ITERA Curriculum Study Documents

 
Since 2005, the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association (ITERA) commissioned the University of Pittsburgh’s Telecom program to conduct a study on the curricula of several U.S. Telecom programs in order to determine what competencies/characteristics constitute a true telecom program and what are the variants (or species) of programs currently present in the U.S. All of this is part of ITERA’s effort to define Telecommunications as a discipline of its own and to assist academic institutions in the definition of the core competencies of Telecom programs so that current and future programs can compare themselves and tailor their degree offerings to students and the industry.

Here are some of the documents that can help you understand the origins and scope of the study. For more information contact us at  itera(at)sis.pitt.edu

Telecommunications - A discipline of our own 
Richard A. Thompson

A Framework for Defining Graduate Telecommunications Education
Hammad Iqbal and Richard A. Thompson

Core Competencies for Telecom Programs Curricula
Carlos E. Caicedo and Richard A. Thompson