Module Descriptors
MOBILE WEB AND MULTIMEDIA
COWB70200
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Rachael Trubshaw
Email: R.T.Trubshaw@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Personal Digital Assistants, and mobile phones
Different browsers, Web and Multimedia authoring environments
Different browsers, Web and Multimedia authoring environments
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Texts
Background Reading:
The Mobile Multimedia Business: Requirements and Solutions B. Eylert (2005), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 047001234x
Mobile Interaction Design, M. Jones and G. Marsden (2006), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470090898
The Mobile Multimedia Business: Requirements and Solutions B. Eylert (2005), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 047001234x
Mobile Interaction Design, M. Jones and G. Marsden (2006), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0470090898
Module Learning Strategies
The lectures will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets and Internet references. Within the lab sessions a lot of time will be placed into learning development approaches and skills, scripting languages, gaming and design issues. Group discussions will also take place in the sessions.
Module Indicative Content
The module will address the following topics:
- Mobile web development
- Mobile Browsers
- Categories of Mobile Multimedia
- EMS and MMS
- Flash Lite
- 3G and beyond
- Mobile Gaming
- WML and XML
- Mobile Design
- Mobile web development
- Mobile Browsers
- Categories of Mobile Multimedia
- EMS and MMS
- Flash Lite
- 3G and beyond
- Mobile Gaming
- WML and XML
- Mobile Design
Module Additional Assessment Details
Coursework 100%. The coursework will consist of a report and practical artefact.
Students will write a report of around 2500 words detailing design and implementation approaches taken in creation of a practical artefact. The report will specifically highlight design, ethical, technical standards, legal and social issues of mobile technology, and application within the students work. Artefact testing must be thorough with the student reflecting critically on results obtained.
The practical artefact will be a small application of 15 screens (such as a news application or tourist guide) for running on devices such as a PDA, mobile phone, or desktop machine. Such an application would need to specifically address informational and media constraints well. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3).
Students will write a report of around 2500 words detailing design and implementation approaches taken in creation of a practical artefact. The report will specifically highlight design, ethical, technical standards, legal and social issues of mobile technology, and application within the students work. Artefact testing must be thorough with the student reflecting critically on results obtained.
The practical artefact will be a small application of 15 screens (such as a news application or tourist guide) for running on devices such as a PDA, mobile phone, or desktop machine. Such an application would need to specifically address informational and media constraints well. (Learning Outcomes 1, 2 and 3).