Principles of Communications and Networks

The Principles of Communications and Networkscourse provides an overview of the key principles of communications and networking theory, using operational military communications systems as examples. The objective is to provide a mixed technical and non-technical audience with a conceptually rigorous technical foundation covering a wide array of topics, based on the view that in the future, all forms of military communications and networking will be tied more closely together. This course will allow graduates to converse more intelligently with subject matter experts and pave the way for further learning in more specific areas. While equations are kept to a minimum, the concepts presented are rigorous. There is a fee for this course.

This course is geared toward people who have responsibilities for planning, acquiring, managing, monitoring, operating, and/or regulating communications or networking programs or systems in a military-oriented environment.

Speaker and Presenter Information

This course is taught by Terry Stockholm, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in Communications/Electronics and Information Technology Specialist with over 40 years of expertise in the C4ISR arena. He has served at FEMA as the Deputy Chief of IT operations and Chief of IT Disaster Operations nationwide. He was a contractor supporting DHS CIO during the standup of that department, division chief in the DHS Wireless Management Office, and after Hurricane Katrina was tapped by the Secretary of Homeland Security to evaluate and recommend changes to ensure all levels of responders can communicate during a similar disaster.