Module Descriptors
LOCATION BASED SERVICES (E-LEARNING)
COSE70478
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Paul Boocock
Email: Paul.Boocock@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
What are Location Based Services - Introduction to general concepts and terminology.
H/W and S/W associated with Location Based Services.
Overview of typical applications
Communication and Data transmission in the mobile arena.
Positioning systems such as Satellite, Indoor and Network based positioning systems
Enabling Technologies : Programming languages, Operating systems, Networking, Development environments and Target devices
Simple Applications: Building simple proof of concept applications
Data management: Database aspects of LBS, Standards and Interoperability
Applications: Examples of successful LBS applications. Designing and building successful LBS applications
Mapping and Cartography
Ethics
Legislation
H/W and S/W associated with Location Based Services.
Overview of typical applications
Communication and Data transmission in the mobile arena.
Positioning systems such as Satellite, Indoor and Network based positioning systems
Enabling Technologies : Programming languages, Operating systems, Networking, Development environments and Target devices
Simple Applications: Building simple proof of concept applications
Data management: Database aspects of LBS, Standards and Interoperability
Applications: Examples of successful LBS applications. Designing and building successful LBS applications
Mapping and Cartography
Ethics
Legislation
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework - 50% (Learning outcomes 1 and 2)
This will involve the design and implementation of a location based service to meet agreed functional objectives.
A final assignment weighted at 50% with an associated mandatory viva voce. (Learning outcomes 2 and 3). The assignment will take the form of answers to all questions on an examination paper. Students are required to participate in a viva to verify the work is their own. The examination paper would normally be set to be completed in 2 hours under examination conditions, but for e-learning students they will need to take longer as they will need to answer all the questions on the paper.
This will involve the design and implementation of a location based service to meet agreed functional objectives.
A final assignment weighted at 50% with an associated mandatory viva voce. (Learning outcomes 2 and 3). The assignment will take the form of answers to all questions on an examination paper. Students are required to participate in a viva to verify the work is their own. The examination paper would normally be set to be completed in 2 hours under examination conditions, but for e-learning students they will need to take longer as they will need to answer all the questions on the paper.
Module Learning Strategies
Students will have attended an induction workshop where they will learn how to use the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) employed for the study of this module. Subsequently students will work through the module material provided on the VLE at a pace suggested within the VLE for the module. The material will include activities and review questions that allow students to assimilate the concepts and skills required by the module. Students will be encouraged to discuss relevant aspects within discussion forums that are part of the VLE. The forums will allow discussion with a student's peer group as well as the module tutor.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Schiller J., Voisard A., Location Based Services, Morgan Kaufmann 2004, 1558609296
Jagoe A., Mobile Location Based Services, Prentice Hall PTR 2002, 0130084565
Jagoe A., Mobile Location Based Services, Prentice Hall PTR 2002, 0130084565
Module Resources
Material on Blackboard.
Access to the library, journals and web based resources
Software requirements: Visual Studio.net, J2ME, Suitable platform to run J2ME such as Eclipse.
Hardware requirements: appropriate hardware to run software above.
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 Daatabase all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.
Access to the library, journals and web based resources
Software requirements: Visual Studio.net, J2ME, Suitable platform to run J2ME such as Eclipse.
Hardware requirements: appropriate hardware to run software above.
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 Daatabase all offering full text electronic access to journals and conference proceedings.