ITM 115 - Digital Communications

Institution:

Golden Gate University-San Francisco

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Description:

Introduces you to the telecommunications profession through its history, acronyms, architecture, technologies and systems as well as major telecommunications players and vendors, regulatory bodies and their roles. Focuses on digital communications and technologies, switching systems, transmission modalities, networks architectures and interoperabilites. You will learn how to prepare a business plan and case study analysis; to prepare and evaluate technical requests for proposals (RFPs) and SWOT analyses; to describe how voice and data are digitized and sent over networks; to assess the technologies required for digital communications. Research and analytical skills will be deepened through SWOT analyses, case studies and general research. Ethical considerations for RFP generation will be discussed, as will global assessment of digital communications.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ggu.edu

Phone Number:

(415) 442-7800

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Trimester

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