Management of Communication Technologies
Y52.3010
Credit:
Management and Information Technology
The course provides an Internet centered analysis of contemporary computer communications. The goal of the course is to offer insights into the nature and scope of technical solutions underlying the Internet, paying attention to the practical constraints that influence such solutions. What is stressed is the need to understand the principles of a successful technical system, to an extent that explains why the key artifacts were built in a certain way. This explanation exemplifies the reasoning to be employed when novel communication problems are faced in order to enable students to evaluate various other communication settings and to anticipate trends that govern them. Topics include: fundamental concepts of data communications; communications standards including codes, protocols and network architecture; network hardware including bridges, routers and gateways; network topologies; operation of LANs, WANs, MANs; Wireless networking; sizing, monitoring and reporting; vendor solutions; and networked computer environments. Upon the completion of the course, the student is expected to understand media used in network communications, be familiar with networking standards, protocols, and access methods; identify the primary network architectures and their major characteristics; describe techniques and tools used for internetworking, intranetworking, and interoperability; recognize computer networks as the contemporary communication setting; and understand the structure of the public Internet, as a generic datagram routing network. Use the knowledge and skills acquired to address managerial decisions related to communication technologies.
To register for this course you must be an admitted student in an NYU credit or degree program or have special student status. Admitted NYU credit or degree students may visit NYUHome to register through ALBERT. To apply to an NYU-SCPS credit or degree program, call (212) 998-7100.
