TABLE OF CONTENTS

TCM Major	TCM Minor
Four-Year Breakdown	Courses in Major

TCM Major

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Telecommunications Management provides the technical background and managerial skills to understand and guide the telecommunications management function in a wide variety of organizational settings.

Telecommunications management encompasses the technology of analog and digital information, including voice, data, and video over local- and wide-area communication systems.  Telecommunications management also includes:  (1) the way information is used and managed by different organizations; (2) the economics of the telecommunications industry itself; (3) the economic effects of telecommunications management on other industries; and (4) the impact that telecommunications regulatory compliance has on the local, national, and international user organizations.

Four-Year Breakdown

TCM Minor

The use of computers is widespread in every phase of modern business.  The TCM minor is designed to provide business professionals with the background necessary to understand and use computerized systems effectively and efficiently.  Students electing the TCM minor:  learn the basics of telecommunications--including global communication on the Internet; learn how integrated voice, data, and video systems work; understand the workings and administration of a local-area network; develop a conceptual understanding of telecommunications law and policy; and develop an understanding of telecommunications systems that underlie all computer networks.

TCM Course Listing

MIS 3183	Data Communications and Teleprocessing Systems	3 hours
Data communications and teleprocessing systems principles are examined in detail.  Major topics include:  hardware and networks, protocols and architectures, common carrier networks, and the planning and management of data communications and teleprocessing systems. Prerequisite:  MIS 1133         NDAS Case Study Requirements

TCM 3603	Integrating Voice, Data, and Video	3 hours
An examination of the overall planning, design, and management of a fully-integrated corporate communications system.  Topics include selection of equipment and services, the layout of facilities and integration of voice, data, and video.  Evolution of networks to emerging software-defined services, new signaling schemes and ISDN are also considered. Prerequisite:  MIS 3183

TCM 3633	Telecommunications Law and Policy	3 hours
Domestic and international regulatory framework of telecommunications including telephone, broadcasting, cable and private radio.  Historical, economic and legal aspects of telecommunications regulation will be included.  First Amendment rights, privacy, copyrights, antitrust, contract, product liability and emerging laws and policies involving the telecommunications industry. Prerequisite:  BLAW 3003

TCM 3653	Signaling, Transmission Theory, and Networks	3 hours
This course will discuss the generation, encoding, transmission, reception, and decoding of information via different transmission media.  Topics include the study of frequency band and propagation characteristics, digital and analog transmission systems, switching systems, and methods of traffic analysis. Prerequisite:  MIS 3183

TCM 4443	Special Topics in Telecommunications Management	1-3 hours
Study of Telecommunications Management topics of current or special interest.

TCM 4713	LAN Management I	3 hours
Provides a good foundation in the theory and practical application of local area network (LAN) use and administration from the perspective of LAN management.  Focus is on administrative responsibilities and strategies such as planning, selecting, and installing LAN hardware and software to the design of backup and recovery options.  Practical application will include the physical planning, building, implementing, and maintaining of various LAN designs. Prerequisite:  MIS 3183

TCM 4723	LAN Management II	3 hours
Provides an advanced foundation in the theory and practical application of local area networks' use and administration from the perspective of LAN management.  Focus is on the strategic planning and advanced administrative management responsibilities.  Practical application includes advanced LAN design, implementation, and integration of various network systems. Prerequisite:  TCM 4713

TCM 4733	Wide-Area and Global Computer Networks	3 hours
Wide- and global-area network hardware, software, and management issues are studied.  Focus will be on the Internet and World Wide Web technologies.  Practical applications will include (1) web site design; (2) programming and management, including server and client hardware selection; (3) software installation and configurations; and (4) data presentations and interactivity. Prerequisite:  MIS 3183

TCM 4823	Management Issues in Telecommunications	3 hours
Critical analysis of telecommunications management within the framework of generation, dissemination, and utilization of information. Corporate, national, and international communication systems are examined.  Integration of telecommunications principles by examining current issues and future trends with emphasis on the strategic use of telecommunications systems. To be taken spring semester of last year.

TCM 4963	Telecommunications Management Internship	3 or 6 hours
Work in an approved business or industry related to the student's major.  Consists of applying knowledge which has been gained while working toward a degree. Prerequisite:  Junior standing or above and approval of instructor.