ITO5046 Mobile and distributed computing systems
Faculty of Information Technology
ITO5046 Mobile and distributed computing systems is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2023. It needs ITO4131 and ITO4137.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ITO5046
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ITO5046
No unit lists ITO5046 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
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Overview
This unit provides a high level coverage of mobile and distributed computing. It will focus on the underlying concepts and standards of mobile computing. You will learn techniques to design and develop mobile applications. The unit will also provide you with an understanding of current mobile and distributed technologies such as web services, Internet of Things, context-aware computing, location-awareness, wireless sensor networks and current research trends.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Capstone project proposalAssignment20%
- QuizOther30%
- Capstone projectAssignment50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish 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.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Laboratories24 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
The main software used in this unit is Android Studio.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Pari Delir Haghighi
Common questions
When is ITO5046 offered?
ITO5046 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
How much work is ITO5046?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ITO5046 have an exam?
No. ITO5046 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.