Course ID: | MIST 7640. 1.5 hours. |
Course Title: | Networking Technology |
Course Description: | The application of data communications and networking technology to support the organizational information systems mission. Communication architectures and protocols, along with current commercial offerings, equipment, software, network design principles, and network management techniques. |
Oasis Title: | NETWORK TECHNOLOGY |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in MGMT 7640 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | You have no doubt heard a lot lately about the "digital economy." Although the
concept of the digital economy has been talked about for years, it now seems to be
fast approaching reality. The marriage of communications technologies and computing
has helped hasten the arrival of this new economy. As a management information
systems major, you should have a better understanding than the general public of the
coming changes in how we communicate with each other and in how businesses adopt
telecommunications technologies.
The purpose of this course, then, is to teach you about the modern world of
telecommunications and how the technology is used in business. The course will
provide you with a good exposure to the basic telecommunication technology concepts,
standards, products and services, and the emerging developments in
telecommunications. Further, the course will provide an understanding of the
business context of telecommunications technologies. You will also be provided with
an exposure to the concepts through a combination of lectures, in-class discussions
and presentations, group projects, and guest speaker presentations.
When you have finished this course, you should be able to:
1. Understand the basic technology of telecommunications.
2. Appreciate the latest developments in the business use of telecommunications.
3. Choose from among a set of telecommunications alternatives the best system to use
to meet your business objectives.
4. Understand how communications facilities are organized into networks.
5. Know what part government regulations and U.S. and international standards
organizations play in telecommunications.
6. Understand the telecommunications issues most important to business management,
e.g., security, maintenance, and cost. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Computer Networks: Overview
2. Telecommunications Industry: Overview
3. Computer Communication Protocols
4. Local Area Networks
5. Wide Area Networks
6. The Internet
7. Communication Fundamentals
8. E-commerce |
Honor Code Reference: | The University of Georgia has an Honor Code and Academic Honesty Policy that governs
student academic performance both in and out of the classroom. The Honor Code
appears in both the Student Handbook and in the UGA Catalog. The responsibilities of
students, instructors, and judiciary personnel are spelled out in the Honor Code, as
are potential penalties for plagiarism and cheating. As a student at UGA, you are
expected to abide by the Honor Code for this class and for all others in which you
are enrolled. Please understand that portraying others' work as your own will result
in appropriate sanctions.
All academic work must meet the standards contained in A Culture of Honesty, the
University's policy and procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi. Each student is responsible to inform themselves about
those standards before performing any academic work. |