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INT Department Chair |
| Department: |
INT |
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Core Courses, Electives |
| Phone: |
785.628.5373 |
| Email: |
markbannister@fhsu.edu |
| Address: |
Heather Hall, FHSU
600 Park St.
Hays, Ks 67601 |
Background:
Mark Bannister is the Chair of the Department of Information Networking and Telecommunications and Director of the Information Enterprise Institute at Fort Hays State University. He is also a Senior Policy Fellow of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs. Bannister teaches course work on legal issues and management of information technologies. Bannister supervises and participates in research and programming on telecommunications, strategic planning, and community development. Bannister has published academic articles in publications including The Federal Communications Law Journal, Economic Development Review, Economic Development Journal, Kansas Policy Review, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, the proceedings of the Colloquium on Information Systems Security, Journal of Business and Leadership, and the Kansas Business Review. His writing and research focuses on telecommunications and technology regulation, intellectual property, information security, and economic development.
As Chair of the Department of Information Networking and Telecommunications, he has overseen the growth of the program from 58 undergraduate students in 1999 to more than 350 current undergraduate and graduate students. The Department was named the “Outstanding Undergraduate Program of the Year” in 2008 by the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association.
Bannister served as Director of the Docking Institute of Public Affairs and Executive Assistant/General Counsel to the President of Fort Hays State University. Prior to arriving at Fort Hays State University, Bannister served professionally as Chief of Staff for the Kansas Senate President and as Associate General Counsel to the Kansas Board of Regents. Bannister earned a Juris Doctorate in Law and a Masters of Communication Studies from the University of Kansas. His Bachelors degree is from Fort Hays State University.
Bannister has been recognized by the International Telecommunications Education and Research Association as a Senior Fellow.
Courses taught in INT Department:
Fall
Campus
INT 450 Leadership in INT
INT 658 Law of Cyberspace
Spring
INT 610 Policy, Law, and Ethics in INT
INT 490 Capstone in INT
Virtual College
INT 490 Capstone in INT
Summer
IDS 803 Emerging Knowledge Society
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