NDAK16004U Mobile Computing (MC)
MSc programme in Computer Science.
The course gives an overview of mobile computing interfaces, focusing on both mobile phones and more recent mobile technologies, such as smart watches and augmented reality interfaces. The course sheds light on two fundamental aspects of mobile computing: (1) the technological foundations of mobile computing interfaces; and (2) the user interface requirements for such novel computing interfaces.
The course contains advanced material on both technological foundations and interaction styles on mobile interfaces. In more detail, the following will be addressed in the course:
- Overview of mobile network architectures: WiFi, GSM, UMTS, LTE, and sensor networks.
- Software architectures and development on mobile devices: differences to desktop computer interfaces.
- Hardware and software requirements for mobile devices: compensating for slower processors, battery-life, and limited screen sizes.
- New input and interaction styles: sensors, touch, and the mobile device’s camera.
- Evaluations of mobile interfaces: laboratory evaluations vs. studying in the wild.
Knowledge:
- Functionalities of mobile networks
- Challenges particular to mobile user interfaces.
Skills:
- Build prototypes for mobile device platforms
- Perform an evaluation of the created prototype.
Competences:
Design mobile applications for a range of user interfaces
Select appropriate measures for evaluating these interfaces/prototypes.
- Category
- Hours
- Course Preparation
- 32
- Exam
- 1
- Exam Preparation
- 7
- Exercises
- 24
- Lectures
- 32
- Project work
- 110
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 20 minutesOral examination based on a group project report. The report should describe and reflect on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a user interface for a mobile device. The students will have a week time to prepare for the oral examination (i.e., the report is to be handed in one week before the examination day).
- Exam registration requirements
Must hand in a report about their final project.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examiners.
- Re-exam
Oral exam, 20-minutes, based on the project report. The report must be resubmitted (no later than two weeks before the re-exam date) for the student to qualify for the re-exam.
Criteria for exam assesment
In order to earn the grade 12, students must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described in the intended learning outcomes.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NDAK16004U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- C
- Course capacity
- no limit
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Mathematics and Computer Science
Contracting department
- Department of Computer Science
Course responsibles
- Sebastian Boring (16-7567646375766b6370306471746b706942666b306d7730666d)