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Mobile Computing Systems Programming (COMP90018)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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AIMS

Mobile devices are ubiquitous nowadays. Mobile computing encompasses technologies, devices and software that enable (wireless) access to services anyplace, anytime, and anywhere. This subject will cover fundamental mobile computing techniques and technologies, and explain challenges that are unique to the design, implementation, and evaluation of mobile computing. In particular, this subject will enable students to develop mobile phone applications that take advantage of the unique sensing capabilities of mobile devices, their multi-modal interaction capabilities, and their ability to sense and respond to context.

Intended learning outcomes

Having completed this unit the student is expected to:

  • Develop a deeper understanding of mobile systems, their challenges, and their programming
  • Be able to develop applications for mobile devices that include the integration of sensed information
  • Learn to work in small effective teams
  • Discuss and present new mobile research topics and technologies in oral and written form

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should have the following skills:

  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution
  • Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning
  • Profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship

 

 

Last updated: 19 April 2024