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Date:
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 21:32:37 -0500
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: TELE 730 - CHANGE in Kaiser Parking Directions
To: TELE
730 Class
TELE 730 -
Change in directions for Kaiser parking & building
entrance -
dr Finn
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 15:31:49 -0800
From: "Martin,
Kimberly D" <Kimberly.D.Martin@kp.org>
Subject: Tues, April 1st
@ Kaiser Permanente
To: AFinn@GMU.EDU
Good evening Mr. Finn.
Sandy
asked me to follow up with our security guard to prevent anyone from
being
locked out of the facility.
He suggested that everyone should enter the
parking garage and drive up to the top
parking ramp. This parking area is outside.
The main entrance from this
parking area is the only door unlocked at the Fair
Oaks facility at that time of
night. The elevators will be working so everyone
can access the 2nd floor.
If anyone parks on the lower levels (underground
on P1 or P2) they will not be
able to access the building as the doors are
locked, as well as the elevators
to the 2nd floor.
I hope this information
is helpful. If you have any additional questions, you
are welcome to contact
me directly @ 703-359-7439.
Thank you,
Kim
Kim Martin
Centralized
Advice
Fairfax, VA
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Date:
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 14:41:08 -0500
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele730: class/Kaiser tour is Tuesday (not Wed.)
To: TELE
730 Class
Hi all,
class is, of course, Tuesday evening (as always) -
my last Msg said Wed., April1 by mistake.
Dr Finn
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Date:
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 13:40:07 -0500
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele730: Kaiser Visit Wed; directions
To: TELE 730 Class
Hi
folks,
Remember, we're meeting at Kaiser Permanente's Call Center in Fairfax
this week:
When: Wed, April 1, 7:20 pm (please be there by 7:15 - and leave
time to find it and park)
Where: 12255 Fair Lakes Parkway; Fairfax, VA
Directions:
Attached
Contact person: Sandy Miller
Contact: my cell - 702-850-7003 (if
you're having trouble or are late)
This week, attendance is required at the 2nd half of class.
See you there!
Dr Finn
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Date:
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 12:34:24 -0500
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730: a final reminder
To: TELE 730 Class
Hi
all,
just a reminder - class today is in downtown WDC. The tour starts at 7:00
sharp.
See you there sometime before 7 PM.
Dr Finn
When: Tu., March
18, 6:55 PM
Where: Verizon, 2055 L Street, N.W. (Midtown Central Office)
Parking:
there are a couple garages nearby w/ evening rates
Tour: 7:00-8:30 PM or so
'De-briefing':
at a restaurant/bar around the corner, 8:30-10 PM
Tour Arrangements by: Mr.
Jerry Asch of Verizon (he'll meet us there in the lobby)
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Date:
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 12:09:15 -0500
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
To: TELE 730 Class
Subject: tele 730: Tu. class is in WDC
Hi folks,
As discussed, next class we will tour a Verizon CO in downtown DC. We have been asked to be there to start the tour at 7:00 pm. (Please schedule enough time to deal with DC traffic and parking - I list "6:55" below b/c we will start the tour at 7:00 sharp.
When: Tu., March 18, 6:55 PM
Where:
Verizon, 2055 L Street, N.W. (Midtown Central Office)
Parking: there are a
couple garages nearby w/ evening rates
Tour: 7:00-8:30 PM or so
'De-briefing':
at a restaurant/bar around the corner, 8:30-10 PM
Tour Arrangements by: Jerry Asch of Verizon (he'll meet us there in the lobby)
Want to carpool? If anyone needs/wants a ride (from the Fairfax area, or any where), please reply to the whole class and tell us where you'll be.
If you can't be there until our regularly scheduled 7:20 time, let me know and we'll make arrangements for you to join the tour in progress.
Everyone should carry my cell phone number with you on Tuesday and call if you are delayed.
See you Tu. at 6:55!
Dr
Finn
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Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2003 10:11:16 -0500
To: TELE 730
"T. Andrew
Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730 - Fwd: LAB CONFIRMATION
Hi all,
we are
set for our exam Tuesday evening in Robinson A, Rm. 106.
We will start there at 7:20 pm (Do NOT come to our regular room.)
Also, you will need to print out your answers in the lab to give them to me. Bring a diskette or plan to e-mail them so you have a back-up copy too.
