Course Proposals

Course Name: Telecommunications Policy
Course Prefix: TBE
Course Number: 3730
Submitted by (Name & E-Mail): Ken Cuddeback, kcuddeback@weber.edu

Current Date: 10/17/2011
College: Applied Science & Technology
Department: Telecomm & Bus Ed
From Term: Spring 2011

Substantive

change

Current Course Subject TBE
Current Course Number 3730

TBE 3730. Telecommunications Policy (3) F Explores how the structural, competitive economic, and environmental forces affect the continuing transformation of the telecommunications industry both domestically and internationally. Discussion of the impact of contemporary issues on the provider and the consumer of telecommunication services including the taxation of electronic commerce. Prerequisite: TBE 2710 and TBE 2720.

New/Revised Course Information:

Course Title: Cyber Policy and Ethics

Abbreviated Course Title: Cyber Policy and Ethics

Course Type:

LEC

Credit Hours: 3 or if variable hours: to

Contact Hours: Lecture 3 Lab Other

Repeat Information: Limit 0 Max Hrs 0

Grading Mode: standard

This course is/will be:

a required course in a major program
a required course in a minor program
a required course in a 1- or 2- year program
elective

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

Prerequisite: NTM 2710 and NTM 2720.

Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):

NTM 3730. Cyber Policy and Ethics (3) F

Explores how the structural, competitive, economic, environmental, and ethical forces affect the continuing transformation of the telecommunications industry both domestically and internationally. Discussion of the impact of contemporary issues on the provider and the consumer of telecommunications services including the legal and ethical requirements and ramifications of electronic privacy. Prerequisite: TBE 2710 and TBE 2720.

Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)

This course is being changed to reflect current updates in relevancy and currency of technology and industry practices. These changes will help students prepare for current applications in the marketplace.

INFORMATION PAGE
for substantive proposals only

1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?

true

If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?

3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.

4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?

If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.

5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY

COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE

TBE 3730

COURSE TITLE

Cyber Policy and Ethics

LECTURE HRS.

PER WEEK

LAB OR DISC. HRS PER WEEK

CREDIT HRS.

PREREQUISITES

TBE 2710 and TBE 2720

OUTLINE PREPARED BY

Ken Cuddeback

DATE OF PREPARATION

DATE \@ "MMMM d, yyyy" January 4, 2012

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the completion of this class the students will be able to demonstrate a more thorough understanding of policies, rules, and laws governing the communications industry, including the historical context of these policies and their macro-economic impacts.
They will be able to articulate current issues and trends and describe in detail modern laws and policies pertaining to telecommunications.
Students will also be able to apply this knowledge to current practical situations encountered by both providers and users of the communications infrastructure and services.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Explores how the structural, competitive, economic, environmental, and ethical forces affect the continuing transformation of the telecommunications industry both domestically and internationally. Discussion of the impact of contemporary issues on the provider and the consumer of telecommunications services including the legal and ethical requirements and ramifications of electronic privacy. Prerequisite: TBE 2710 and TBE 2720

TOPICS COVERED

APPROX. DAYS ALLOTTED

History of Telecommunications

· Policy Drivers

· Bell Telephone

· Theodore Vail

· The Monopoly

· Universal Service

· The Federal Communications Commission

Telecommunications Economics

· Rate Base Regulation; Price Regulation; Service Quality

· Taxation

2 weeks

1 weeks

Early Competition

· Customer Premises Equipment - Carterfone

· Long Distance – MCI & Antitrust/MFJ – Judge Greene

Competition

· Telecommunications Act of 1996

· Unbundled Network Elements, Interconnection

· Technical Convergence and Intermodal Competition

· VoIP

· Inter-Carrier Compensation

· Universal Service

1 weeks

3 weeks

Broadband/Network Policy

· National Broadband Plan

· Network Neutrality

· Universal Service

· Privacy

· Network Security

· Acceptable Use Policies

· Disposal and Destruction Policies

· Digital Rights Management

· Cyber Crime

· Ethics

8 weeks

TEXTS

No text

PUBLISHER

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES OR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

Federal regulatory bodies policies, speeches, orders and rules; telecommunications publications; periodicals; newspapers; news broadcasts; court findings; congressional hearings.

OUTSIDE STUDENT PROJECTS OR ASSIGNMENTS (OTHER THAN TEXT READING)

Multiple case studies based on relevant current events, telecommunications publications, periodicals, newspapers, news broadcasts, court findings, congressional hearings.

LIBRARY ASSIGNMENTS

Research paper and oral presentation on current local, national, or international telecommunications event and the implications on providers and consumers of communications services.

A-V AIDS USED (O/H PROJECION, FILMS, TAPES, ETC.)

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (GUEST SPEAKERS, FIELD TRIPS, ETC.)

Undetermined

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Grade based on research paper and oral presentation, case studies – class discussions, quizzes, and final examination.