Introduction

The Senior Project is a capstone course designed to combine the management and information technology concepts learned during the TCOM Program. This is not a pure technical course, but a course that seeks to educate students in becoming a manager with technical aptitudes in telecommunications.

Technology, especially communications infrastructures, are no longer viewed as an expense, but as valuable corporate assets that support the business in many critical areas. The knowledge gained from previous business, humanities, management and technical courses will come together. The ability to justify the use of technology in meeting business objectives followed by successful planning and implementation are the goals.

Seniors are provided a course structure with guidance to design and perform a real-world project that is challenging, demands self-discipline, and encourages learning both through achievement and adversity.

The Senior Project is more than a course -- it is your opportunity to gain a powerful accomplishment for your resume. You apply what you have learned throughout the program -- technical, business, teamwork, project management, and communication skills and perspectives. Your Client is a real client. You are accountable for real deliverables to your Client and to your Project Coordinator. You will work as a team and have an additional resource in a Project Mentor.

These Notes describe the procedures required. With these clearly specified, you should know what is expected and be able to focus on your Client's deliverables and on the application of the skills you have developed. Your Orientation Syllabus Package includes necessary documents that describe the deliverables for both the project and the course.

Don't get distracted by the project control requirements -- these are intended to be the framework for the project, not it's end purpose.