Dr Finn
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Date: Sun, 2
Mar 2003 01:17:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Lina L Hashem <lhashem1@osf1.gmu.edu>
To: ANDREW FINN <afinn@osf1.gmu.edu>
Subject: LAB CONFIRMATION
Your
request is confirmed as follows:
Course: TELE 730-001
Day: Tuesday
Date: 3/4/03
Time: 7:15PM - 10:00PM
Lab: ROB A106
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 16:15:55 -0500
To: TELE 730
From:
"T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730 - info
delayed
Hi folks,
I intended to have info out to you already; the
coming storm had me working on something so I'm prepared to stay home tomorrow
if it's messy.
Soon.
Dr Finn
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Date:
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 18:06:07 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T.
Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730: RP1 deadline,
IC1 Assignments
Hi all,
Bet you missed me last night!
2 things
-
1) Relaxing a deadline/deliverable
The weather is a bit of a set back.
And RP1 is due next week (paper outline & Bib). Yet several of you have not
yet given me a topic for your RP. In retrospect, I think that it was a bit ambitious
to have you submit a paper outline by Week 6.
So, here's the bargain: anyone who 1) has a topic picked and 2) has a conversation by phone with me before Monday, Feb. 24 can have a two week extension on RP1. This would make RP1 due during Spring Break for those people - by noon on Tues., 3/11 (only an electronic version is required for this one). If you do NOT have a conversation with me in advance (you are responsible for reaching me - even if you leave a message once or twice), RP1 is due as scheduled. (The logic? On the phone, I will help you refine your topic and narrow or expand your focus. That needs to happen soon, or I need to see an outline soon.)
2) IC1 chapter assignments
Sorry this took so
long, but it turns out you can't get everyone to respond by e-mail to this type
of request! :). So I've gone ahead and accommodated those that made requests,
based on the selection order we drew in class. Here are the chapter assignments
(also listed in the attachment):
The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications
Management, 3rd Edition
Chapter 31: Controlling Telecommunications Quality
Tunisia Donkor
Chapter 32: Managing Telecommunications Security Gayle Green
Chapter 33: Preventing Toll Fraud Anne Poranski
Chapter 34: Network Maintenance
and Testing Jeffrey Williams
Chapter 35: Network Management Systems NaShawn
Branch
The Irwin Handbook of Telecommunications, 4th Edition
Chapter
2: Introduction to Voice Communications Adil Saadoune
Chapter 5: Pulse Code
Modulation Jonathan Dagle
Chapter 9: Local Area Network Principles Alexandrine
DeBianchi
Chapter 18: Mobile, Cellular, and PCS Radio Systems Brett Conlon
Chapter 21: Local Area Network Equipment Deidra McCaskill
Chapter 28: Centrex
Systems Penny Desmarais
Chapter 34: Wide Area Data Networks Pedro Cuadra
Chapter 36: Asynchronous Transfer Mode Jonathan Mar
For anyone who is a pet lover, a sad note - one of my cats died yesterday of apparent heart disease. (Philly, the older one, was 9 and a GREAT cat. Loudest purr I've ever heard :).
Dr Finn
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Date:
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 23:57:03 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T.
Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730: GMU now closed
Tuesday
Hi folks,
As you may have heard, GMU is officially closed
all day Tuesday - so, no class this week.
Therefore, no hard copy required for your FR1 - send them in and I'll print them out.
Dr Finn
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Date:
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 16:02:18 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T.
Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730: status and
info
Hi all,
I hope everyone is safe and warm amid all this snow! Reminds me of upstate NY.
1) Class Tuesday evening
We will have class
Tu. assuming GMU is open tomorrow - and I fully expect it will be open.
2)
FR1
FR1 is due tomorrow as scheduled (whether or not we have class). If you
are not able to make it to class the electronic version will suffice in this case.
3)
Choosing IC2 chapter summaries
Only 5 of the first 7 and a total of 6 people
have chosen chapters so far. (Doing this over e-mail is not working. :)
the
chapters chosen already are:
TM 31, 32, 33
T2, 38
Those of you who have not yet chosen, please do so now. I reserve the right to skip over you if you're holding up the process.
See you tomorrow evening.
Dr Finn
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Date:
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 09:54:42 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T.
Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele 730: writing our
guests, telecom interviews, web pages
Hi folks,
3 things -
1)
Several people have thanked me for our recent guest speakers - or asked how they
could thank them directly. Here's how:
Shiv Bakhshi <sbakhshi@idc.com>
Research Manager, Wireless Infrastructure
International Data Corporation
Joy
Hughes <jhughes@gmu.edu>
Chief Information Officer, GMU
2) Haven't
found a telecom manager to interview?
I've rec'd updates from a couple - if
you need help, e-mail me before Tu.evening w/ your basic schedule (when can you
make it to GMU for an interview? early AM? a particular evening - by 4:00 pm?)
3)
Web page creation
Support for web page creation is provided by STAR Center
- The Student Technology Assistance & Resource Center (http://media.gmu.edu/).
Click on the Workshop Schedule and see what free workshops might fit your schedule.
There
are several ways to create web pages:
- straight HTML using a text editor
(WordPad)
- a free WYSIWYG ("wizzi-wig") editor, such as Netscape
Composer
- a full WYSIWYG package, such as Dreamweaver or FrontPage.
I
recommend that beginners:
a) take an online tutorial in HTML (I recommend
the one at: http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html)
b) attend the STAR
Center's "Creating, Editing, & Uploading Web Pages" - this is hard
to learn through a tutorial, but a) the STAR Center will help, and b) the "manual"
is available online.
Thu., Feb 13, 3:30-5:30
Sat., Feb 21, 3:30-5:30
Sun., Feb 22, 3:30-5:30
Tue., Feb 25, 5:30-7:30
Register/see schedule
at: http://media.gmu.edu/workshops/)
c) There are also Beginning HTML sections - though the tutorial will teach you much of this material.
d) I also recommend
Dreamweaver for everyone - but first things first.
You can get PDF version
of the materials for these workshops by clicking on "Workshop Materials"
at the top of the list of all workshops. (Eg, the PDF file for "Creating,
Editing, & Uploading Web Pages" is at: http://media.gmu.edu/start/pdfs/CreatEdit.pdf).
I
recommend people who already have a web site:
1) take Beginning Dreamweaver
(Tu. 2/11 - TOMORROW - 5:30-7:30 pm)
2) Take Advanced Dreamweaver
You
can get PDF version of the materials for these workshops by clicking on "Workshop
Materials" at the top of the list of all workshops.
Dreamweaver MX (essentially Dreamweaver 5) can be downloaded free for a 30 day trial (macromedia.com), and is available for $99 from the campus computer store.
See you Tuesday.
Dr Finn
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Date:
Mon, 03 Feb 2003 08:23:45 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T.
Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: tele730: reminders
Hi
folks,
Just a quick update/reminder re: 730 -
1) we have a guest speaker at 7:20 - Joy Hughes, CIO of GMU - please be on time for class
2) she's an expert in telecom strategic & operational planning, so please be sure you're up to date w/ the readings.
3) to calibrate - anyone who does NOT at this point have a company/voice telecom mgr to interview, please send me a msg and confirm/remind me - I'll help locate someone this week.
dr finn
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Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 09:09:47 -0500
To: TELE 730 Class
From: "T. Andrew Finn" <afinn@gmu.edu>
Subject: Tele 730:
Interview Protocols, GMU E-mail info
Hi all,
I'm looking forward
to our weekly sessions - we've got a good group, and many of you bring a lot to
the class. This'll be great!
Several things -
1) I've attached the 4 Interview Protocols to be used in TELE 730 this semester. Let em know if you're having any issues 1) finding a voice telecom manager to interview and 2) finding the RIGHT person.
2) If you were not at the first class last Wed., please reply to this msg to let me know you are receiving mail through your GMU e-mail ID.
3) If you are not currently using your GMU ID, you need to start. In about a week, I will be using ONLY your GMU IDs. You can access your GMU messages directly, or forward your GMU mail to any e-mail acct. you like.
If you've
never activated your GMU acct:
Go to: https://mail.gmu.edu/ to log in. Click
on "activiate."
If you've forgotten your e-mail password, you can
request it on the same screen.
4) To get to directions on forwarding (and
other helpful info) go to:
http://itusupport.gmu.edu/
Click on Online
Help, then select "E-mail" (and hit Go), then about 15 items down the
list of Help Links you'll find:
Forwarding E-mail from the Mason Cluster to
Your Account in Another System
If I have addressed this to your non-GMU ID, please e-mail and let me know when your GMU ID is ready for me to use.
See
you next week.
Dr Finn
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