Module Descriptors
TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY AND ORGANISATION
XXXX46828
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 4
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Historical Background to Telecommunications Industry
- History of technical evolution of telecommunications
- Organisational evolution including General Post Office, privatisation, introduction of competition, digital telecommunications, mobile telecommunications (analogue and digital), internet, broadband.
Current Industry Structure and Organisational Roles
- The current organisational structure of the industry
- The role of organisations within the industry and how they interact (service providers, manufacturers, sellers, customers, clients etc.)
- The interaction between the organisations in the structure and those in other international systems
- Understanding the students' current and future role within the industry
Future of the industry
- How will the introduction of new technology impact on the telecommunications industry?
Regulations
- Telecommunications standards and their application
- Key regulations for telecommunications, where they apply and their impact
- History of technical evolution of telecommunications
- Organisational evolution including General Post Office, privatisation, introduction of competition, digital telecommunications, mobile telecommunications (analogue and digital), internet, broadband.
Current Industry Structure and Organisational Roles
- The current organisational structure of the industry
- The role of organisations within the industry and how they interact (service providers, manufacturers, sellers, customers, clients etc.)
- The interaction between the organisations in the structure and those in other international systems
- Understanding the students' current and future role within the industry
Future of the industry
- How will the introduction of new technology impact on the telecommunications industry?
Regulations
- Telecommunications standards and their application
- Key regulations for telecommunications, where they apply and their impact
Module Learning Strategies
The learning for the module requires the learner to commit 150 learning hours. Of this there will be 36 hours of tutor support and 114 hours of self-directed study. Learning support material will be provided for the module. The module will draw on the following:
- Tutor-led sessions
- Group discussions
- Case studies
- Directed reading
- Use of work experiences related to learning
- Tutor-led sessions
- Group discussions
- Case studies
- Directed reading
- Use of work experiences related to learning
Module Resources
Learning support material will be provided for the module including access to VLE material. Appropriate texts will be available at each delivery centre through the library facilities. Limited copies of key texts may be provided by learners' employers.
Module Texts
Bray, John, The Communications Miracle (Telecommunications Pioneers from Morse to the Information Superhighway), Plenum Press, 1995
Solymar, Laszlo, Getting the Message (A History of Communications), Oxford University Press, 1999
Solymar, Laszlo, Getting the Message (A History of Communications), Oxford University Press, 1999
Module Additional Assessment Details
Details :- A written assignment (1500 words) examining aspects of the current industry, the role of different organisations within the industry, likely future trends and their impact on the industry, the regulation of the industry including a focus on the student's employer organisation. (To assess learning outcomes 1 - 3)