Course Description
You will explore the latest telecommunications technologies and fundamentals, including project management and data/voice networks, and you will gain an understanding of how technology and business interact in today’s information age. Real-world examples will help you better understand the application of these concepts.
Objectives
| • Telecommunications history |
• Data communications |
| • Electronics for telecommunications |
• Wide area network and broadband technologies |
| • Transmission media |
• Internet and converged networks |
| • Voice communications |
• Network management |
| • Wireless communications |
• Telecom policy and business contracts |
Textbook and Materials You’ll Need
You will need an e-mail account and an Internet connection. Please note: You will need to purchase the following required textbook for this course through our bookstore or on your own:
• Introduction to Telecommunications
Prerequisite
• Basic familiarity with e-mail and the Internet.
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