None.

Mobile Radio Networks, Networking, Protocols and Traffic Performance (2nd Edition), Bernhard H Walke, J Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2002, ISBN: 0471499021
Mobile Communications, J Schiller, Addison Wesley, 2003, ISBN: 0321123816

Material on Blackboard.
Mobile computing simulation software.
Desktop PC platform.
Software development lists e.g. for WAP
Staffordshire University has subscriptions to electronic book services such as Safari Tech Books, Ebrary and Netlibrary. There are titles in each of the collections that will support students studying mobile computing. Staffordshire University has subscriptions to IEEExplore, ACM Digital Library, Elsevier Science Direct and Infotrac Computer Database all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.

At the start of the module students will attend sessions to introduce the module, the assignment, and to learn how to use mobile computing simulation software. From then on students will be given weekly research and activities to follow on the Blackboard VLE. Practically students will develop their skills as they attempt weekly set tasks to produce small prototype mobile applications. This work will help in solving the practical aspect of the assignment. Practical sessions will also be used to give the student opportunity to seek help from the tutor in the classroom. Related to the written report aspect of the assignment seminar style lectures will be given in order to engage the student so that they can follow up and explore further topics in the non-contact time of the module.
In order to share research perspectives and discuss application design and implementation issues online forums will be used.

This module covers advanced knowledge and principles of Mobile Computer Communication Systems regarded as architecture, topology, standards, infrastructure of hardware and software components, which are designed to provide the implementation platform and commercial application of mobile computer systems, and in particular will cover:
- Protocols and International/European standards for Mobile Computing.
- Mobile Computer interface, storage, architecture, organisation and traffic performance parameters.
- Structure and function of fundamental system software, e.g. interface, operation systems and language processors or mobile computing.
- Software platforms to simulate and model Mobile Computer Systems.
- Future Generations of Mobile Computer Systems.
- Testing and verification of mobile systems.

Illustrative examples throughout the course will be demonstrated using studies.

A 3000 word Assignment weighted at 100% assessing learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The assisgnment will involve the practical modelling and simulation of a platform for Mobile Computer Systems.