Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE AND WIRELESS TCHNOLOGY
COSE40336
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Khawar Hameed
Email: K.Hameed@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Exam length 1.5 hours 50% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
Assignment 2000 words 50% assessing Learning Outcomes 3 and 4
Module Indicative Content
This module introduces Mobile and wireless communications giving the student a basic knowledge of the different technologies which are available to the consumer. This understanding will be from the point of view of computer based communications. The content to be covered in the module will include:
- Second generation communications and infrastructure
- GPRS
- Current and Near Future Cellular Technologies
- Personal Area Networks (PAN)
- Local Area Networks (LAN)
- Mobile device design considerations
- Usage of mobile devices in a business and personal context
- Ubiquitous computing
Module Learning Strategies
3 hours per week made up of 2 hours of lectures and 1 hour of practical work. In addition the student will be expected to carry oput self-directed study of the issues which have been discussed in the lecture and practical work (1:n)2 (1:20)1
Module Resources
.NET 2005 Environment and Simulator
Suitable Simulation Environment
Mobile Devices
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Mobile Communications, Schiller J, Addison Wesley, 2003, ISBN: 0321123816