A Masters Programme in telecommunications management – demand-based curriculum design

[EN] This paper presents a curriculum design approach for a Masters Programme in Telecommunications Management based on demand data obtained from surveying the needs of potential students of the proposed programme. Through online surveys disseminated at telecom companies in Jordan, it was possible to measure the demand for such a programme and to determine the required programme contents and specifications. The curriculum design is based on definition of programme outcomes and on using a house of quality approach (HOQ) to determine the list of courses required in the programme. Surveyed competencies are mapped to a long list of proposed courses in a HOQ in order to determine the importance of each of these courses. A final list of core and elective courses is then developed considering the contribution to programme outcomes and the academic standards.
This work has been funded with support from the European Commission through Tempus Program, Project Number 511074. This publication reflects only the views of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.