SPECIAL NOTE:
unit is weighted 12.5% for postgraduate courses
OFFERINGS
Not Offered
DESCRIPTION
Explores the technologies which will be used and the issues that must be faced when computer devices become more mobile and ubiquitous. Basic concepts of mobile computing and ubiquitous computing are introduced and means of maintaining location awareness, context awareness and personal identity discussed as well as the social issues involved. The unit examines the major communications technologies required for mobile computing, including cellular and satellite technologies, spread-spectrum radio and infra-red communications are explained. Other related technologies, such as liquid crystal display devices, input devices for mobile applications, energy-conservation and batteries, speech synthesis and recognition, handwriting recognition systems and games technologies are also discussed. The unit concludes by also analysing the factors, including fault tolerance, performance constraints, mobile addressing and user interface design, which need to be taken into account when developing software to run on mobile distributed systems and examines some issues in wearable computing.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: research work and assignment
TEACHING PATTERN: two weeks intensive summer school 9am - 5pm x 10 days as advised by the lecturer
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Video conferencing -
H,L
A live video link between campuses is used for at least some teaching in this unit
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
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Video conferencing -
H,L
