Module Descriptors
MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEMS
COSE70310
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Khawar Hameed
Email: K.Hameed@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
Access to the library, journals and web-based resources
Appropriate mobile software development kits/environments
J2ME/Embedded Visual Studio/Macromedia Flash Compact/CE.NET/Server 60 PDA Devices
Appropriate mobile software development kits/environments
J2ME/Embedded Visual Studio/Macromedia Flash Compact/CE.NET/Server 60 PDA Devices
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be presented through a combination of lectures, practical exercises, tutorials, and directed self-study as appropriate for each topic. Where appropriate, Virtual Learning Environments will be used as part of the delivery. Delivery will be 2 lectures and 2 practicals/tutorials per week.
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Module Indicative Content
Applications programming for mobile devices
A critical study of key application areas for which mobile computing provides a supporting infrastructure.
Key mobile computing technologies
Design issues for mobile systems
Database issues in mobile computing
Mobile Systems integration
A critical study of key application areas for which mobile computing provides a supporting infrastructure.
Key mobile computing technologies
Design issues for mobile systems
Database issues in mobile computing
Mobile Systems integration
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework - 50% (Learning outcomes 1 and 2)
The coursework will be based on a case study that will require you to design and implement a mobile application to satisfy specified functional objectives.
Examination - 50% (Learning outcomes 3 and 4)
The coursework will be based on a case study that will require you to design and implement a mobile application to satisfy specified functional objectives.
Examination - 50% (Learning outcomes 3 and 4)
Module Texts
Wireless J2ME Platform Programming, Vartan Piroumian, 2002, Sun Microsystems, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130449148
Core J2ME Technology and MIDP, John W Muchow, 2002, Sun Microsystems, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 01306996113
Wireless Internet and Mobile Business - How to Program, Dietel et al. 2002, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130092886
Business Agility: Strategies for Gaining Competitive Advantage through Mobile Based Solutions, Nicholas D Evans, 2001,Financial Times Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130668370
Survival @ E-Speed: Transformation Guide for Profitable Internet and Mobile Business, Peter Morath, 2001, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0077098382
Mobile Business Strategies: Understanding the Technologies and Opportunities, Jouni Paavilainen, 2002, Addison Wesley Professional, ISBN: 0201788985
Mobile Commerce - Opportunities, Applications and Technologies of Wireless Business, Paul May, 2001, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 052179756X
Core J2ME Technology and MIDP, John W Muchow, 2002, Sun Microsystems, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 01306996113
Wireless Internet and Mobile Business - How to Program, Dietel et al. 2002, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130092886
Business Agility: Strategies for Gaining Competitive Advantage through Mobile Based Solutions, Nicholas D Evans, 2001,Financial Times Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130668370
Survival @ E-Speed: Transformation Guide for Profitable Internet and Mobile Business, Peter Morath, 2001, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 0077098382
Mobile Business Strategies: Understanding the Technologies and Opportunities, Jouni Paavilainen, 2002, Addison Wesley Professional, ISBN: 0201788985
Mobile Commerce - Opportunities, Applications and Technologies of Wireless Business, Paul May, 2001, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 052179756X