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<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1"/> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=WordSection1> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:20.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>TELCOM 2011 Telecommunications Seminar Spring 2012<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;mso-pagination:none'><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>The purpose of the Telecommunications Seminar course is to provide students exposure to the latest issues in the telecommunications and networking industry and hot topics in research through talks by invited experts and Pitt faculty. Additionally the students have an opportunity to improve their writing and critical thinking skills through homework associated with the seminar topics.<span style='color:black;mso-font-kerning:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none'><span lang=EN style='font-size: 14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><br> <b><span style='color:red'>Prerequisites</span><span style='color:maroon'>:</span></b><span style='color:#009900'>&nbsp;</span>Basic Networking Course (Telcom 2000, Infsci 1071, Infsci 1004)&nbsp;and helpful but not required<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none'><span lang=EN style='font-size: 14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none'><span lang=EN style='font-size: 14.0pt;color:#365F91;mso-themecolor:accent1;mso-themeshade:191;mso-ansi-language: EN;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Instructor:</span><span lang=EN style='font-size: 14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'>&nbsp;<b>Dr. David Tipper,&nbsp;</b>Associate Professor of&nbsp; <a href="http://www.tele.pitt.edu/">Telecommunications</a> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Office:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>749<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>IS Building <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Phone: (412) 624-9421<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>Email: dtipper@mail.sis.pitt.edu <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Web page: <a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/tipper.html">http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/tipper.html</a> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Office hours: <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='color:#009900'>Monday: 1:00<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>- 3:00 p.m or by appointment<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p> <h2><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN; font-weight:normal'>Grading</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN'>:&nbsp;</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-ansi-language:EN;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Homework&nbsp;100%</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-ansi-language:EN'> </span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <p><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Students attending the seminar series for credit are required to submit a short (one page) summary of each talk and answer the assigned homework question based on the talk. Students <u>must complete eight assignments</u> to get full credit.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <h2><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;color:#0070C0; mso-ansi-language:EN;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Spring12.html">Spring 12</a>, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Fall11.html">Fall 11</a><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Summer11.html">Summer 11</a>,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Spring11.html">Spring 11</a>,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Fall10.html"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Fall10, </a><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Summer10.html">Summer 10 </a>,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Spring10.html"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Spring 10 </a>, <a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~prashant/tel2011/"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Fall 09</a>,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Spring09.html">Spring 09 </a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></span><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;color:#0070C0;mso-ansi-language:EN;font-weight:normal'><a href="http://www.sis.pitt.edu/~dtipper/2011_Fall08.html">Fall 08<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span></a></span><span style='font-size:14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:18.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h4><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal; mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></h4> </div> </body> </html>