CSS 545: Mobile Computing
Winter 2015
Room UW1 060
Monday and Wednesday
8:00pm-10:00pm
Computing and Software Systems
University of Washington
Bothell
Contacting Me:
Name
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Arjmand Samuel
(arjmand@u.washington.edu) |
Office Hours: |
By appointment |
Course Email
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The goals of this course are
to
· provide students with mobile application design
knowledge which can be applied to any mobile platform;
· broaden student’s perspective by immersing into the
mobile eco-system comprising of sensors, power management, security and
privacy, mobile cloud services, cross platform tools, commercial aspects of
developing and selling apps, and future of mobile technologies;
· enable students to develop mobile apps applying above
concepts in the form of hands-on projects on a chosen mobile platform (Windows
Phone in this case), and encourage students to experiment with unique ideas and
scenarios
The topics covered during
this course are as follows:
· What is mobile computing?
· Popular platforms (Android, iOS, Windows)
· Mobile Sensors
· Mobile app design - what works and what does not?
· Performance – tools and tricks
· Power management
· Cloud-enabled mobile computing
· Mobile security
· The cross platform movement
· The future: wearables, connected clothes, smart
furniture
Want to know more about this
course? Read full paper here.
Prereq: Grad student standing, or undergrad students: CSS342
with a grade of C of better.
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Course Project |
60% |
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Class presentations |
40% |
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Use of mobile technology -
Does the app use specific mobile technology elements? |
33% |
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Novelty – a scenario
different from previous known apps – be creative |
33% |
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Richness of the app – How
complex is the application, while still maintain a clean, simple feel? |
33% |
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Date |
Topic |
Details |
Homework
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Journal (send via email, latest before class
the following week) |
Class presentation |
Reading Material |
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Week 1 (1/5 & 1/7) |
Introduction and Mobile Computing basics |
· Introduction to the course · Semester projects: Who, what, how, assessment · Background and introduction to mobile
computing · Mobile computing appetizer (terms, acronyms,
misnomers) · Get started with Windows Phone app
development - a short tutorial |
Read paper Get started with Windows Phone development
environment and put together a “Hello World” app (run in emulator) |
Start thinking of a project idea (write down
your idea, use pictures, cartoons, etc.) |
None |
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Week 2 (1/12 & 1/14) |
Popular mobile platforms and Sensors |
· Popular platforms (Android, iOS, Windows) · Mobile Sensors |
Prepare for mobile platform presentation |
What mobile challenges does your project idea
solve/address? |
1/12 - Pitch your project idea to find a team
member (5 minute each)1 |
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Week 3 (1/21) |
Popular Mobile Platform presentations |
· Class presentations |
How is your project novel? |
1/21 - Pick a popular mobile platform and
talk about it – Top features, what you like about it, what you do not (5
minute each)2 |
Student presentations |
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Week 4 (1/26 & 1/28) |
The mobile user experience, Performance and
energy |
· Mobile app design - what works and what does not · Performance – tools and tricks · Power management |
Use a small user study to collect some
requirements for your project idea |
A short status of your project progress. |
None |
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Week 5 (2/2 & 2/4) |
Mobile Security |
· Mobile Security |
App prototype - Build your app to show to the rest of the
class in Week 7 |
A short status of your project progress. |
2/2 - Project ideas and results of the user
study (10 minute each) 3 |
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Week 6 (2/9 & 2/11) |
No class |
· Work on projects |
App prototype - Build your app to show to the rest of the class
in Week 7 |
A short status of your project progress. |
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Week 7 (2/18) |
Prototype presentation |
· Prototype presentation |
Work on project app |
A short status of your project progress. |
2/16 - Present app prototype (10 minute each)
3 |
Student presentations |
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Week 8 (2/23 & 2/25) |
Project feedback and discussion, cross
platform movement |
· The cross platform movement · Marketing of mobile apps |
Pick a cross platform tool and create a 5
minute presentation |
A short status of your project progress. |
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Week 9 (3/2 & 3/4) |
The new Mobile - Internet of Things |
· Use of external sensors and user experiences |
Work on project app |
A short status of your project progress. |
3/2 - Cross platform tool presentations (5
minute each) 2 |
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Week 10 (3/9 & 3/11) |
Mobile app marketplace & Future |
· The future… wearables, connected clothes |
Work on project app |
A short status of your project progress. |
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Week 11 (3/16 & 3/18) |
Final project presentations |
· Final project presentations |
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Project presentations |
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1- Not graded
2 - Individual presentation
3- Project group presentation
Class Presentations: Most weeks you will be expected to present on a specific
topic. In most cases you will be presenting with your project team partner.
