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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
COP4430 NOKIA Large Scale E2E Projects Implementation Spring 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator :
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ADNAN ÇORUM
Prof. Dr. NAFİZ ARICA
Course Objectives: Large scale projects are different in structure. This course main objective is the delivery of the know-how on design, implimantation, finans, follow up and legal issues of a large scale project. Any necessary application will be done telecom projects taken as an example. Lecturers will deliver the material blended with real world application experiences. Hence, the students will be exposed to the problems, solutions and processes of large scale project management in a E2E frame. This would be specially crucial in the sense that the legal, risk management and exit strategies of these projects show great difference than other smaller scale projects

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) will gain knowledge on E2E project concept
2) learn the differences between large and smaller scale projects
3) gain the insight to ask the appropriate question at the prelaunch stage
4) gain knowledge on the bid stage negotiations
5) get practical information on how to prepare a project contract from financial, legal, and procedural perspectives
6) learn the fundamentals of risk management and operational risk management
7) how the telecommunications sector large scale projects differ
8) get familiar with the procedures of roll-out, delivery, and support

Course Content

The course will start with presenting the strucutre, nature and history of telecommunicaitons sector. Following how large scale projects are structured based on the customers needs, how these needs could be understood would be covered. Later the proposal stage will be studied. Here, the legal, financial, risk management issues would be highlighted. At teh implimentation stage a telecommunication project will be taken as example. Sustainability of the whole process. The course will conclude with roll-out and delivery of the final project and folow up processes

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to telecom networks; The brief history & evolution of telecom industry from the early days till now
2) Basics of mobile networks & systems; General knowledge about mobile networks & generic products
3) Principles of Sales; What to sell, how to sell, solution creation
4) Principles of Sales; Customer engagement, network design
5) Bid Management; Sales support organization, tendering, pricing, deal assurance
6) Contract Management; Risk order, early ramp-up, LoA (Limits of Authority)
7) Contract Management; Finance and Controlling (Annual Planning)
8) Mid Term
9) Lab Visit; Test-bed, Product Portfolio
10) Network Implementation Model of Delivery; Project ramp-up, start-up, resourcing, procurement
11) Network Implementation; Project ramp-up, start-up, resourcing, procurement
12) Delivery; Roll-out
13) Delivery; Acceptance, quality, closure, handover to care
14) Review & Closure

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Dersi verecek tarafından notlar hazırlanarak ders öncesi dağıtılacaktır
Will be prepared and distributed by the lecturer
References: The principles of project management / Williams, Meri / Site Point 2008 / ISBN-13: 978-0980285864

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Quizzes 4 % 10
Project 1 % 25
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 35
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 65
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 13 2 26
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 5
Project 1 30 30
Quizzes 4 2 8
Midterms 1 12 12
Final 1 18 18
Total Workload 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
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