Course Description:
This course focuses on the management of network and telecommunications technology in a global networked enterprise.  This course examines current and emerging network and telecommunications technologies, including their costs, benefits, security implications, implementation impacts, and various military and civilian net-centric applications.  Selected technical and management topics are discussed to include network centric concepts, spectrum management, local and wide area networks and associated Internet technologies, and the significance of shifts in regulatory and industry structure.

Recommended Attendance:
The course is appropriate for mid- to senior-level executives in both technical and nontechnical functions who seek a greater understanding of telecommunications and network management technologies.  While aimed at managers, sufficient insight is provided to ensure that the students understand the inherent capabilities and limitations of those technologies. 

Prerequisites:
None; however, it is strongly recommended that this course be the second course taken for the NSTISSI No. 4011 certificate.

Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to evaluate the managerial and policy consequences of adopting telecommunications and network technologies, and to propose an implementation strategy for incorporating an emerging telecommunication technology to support a network-centric strategy.