Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge on trends in ICT infrastructure and service markets
• Must have knowledge on tools and methods to analyse market developments
• Must have knowledge on the drivers and implications of ICT convergence
• Must have knowledge on the basic economics of Internet
• Must have knowledge on governance issues regarding Internet
• Must have knowledge on central regulatory issues concerning ICT infrastructures and services
• Must be able to understand the importance and role of standards, standardization organizations and standardization processes
• Must have knowledge on the relationships between innovation and standardization

Skills

• Must be able to critically assess a market analysis of ICT infrastructure and service markets
• Must have the ability to analyse the interplay between technology and market convergences in the ICT area
• Must be able to evaluate analyses of the economics of Internet
• Must be able to understand analyses of Internet governance issues
• Must be able to perform an analysis of the implications of regulatory initiatives regarding ICT infrastructures and services
• Must be able to apply theories on network economics, information economics, and transaction costs on standardization issues

Competences

• Must have competencies in using tools and methods for market analysis
• Must have competencies in taking advantage in service and business developments of knowledge on converging ICT markets
• Must have competencies in guiding and managing analyses of the implications of Internet economics and governance on service business development
• Must have Competencies in understanding how regulations of ICT markets will affect market developments
• Must have competencies to outline the role of standards in business developments in the ICT area

Type of instruction

Types of instruction are listed in §17; Structure and Contents of the Programme.

Exam

Exams