This is preliminary list of topics I would like to cover this semester. Depending on the level of interest in the class in certain topics, some of the topics I have listed below may be elaborated on or replaced.
August 29
Introduction to the course
Introduction to the Web and Online Resources that will be used throughout the semester.
August 31
I will discuss prototypical voice and data communication applications from a managerial and technical perspective. The objective of this lecture is to provide an organizing framework for the material we will see this semester.
Read Chapter 1, Keen and review chapters 1 and 2 of OTA authored document on reengineering government services
The powerpoint slides for this lecture on Telecommunications Management is here
September 5
We will review the Telecommunications Business Decision Sequence. You should have read Minicase 1-2 and be ready to discuss it. In particular, give some thought to the technologies used in the network and the operational and strategic choices that must be made in deploying such a network. Review Chapter 2 to overview network technology .
To operationalize the ideas in the case, develop a university application of telecommunications based on imaging technology described in the case.
September 7
We will discuss different types of "Business" Information and their implications for an organization's telecommunications infrastructure. We will also examine the evolution and integration of Computing and Communication Architechtures
Read Chapter 2, 3, Keen
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on business information is here
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on Distributed Data Processing and communication is here
September 12/14
Telecommunications Technology I: Fundamentals
Read Chapter 5,6 from Keen
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on transmission and transmission media is here
September 19/21
Telecommunications Technology II: Fundamentals
Read Chapter 6 and review lecture notes
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on error control and flow control is here
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on multiplexing is here
September 26/28
Wrap up discussion on technology fundamentals.
Mid Term Exam I will be given on
October 3/5
Networking: Wide Area Networks
We will begin with a discussion of WAN's for voice communication. The objective is to understand the technologies used in voice networks and learn about the principal offerings in the market place. In addition, we will review the history of regulation in this industry and the continuing changes that are fundamentally changing the marketplace.
Read Chapter 8
The powerpoint slides for all the lectures on wide area networking is here
The case is a wordperfect file. It can be copied from /afs/andrew/usr/rk2x/www/cases.dir/metrolif.wp
October10/12
The discussion of WAN's will consider data networks. We will review the essential features of packet switching technology and discuss public data networks.
We will discuss WAN's
October 17/19
Networking: Local Area Networking
We will discuss local area networking technology and operational issues related to managing this technology.
Ms. Mary Pretz-Lawson, Head of Telecommunications, CMU will speak on ...
October 24/26
Dr. Ben Bennington, Director of INI, will speak about FTS 2000 on ...
Chapter 8, Continued
October 31/November 2
Tour of Data Communications Center at CMU, Room A 84, Cyert Hall
Mr. Peter Bronder, Head of Data Communications at CMU will briefly describe the campus network and show us aroud the data communications center. Please make sure you are at A 84 at ....
November 7/9
November 14/16
Internetworking: Standards and Architecture;
The powerpoint slides for all the lectures on Internetworking is here
TCP/IP, OSI and SNA
Architectures as Technology Strategy
Internetworking Devices: Bridges, Routers and Gateways;
Internetworking: A Managerial Perspective;
Read Chapter 7
November21/23
Exam is on April 3
Overview of Emerging High Speed Networking Options and ISDN
You should read the ISDN primer that is made available by Pacific Bell. Also review the FAQ's on Frame Relay, ATM and SMDS available in the WWW virtual library.
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on high speed networking is here
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on ISDN is here
November 28/30
Strategic use of Telecommunications Technology
Electronic Commerce and Electronic Data Interchange
Inter-organizational coordination; Electronic Markets vs. Heirarchies
The powerpoint slides for the lecture on strategic uses of telecommunication is here.
This part of the course will focus on applications enabled by telecommunications technology. In particular we will examine the ways in which acquisition and procurement have been greatly modified and reengineered in both public and private sector organizations using telecommunication-based technologies such as EDI.
The Walmart EDI case
Chapters 10 and 11 from the Keen book discuss issues of general relevance to strategic applications.
December 5/7
We will continue our discussion of EDI and electronic commerce using several online resources that I point to in the section Textbooks and other resources.. Of these, I want everbody to review the following materials which discuss EDI and Electronic Commerce in the public sector. Specific chapters will be assigned for class discussion.
This document describes the business case for electronic commerce and edi and also discusses technical infrastructure required to enable it. The ideas presented apply equally to public and private sector organizations. The document is adobe acrobat format. You can download a copy of acrobat reader.
This library contains two reports, agency1.pdf (acrobat format) or agency.ps (postscript) that gives specific details on costs, training and equipment required to realize electronic commerce. Another document in Word format, vaguide.doc, is a report from the Department of Veterans Affairs which gives specific details about using edi for procurement.
April 24/April 26
Discussion of the use of EDI in the Federal Government using Chapters 2, 3, and 4 of the NIST report Streamlining Procurement Through Electronic Commerce
Mr. Neal Binstock, Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs at Carnegie Mellon will discuss the new paperless purchasing system being implemented at Carnegie Mellon on April 26
May 1/May 3
Dr. Ben Bennington, Director of INI, will speak about the NII on May 1
Short Project Presentations by members of the class on May 3
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