Mobile Computing Systems Programming

Subject 433-653 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2009.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 12 hours of lectures, 12 hours of student presentations, 12 hours of tutorial/laboratory classes; Non-contact time commitment: 84 hours
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: 433-652 : Distributed Systems
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

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Subject Overview: A major focus is the programming of mobile devices using the standard toolkits "Java Micro Edition" or ".NET Compact Framework". Topics covered include: programming applications for Smartphones and PDAs; user interfaces for mobile devices; accessing location sensing technologies; interfaces for grid computing; geometric routing; data and information management, in particular for location-based services; privacy and security issues; and SnycML, WAP and XML technologies.
Objectives: On successful completion, students should:
  • be familiar with key concepts and technologies in mobile and location-aware computing
  • have practical skills in implementing fundamental algorithms used in mobile computing.
Assessment: Project work during semester of approx. 24 hours (25%), one presentation including a short paper of a current research approach in mobile computing expected to take about 12 hours (15%) and a 3-hour written examination at the end of the semester (60%). All components must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
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Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject students should:

  • be able to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
  • have a capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning; and
  • have a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship.
Related Course(s): Master of Engineering in Distributed Computing
Master of Information Technology
Master of Software Systems Engineering

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