Computer and Telecommunication Systems Seminar III examines computer and telecommunications systems from operational capability and management perspectives. The capabilities and uses of current emerging information technologies are examined, including their potential to help achieve competitive advantage. Various computer systems architectures and software management issues are introduced and studied. Among the technologies introduced are host computers, distributed and embedded systems, operating systems, special purpose machines, and open system standards. Software topics include programming languages, software development, software project management, advanced applications, and related subjects such as security.
Students also examine specialized areas of telecommunications systems management.
Topics include enterprise telecommunications networks, such as local area networks, the public switched telephone network, public and private wide area networks, internet, broadband networks, network management and design, and wireless telecommunications networks. Business applications for these services are also analyzed. Along with planning, IT managers implement and, on a daily basis, manage system operations. This seminar examines implementation and operational issues and ideas. First explored are important implementation issues such as information risk assessment and security, information acquisition, and systems integration.