Core classes engage the student in the study of telecommunications technology; trends, both technical and regulatory, in the telecommunications industry; and management and design of telecommunications systems within organizations for a competitive advantage.

Core Classes

• Telecommunications Systems ECEN 5553 is a survey of the ways and means that voice, data, and video are moved long distance. Topics cover computer networks (Ethernet, LANs, Internet WANs); telephone systems (PSTN, VoIP and cellular telephony); video (MPEG, H.323, and IPTV); and last mile delivery systems.
• Management and Organizational Theory MGMT 5113 focuses on contemporary theories of organizations, as well as the structure and dynamics of organizational goals and environments.
• Industry Overview and Telecommunications Applications TCOM 5113 is an overview of the telecommunications industry, technology, regulatory environment, and current topics in telephone services (wireless and wireline), business data services, CATV, and Internet services and providers (including JAVA and HTML). The course examines the managerial and strategic aspects of telecommunications technologies, and features guest speakers from the telecommunications industry.
• Telecommunications Systems: Upper Layers TCOM 5123 is an applied technical coverage of selected topics from the upper layers of the OSI model. The course examines Network and Transport layers using TCIP/IP, IPX/SPX, as well as security issues and other multi-layer protocol suites. Other topics include flow control, RSVP, encryption, compression, and LAN/WAN applications.
• Telecommunications Practicum TCOM 5163 is an opportunity for the application of knowledge and skills developed in core courses in an organizational environment to solve telecommunications management problems. Students should demonstrate concept integration and adaptation of theory to fit an organizations reality.
• Information Assurance Management TCOM 5223 is a broad investigation of the elements of information assurance and security with an emphasis on the management impact to corporations and businesses engaged in the information services and electronic commerce. Students should come away from the course with the ability to advise management on the risks and mitigation for all types of threats to information and privacy. No credit for students having completed MSIS 4223.
• Professional Development for Technologists TCOM 5990 Prerequisite: Admission to the Masters of Telecommunication Management program or consent of MSTM program coordinator. This course offers career and professional development instruction for technology students with a blend of guest speakers, projects and exercises to enhance executive communications skills development and prepare students for advanced business careers. Not required for part-time students.

Business Core Options

• Financial Accounting and Analysis ACCT 5183 focuses on the development of the ability to read and to analyze financial statements and to use this information along with other types of information in decision making.
• Managerial Economics ECON 5113 studies economic theory applied to business decision making. Students will learn concepts of microeconomics and macroeconomics related to understanding the economic system, analysis of policy, forecasting, and international economics.
• Business Finance FIN 5013 is an introduction to the major areas of business finance: the financial environment in which business decisions are made and the institutions found therein, the financial management practices of a firm securing financing and allocating resources among competing alternatives, and the valuation of financial assets available to the firm and individuals.
• Marketing Management MKTG 5133 studies the major elements of marketing from the point of view of the marketing executive, with emphasis on problem solving and decision-making, using an interdisciplinary approach. Student will learn the development of an integrated, comprehensive marketing strategy.

Information Assurance Core Options

• Applied Information Systems Security TCOM 5233 Prerequisite: TCOM 5123. This course is an investigation into the various technical aspects of attacking, and of guarding against attacks and failures in various types of information systems. Course content may vary but will generally include computer, network, and data protection technologies (e.g., firewalls, packet filters, proxy servers, user authentication and validation techniques, encryption, backup methodologies, system and component redundancies, etc). Various threats and attack methods will be examined. No credit for students having completed MSIS 4233.
• Information Technology Forensics TCOM 5243 Prerequisite: consent of the department head. This course teaches how to review systems for vulnerabilities and analyze systems that have been breached. The course will cover the many related issues and have a heavy hands-on component. No credit for students having completed MSIS 4243.
• Information Technology Risk Analysis, Planning and Mitigation TCOM 5253 Prerequisite: consent of the department head. This course examines factors of risk analysis in information technology and how management can plan to achieve an acceptable level of risk in the face of corporations desiring to open up their networks still further to partners, customers and mobile workers. No credit for students having completed MSIS 4253.
• Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Technology TCOM 5273 reviews the current status of information systems law in regard to rights of privacy, freedom of information, confidentiality, work product protection, copyright, security, legal liability, ethical issues and a range of additional legal and information policy topics. The class will investigate the legal difficulties that technological innovations are causing in all of these areas. Legal options for dealing with the conflicts caused by technological change and likely adaptations of the law over time in response to societal changes will be explored. No credit for students having completed MSIS 4273.

Electives 8-9 hours minimum - Elective courses of your choice

In preparation for technical positions in the telecommunications industry (such as those that would require a computer science, electrical engineering, or management science and information systems background), students are encouraged to take TCOM 5012 Telecommunications Laboratory as one of their electives. This course is also highly recommended for students who wish to obtain hands-on experience with telecommunications hardware.