CIS018-1 Fundamentals of Computer Studies

Computer Networking
1

Title
“Does the Computer networking course help in development of the skills required by employees
in the area of Network Administration”
Introduction
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.
2

Figure: Shortage of Well qualified Graduates (STEM crisis)
(Source: Yi and Richard, 2015)
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 (Beds.ac.uk. 2018).
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
3