Apr 25, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2022-23 [Archived Catalog]

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ECT 4440 - Lifecycle Management in Emerging Communication Systems


Students explore lifecycle management for IT, software, and VR/Game systems. Topics include defining, implementing, and operating/maintaining complex systems; performing needs analysis; generating alternatives and performing tradeoff analyses; specifying equipment; planning schedules and budgets; applying cost analysis techniques; developing and responding to RFPs/RFQs. An extensive paper and presentation is required.

Requisites: Sr and ITS 3100 or ECT 2401
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will be able to develop project budgets.
  • Students will be able to generate and respond to requests for proposal (RFP) and request for quotes (RFQ).
  • Students will be able to translate user needs into information and telecommunication system attributes necessary to generate viable alternatives.
  • Student will be able to specify equipment, infrastructure and software necessary to acquire a system, given a system architecture.
  • Students will be able to perform needs assessments through interviews, documentation reviews, focus groups and surveys.



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