AØKA08080U Telecommunications Economics

To obtain the highest grades in the assessments of examination in 'Tele¬communications Economics' the following general criteria shall be met:

The student shall

• demonstrate knowledge of all relevant concepts and factual items regarding the questions raised and of the relationships be¬tween these
• be able to design an analysis to give a thoroughly description of the problem and find possible solutions to the questions raised
• give a survey of the relevant economic issues regarding the que¬stions raised
• explain constraints and uncertainties in the presented solutions, often in the form of trade-offs between different objectives.

As more concrete criteria - depending on the actual questions raised in the examination - the following shall be demonstrated:

Knowledge of

• the main trends and relationships in the ICT sectors (ICT=Information and Communication Technology) regarding de¬mand, supply, prices, market players, technical solutions, regulation etc.
• the main economic and technical concepts and items used in the ICT sectors, especially for telecommunication, the Internet and supply of radio and TV channels.

The minimum criteria for passing the examination.

The student shall demonstrate knowledge of

• the most important concepts and factual items that are relevant for answering the questions raised 
• the most relevant trends and relationships in the ICT sectors
• the possibilities and limitations of the use of relevant economic analy¬ses

Acceptance of a limited amount of small and medium failures in the analysis presented, but normally no major failures can be accepted