Topic 1 – Significance of VPN for contemporary organisations A Virtual Private Network (VPN) uses a public network’s infrastructure to make the connections among geographically dispersed nodes rather than a leased network which is typical for a wide area network (WAN).

 

 

 

Assessment Details and Submission Guidelines
Trimester	T3, 2018
Unit Code	BN305
Unit Title	Virtual Private Networks
Assessment Author	Dr Smitha Shivshankar
Assessment Type	Individual
Assessment Title	Assignment 1 – VPN Technologies and Security issues
Unit       Learning Outcomes covered in this assessment	Students should be able to demonstrate their achievements in the following unit learning outcomes: a.  Explain the significance of VPN for contemporary organizations b.  Discuss the role of VPN to support the security of business and corporations
Weight	15% of Total Assessment
Total Marks	50
Word limit	See Submission Guidelines
Due Date	04/01/2019, 11:55pm
Submission Guidelines	•     All work must be submitted on Moodle by the due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page. •     The assignment must be in MS Word format, 1.5 spacing, 11-pt Calibri (Body) font and 2 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 APA or IEEE referencing style for School of Business and School of Information Technology and Engineering respectively.
Extension	 If an extension of time to submit work is required, a Special Consideration Application must be submitted directly to the School’s Administration Officer, in Melbourne on Level 6 or in Sydney on Level 7.  You must submit this application three working days prior to the due date of the assignment. Further information is available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about–mit/institute–publications/policies–procedures–andguidelines/specialconsiderationdeferment
Academic Misconduct	 Academic Misconduct is a serious offence. Depending on the seriousness of the case, penalties can vary from a written warning or zero marks to exclusion from the course or rescinding the degree. Students should make themselves familiar with the full policy and procedure available at: http://www.mit.edu.au/about–mit/institutepublications/policies–procedures–and–guidelines/Plagiarism–Academic– Misconduct–Policy–Procedure. For further information, please refer to the Academic Integrity Section in your Unit Description.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Smitha Shivshankar                                   Dr Javed Baloch                November, 2018

 

Assignment Description

 

The assignment consists of two parts: Part A and Part B

The students with the Lastname in alphabets A – M will write a report on Topic 1 and students with the Lastname in alphabets P – Z will write a report on Topic 2

 

Part A:

Write a review article for the following topics                                                                         40 marks 1. Topic 1 –  Significance of VPN for contemporary organisations

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) uses a public network’s infrastructure to make the connections among geographically dispersed nodes rather than a leased network which is typical for a wide area network (WAN). To the user, a VPN looks like a private network, even though it shares the network with other users. VPN contributes to significant number of benefits to contemporary organizations. Analyse and discuss the significance of VPN and discuss how VPN can be advantageous for securing computer communications.

 

2. Topic 2 – VPN Replacement Technologies

Although VPN has been considered as rewarding to business communications, it still poses some major drawbacks in terms of security, reliability, QoS and performance. There have been attempts to resolve the issues, and some technologies are being deployed as alternatives, e.g. Microsoft DirectAccess, SoftEther VPN etc. Review alternative options to resolve and overcome the problems of legacy VPN with respect to the above listed factors.

 

Part B:

Presentation                                                                                                                              10 marks

Prepare slides (between 10 – 15 slides) for the chosen topic for presentation during the lab class.

Read the instruction attached carefully.

 

Submission Guidelines: 

Prepare your article as below

1. Download the IEEE format WORD template from any one of the below given links:

https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/author_templates.html https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/journmag/ieee_tj_template_17. pdf

2. Read and familiarize yourself with the instruction to prepare the document
3. Prepare the report using the IEEE format. Follow the template if there are any confusions.

Also,       refer       to       the       link       below       to       have       ideas       how       to     start

(https://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/publications/authors/author_guide_interact ive.pdf)

