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Telecommunications
www.tele.sunyit.edu
Telecommunications
Department
Created in 1985
 Dynamic Industry Advisory Board
 Emphasis on the Application of
Telecommunications in the Corporate
Environment
 Only SUNY school to offer BS and MS
in telecommunications
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What is Telecommunications?
Process of transmitting information over a
distance by an electrical or electromagnetic
system. This information may take the form
of voice, data, image, or message.
Electromagnetic transmission systems include
telephone lines, cables, microwaves, satellites
and light beams.
Source: http://cat.lmu.edu/Reza/pages_courses/sed718/telecom/sld002.htm
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Areas of
Telecommunications?
All types of data transmission, from
voice to video
 Covers a broad range of technologies
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Data communications
Fiber optics
Internet technologies
Optical, electrical and wireless
Telephone and cable
Wireless communication systems
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What will I learn in
Telecommunications?
Awareness of current issues,
policies, and applications
 Working knowledge of advanced
methodologies
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Areas covered in coursework
Domestic and international telecom
policy
 Network design and administration
 Network management
 Network security
 Products and services
 Project management
 Voice/data integration
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Telecommunications faculty
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Four full-time faculty members
• Industrial Experience
• Advanced university degrees
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Outstanding group of adjuncts with
several years of experience
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Telecommunications
Laboratories
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Five modern laboratories
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$15 million of industry donated equipment
Digital transmission and switching
Internetworking
Information assurance/Network security
Network simulation
Optical networking lab
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Industry Partnerships
Cisco
 Communication Managers Association
(CMA)
 Global Wireless Education Consortium
(GWEC)
 National Center for Telecommunications
(NCTT)
 Wall Street Telecommunications
Association (WSTA)
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Industry Advisory Board
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Purpose
• Review and Advise
• Support
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Membership
• Consultants, manufacturers, policy makers,
users, and vendors
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Interdisciplinary
Certifications
 Communication
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Oral
 Written
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Hands-On
 Internship
 Teamwork
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ISET BS Programs
Telecommunications
 Advanced Technologies
 Computer Information Systems
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Students
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Currently enrolled (full/part-time)
• 68 Undergraduate
• 58 Graduate
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Graduating
May/December 2002
May 2003
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40 students
24 students
Telecom Club
Source: SUNYIT Registrar 2/18/03
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Placement
Over 92.8% Full-Time in telecom
Industry
 2001 Mean Starting Salary $45,000
 Recent Employers
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Source: “First Destination Survey Report for the Class of 2001”
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Recent Employers
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Why should YOU come to
SUNY IT?
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Affordable
Ease of Transfer
Location (800+ acres at foot of the Adirondack
Mountains)
Masters Program
On 100 Best Wired Campus List
Only telecommunications in SUNY
Professors
Reputation
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Contact
www.tele.sunyit.edu
Admissions
(315) 792-7500
1 (866) 2 SUNYIT
[email protected]
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