Objective
The purpose of the program is to provide a business as well as a technology perspective of the impact of internet on the convergence of IT and Telecom. Emphasis will be placed on the emergence of network based businesses and business models and how these development affect the future of the computing, telecommunications and related industries. Examples that will be used to illustrate the market dynamics would include AT&T, AOL-Time Warner, Microsoft, Amazon.com, Charles Schwab and Dell. The implications to the Canadian telecom market will also be discussed, with contributions from industry experts who are also members of the MET Advisory Board.

The Core Faculty

• Professor Tony Yuen, Adjunct Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Director MET Program
• Professor Joe D'Cruz, Professor, Rotman School of Management
• Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia, Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Professor Hudson Janisch, Professor, Faculty of Law
• Miss Yuk-wha Li, Business Planning, Nortel Networks