Plan of Study 839
Telecommunications and Networking Concentration

for students admitted to CPT from the Summer '97 semester or Summer '99

The 839 plan of study specifies the degree requirements for CPT students interested in the telecommunications and networking concentration. Current students who are interested in the telecommunications baccalaureate option must also change their degree option to 839 and fulfill the requirements of both the 837 (A.S.) and 839 (B.S.) plans of study to earn this new degree.

In this program, students learn how to design, construct, troubleshoot, and manage sophisticated voice, video, and data networks. This unique curriculum is adapted from the IS'95 Model Curriculum for Undergraduate Information Systems Education with an emphasis on data, image, and voice communications using telecommunications technology. The networking courses focus on subjects such as digital communications, local and wide area network design, metropolitan and global networks, and network planning and management. To complement the computing and telecommunications courses, courses in interpersonal communications, liberal arts, and manufacturing are required. Students work in state-of-the-art computing laboratories to complete their assignments. B.S. graduates are typically employed as network analysts, telecommunications engineers, network support specialists, and LAN administrators, or consultants. Future advancement can lead to positions in management, or advanced technical specialists. Some students continue their studies to pursue graduate degrees.

Credit Hours Required for the 839 Bachelor of Science Degree: 129-132

Interpersonal Communications (21 credit hours)

Business and Technology (34-36 credit hours)

General Education (27-28 credit hours)

Notes

1. The A.S. computing selective may be fulfilled by any CPT course at or above the 200 level or CS 180 or CS 181. For maximum employment potential, a COBOL or C programming course is highly recommended. At IU campuses, the following courses also apply: CSCI C309 (Object-Oriented Programming in C++) and DPIS D250 (Multimedia).
2. Computing selectives for the B.S. degree must be fulfilled by CPT courses numbered 299 and above.
3. The following courses have been approved for the communication selective: COM 210 (Debating Public Issues), COM 314 (Advanced Public Speaking), COM 315 (Speech Communication of Technical Information), or COM 320 (Small Group Discussion). In addition, the following may be taken at any Indiana University campus: SPCH S122 (Interpersonal Communications) SPCH S223 (Business and Professional Communication), SPCH S229 (Discussion and Group Methods), SPCH C281 (Topics in Nonverbal Communication), SPCH C325 (Interviewing Principles and Practice), and SPCH C380 (Organizational Communication).
4. The following courses have been approved for the professional speaking selective: COM 314 (Advanced Public Speaking), COM 315 (Speech Communication of Technical Information), COM 320 (Small Group Discussions), COM 324 (Introduction to Organizational Communication), COM 325 (Interviewing Principles and Practice), COM 374 (Social Interaction Skills: Assessment and Development), COM 415 (Discussion of Technical Problems) and OLS 474 (Conference Leadership).
5. The following courses have been approved for the professional writing selective: ENGL 420 (Business Writing - also offered as ENGL 420C), ENGL 421 (Technical Writing), ENGL 424 (Writing for the Computer Industry), and ENG W350 (Advanced Expository Writing at I.U.).
6. The following courses have been approved for the interpersonal skills selective: COM 318 (Principles of Persuasion), COM 320 (Small Group Discussion), COM 324 (Introduction to Organizational Communication), COM 374 (Social Interaction Skills: Assessment and Development), OBHR 300 (Management of Human Resources), PSY 372 (Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology), OLS 474 (Conference Leadership), OLS 477 (Conflict Management), OLS 484 (Leadership Strategies for Quality and Productivity), .OLS 485 (Leadership for Team Development), OLS 486 (Management of Change).
7. The interdisciplinary sequence selectives are approved by the CPT faculty, which reflects a subject of interest to which computing can be applied. Proposals for special options must be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Educational Policy Committee, and must be approved in advance of actually taking the courses. The sequence cannot be fulfilled by 'leftover' computing or liberal arts selectives from a previous major or institution.
8. Students must select a sequence, and one course from each category in that sequence.Liberal arts selectives must be chosen from the following departments: ANTH (Anthropology), A&D (Art & Design), COM (Communications), ECON (Economics), ED/ EDPS/ EDCI (Education), ENGL (English), HIST (History), Modern Foreign Languages, MUS (Music), PHIL (Philosophy), POL (Political Science), PSY (Psychology), SOC (Sociology), THTR (Theater), and the following courses from CDFS (Child Development and Family Studies): 211, 255, 430, 432, 201- 2 cr., 208- 2 cr., 301- 2 cr., or 401- 2 cr.