Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) systems and services are pervasively integrated in education, health care, commerce, government and many other fields. Increasingly administrators and professionals in business, government, education, and health care are required to have a deeper understanding of ICT in order to analyze, plan, develop, implement, use, and manage telecommunications, information resources and technologies.
The Telecommunications and Information Resource Management (TIRM) Graduate Certificate Program provides professionals with updated knowledge, skills and abilities for managing telecommunication networks, services, and other information resources.
The TIRM Program is offered in an accelerated format for working professional and students to gain skills and develop understanding in:
-Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
-Information Resource Policy, Planning and Management; and
-ICT Development and Services
The curriculum incorporates a comprehensive exploration of the breadth and depth of ICT and information resource policy, planning, technology systems, regulation, and management. The course activities and projects build on participants’ professional background, experiences and ICT related interests. Although the program is not designed to develop highly specialized technical skills, technical professionals benefit from the TIRM Program by expanding their understanding of broader policy, program, and management issues in the field.
TIRM Graduate Certificate Program
The Telecommunication and Information Resource Management (TIRM) Graduate Certificate Program is offered by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa (UHM) Graduate Division, the College of Social Sciences (CSS), UHM Outreach College, the School of Communications, and the Telecommunications and Information Policy Group (TIPG) of the Social Science Research Institute (SSRI).
Upon successful completion of the Program, each participant will receive a Graduate Certificate from the University of Hawai'i Graduate Division. Completion of this program does not guarantee acceptance into the University of Hawai'i Graduate Programs.
The ten-month program consists of five graduate courses.
Each course is mediated by a knowledgeable faculty member and augmented by visiting lecturers from many different fields and professions.
Course Descriptions:
COM 680 Telecommunications Seminar
Instructor: Christina Higa
Instructor: Norman Okamura
The Communications Seminar 680 Seminar provides a review of major topics in telecommuncations and information resource management and functions to provide context, scope, and continuity for the other TIRM courses over the entire graduate certificate program. The Seminar is structured to run over the course of the Certificate Program cycle.
COM 681 Telecommunications Systems and Networks
Instructor: Norman Okamura
Instructor: Kaina Lingaton
COM 681 is an comprehensive and broad review of information and telecommunications technology. The course reviews basic computer systems and applications; software; voice, data, and video telecommunications; convergence; and related technology policy, planning, and management issues. The course is for the non-systems engineer; but is useful for professionals that do not have a broad understanding of the various technologies.
COM 682 Telecommunication and Information Services
Instructor: Christina Higa
COM 682 provides a review of new media information and telecommunication services, and how they are architected, developed, and marketed by companies. Participants will also be required to examine the role of ICT in organizational, regional, and international settings. Participants will be required to "imagine" the emerging ICT based services and applications in their professional settings.
COM 683 Information Research and Development Methods
Instructor: Richard Miller
COM 683 provides (1) an orientation to social research; (2) selected research methods used in information and communication technology needs assessment, project planning, system design, implementation, and evaluation; (3) a review of survey research methods and statistical analyses; and (4) a review of methods and tools for gathering, organizing, and presenting research materials on the WWW. The course presumes a basic understanding of statistics and will require participants to be able to use the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences.
COM 684 Telecommunications Planning and Management
Instructor: Garret Yoshimi
Instructor: Norman Okamura
COM 684 reviews the planning and management of information and communication technologies and resources. Topics covered in the course include a review of ICT planning and management challenges in organizational settings; human and financial resources; project planning; systems and resource management; and problems.
Up to twenty-five professionals will be accepted into the TIRM Graduate Certificate Program. This size provides an optimal balance between diversity of backgrounds and interests and opportunities for interpersonal and creative collaborations. Emphasis is on individual developmental experiences shared with other participants, networked learning, and participant relationships.
The TIRM Program is strenuous and demanding. However, the graduates of the program benefit from an expanded network of colleagues in the ICT industry and enhanced knowledge, skills, and abilities in the rapidly changing field.
For a complete program description, please go to the
TIRM Web Site: http://www.tirm.tipg.net
