems so that the work culture does not get affected (Morris et al., 2018). Competence suggests innovation and invention through accurate communication with the team and develops solutions for any problem faced by the company. The course includes working together aspect where diversity is met and innovation is originated.
Skill set for the graduates for network administration profile
The skill sets that the employers look for in a graduate includes if the graduate incurs according knowledge of computer networks, through which the graduate as an employee will be able to maintain the high availability in network infrastructure so that the workplace objectives can be met without any interception (Marcia et al. 2018).
The skills regarding the development must be included with the prospects of computer, voice and firewall. The firewall is for internet security so that no information is lost.
The required skills for being an impressive network engineer must include,
- Establishment of network environment through proper system design (Bénédicte and Pierre, 2017)
- Monitoring and evaluation of systems for maximizing the network performance
- Up gradation of data network equipment to the latest stable firmware releases
- Configuration of routing and switching equipment, hosted IP voice services and firewalls
Justification
The justification is provided in order to assess if the skill set are good enough for the post of network administrator in any company of UK. The skill sets suggests the graduate with such mentioned skill set is perfect for the post of network administrator as the minimum responsibility of the employees working in the same field includes these.
Computers are very normal in current era. It is a part of working in any industry. So, being an employee, basic things of computers must be known for better working. Computer networking is a simple part of networking. First thing is connecting their computer with the network. There are so many things, which are common for an employee. There are some concepts of networking, such as connection making, IP addressing, Bandwidth management, and network administration. There are some certified courses for better understanding about the network administration, such as CCNA, CCNP. It is a skill, which is required for an employee to work efficiently in an organization (Lammle, 2011).
Skill set for Network Administration Profile
Sometimes few faults are occurring due to network and all the working will stop because of that fault. It is so necessary to find out the fault and remove it without the help of a network administrator, such as connection loss, IP address conflict, proxy server management, wireless network, and bandwidth management (Jain, 2011). All these things are normal faults but if not anyone is familiar with them then it is a tough form them. It is so simple for understand the network administration and it will be a skill for a good employee. There are so many works, which are totally based on the computer network, such as email, data surfing, and data transfer (Liang & Yu, 2015).
Network administration is a good skill for an employee and working is so smooth, if every employee known about basic networking. Computer networking courses are helpful for handling basic things in working. In so many organizations, all the work is based on the internet and private networks, so this type of skill is so important for employees (Cowley, 2012).
Currently, IPv4 version is used for the networking, but in the future IPv6 will be used for all the systems, so basic courses are necessary for the employees. Same as many, wireless networks are widely used in the organizations, so managing them is must require. There are so many communication devices are present in the market, which are used in the organizations. So every employee must know about the basic working of that system (Akyildiz & Kasimoglu, 2004).
Normal problems occurred in a network is related to local area network (LAN) and wireless local area network (WLAN). So avoiding normal issues of network and resolve themselves is avoiding delays in working. There are some basic courses for switch, router, and internetworking devices by the cisco. All those courses are so helpful and develop a skill in the employees (Kenneth C. Mansfield & Antonakos, 2009).
Conclusion
The discussion illustrates the justification for the government bodies that the education system in UK Universities is capable of making bright employees for the government for their industrial purpose.
It is concluded from the previous parts of this report that, basic courses are so helpful for the employees and it will be a skill for them. Basic faults in LAN and connection will be repair by the employee and avoid delays in working. It is also included that, all the networking administration courses are helpful for employees as well as for organization.
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