615-237 Telecommunications Concepts

This subject is regarded as a non-science subject for students enrolled in the BSc, BASc and combined BSc courses.

50 points in total including at least 25 points of 100-level information systems subjects.

This subject provides participants with an understanding of the concepts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) within a contextual framework.

Subject topics are predominantly technical pertaining to communications networks.

At the completion of this subject, students should understand and be able to discuss:

• the fundamentals of communications networks;

• the international standards and protocols required to achieve network interconnection and interoperability;

• network and organisational security; and

• the emerging technologies and issues in the telecommunications environment.

Individual and group tasks comprising active participation (30%), seminar papers (15%) and presentations (15%) due throughout the semester; a 2-hour written examination in the examination period (40%).