ness Technologies Subject Outline Page 1 University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Engineering 48271 Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Guide Autumn 2000 48721 – Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Outline Page 2 Welcome Welcome to the subject 48721 Strategic Electronic Business Technologies This is probable the first subject that you have done taught by the Faculty of Engineering. We hope you enjoy it and emerge must more comfortable with dealing with electronics and telecommunications technology and equipped to creatively exploit emerging technologies for competitive business advantage Contents 1. Information about the Subject: learning Objectives, Conent 2. Learning Resources: Your timetable, Hard Copy Resources, Computer based Resources 3. Assessment Process 4. Getting Help 5. Academic Conduct 6. Review Questions ( Session 1 only, the remainder will be provided each week) 1 Information about the Subject The subject has no pre-requisites. It is intended for students in the Bachelor of Business majoring in electronic business. The subject is 6 cp. Mode of Delivery: Mixture of 1 hour classroom sessions, 2 & 3 hour laboratory sessions and 1.5-2 hour parallel small/medium size ‘workshops’. 3 contact hours per week Learning Objectives To familiarise students with a range of existing and emerging information and telecommunications technologies that have to potential to contribute to business competitiveness. To give students hands-on experience with setting up and customising a PC network To develop students confidence in using technology by enhancing practical skills. To enhance students curiosity and ability to explore and critically evaluate new technologies as an independent learner, using publicly available resources. To provide students with an intellectual framework on which to develop further knowledge of information and telecommunications technologies To provide a roadmap through the jungle of technology jargon and hype To develop in students the skill of being able to communicate their ideas to technologists 48721 – Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Outline Page 3 To develop in students to ability to find their own answers to their questions on technology using existing information resources. To help students recognise opportunities for competitive edge presented by new technologies To expose Business students to some of the methods and approaches used by engineers to problem solving Content Topic Summary Telecommunication Signals Analog/Digital, Bits/Bauds, Bandwidth, Bearers, Compression, Multiplexing Telecommunication Modes Connection, Media, Services, Meetings, Human Factor PC’s and Office Networks Inside a PC, hardware, software, Ethernet, Data Comm., Flow and error control protocols, Telephony Computer Integration Telephony, PBX, Enhancements Transfer Modes Packet Relay, Frame Relay, Cell Relay, Synchronous Internet History, TCP/IP, WWW, Java, cgi Access Technologies Modem, ADSL, LMDS, Digital TV Wireless Technologies Mobile and Cellular Services, WAP, Paging, Satellite Security and Authentication Trust, Authentication, Encryption, SET 2 Learning Resources The class will meet for three hours each Tuesday morning between 9.00 and 12.00. Classes will consist of either a laboratory or lecture/workshop session. The workshops will focus on answering a set of questions related to the topic which will normally be distributed at least one week ahead of each session. Students will be encouraged to add their own questions to the list. The questions dealt with in class will define the level of knowledge expected of students in the final examination. Students will be expected to research answers to some of the questions using the text book, and reference material provided in the Faculty of Engineering Learning and Design Centre, Level 25 Building 2. Various resources will be placed on the subject web site www.eng.uts.edu.au/~warren/sebt.html Students in the class are encouraged to read the IT supplements in the Austalian, Sydney Morning Herald and Australian Financial Review and bringing issues raised to class. The laboratory is located in Room 1/2516 Your Timetable 48721 – Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Outline Page 4 Date Topic References Feb 29 Telecommunication Basics Dodd pp1-24 Carne Ch 1,2 RQ Set 1 Mar 7 The Digital World Dodd pp 25 – 36 Additional Information in Diligan, Frenzel RQ Set 2 Mar 14 Lab Session 1 Lab Notes Additional Information in Sinclair Mar 21 PC’s, LAN’s