Jul 02, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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ITS 3790 - Geographic Analysis of Telecommunication Systems
Encourages students to consider the technical, socioeconomic, and policy aspects of telecommunications technologies, particularly from a geographic perspective. Utilizes readings, lectures, and discussions to explore various issues associated with telecommunications technologies, including broadband availability, telecommunications tower siting, cellular coverage areas, and the spatial digital divide. Students apply their knowledge through class activities.
Requisites: ITS 2140
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students are actively involved in individual as well as collaborative, hands-on projects that challenge them to think critically and to solve problems.
- Students develop a basic level of facility with GIS.
- Students develop an appreciation for the interrelationships between geography (e.g. scale, distance, location, topography) and various telecommunication issues.
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