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ITO5046 Mobile and distributed systems

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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

ITO5046 Mobile and distributed systems (19 Jun 2020, 2:32pm) [MOBILE DIST SYS (19 Jun 2020, 2:33pm)]

Reasons for Introduction

Reasons for Introduction (19 Jun 2020, 2:34pm)

Created as part of the Master of Computer Science degree, and is one of six core requirements for the Software Engineering specialisation.

Reasons for Change (05 Feb 2021, 3:29pm)

05/02/2021: Updating assessment

Role, Relationship and Relevance of Unit (19 Jun 2020, 2:34pm)

Created as part of the Master of Computer Science degree, and is one of six core requirements for the Software Engineering specialisation. It aims to address important issues of mobile and distributed computing systems and networks. It forms an essential component of strategic curriculum of the Faculty in technology and computer science-oriented fields.

Objectives

Objectives (19 Jun 2020, 2:35pm)

Upon completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  1. identify and describe different approaches and methods for building distributed and mobile computing systems;
  2. evaluate several models and approaches and select suitable mobile computing solution to a particular case;
  3. propose and develop a mobile or distributed system that is appropriate to a problem domain;
  4. identify the current research directions in the field and their impacts.

Unit Content

ASCED Discipline Group Classification (19 Jun 2020, 2:35pm)

029999

Synopsis (19 Jun 2020, 2:36pm)

This unit provides a high level coverage of mobile and distributed computing. It will focus on the underlying concepts and standards of mobile computing and current technologies for mobile and distributed systems. It will discuss cellular networks, wireless networks and their standards and technologies, context-aware computing, location-awareness, wireless sensor networks, internet mobility, web services and service-oriented technology, cloud computing and current research trends and case studies.

Teaching Methods

Mode (19 Jun 2020, 2:36pm)

Online

Assessment

Assessment Summary (05 Feb 2021, 3:28pm)

In-semester assessment: 100%

Workloads

Resource Requirements

Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (19 Jun 2020, 2:43pm)

FIT

Prerequisites

Prerequisite Units (19 Jun 2020, 2:40pm)

ITO5047, ITO5136, ITO5163

Corequisites (19 Jun 2020, 2:44pm)

Must be enrolled into the Master of Computer Science.

Prohibitions (19 Jun 2020, 2:45pm)

FIT5046

Proposed year of Introduction (for new units) (19 Jun 2020, 2:45pm)

MO-TP6, 2020

Location of Offering (19 Jun 2020, 2:45pm)

Monash Online

Faculty Information

Proposer

Emma Nash

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Version History

19 Jun 2020 Emma Nash modified Corequisites; modified Prohibitions; modified LocationOfOffering; modified DateOfIntroduction
05 Feb 2021 Jeanette Niehus modified Assessment/Summary; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange

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