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IS 337 Mobile Computing is a course taught by Dr. Jimmy T. Mbelwa that covers the fundamentals of mobile computing and programming. The course includes lectures, tutorials, and practical assignments, with assessments based solely on coursework and exams. Key topics include mobile IP, mobile databases, operating systems for mobile devices, and emerging technologies in mobile computing.

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IS337-Course Introduction

IS 337 Mobile Computing is a course taught by Dr. Jimmy T. Mbelwa that covers the fundamentals of mobile computing and programming. The course includes lectures, tutorials, and practical assignments, with assessments based solely on coursework and exams. Key topics include mobile IP, mobile databases, operating systems for mobile devices, and emerging technologies in mobile computing.

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IS 337 Mobile Computing

Instructors: Jimmy T Mbelwa, PhD


Basic Information about the course
• Delivery mode:
• Lectures: Tuesday 13:00 - 14:55 at B305 Kijitonyama
• Tutorials: Wednesday 15:00-15:55 at B305 Kijitonyama
• Practical and Assignments: You can discuss with your friend but writing should be
your own
• Assessment Mode: Coursework (100%) and University Examination
(100%)
• Pre-requisites: CS 175 Programming in Java
• Instructor: Dr Jimmy T. Mbelwa
• Other assistance: scheduled appointment
• Research on image processing, computer vision, machine learning, information
systems and health informatics
Course Objective
• The course introduces the fundamentals of mobile computing and
programming
Learning Outcomes
• Describe the main characteristics of mobile IP and explain how differs
from IP with regard to mobility management and location
management as well as performance;
• Illustrate (with home agents and foreign agents) how e-mail and
other traffic is routed using mobile IP;
• Implement a simple application that relies on mobile and wireless
data communications;
• Describe areas of current and emerging interest in wireless and
mobile computing, and assess the current capabilities, limitations,
and nearterm potential of each.
Course Contents
• UNIT I : Introduction To Mobile Computing: Mobile Mac Protocols, Mobile Internet
Protocol and Mobile Transport Layer
• UNIT II : Mobile Database and middleware
• UNIT III: Operating Systems For Mobile Computing Devices
• UNIT IV: WAP, Bluetooth And J2me
• UNIT V: Mobile Computing Architecture
• UNIT VI: Mobile Computing technologies: Mobile Commerce
• * Mobile Computing through Telephony * Emerging Technologies * GSM * SMS
(Short Message Service) * General Packet Radio Service * Wireless Application
Protocol * CDMA and 3G * Wireless LANs * Internet Networks and Internetworking *
Client Programming * Wireless Devices with Android OS * J2ME * Wireless Devices
with Windows CE * VoIP and Convergence * Security Issues in Mobile Computing
Text Books
• Reza B'Far, Roy T. Fielding (2004), Mobile Computing Principles:
Designing and Developing Mobile Applications with UML and XML,
Cambridge University Press
• Raj Kamal (2008), Mobile Computing, Oxford University Press, USA
• Asoke K. Talukdar (2010), Mobile Computing, 2E, Tata McGraw-Hill
Education
• Amjad Umar (2004) Mobile Computing and Wireless
Communications, nge solutions, inc.
• Jeyasri Arokiamary (2009), Mobile Computing, Technical
Publications.

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