110 SST 4203. Ethical Sales and Service (3) 5m, F, Sp Principles, techniques and analysis of ethics in the sales and service professions. Utilizes group interaction, individualized hands-on experiences and a field based experience. SST 4610. Senior Project I (3) 5m, F, Sp A capstone project for students in their final year of the technical sales degree. Provides hands-on experiences in the areas of sales and service including sales, customer service techniques, presentation strategies, and team leadership development. This course focuses on working with sales and service problems in a departmentally approved work environment. Prerequisites: SST 3103, 3363, 3903. SST 4620. Senior Project II (3) 5m, F, Sp A continuation of SST 4610. Prerequisites: SST 3103, 3363, 3903. SST 4830. Directed Readings (1-3) F, Sp Individual readings supervised by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. SST 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, etc. (1-2) F Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. SST 4993. Senior Seminar (3) 5m, F, Sp Research and discussion of sales and service related problems. Also designed to prepare sales and service majors for the job market and career opportunities. DEPARTMENT Telecommunications & Business Education Chair: Dr. Alden Talbot Location: Elizabeth Hall, Room 301 Telephone Contact: Angie Christensen 801-626-6059 Computer and Information Literacy Administrator Carole Barrios Lapine Professors: Diana Green, Allyson Saunders, Alden Talbot; Associate Professors: Kenneth Cuddeback, Laura MacLeod; Instructors: Laura Anderson, Joyce Porter I he Department of Telecommunications & Business Education offers an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business/Multimedia Technologies or Telecommunications, and a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Telecommunications Administration, Business Education Composite Teaching, and 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 and a Network Technologies Certificate. The department offers courses in word processing, spreadsheets, database management, telecommunications, local area networks, desktop publishing, graphics, business communication, multimedia, web design, network certification, and other related areas. Telecommunications Administration students study both the data side and the voice side of the discipline. On the data side, students learn about computer networks, network operating systems, security, and computer application programs. 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. The Business Education Composite Teaching major qualifies individuals to teach business and marketing-related subjects at the secondary school level. Business/Multimedia Technologies students gain knowledge of multimedia software and business systems. Graduates work in advertising, public relations, tiaining, magazine and catalog publishing, and web design. Graduates are prepared as multimedia developers, desktop publishers, print/web designers, office supervisors/managers, and software trainers. 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 seven (7) years earlier than the proposed date of graduation must be evaluated by the department or validated through a challenge examination. 3. Any deviation from the printed graduation requirements must be approved by the department chair PRIOR to taking the course(s) in question. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE (AAS) » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better in courses required for this program in addition to an overall GPA of 2.50 or higher for all required specific major courses and a minimum cumulative GPA for all courses of 2.00. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 63 credit hours is required within the program. A total of 6 upper-division credit hours (numbered 3000 or higher) is required within the program. Advisement All two-year telecommunications students should meet with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call Mr. Kenneth Cuddeback at 801-626-6026 (kcuddeback@weber.edu) or Dr. Diana Green at 801-626-6821 (djgreen@weber.edu) or call 801-626-6059 for more information or to schedule an appointment. Advisement may also be obtained in Elizabeth Hall 301. Admission Requirements Declare a program of study (see page 18) with the department secretary (Elizabeth Hall 301). No special admission or application requirements are needed for this program. General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for Associate of Applied Science requirements. Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog is also required for the AAS degree. TBE TE1700, Introduction to Microcomputer Applications, will partially fill the Computer Literacy requirement and COMM HU2110 and ECON SSI010 will be applied to fill both program and general education requirements. Major Course Requirements for AAS Degree Core Courses Required (11-13 credit hours) ENGL EN1010 Introductory College Writing (3) ENGL EN2010 Intermediate College Writing (3) Computer Literacy as defined in this catalog (2-4) MATH QL1040 Intro to Statistics (3) Specific Major Courses Required (44 credit hours) TBE TE1700, Intro to Microcomputer Applications, or University Computer Literacy Exams (TBE TA1S01, TB1502 and TC1503) are a prerequisite for all TBE courses listed below. TBE 1040 Speedbuilding Keyboarding (1) TBE 2010 Business English (3) TBE 2080 Database Applications (1) TBE 2200 Microcomputer Operating Systems (3) Weber State University 2011 -2012 Catalog