POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY 2005-2007

TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
are useful in analyzing technology, marketing,
logistics, operations and broader
channel-management issues. Classes are
conducted using the case method, and a
high level of class interaction is expected.
MG 789 Special Elective Topics for
MOT and TIM 1 1 ⁄4:0:0:1 1 ⁄2
(half-semester course)
Covers selected key emerging trends and
issues in the MOT and TIM domains.
Discussion with industry leaders and specialists
from business, government and
academia. Topical treatment of technologies,
markets, business practices, government
regulations and the relationships
among them.
MG 790 Foundations of
Telecommunications and Networking
Technology 2 1 ⁄2:0:0:3
Introduction of the basic concepts of
telecommunications and networking
technologies. Course examines on a
macro-level how data communications
and networking have become integral,
vital parts of an organization. It discusses
business information requirements and
applications of data communications and
networking, such as e-mail, Groupware,
document sharing and the Internet and
World Wide Web. It reviews the following
technical concepts and discusses their
managerial implications: components of
network architecture; data communications
hardware; data transmission concepts;
data communications models, such
as OSI, TCP/IP and IPX/SPX; detailed
study of data link layer and network
layer; components of Local Area
Networks (LANs); and types of LANs. It
further reviews the importance of networking
standards and standards-making
organizations.
MG 791 Principles of Modern
Networking 2 1 ⁄2:0:0:3
Focuses on advanced concepts and issues
in enterprise networking. Course reviews
technical concepts and managerial implications
of: client/server architecture;
components of Wide Area Networks
(WANs); dedicated and switched circuit
services, such as T-1 lines, ISDN, SMDS
and DSL; high speed/ broadband/backbone
networks; network components,
such as hubs, bridges, switches, routers,
brouters and gateways; fiber distributed
data interface (FDDI); internetworking;
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IP addressing and routing; wireless/
mobile networks; electronic data interchange
(EDI); multimedia networking. It
focuses on high-level managerial issues,
such as network design and implementation,
network management tools, WAN
performance and fault management, cost
management, network security and regulatory
issues. It also introduces other
aspects of the networking environment,
including software and appliances.
MG 792 Modern Network
Management 2 1 ⁄2:0:0:3
Explores emerging issues and trends in
modern enterprise networking. It examines
implications of such developments
in the business environment and infrastructural
needs of organizations and
clusters of organizations. It reviews ramifications
of the TCP/IP revolution leading
to commercialization of the
Internet/World Wide Web. Course discusses
the network infrastructure
required to implement Intranets/
Extranets, electronic commerce and
interorganizational business communication
and collaboration generally. It evaluates
electronic business and emerging
technologies (such as data warehouses,
electronic payment systems, corporate
digital libraries, multicasting, firewalls
and digital signatures). It also deals with
the implications of internetworking, such
as digital cities, smart buildings, distance
learning, telecommuting and teleconferencing
and appliances that are merging.
MG 793 Global Management in the
Networking, Telecommunications and
Information Industries
(variable 1 1 /2/3 units)
In viewing the modern telecommunications,
managerial and IT value chaining,
this course assumes a global perspective.
Focuses on key aspects of the modern
telecommunications and information sectors,
e.g., changing strategies related to
infrastructure/equipment; reconfigured
role of operators and providers; the role
of IT outsourcing and professional-services
firms; the emergence of wireless on a
global scale (including the wireless
Internet). Also discusses implications of
changing technologies and regulation
policies.
Mg 797 Financing for Value Creation
(half-semester course) 1 1 ⁄4:0:0:1 1 ⁄2
Covers the key-creating strategies and
financial skills required by managers of
entrepreneurial and innovative firms at
various stages of evolution: from new,
stand-alone entrepreneurial ventures to
innovative, technology-driven projects of
established
corporations.
MG 820 Project Management and
Assessment For Technology Managers
(variable 1 1 /2/3 units) 1 1 ⁄4:0:0:1 1 ⁄2
Managing technology-based projects
ranging from individual research and
development to large-scale and complex
technological systems. Feasibility and
risk analysis. Project selection and portfolio
optimization. Alternative financing
methods. Functional and administrative
structures, coordination and scheduling
of activities, personnel planning, negotiations,
contracts and computer-based techniques.
Cost estimation, capital budgeting,
cost controls and effective matrix
management. Actual case studies are used
in this course, as are relevant and modern
project management software applications.
MG 960 TIM Capstone Project
Course 2 1 ⁄2:0:0:3
A capstone, integrative and state-of-theart
intellectual experience for participants
at the conclusion of the program. The
whole class focuses on an over-arching
theme that is of broad and compelling
managerial concern and that is related in
important ways to the innovation, technology-intensive
and/or information
business arenas. The class is initially
divided into small groups to tackle various
aspects of the overall subject.
Individual participants are expected to
submit their own analysis of a specific
issue or firm associated with the general
subject. Participants are encouraged to
employ relevant concepts and insights
that they have acquired during the course
of the program.