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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's Degree or equiv. international education

Credit Hours

60 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced)

Courses Offered

10

Courses Offered In MASTERS DEGREE

  • Courses Name

  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Networks and Telecommunications

  • This course teaches about the technologies that are being used in the marketplace. The course covers market-driven content such as wireless LANs, security and network management, TCP/IP, and application layers.

  • 6 Credits

  • Information Technology

  • This course covers the basic hardware of a personal computer, including installation, operations and interactions with software. Topics include component identification, memory-system, peripheral installation and configuration, preventive maintenance, hardware diagnostics/repair, installation and optimization of system software, commercial programs, system configuration, and device-drivers.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computer Science

  • This course uses broad coverage and clear exposition to present a complete picture of the dynamic computer science field. An overview of each of the important areas of Computer Science (e.g. Networking, OS, Computer Architecture, Algorithms) provides you with a general level of proficiency for future courses.

  • 6 Credits

  • Computing Concepts

  • This course covers the introduction to the computer science discipline, including an introduction to computing environments, general application software, computing hardware, operating systems, desktop publishing, internet, software applications and tools and computer usage concepts; introducing software engineering and information technology within the broader domain of computing.

  • 6 Credits

  • It Project Management

  • This course explains how to successfully manage an IT project and prepare Track from Start to Finish. The course walks you through each step of the IT project management process, covering critical strategies for on-time and within-budget projects.

  • 6 Credits

  • Telecommunication Systems and Technology

  • Knowledge of telecommunications technologies such as DDS, ISDN, T1/E1, ATM, and SONET is critical in today's competitive IT job market. This course covers not only DDS, ISDN, T1, and other physical media but goes further to explain how their international counterparts work-much-needed information when working with today's global, sophisticated networks.

  • 6 Credits

  • Telecommunications Management

  • With the increasing necessity of today’s use of telecommunications technologies, businesses need to manage their telecommunications machines effectively to derive the benefits of telecommunication technology. This course provides you with the knowledge to develop both strong business management and technology skills necessary to become successful telecommunications managers.

  • 6 Credits

  • Wireless Communications

  • This course covers both depth and perspective to introductory wireless data communications by helping you discover technologies from Bluetooth to Satellites. This course has been structured to follow a more logical approach, covering Wireless Personal Area Networks, Wireless Local Area Networks, Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks, and Wireless Wide Area Networks.

  • 6 Credits

  • Error Control Systems and Digital Communication

  • This course provides extensive and detailed coverage of Block, Cyclic, BCH, Reed-Solomon, Convolutional, Turbo, and Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes, together with relevant aspects of Information Theory and EXIT chart performance analysis for iteratively decoded error-control techniques.

  • 6 Credits

  • Digital Signal Processing in Telecommunications

  • This course deals with applications of signal processing to transform what we hear or see to the form that is most suitable for transmission or storage for a future retrieval. The unprecedented growth in the range of multimedia services offered today by modern telecommunication systems is possible because of the advancements in signal processing technologies and algorithms.

  • 6 Credits
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Networks and Telecommunications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An introduction to networking
    Network standards
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Physical layer propagation: utp and optical fiber
    Ethernet lans
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Wireless lans -wlans-
    Telecommunications
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wide area networks -wans-
    Tcp/ip internetworking
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Security
    Network management
    Networked applications

Information technology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Managing it in an e-world.
    Computer systems.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Computer software.
    Telecommunications and networking.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    The data resource.
    Enterprise systems.
    Managerial support systems.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    E-commerce applications.
    Basic information systems concepts.
    Methodologies for custom software development.
    Methodologies for purchased software packages.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    It project management.
    Facilitating user computing.
    Setting a direction for information resources.
    Managing the information systems function.
    Social, ethical, and legal issues.

