AØKK08058U Seminar: Telecommunications Economics - Canceled
The seminar is primarily for students at the MSc of Economics
Purpose:
To give the participants an extended understanding of the national and global development of the ICT sectors (telecommunications, the Internet, media and IT) and an understanding of the economic relationships that are relevant for that development. Regulatory issues are part of that.
Headlines to be used as inspiration for decisions of the different topics for the memorandums. Suggestions from the participants are also welcome:
Trends and economic relationships for demand and supply in the ICT sectors (telecommunications, the Internet, media and IT).
Regulation – sector specific regulation and competition legislation.
Cost models, cost concepts and tests used in regulatory governance (LRAIC, fully allocated cost, bundle tests, predatory pricing etc.).
EU’s governance of the ICT sectors.
Universal Service Obligations.
Interconnection: Payment or “peering”.
Fixed and mobile telephony: Complementary or substitution?
Governance of the Internet. Network neutrality.
Broadband access.
Cable TV and OTT players.
Mobile telephony, wireless broadband access and roaming.
Trends on the TV market: linear TV, streaming etc.
Mergers, acquisitions, industrial structure and globalisation.
Influence on society and economic growth.
Auctions regarding mobile licenses.
The syllabus for the course in Telecommunications Economics.
As introduction: See Blackman and Srivastava: “Telecommunications Regulation Handbook – Tenth Anniversary Edition!”. The World Bank and infoDev, 2011.
Before the session a "so-finalized-as-possible"-draft of the paper must be uploaded in Absalon. After the presentations, the student submit an edited version of the paper in the Digital Exam portal as the final exam paper. The aim is that students use the presentation sessions as an opportunity to receive and use the constructive feedback to improve the paper.
• Kick-off meeting: February 7, 2018, 15.15-17.15.
• Deadline of submitting commitment paper: March 1, 2018.
• Upload of the pre-paper to Absalon: To be announced
• Workshops/presentations: In May 2018.
The specific plan will be made at the kick-off meeting, when the number of participants is known.
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 40
- Preparation
- 134
- Seminar
- 32
- Total
- 206
for enrolled students. More information about registration, schedule, rules, curricula etc. can be found at the intranet for Master students (UK) and Master students (DK).
More information about seminars is available at the intranet for Seminars (UK) and Seminars (DK).
Read about the study programme and curricula at MSc in Economics
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination- a seminar paper in English that meets the formal requirements for written papers stated in the curriculum and at KUNet for seminars.
- Exam registration requirements
Attendance in all activities at the seminar as stated in the formal requrements in the Curriculum and at the KUnet for seminars (UK) and Kunet for seminars (DK) is required to participate in the exam.
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- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
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- Exam period
Deadline for uploading the final seminar paper to DE: 1st of June 2018 before 10:00 AM
Exam information:
For enrolled students more information about examination, rules, exam schedule etc. is available at the intranet for master students (UK) and master students (DK)
- Re-exam
The reexam is a written paper as stated in the Master curriculum and at the KUnet for seminars for master students (UK) and master students (DK).
Exam information:
For enrolled students more information about re-examination, rules, re-exam schedule etc. is available at the intranet for master students (UK) and master students (DK)
Criteria for exam assesment
Students are assessed on the extent to which they master the learning outcome for the seminar and the objectives stated in the Curriculum.
To receive the top grade, the student must with no or only a few minor weaknesses be able to demonstrate an excellent performance displaying a high level of command of all aspects of the relevant material and can make use of the knowledge, skills and competencies listed in the learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08058U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- and venue:
Go to "Remarks"
Exam and re-sits: Go to "Exam" - Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course Coordinators
- John Frederiksen (4-706c786b467a6a69346a71)