DEPARTMENT

Telecommunications & Business Education

Chair: Dr. Alden A. Talbot
 
Location: Building 4, Room 402
 
Telephone Contact: Julie Warnick 801-626-6059
 
Professors: Diana J. Green, Alden A. Talbot; Associate Professors: Kenneth R. Cuddeback, Laura MacLeod, Allyson Saunders; Instructor Specialist: Laura Anderson; Instructor: Joyce Porter

The Department of Telecommunications & Business Education offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business/Multimedia Technologies, an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Telecommunications, a Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications Administration, a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Education Composite Teaching and a Bachelor's degree in Business/Multimedia Technologies. Minors are offered in Telecommunications, Business/Multimedia Technologies, Business/Marketing Education, and Business Education. The last two minors require an education major.  Also offered are a Telecommunications Certificate program and a Professional Network Cisco Option Certificate program. 

The department offers courses in word processing, spreadsheets, database management, telecommunications, local area networks, desktop publishing, graphics, business communications, multimedia, network certification, and other related areas.

Telecommunications Administration graduates study both the voice side and the data side of the discipline. On the voice side, students learn about designing, installing, and managing phone systems, and making decisions regarding the purchase and operation of hardware and software. On the data side, students learn about computer networks, network operating systems, and computer application programs.

The Business Education Composite Teaching major qualifies individuals to teach business and marketing-related subjects at the secondary school level. The Business/Multimedia Technologies major qualifies individuals for careers in information processing, administrative services, office administration, and supervision.

Business/Multimedia Technologies Associate of Applied Science graduates are trained for employment as administrative assistants, information technology specialists, records managers, and other office-related positions.

Departmental Policies

Students for any degree from the Telecommunications & Business Education (TBE) programs are subject to the following policies:

  1. To enroll in any intermediate or advanced computer course, the student must have a grade of C- or better in the preceding course.
  2. TBE credits earned more than six years earlier than the proposed date of graduation must be evaluated by the department or validated through a challenge examination.
  3. A student in TBE cannot obtain a degree from the department if any required course in the department has been taken for a grade more than three times.
  4. Any deviation from the printed graduation requirements must be approved by the department chair PRIOR to taking the course(s) in question.

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