4. The report in IEEE format should include the sections listed below.
   • Title                                                                              (maximum 15 words)
   • Abstract                                                                       (200 – 250 words)
   • Introduction                                                                 (500 – 1000 words)
   • Literature Review                                                        (500 – 1000 words)
   • Main body                                                                    (1000 – 1500 words)
   • Conclusion                                                                   (200 – 300 words)
   • Future Works                                                               (150 – 300 words)
   • References                                                                   (minimum 10 references)
5. The article must be a ‘Review’^[1] article including at least 15 references and not more than 25.
6. Strictly follow the IEEE reference format for in-body citations and the references section.
7. See the attached files for guidance on how to prepare a review paper. You can also find thorough instructions from IEEE and the Internet.
8. Contents must include:
   • History and background of the topic
   • What are the challenges and drawbacks, what solutions and workouts they found?
   • Possible options (solutions) and future research areas proposed
   • Scopes of topic, progress of developments such as requirements, benchmarking, purposes & objectives, stakeholders, owners, roles and responsibilities where applicable.
   • Include a minimum of two figures to show the overall concept and summarized overview of the topic from the review of minimum 10 – 15 (but not limited to) papers.  Include a couple of tables to summarize the result of findings
   • Different approaches, initiatives and procedures developed to acquire the benefits of VPN and how the organizations resolved the drawbacks of VPN when experienced in the business activities

Note: You may discuss some of the approaches for the architectural design of VPN used in organizations and solutions used to overcome the drawbacks of VPN

• What you conclude in terms of the topic/solutions to implement in an organization.

Consider other aspects to include for a good review paper.

9. Remember to strictly follow the template and the instructions above to avoid penalties.

 

10. Report and the powerpoint slides should be submitted on to Moodle.

 

 

         

Marking criteria:

Example of marking criteria is shown in following table. Marks are allocated as follows:

Section to be included in the report	Detailed Description of the Criteria	Marks
Conforming to the template and format	No marks will be given and severe penalties will apply for any breach of the format and template. Adhere to the template instructions to avoid any loss of marks	5
Figures and tables created	They should be created yourself and not copied from elsewhere. For full marks you should create at least 2 figures and 2 tables	5
Main sections	Main body structures and contents quality including word limit	15
Literature review	The body should be supported logically and analyzed thoroughly that leads to an appropriate conclusion. Check word limit. A general listing from the literature may result in loss of marks	10
In body citation	Strictly follow the order and instruction given in the IEEE template. Check when/where to put the citation. See attached files and search the internet for guidelines	2
References section	Check whether they follow the instruction. Otherwise, no marks will be provided	3
Presentation	Presentation skills and materials quality	10
Total		50

 

Marking Rubric

 

		Marking Rubric Criteria/ Grades	High Distinction (HD) [Excellent] >45	Distinction (D) [Very Good] 44-38	Credits (C) [Good] 37-31	Pass (P) [Satisfactory] 30-25	Fail (N) [Unsatisfactory ] <25
		IEEE template and format   /5	An excellent and well formatted report             using IEEE template	A               good formatted report using IEEE template	Some necessary formatting missing in the IEEE template	Used the template but did not following the complete instructions for formatting	Did not use the IEEE template for the report
		Figures and Tables     /5	Excellent representation of figures and information	Report with the required number of tables and figures.	Included the required number of tables and figures	Did not include the specific number of tables and	No figures and tables
	accommodate d  tables Provided good information in the                    tables and      well presented figures however tables missing necessary information or figures missing labels or details figures mentioned in the guidelines   Main Sections         /15 Demonstrated excellent ability to think critically             and sourced reference material appropriately Demonstrate d            excellent ability to think critically             but did not source reference material appropriately Demonstrate d          ability             to think critically and            sourced reference material appropriately   Demonstrate d          ability             to think critically and did not source reference material appropriately   Did                not demonstrate ability to think critically and did not source reference material appropriately Literature Review   /10 All elements are present and very well integrated. Components present with good cohesive   Components present and mostly well integrated Most components present   Proposal             lacks structure.     Citation         /2 All references listed in the reference section have been appropriately cited All references have been clearly listed Made effort to include all the reference in the citation however a couple of them missing – unnoticed Made effort to include all the reference in the citation however few of them have been missed No           in-text citation References   /3 Clear styles with excellent source of references. Clear referencing style Generally good referencing style Sometimes clear referencing style Lacks consistency with          many errors Presentatio n /10 Clear slides with the necessary breakdown of contents             on the number of slides Clear       slides with necessary information and     not     a clear breakdown of the contents Did not pertain to the total number of slides requires and missing information on               the presentation No        proper structure and missing information No appropriate structure             and breakdown used and slides do not hold the necessary information

 

 

[1] See http://www.editage.com/insights/6-article-types-that-journals-publish-a-guide-for-early-career-researchers