Course Syllabus
College of Information Systems & Technology
NTC/362 Version 1
Fundamentals of Networking

Week One: Evolution of the Telecommunications Industry

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Objectives
1.1 Describe the evolution of the telecommunications industry and its major technologies.
1.2 Identify past and present voice communications technologies.
1.3 Describe telecommunications network structures.
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Reading
Read the “Political and Regulatory Forces in Telecommunications” section in Ch. 1, “Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
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Reading
Read Ch. 3, “Establishing Communications Channels,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
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Reading
Read the “The PSTN Infrastructure” section in Ch. 4, “The PSTN,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
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Reading
Read Ch. 6, “Local Area Networking,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
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Reading
Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
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Participation
Participate in class discussion.
3/19/12
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Nongraded Activities and Preparation
INDP Final Project
For this assignment, choose one of the following options:

Option 1: Riordan Manufacturing
Option 2: Kudler Fine Foods
Option 3: Patton-Fuller Community Hospital

Review the assignment instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Integrative Network Design Project.

Select a Virtual Organization for the Integrative Network Design Project (INDP) Final Project assignment, due in Week Five.
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Learning Team Instructions
Learning Team Charter
Resource: Learning Team Toolkit
Complete the Learning Team Charter.
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Individual
Tele- communications Evolution Timeline
Research the evolution of the telecommunications industry based on this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings. (700 to 1050 words)

Create a timeline illustrating the major milestones of the telecommunications industry, including networking and voice, using Microsoft® Word, PowerPoint®, or Excel®.

Include five to ten major events, including legal decisions, with a brief description of each one’s importance.
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Supporting Activities
Differentiated Activities
(Note: You must respond to both activities posted to the Main Forum)

Supporting Activity: Introduction to Telecommunications

Write a 150 - to 300-word response to the following:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the various modulation techniques of analog signals?

Supporting Activity: Introduction to Voice Telecommunications

Write a 150 - to 300-word response to the following:

Discuss the history and progression of the voice telecommunications industry. What are the current voice network standards?

3/19/12
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Week Two: Analog Signals, A/D-D/A in Telecommunications, and the Digital Hierarchy

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2.1 Explain the basics of analog signals and analog modulation types: amplitude modulation, frequency modulation, phase modulation, and Quadrature Amplitude Modulation.
2.2 Analyze the technologies for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions in telecommunications.
2.3 Explain the T(X) and the synchronous optical network digital hierarchy.
3/26/12
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Reading
Read Ch. 2, “Traditional Transmission Media,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
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Reading
Read Ch. 11, “Optical Networking,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
3/26/12
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Reading
Review Ch. 1, “Telecommunications Technology Fundamentals,” of Telecommunications Essentials.
3/26/12
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Reading
Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
3/26/12
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Participation
Participate in class discussion.
3/26/12
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Individual
INDP, Part 1

Review the assignment instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Integrative Network Design Project.
Write a 2- to 4-page paper (700 to 1400 words) that includes the following based on your chosen Virtual Organization:

Explain the network’s fundamental characteristics and components.
Evaluate the current network topology.
Describe the standards applicable to this project.