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Course: 2024/2025

Telecommunications projects, legislation and policy
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Bachelor in Sound and Image Engineering (Study Plan 2019) (Plan: 441 - Estudio: 214)


Coordinating teacher: LOPEZ BENITO, FRANCISCO JAVIER

Department assigned to the subject: Signal and Communications Theory Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

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Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
General Knowledge on Telecommunication Systems and Networks
Objectives
- The student will identify business situations likely to be treated as projects in the field of Communications and Information Technologies. The student will acquire knowledge of the principles, techniques and methodologies in which project management is based. The student also will develop capabilities for the techno-economic direction, coordination, and management of projects. -The objective of this course is to familiarise the student with the basic principles of the worldwide telecommunication business and the related policy aspects. Special interest will be devoted to the European and Spanish scenarios. Special focus will be allocated to establish the role that Information and Telecommunications technologies and developments play in the economical growth in trade, industry and services. The implications of the monopolistic environment and the new competitive framework will be explained and understood. The evolution of telecommunication policies will be described and the contemporary events will de discussed. The rationale behind the current legal situation will be analysed and the evolution of the present European and USA frameworks will be discussed. The importance of New Media in the Telecommunication Business will be highlighted. The national, regional and international structures dedicated to the standardisation and compliance certification for systems and equipments are described. International Standardisation Bodies will be described in detail and their role in the Network exploitation and Services Provision will be discussed.
Learning Outcomes
CB1: Students have demonstrated possession and understanding of knowledge in an area of study that builds on the foundation of general secondary education, and is usually at a level that, while relying on advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the cutting edge of their field of study. CB2: Students are able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and possess the competences usually demonstrated through the development and defence of arguments and problem solving within their field of study. CG1: Ability to write, develop and sign projects in the area of telecommunications engineering aimed at the design, development and utilization of telecommunications and electronic networks, services and applications, in accordance with the competences acquired in the degree program, as set out in Section 5 of the corresponding mandate. CG2: Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply corresponding legislation in force throughout the professional career of Technical Engineer of Telecommunications; aptitude for dealing with compulsory specifications, regulations and norms. CG4: Ability to resolve problems with initiative, creativity and decision-making skills, in addition to communicating and transmitting the knowledge, abilities and skills that comprise the ethical and professional responsibilities of the Telecommunications Technical Engineer profession. CG5: Knowledge for undertaking measurements, calculations, assessments, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans and other analogous jobs specific to the telecommunications area. CG6: Aptitude for dealing with the obligatory specifications, regulations and norms. CG7: Ability to analyze and assess social and environmental impact of technical solutions. CG14: Requisite knowledge of the concept of business and the institutional and legal framework of a business. Business organization and management. ECRT2: Ability to use communication and IT applications (office technology, databases, advanced calculus, project management, project visualization, etc.) to support development and use of telecommunication and electronics networks, services and applications. ECRT3: Ability to use IT search tools for bibliographic resources and information related to telecommunications and electronics. ECRT6: Ability to conceive, develop, organize and manage telecommunication networks, systems, services and infrastructures in residential (home, city, digital communities), business and institutional contexts, responsibility for set up, continuous improvement, together with knowledge of social and economic impact. ECRT15: Knowledge of telecommunications norms and regulations at the national, European and international levels. RA1: To acquire the knowledge and understanding of the general basic fundamentals of engineering, as well as, in particular, of multimedia communications networks and services, audio and video signal processing, room acoustic control, distributed multimedia systems and interactive multimedia applications specific to Sound and Image Engineering within the telecommunications family. RA4: To be able to carry out research and carry out innovative contributions in the field of Sound and Image Engineering, including bibliographic search and comprehension as well as the design and development of experiments that solve the challenges of knowledge in the field of audiovisual systems, in terms of the capture, processing, adaptation, diffusion and consumption of multimedia contents, as well as associated networks, services and applications, which justifies the scientific interest of this Degree. RA5: Be competent to apply the knowledge acquired to solve problems and design audiovisual networks and services, to configure their devices, as well as to deploy adaptive, personal audiovisual applications and services on them, bringing network intelligence to the value for the user, maximising the potential of multimedia networks and services in the different social and economic spheres, knowing the environmental, commercial and industrial implications of the practice of engineering in accordance with professional ethics. RA6: To be fluent in the performance of the generic skills that graduates require for the practice of engineering in today's society, which includes being able to develop effective oral and written communication, work in a multidisciplinary and team framework, and maintain professional competence through continuous learning throughout their lives. They also include demonstrating awareness of the responsibility of engineering practice, social and environmental impact, and commitment to professional ethics, responsibility and standards of engineering practice. They also include knowledge of business and project management practices, as well as risk management and control, and an understanding of their limitations.
Description of contents: programme
- TOPIC 1: PROJECT MANAGEMENT (2 ECTS) o Project Management: General Concepts o Project Life Cycle o Startup process o Project integration o Project Management basics: scope, schedule, cost and quality o Managing Project risk o Procurement management o Human Resources and communication management o Project monitoring and control o Agile Methodology. Scrum o Project closure phase TOPIC 2: TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AND POLICY (3.6 ECTS) o Telecommunications, Audiovisual and digital services markets o Stakeholders: users, suppliers, industry, administrations and regulatory and standardization bodies o Regulatory Framework and Free Competition o Telecommunications networks and services. Universal service concept. o Competition Law. Agreements. Concentration. o Sectoral regulation of networks and services o User rights o Telecommunications policy framework in the world, the European Union and Spain. o Regulation and control in the European Union and in Spain o Technical Standardization Bodies: ITU, ETSI.
Learning activities and methodology
Besides master lectures, sufficient time will be devoted to the analysis of the most relevant news and events of the month related to the Telecommunication Business including policy decisions put forward worldwide by public authorities, business events like merge and acquisitions, competitive issues and technological implications. Specific presentations will be foreseen around contemporary topics. The student will be organised in teams to present their analysis. Individual activities will be proposed around papers and documents of special relevance in the Telecommunication Business and its impact in the economical worth of the international community
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • J. Mantel y otros. Project Management in practice. John Wiley & Sons. 2011
  • PMI. A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide)¿. Project Management Institute (PMI®). Fourth Edition, 2011
Additional Bibliography
  • J. R. MEREDITH. Project Management: A MANAGERIAL APPROACH. John Wiley & Sons. 2010
  • PMI. A GUIDE TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT BODY OF KNOWLEDGE (PMBOK® Guide). PMI (Project Management Institute). Fifth edition, 2013
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