This will include trends toward deregulation, toward a uniform standard, the emergence of the competitive spirit within and between sectors of the industry, and the globalization of the telecommunications infrastructure. This is an applied course in the unique legal aspects of contracting within the telecommunications industry. Contracting telecommunications services from both carrier and user perspectives will be investigated in relation to state and federal telecommunications regulations. This course also includes contract administration, methods of procurement, proposal preparation, and the use of consultants. This course will investigate and analyze the affects of market, technological and regulatory changes in the Lower 48 and Alaska telecommunications industry using economists models of markets, market structure, and industrial changes.
Emphasis is on writing a statement of purpose, literature review, and methodology.
This course reviews the present patterns of international trade in the context of the international economy. It also critically examines the theory of comparative advantage in light of the classical assumptions and major modern contributions. Related areas such as balance of payments, national income accounts, foreign trade multiplier, price and income effects, factor movements, and prices are discussed. Certain current issues are also explored. This course focuses on the study of systems and procedures for budgeting and control.