Computer science

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Terms of endearment: defining information technology
    What the digerati know: exploring the human and ndash;computer interface
    Making the connection: the basics of networking
    Marking up with html: a hypertext markup language primer
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Searching for truth: locating information on the www
    Searching for guinea pig b: case study in online research
    To err is human: an introduction to debugging
    Bits and the -why- of bytes: representing information digitally
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Following instructions: principles of computer operation
    What and #39;s the plan? algorithmic thinking
    Light, sound, magic: representing multimedia digitally
    Computers in polite society: social implications of it
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Shhh, it and #39;s a secret: privacy and digital security
    Fill-in-the-blank computing: basics of spreadsheets
    And lsquo;what if and rsquo; thinking helps: advanced spreadsheets for planning
    A table with a view: database queries
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Idiary: a case study in database design
    Get with the program: fundamental concepts expressed in javascript
    The bean counter: a javascript program
    Thinking big: programming functions

Computing Concepts

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Why computers matter to you: becoming computer fluent
    Looking at computers: understanding the parts
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Using the internet: making the most of the web and rsquo;s resources
    Application software: programs that let you work and play.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Using system software: the operating system, utility programs, and file management
    Evaluating your system: understanding and assessing hardware
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Networking and security: connecting computers and keeping them safe from hackers and viruses
    Mobile computing: keeping your data on hand
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Behind the scenes: inside the system unit
    Behind the scenes: software programming
    Behind the scenes: databases and information systems
    Behind the scenes: networking and security
    Behind the scenes: the internet: how it works

IT project Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Fundamentals.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Idea stage.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The pre-launch stage.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Launch stage: planning.
    Launch stage: developing detailed estimates.
    Executive stage: schedule, track, and control the project.
    Implement stage.
    Operation stage.
    Project portfolio management.

Telecommunication Systems and Technology

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An overview of analog communication.
    The signaling system 7 network.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Analog-to-digital conversion.
    Digital dataphone service and switched 56.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    T1 technology.
    E1, r2, and japanese carrier technology.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    T3 and e3 technology.
    Integrated services digital network.
    Frame relay.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Atm and b-isdn.
    Switched multimegabit data service.
    Dsl.
    Cable modem technology and catv.
    Sonet and sdh.

Telecommunications Management

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Telecommunications management overview.
    What is telecommunications?
    What is telecommunications management?
    Criteria for managerial success.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Telecommunications manager skill requirements.
    What is enterprise planning?
    Managerial tools and techniques.
    Business management skills.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Technology management skills.
    What is project management?
    Critical path method concepts.
    Project organization.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Project management: a case study.
    What is operations management?
    Developing an operating plan.
    Managing operations.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Purchasing process overview.
    Purchasing products and services.
    Evaluating acquisition options.

Wireless Communications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Introduction to wireless communications
    How wireless works
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Understanding radio frequency communications
    How antennas work -new-
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Wpan-wireless personal area networks
    Wlan -wireless local area networks
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Wman'wireless metropolitan area networks
    Wwan'wireless wide area networks
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Satellite fixed broadband wireless
    Rfid'radio frequency identification
    Wireless communications in business

Error Control Systems and Digital Communication

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Information and coding theory.
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Block codes.
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Cyclic codes.
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Bch codes.
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Reed-solomon codes.
    Convolutional codes.
    Turbo codes.
    Low-density parity-check -ldpc- codes.

Digital Signal Processing in Telecommunications

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    A cepstrum domain hmm-based speech enhancement method applied to non-stationary noise
    Time domain blind separation of nonstationary convolutively mixed signals
    Speech and audio coding using temporal masking
    Objective hybrid image quality metric for in-service quality assessment
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    An object-based highly scalable image coding for efficient multimedia distribution
    Classification of video sequences in mpeg domain
    Unequal two-fold turbo codes
    Code-aided ml joint delay estimation and frame synchronization
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Adaptive blind sequence detection for time varying channel
    Optimum psk signal mapping for multi-phase binary-cdma systems
    A complex quadraphase ccma approach for mobile networked systems
    Spatial characterization of multiple antenna channels
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Increasing performance of symmetric layered space-time systems
    New complex orthogonal space-time block codes of order eight
    Design of antenna array using dual nested complex approximation
    Low-cost circularly polarized radial line slot array antenna for ieee 802.11 b/g wlan applications
    Software controlled generator for electromagnetic compatibility evaluation
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Unified retiming operations on multidimensional multi-rate digital signal processing systems
    Efficient decision feedback equalisation of nonlinear volterra channels
    A wideband fpga-based digital dsss modem
    Antennas for 5-6 ghz wireless communication systems