A Model for Development of a Telecommunications Satellite Network for Administrative, Educational and Other Purposes in a Private Organization
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Andrews University Digital Commons @ Andrews University Dissertations Graduate Research 1984 A Model for Development of a Telecommunications Satellite Network for Administrative, Educational and Other Purposes in a Private Organization Allen Steele Andrews University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations Part of the Technology and Innovation Commons Recommended Citation Steele, Allen, "A Model for Development of a Telecommunications Satellite Network for Administrative, Educational and Other Purposes in a Private Organization" (1984). Dissertations. 713. https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/713 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Research at Digital Commons @ Andrews University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Andrews University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 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A MODEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE NETWORK FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PURPOSES IN A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION A dissertation presented in partial fulfillm ent of the requirements , ur the degree Doctor of Education by Allen R. Steele APPROVAL BY THE COMMITTEE: Chairman : Edward Streeter I of Education Committee Member^: /R ic l^ d Bay ley Date: July 2, 1984 Committee/ lember: , -David Bauer \ i \ i I- t - I committee Member: Kermpt Netteberg External Examiner: Thomas Baldwin Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. @ Copyright by Allen R. Steele 1984 All Rights Reserved Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT A MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE NETWORK FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PURPOSES IN A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION by A1len Richard Steele Chairman: Edward A. Streeter Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. ABSTRACT OF GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH Dissertation School of Education T itle; A MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE NET WORK FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER PURPOSES IN A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION Name of researcher: Allen Richard Steele Name and degree of faculty adviser; Edward A. Streeter, Ed.D. Date completed: July 1984 Problem While large organizations such as federal and state govern ments and large commercial corporations have expended their resources to take advantage of communication satellites, private organizations with more modest means have not been provided with a plan for u tiliz a tion of this new technology. The purpose of this study was to design a model for development of a telecommunications network which private organizations could use to create their own telecommunications s a te llite networks. Literature was reviewed to provide a perspective of the history and development of s a te llite technology. Two telecommunication Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. networks already in operation by private organizations were visited and a report about these networks provided concrete aspects of in te r connect systems. A model for the development of a s a te llite network was then recommended with specific notes on potential areas of operation and administration. The model was validated by a jury, a panel of experts in the field of s a te llite communications, who provided comments with their evaluations. Conclusion Telecommunication s a te llite networks were shown to be success fully operated in two private organizations and are known to be in a developmental stage at others. A simple step-by-step procedure, as recommended in this study, would be helpful to other organizations interested in developing a network. The Seventh-day Adventist Church, object of this model, with its multi-faceted operation of administra tive offices, schools, hospitals, printing plants, food factories, broadcast stations, emergency preparedness units, and approximately 3000 local churches in the United States could benefit from having a telecommunications network and should commence plans for developing an Adventist Telecommunications Network. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES V Chapter I. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................... 1 Statement of the Problem........................................................................ 2 Purpose of the S tu d y.................................................................................. 2 Delimitations ...............................................................................................