TTMG5003T
Issues in Telecommunications

Winter 2009

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OFFICE HOURS
The instructor is available through email at any time.  Office hours are Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) in room 4446 ME, or at other times by appointment.

TIME AND PLACE
Thursday 6:05 p.m. to 8:55 a.m. EST.
ME4332 (Mackenzie Building, Carleton Campus)
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COURSE WEBSITES
There are two websites for TTMG5003 course resources.

This site [http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/muegge/courses/2009/TTMG5003T] is the course syllabus.

The second site, our learning management system (LMS) [http://cms.sce.carleton.ca], is accessible only to registered students of the course.  It contains a repository of lecture notes, a file archive of additional course material, various collaboration tools (message boards, wikis, etc.), and the capability to email other course participants.  To access this repository, log into the LMS with your username and password.  From the list of courses in which you are currently enrolled, select "TTMG5003T".

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION
Discussion of key readings relevant to the telecommunications industry. Topics include the introduction of new products to the global market, technology sourcing, intellectual property rights, industry trends, technology and ethics, user interface design, new business opportunities and product identification, industry characteristics, regulation and international competition. Our units of analysis are the firm, the industry, and the interactions between the firm and the industry in which it competes.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course you will be able to i) design successful business models, ii) prepare growth oriented business plans, iii) use theory to make assertions about the future, and iv) examine a product-market space where a disruption is likely to occur.

COURSE DELIVERABLES

You will work in groups to exploit a market-technology disruption or discontinuity.  Each group will deliver the following:

·         Three minute pitch of an opportunity

·         Business plan

·         Set of assertions derived from applying a theoretical perspective

Groups will present versions 1 and 2 of their deliverables to an audience that will include invited guests from the local business community. 

CLASS SESSIONS
Class sessions will be conducted as lecture and discussion sessions. There may also be guest speakers.

PAUL MENTON CENTRE
Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact a coordinator at the Paul Menton Centre (PMC) for Students with Disabilities to complete the necessary letters of accommodation. After registering with PMC, make an appointment to meet and discuss your needs with your instructor at least two weeks prior to the midterm exam. This is necessary in order to ensure sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements. Please note the following deadlines for submitting completed forms to the Paul Menton Centre: Friday March 12 for Winter term courses.

PLAGIARISM
The Undergraduate Calendar defines plagiarism in the regulations on instructional offenses as “to use and pass off as one’s own idea or product work of another without expressly giving credit to another." Click here for a detailed description and discussion of plagiarism.