ISMG 6120 - Network Design and Analysis

Communication, knowledge sharing, and information acquisition within and between businesses are critical for long term strategic business success. Technological advancements are radically changing the way business communication and knowledge sharing are performed. This course will briefly examine the traditional concepts of local and wide area networks for reference purposes, but then will focus on how newer technologies are changing business practices. Traditional local and wide area network concepts that will be covered in this course include WiFi wide area networks, wireless local area networks, cellular networks, and additional supporting services. Newer technologies that will be covered include social computing, Internet of Things, and artificial Intelligence. Restrictions: Restricted to graduate majors and NDGR majors with a sub-plan of NBA within the Business School, graduate majors within the College of Engineering, Design and Computing, PHCS PhD majors and PhD majors. Max hours: 3 Credits. Semester Hours: 3 to 3