Research Seminar on Telecommunications Business IIT-109.551 3-4 cr, spring 2004

Making the report Book summary guidelines

Making the report - Technical details A4, 4-6 pages, max 3500 words Use the report template (available on course website) Use Harvard style references (see template) MS Word document format (consult EK if a problem) If you have to use bitmap pictures (gif, jpg, tif), send

them also as email attachments. However, vector graphics (for diagrams etc.) are strongly preferred (in wmf, emf, or eps formats)

Check spelling and language: the report will be published…

Submit the report (and slides, too) by email to eino.kivisaari@hut.fi four days before the presentation

Report content & grading rules Focusing on the most relevant issues Clarity of thought throughout the text Successful applying of communications business

theory on the case in question Technical issues discussed where they make a

strategic difference Reader gains understanding about the application field

of the technology / business models / service models (depending on the specific topic)

Adhering to the technical rules for making the report

Book Summary (extra 1 cr) Edquist, C. (2003)

The Internet and Mobile Telecommunications System of Innovation

5 pages (plus cover page with name and student ID) Times 10 pt Single line spacing, decent margins DL 27.4.2004 Submit by email to eino.kivisaari@hut.fi Grading: pass/fail

Summarize the key points of the book in your own words—show that you understand what the book is all about. You can emphasize the issues that you found most interesting, and feel free to criticize the book.