Faculty of Management MGIS461 TELECOMMUNICATION BASICS

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Faculty of ManagementMGIS461TELECOMMUNICATION
BASICS

• Lecture 02 Tuesday - Thursday 1230, 75min

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MGIS 461 Course Overview

• Instructor Jason Cermak
• Course Content and pedagogy
• Text
• Course Web Site
• Assignments, exams, and grading

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About me

• Management Information Systems Area
• Office SH 254
• Office Phone [phone]
• Office hours Tue/Thur 1400 - 1500 or by
  appointment

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Course Content and Pedagogy

• What are your expectations?
• How do you foresee using this course in your
  career? Or, Why are youre here?
• Course Overview
• Supplemental material in lectures
• Class attendance recommended

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Course Content and Pedagogy

• Objective - Understand the role of
  telecommunications in the business application of
  information technology. Specifically, the
  following topic areas
• Voice and Telephony
• Signals and transmission
• Networking approaches
• Protocols, architectures, and standards
• The management of telecommunications
• Emerging technologies

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Text

• - Applied Data Communications, A Business
  Oriented Approach - Third Edition - James E.
  Goldman Phillip T. Rawles - Wiley, 2001
• - Any additional readings will be provided
  throughout the semester Files site
  http//www.ucalgary.ca/mgis461/files

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Course Web site

• Course Outline http//www.ucalgary.ca/mgis461
• Email for assignments
• jecermak_at_ucalgary.ca
• Class-related information
• http//www.ucalgary.ca/mgis461/files
• U of C Academic Misconduct http//www.ucalgary.ca
  /pubs/calendar/current/How/HOW_L.htm

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Assignments, Exams, and Grading

• Two assignments _at_ 15
• Done individually
• Penalty of 5 of the total grade for the
  assignment will be assessed for each calendar day
  it is late.
• 2 Quizzes _at_ 10 each
• 1 Short Answer, multiple choice questions.
• Closed book
• Two midterms 15 each
• Open Book
• Final 20
• Open Book

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Alphabet Soup

• YAMA Yet Another Meaningless Acronym
• Telecommunications is loaded with acronyms
• Sometimes, even knowing the words does not tell
  you the concept
• An acronym dictionary is on the course web site
• You can interrupt me any time to ask for
  clarification on an acronym
• There are no stupid questions.
• If I failed to get the concept across to you,
  there are probably others who are also wondering