The systems development life cycle is employed as it applies to telecommunications systems. Various approaches to the life cycle process are set forth, including the associated planning techniques, project management processes, and the tools currently available to support these activities. Students trace how the project manager should operate under constraints of time, cost, performance, competition, and regulation. Students work on a group project, laboratory exercises, and extended case studies. Students demonstrate their ability to structure and complete a major project that identifies and resolves an important management or organizational issue.
Students report the results of their efforts in written and oral form.
The project may be developed in cooperation with students' current employers or with some organization of their choice, provided there is no conflict of interest. The project is conducted under the direction of an on-site supervisor in cooperation with a faculty advisor. 1996-2001 University of Maryland University College 3501 University Blvd.