Northeastern University TSMG 5340 - Telecommunications Public Policy and Business Management Thursday 6:00PM –9:30PM Forsyth Building Rm 237 Fall 2014 9/4th –12/11th Instructor Dick Lush Email -r.lush@neu.edu or dick.lush@gmail.com , phone -508-695-6034 If Class is cancelled – see announcement Course Material Course Pack at Harvard Business Publishing- https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/access/2808663 See detailed instructions under Course Material TAB. There are 22 cases and readings, Reading assignments and slides on Blackboard. Course Description This course provides an overview of the telecommunications industry with focus on areas such as overview of the industry, technologies, policy, …show more content…
The case method of learning requires the identification of the key problems and challenges the company is trying to solve. What information is useful and what information is not useful, analysis to determine the root causes of the situation, and then suggest a plan of attack/recommendations should be included. There are no right or wrong answers. However, there are good and bad analyses and recommendations! Each student is expected to have fully prepared for the individual case as discussed above, and to be ready and willing to share his/her views with the class. One constant objective in every case discussion is to raise as many possible key issues in the case, and to have a full articulation (pros and cons) of these issues. Individual Case Guidelines 3 + written pages (you can add exhibits, if needed), to be handed in on the due date Position your paper as a memo/recommendation to senior management Provide your recommendations and the key reasons for your recommendations Solve the business problem(s) and justify your decision See the due dates in the syllabus Please put your name on each assignment AND include the questions provided Individual cases that are late will be assessed 10pts each day that they are late Group Case Presentations All students must read the cases, BUT no written material is required, only the teams need to present Follow the guidelines above for cases in general
This case is nondirected, in that it does not contain a specific list of questions that students must answer. Rather, the case contains general guidance or concerns expressed by various parties that students should consider when developing their solutions. If you, as the instructor, want to convert this case to a directed case, and hence provide your students with very specific guidance questions, you can make available the applicable questions for this case contained in the Case Questions section of the online material for instructors.
Students must always wear eye protection and laboratory coats when they are doing the laboratory exercises. There are no exceptions to this requirement. Students not having eye protection and laboratory coat cannot remain in the laboratory.
13. Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.
The future of the telecommunication industry is an exciting future. No longer can these companies depend on telephone service plans to maintain profit. Each company needs to find other avenues, packages and services that can be sold to existing customers while attracting new customers. The companies
Because the case is nondirected, students have ample opportunity to be creative in their solution approaches. Thus, it is impossible to provide a single solution here that applies to every student’s work. As a starting point in evaluating students’ solutions, we provide a solution based on the questions in the online Case Questions section. However, this solution is merely a starting point, and student work should be graded at least as much on thought processes, assumptions used, creativity, and the ability to
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The concept of requirements for the English major at Yale University is based upon a desire to inform, and, as explained by the description of English 125 and 126 on the department website, are meant to provide: “generous introduction to the abiding formal and thematic concerns of the English literary tradition.” A resounding emphasis is put on the benefit the student will receive from the skills that the classes require. However, students would be able to “come away with a sharpened awareness of what it means to read with the attentiveness that great literature demands” regardless of the content of the syllabus, as long as there was a focus on close reading and form that was adhered to by the professor. The question that remains is: what is
We all took time to read each students case and formulate our own opinions and ideas before bringing them before the group. Each group was giving all the time they needed to prepare there discussions. We were able to reach consensus by listening to the opinions and feels and arguments of all other group members. We actively listened to each other point of view. After each group member spoke we discussed the reasons behind their answers.
- I will be introducing you to the case while giving you a basic overview and relating it to class.
This course emphasizes the theories and practices of the ethical, social, environmental, political, and legal aspects of business decision-making and leadership practices. These areas reflect the mutual impacts of profit, non-profit and government organizations in the U.S. and globally on business stakeholders. Course activities will hone your critical analysis and interpersonal verbal,
The telecommunication industry has seen significant regulatory reform from the 1990s onwards to the present date. There are major sectors in the industry such as fixed line telephony, television delivery, mobile telephony, fixed wireless access, satellite service, radio and postal sector. I am going to predominantly focus on mobile telephony sector of the industry. Particularly on what were the attractive features of the industry analyzing it by using porter’s five forces which determines the attractiveness of the industry. I will discuss what attracted Meteor into the industry; analyze Meteor strategies entering the market and what factors caused them to alter their strategies and finally how I envisage the telecommunication industry in
The telecommunications industry is divided into four primary categories; mobile telephones, fixed line telephones, internet and broadband and broadcasting. I am going to center this essay on the mobile telephone sector. I will assess the attractiveness of the mobile telecommunication industry in 1980, analyse meteor’s strategy on entering the market and the reasons that caused it to change them. Lastly I will discuss how I imagine the telecommunications industry will evolve over the next 5 years.
Telecom industry is becoming top performing industry in last few years. This industry has unique set of challenges from technology front and customer demands due to its wide range of different sectors. Telecom industry consists of set of sectors like wireless communication, satellite communication, Internet Service Provider etc. Telecom industry builds, maintain and operates telecommunication network and it makes communication possible globally through
Just two decades ago, Bangladesh had a barely functional telecommunication infrastructure with the state-owned fixed-line service provider Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) as the only operating telecommunication company in the country. The telecommunication system has experienced unprecedented and phenomenal growth only since 1996, when the first private telecommunication company GrameenPhone was authorized by the government to provide mobile GSM services. Due to expeditious developments in technology, infrastructure, services, and legal framework in the ensuing years, the telecommunication sector has become one of the largest revenue generating sectors in Bangladesh with the annual average revenue of $1780 million- making up to 18%- of total government revenues according to National Board of Revenues (NBR) 1. Notwithstanding numerous challenges- such as volatile political situation- the telecommunication sector was able to attract $1.3 billion investment in the year 2008 compared to $49 million in the year 1999.