Telecommunications Management 273-436/635

1. Telecommunications Management273-436/635 Introduction and Class organization Dr Gerald Grant

2. Introduction • Welcome • Contacting me • Office Bronfman 561 • Tel: 398 2869 (leave voice mail) • Email: grant@management.mcgill.ca • Office hours Mondays 11-12:00 • Email me for appointments • Teaching Assistant - Sujit Attavar

3. Course Outline • http://www.management.mcgill.ca/course/mis/telecom/web_site/home.htm • Course description and objectives • Text and reference material • Evaluation and grading

4. Course Outline • Course Schedule • Lectures • Cases • Case packets - Chapter XI • Guest Lecturers • Monday Jan 12, Mr Richard Simpson, IHAC • Others

5. Course Outline • Case assignment • Individual case write-up • Length - 1 to 2 pages • Assigned questions • 4 case write-ups to be submitted - 3 will count towards grade • No make-up papers • In-class case discussion - variety of approaches

6. Course Outline • Project Work • Project One • 2 students per team • Assume role of IS manager • 2-3 technology report • To be assigned • 10 minute Power Point Presentation

7. Course Outline • Project Work • Project Two • 3-4 students per team • Report on Telecommunications Management issue from a management perspective • Examples • Deliverables • Proposal Wednesday Jan 14, 1997 • Project report • Project presentation • Project summary and Project Evaluation

8. Course Outline • “Telewatch” • Developments in Telecommunications • Please make suggestions • Useful websites • Please make suggestions

9. Course Outline • Next Class • Read chapters 1 and two • Preparation for Monday Jan 12. • Final report of the Information Highway Advisory Council (IHAC) • “Preparing Canada for a Digital World” • (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/SSG/ih01650e.html) • Report will be on Reserve