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Objectives

Course 41204 Course focus Job Market for T&N



HD in Telecomm and Networking

Course Code : 41204 Location : IVE(MH) Mode of Attendance : Full-time Course Structure : Stage based Duration of Course : 2 years Student Enrolment : 80 Implementation Date : September 2003



Course Aims

provide graduates with suitable skills for the growing local Telecommunications and Networking industries as well as other commercial and industrial companies that have telecommunications and networking infrastructure;

provide young people with suitable education for employment so that they can make a valuable contribution to plan, design, operate, install, configure and maintain telecommunications and networking systems; and

develop the students’ ability to analyse and solve systems level IT problems and to enhance their communications skills.



Social and Professional Aims

up-to-date knowledge, skills and techniques which will make them accepted as practitioners within the local and global telecommunications and networking community;

the ability to access the suitability of vendor-supplied specifications and determine the impact and compatibility of communication hardware and software to current or planned applications;

the ability to analyse networking problems and recommend solutions to modify and improve the equipment, facilities and services;



Objectives of the course

Provide students with competence via suitable training and knowledge

Provision includesGeneral knowledge and professional ethicsNetworks applications & ServicesProgramming and IT skillsTelecom and Network Infrastructure



Objectives of the course

the installation, configuration and support of backbone networks;

installation, configuration and support of wireless access networks;



Demand for Industry & Commerce

Hong Kong has one of the highest mobile telephone penetration rates in the world over 70 per cent.

The number of mobile service subscribers was boosted over 5 Millions. The third-generation (3G) services will be launched in next year. the development of Internet appliances together with the worldwide

development of e-business will also offer excellent business opportunities.

There is a continuous demand for skilled personnel in these areas.



Identification of Job Markets

With the recent coming into operation of the IT and Broadcasting Bureau, there will be a coordinated effort to push IT and Telecommunications in the Hong Kong. Some of the areas for development that are directly related with the proposed course are:

Telecommunications for mobile industry

Telecommunications infrastructure for new services

Networking services industry

Internet and its related services



Telecom for Mobile industry

The Groupe Special Mobile (GSM) and Personal Communication Systems (PCS) are now well established. There are 11 digital networks in the 900MHz/900Mhz and 1700 – 1900 MHz bands.

The migration of the current second-generation (2G) mobile service to the two-and-half-generation (2½G/Generalised Packet Radio Service) and further to the third-generation (3G) will result in huge business opportunities in the telecommunication services

With the new 3G services planned to launch, there is continuous healthy growth in the mobile industry creating further job opportunities.



Fixed Telecom Infrastructure

Public switched network services, Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) services and Asychronous Transfer Mode (ATM) services are also available in Hong Kong.

Five companies are to provide local fixed telecommunications services using wireless access technology

Hong Kong Cable Television Limited was also permitted to offer cable modem services over its hybrid fibre coaxial cable network.

New technologies in telecommunications infrastructure such as frame relay, ATM and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) will be used extensively to sustain the growth and demand of the Internet community



Internet and its related services

Internet services are extensively available with more than 2.3 million dialled up accounts by August 2000.

Broadband Internet access up to 3 Mbps is widely available in Hong Kong using

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)Fibre-to-the Building (FTTB), Hybrid Fibre Coaxial cable (HFC)Local Multipoint Distribute System (LMDS)



Year 1 Curriculum

BAC1241 Business and Information T&N3311 Project Work I CMM3312 Data Communications and Networking T&N3313 Mathematics and Statistics CMM1314 Microcomputer Applications CMM1315 Programming CMT1311 Digital Technology and Computer Fundamentals LAN1001 English and Communication



Year 2 Curriculum

LAN3042 English and Communication for Computing CMM5321 Advanced Programming T&N4421 Embedded Programming T&N4422 Network Technology I T&N3323 Computer Network T&N4424 Telecommunications Principles T&N3325 Digital Communications T&N3326 Final Project



Year 2 Module

Module Title Advanced Programming Module Code CMM5321 Module Value 1.5 Module Rationale/Aims

To introduce the important fundamental data structures and algorithms for manipulating such data structures.

To provide an introduction to the concepts of object-oriented software technologies. To examine feature of programming languages that support object-oriented

approaches. To enable students to implement abstract data type using an object-oriented

language.



Year 2 Module

Module Title Embedded Programming Module Code T&N4421 Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aims

To introduce students to basic software skills with embedded systems.

To introduce students to an open development environment suitable for embedded systems.

To build practical skills that are useful for embedded network and telecom applications.



Year 2 Module

Module Title Network Technology I Module Code T&N4422 Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aims

To introduce students to common basic inter-networking devices: repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, and routers.

To acquire skills to install, configure, and operate simple routed LAN.



Year 2 Module

Module Title Computer Network Module Code T&N Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aims

This module aims to provide the knowledge and skills required for networking technicians/engineers.

This module builds on Network Technology I for students to gain sufficient knowledge to obtain CCNA certification or its contemporary equivalent.

This module also introduces the concepts of wireless communications. (WLAN, Bluetooth … etc.)



Year 2 Module

Module Title Telecommunications Principles Module Code T&N4424 Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aims

give students an understanding of the fundamental knowledge of signals, systems, noises, filters, transforms, modulations, multiplexing, transmission lines and fiber optics; and

give students an understanding of the time/frequency relationships for the various types of signal commonly found in electronic and telecommunications systems.



Year 2 Module

Module Title Digital Communications Module Code T&N3325 Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aims

To provide students with a system level understanding of digital communications.

To understand the modulation and coding techniques used in digital communications.

To understand multi-user digital modulation techniques in wired and wireless communications.



Year 2 Module

Module Title Final Project Module Code T&N Module Value 1.0 Module Rationale/Aim

To develop students’ interpersonal skills and their ability to work cooperatively in a group.

To further develop the students’ free thinking and problem solving skills.To further develop the students’ skills in project planning, documentation and

management.To further develop the students’ skills in systems testing.To provide a unifying element within the course.

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