and Computer Communications RQ Set 3 and references specified Mar 28 Tutorial Week Apr 4 Lab Session 2 Lab Notes Apr 11 Computer Telephony Integration Dodd Chap 2 pp37-65, pp165-175 RQ Set 4 and references specified Apr 18 Transfer Modes and Enterprise Networks Dodd Chap 6 RQ Set 5 and references specified Apr 25 VC May 2 Internet 1 Dodd Ch 8 pp 257 – 279 Ch 9. Additional information in Romm RQ Set 6 May 9 Internet 2 and Security RQ Set 7 and references specified May 16 Lab Session 4 Lab Notes May 23 Access Technologies Dodd Ch 7 RQ Set 8 May 30 Wireless Technologies Dodd Ch 10 RQ Set 9 Jun 6 Examination Hard Copy Resources Text Books 48721 – Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Outline Page 5 Laboratory Notes for 48721 Strategic Electronic Business technologies available from UTS Printing Services Dodd, A (2000) The Essential Guide to Telecommunications Prentice Hall References Dilligan, R (1998) Computing in the Web Age, Plenum Press Yarberry, W (1999) Computer Telephony Integration, CRC Press Romm, C, T (1998) Doing Business Electronically, Springer Sinclair I (1999) Build and Upgrade your own PC Newnes Carne, E, B (1999) Telecommunications Primer Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed Frenzel L (1999) Crash Course in Microcontroller Technology Carr, H (1997) The Management of Telecommunications: Business Solutions to Business Problems Martin C (1996) The Digital Estate: Strategies for Competing, Surviving and Thriving in a n Internetworked World Stallings W (1997) Business Data Communications 3rd Edition Prentice Hall Goldman J (1997) Applied Data Communications 2nd Edition John Wiley Downey R (1997) Communications Technology Guide for Business Artech House Zajas J (1997) Applying Telecommunications and Technology from a Global Business Perspective Rowe S (1998) Telecommunications for Managers Pfaffenberger B (1998) Building a Strategic Internet Chesher M (1998) Electronic Commerce and Business Communications Khader M (1999) Telecommunications Systems and Technology Peterson K (1999) Business Telecomm Systems: A Guide to Choosing the Best technologies and Services Miller Freeman Jones I (1999) Creating Business Solutions with Telecommunications Technologies Lawrence E (1998) Internet Commerce Wiley Smith-Hemphill, D (1999) CyberAssistant – How to use the Internet to get more done in less time, Amacom Benoit, H (1999) Satellite Television , Arnold Stetz, P (1999) The Cellphone Handbook, Aegis Boucher, N (1995) The Paging Handbook, Quantum, 2nd Ed Russell, T (2000) Telecommunications Protocols, McGraw Hill, 2nd Ed Computer based learning resources A series of topic by topic links are provided in www.eng.uts.edu.au/~warren/sebt.html 3 Assessment Process There will be three components in the assessment A written reflection on the laboratory work 15% 48721 – Strategic Electronic Business Technologies Subject Outline Page 6 A class participation mark worth 20% A final Quiz worth 65% Instructions for the laboratory work reflection will be handed out prior to the first laboratory. Each student will be given an opportunity for out of class research and presentation to earn the class participation mark. All students will be encouraged to both formulate and answer questions they consider relevant for their own future professional practice. The 2 hour final quiz will involve providing written answers to a selection of the questions set out in each session summary. Laboratory work will be done in groups of 2, but the mark assigned will be based on individual writtten reflections 4 Getting Help Warren Yates is available in the LDC in Building 1 level 25 on Thursday between 4.30 and 6 pm For urgent matters you can email him at warren@eng.uts.edu.au or telephone on 9514 2436 5 Academic conduct Unethical or unprofessional behaviour will be seriously dealt with according to the University’s Discipline and Appeals rules. This includes - · cheating on assessment tasks in any way - eg copying other students’ work; recycling assignments from other subjects or prior semesters; using other people’s work without permission or proper acknowledgment (including whole or part of reports, data, results, computer programs, etc); · not delivering on the assessment tasks on time without having approached staff for re- negotiation first; · using subject resources inappropriately or in ways which disadvantage other class members; · not respecting your responsibility and obligations to your team members; and · arriving late for class and/or otherwise disrupting class sessions.