University of Hawaii at Manoa

Distance Learning Graduate Certificate Program
on
Telecommunications and Entrepreneurship

a collaboration program with the College of Engineering and the College of Business  Administration

Starting Spring 2005

Description: This new multidisciplinary graduate certificate program on telecommunications and entrepreneurship will provide junior professionals and new hires in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, and professional military personnel in these and related areas with the opportunity to learn the recent advances and state-of-the-art development in the area of telecommunication's technology. It will also enhance students' understanding of the entrepreneur and business aspects of this technology.

This certificate program includes capstone project, in which students will be required to participate in the business plan competition organized by the College of Business.

The credits earned in this certificate program could be used to partially satisfy graduation requirements in an advanced MS Degree or an MBA.

Eligibility: To be accepted into the program you must possess a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent.

Program Information

Course offered for Spring 2005
EE 622: Optical Electronics I
Professor: Audra M. Bullock

Course Schedule, starting Fall 2005

Fall Semester	Spring Semester	Required
EE 671: Computational Electromagnetics	EE 673: Advanced Microwave Engineering	EE 699 Capstone Project/Bus 695 Internship/Bus 696c Entrepreneurship Field Study
EE 475: Optical Communications	EE 474: Antennas
ICS 651: Computer Networks	EE 442: Digital Communication
MGT 650: Entrepreneurship for Scientist and Engineers (CBA) MGT 645: New Venture Management (CBA)	EE 615: Advanced Digital Signal Processing

Graduate Certificate Requirements: Minimum 15 credit hours. Students will be required to take a minimum of two courses in the Telecommunications area (EE and ICS courses), one course in the management and Business (MGT and Bus) area, and a required capstone project at the end of the program. In addition, the student will be free to select one other course in either the telecommunications or management areas to fulfill the minimum requirement of 15 credit hours.

About Capstone Project: The capstone project is expected to be an engineering project that may involve a team of two to three students working together to achieve a new engineering design (possible proposed by industry) and also address the business/marketing aspects of the technology being developed.

Tuition and Fees: $450/credit hour

For registration information contact:
University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College
Website: http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/
Email: ochelp@hawaii.edu
Tel: (808) 956-5666, 1-800-862-6628 (toll-free from continental U.S. and Neighbor Islands)
Fax: (808) 956-3752

For more information contact:
Magdy Iskander, Ph.D.
Director
Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications
Tel: 808 956-3434
Fax: 808 956-3507
E-mail: iskander@spectra.eng.hawaii.edu

This program is a joint sponsorship by the College of Engineering and the College of Business Administration. Hawaii Center for Advanced Communications (HCAC) is representing the College of Engineering.  Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship & E-Business (PACE) is representing the College of Business Administration.