ITEC2706M Mobile Technology: Design and Use Fall 2023 Lecture 1 Course Overview

ITEC2706M

Mobile Technology: Design and Use Fall 2023

Lecture 1

Course Overview

ITEC2706M

Mobile Technology: Design and Use

Course Overview

Instructor Information

Instructor: Dr. Faria Khandaker

Office Location: A-901, 24 Queen Street, Brampton, ON.

E-mail: faria.khandaker@algomau.ca

Office Hours: Monday 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

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Introduction of Course Students

Course Resources:

• Course Website: Moodle

• Required Course Text: An Illustrated Guide to Mobile Technology- 2015

Author: Sachin Date

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

• Additional Reading Resources: Will be made available on the

Course website on Moodle

Tentative Covered Topics

 Topics

 History of Mobile Phones and Cellular Networks

 Smartphones

 Mobile Applications and Models

 Business and Revenue Models for Mobile Apps

 Mobility in Field Services, Financial Services, Health Services

 Mobile Technology

 Mobile Operating Systems

 Types of Mobile Applications

 Mobile Security

 Internet of Things (if time permits)

Course

Assessments/

Evaluations

Dates are tentative

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Assessment Methods Weighted Value

Dates Class Attendance and

Participation

10%

Quiz 1 (Week 4) 10% October 2^nd, 2023 Quiz 2 (Week 6) 10% October 16^th, 2023 Midterm Exam (Week 8) 15% October 30^th, 2023 Quiz 3 (Week 10) 10% November 13^th,

2023 Project Delivery and

Presentation (Week 13)

15% December 4^th, 2023

Final Exam 30% TBA

Total 100%

Course Assessments/

Evaluations

 Quizzes/ Mid-Term Exam/ Final Exam: Graded

 Individual Exams

 Class Participatory Activities:

 Not graded, just for practice.

 Projects: Graded

 Group

 Create your group: 2/3 group members in each group.

 Choose your topic for Project.

 Send me a brief description of the project proposal by email.

Course Project

 Project Deliverables:

 Submission of Project Proposal.

 Project Presentation.

 Final Project Report Submission.

 OPTION 1: Suggested Topics for Projects: You can choose by yourself- Project topics must be approved: Principles, Background, Main features, Present Status, Future trend, Usage, Pros, and Cons

 Mobile Phones and Cellular Networks: Present, past, and future

 Mobile Applications: Current trends and future

 Business Models for Mobile Apps

 Mobile Operating Systems

 User Experience and Interface: Requirements and Reality

 Future of Mobile Technology

 The Internet of Things

 Mobile and Cloud Computing

 Popular Wireless Communication Paradigms ₉

Course Project

 OPTION 2: Background Study of Designing Mobile Applications:

• Choose any app that you want to design:

 Name the app

 Categorize the app-Commercial/ Educational/Entertainment.

 Target your audience with reasoning

 Compare with a popular available app belonging to the same category

 List all the major features of the app you want to design.

 Highlight the exclusive features.

 Design the logo and outlook of the app.

 Plan to launch the app.

 Choose a business model:

 Plan for the revenue generation-Monthly, Yearly, Free, One-time

 If you fail to generate revenue by your designed apps, choose a backup

Project Deliverables:

• Project Proposal:

 Send me the proposal before the class on Monday, October 16

^th

, 2023 (Week 6).

 The expectations:

 Write down your plan for the project.

 Motivation and background of your project.

 The proposal report should be on 1 page.

• Final Project Report:

 Final Report: 6 pages in length ( maximum)

 Due on December 3

^rd

, 2023 (night before the last class-last class is on December 4

^th

, 2023).

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Final Project Presentation

 Present your project.

 Send me the slides and final report before the day of the Presentation.

 The expectations for the presentation:

 The weight of the Project work should be proportional to the group members.

 Presentation duration is 15 minutes for each group.

ANY QUESTION /CONCERN??