Couple of weeks you will also be giving a short presentation on your own. These
presentations will be graded based on the content of the presentation and
delivery. In some cases I will also be giving specific feedback for
improvement. In case of a team presentation, I expect both team members to
spend approximately equal time preparing and speaking.
Submission of Project Journal: Most weeks you will be submitting a project journal
over email. I do not expect the journal to be a long project report, but it
needs to be a well written log of project activities you have undertaken during
the week. I will judge your progress based on your journal entries, so this is
your chance to not only tell me what you have done, but what challenges you
have solved.
Collaboration:
Discussions of problems with fellow students are ok, provided you do not
exchange algorithms, or copy code. You may always discuss any problem with the
TA or I. You are expected to subscribe to the highest
standards of honesty. Failure to do this constitutes plagiarism. Plagiarism
includes copying assignments in part or in total, debugging computer programs
for others, verbal dissemination of algorithms, and results, or using solutions
from other students, solution sets, other textbooks, etc. without crediting
these sources by name. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in this class, any more
than it would be in the “real world”. Any student guilty of plagiarism will be
subject to disciplinary action1. In the “real world”, you are
responsible for the security of your intellectual properties. In our case, you
are responsible for the security of your source code (either on public hard
disk, or on printed copies). Remember to erase your work from all public hard
disks, and to dispose the hard copies of your source code with care. If someone
did not break any law, and has identical solution as yours, you are a suspect
of plagiarism.
If you have any problem with
this course, please talk to me as soon as possible. I would like to help in any way I could, but
I have to know there is a problem. If you fall behind in this class, it will be
difficult to catch up.
Academic Conduct
Student Code of Conduct: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/WAC/default.aspx?cite=478-120:
“The
university is a public institution having special responsibility for providing
instruction in higher education, for advancing knowledge through scholarship
and research, and for providing related services to the community. As a center
of learning, the university also has the obligation to maintain conditions
conducive to freedom of inquiry and expression to the maximum degree compatible
with the orderly conduct of its functions. For these purposes, the university
is governed by the rules, regulations, procedures, policies, and standards of
conduct that safeguard its functions and protect the rights and freedoms of all
members of the academic community.”
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“An instructor has the authority to exclude a student from any
class session in which the student is disorderly or disruptive. If the
student persists in the disorderly or disruptive conduct, the instructor should
report the matter to the dean of the school or college, or, at the University
of Washington Bothell and Tacoma campuses, to the dean or director of the
program in which the student is enrolled.”
Academic
Integrity and Plagiarism: See http://www.uwb.edu/studentservices/academicconduct
for crucial information regarding academic integrity. The library also
has an extremely useful website with resources at http://libguides.uwb.edu/ai.
You are responsible for knowing what constitutes a violation of the University
of Washington Student Code, and you will be held responsible for any such
violations whether they were intentional or not. Plagiarism is one of the
most common violations of academic integrity, so please pay attention to both
the web information and when your instructor explains all of this in class. In
short, do your own work, and clearly cite all your sources. If you are unsure,
ask for help!
Privacy: The
opinion you expressed (in class discussion, in written assignments, on our
course discussion board), are yours. None of this information will be shared
with anyone, not even your parents.
Special Needs
If
you believe that you have a disability and would like academic accommodations,
please contact Disability
Resources for Students (UW1-175) at 425.352.5307 or at drs@uwb.edu. In most cases, you will need to provide
documentation of your disability as part of the review process. I will
coordinate with the University to ensure that the appropriate accommodations
are made in this class.
Other potentially useful/important information
H1N1 and Other Communicable
Diseases Action Steps:
As part of the campus
community’s shared responsibility for minimizing the possible spread of H1N1
virus and other diseases this year, it is critical that all students are familiar
with the symptoms of H1N1 Flu described on the UW Bothell website at
http://www.uwb.edu/flu. Any student or instructor with flu-like symptoms is
encouraged to stay at home until at least 24 hours after they no longer have a
fever without the use of fever-reducing medications. If you are sick and have
an extended absence, please speak with me regarding alternative ways to
maintain your progress in your courses. If I am sick and need to cancel class,
I will post an announcement on Blackboard.
Inclement Weather:
Please check if the campus
may be closed due to weather. Information about suspension of operations will
be made public and available through the media. Students can learn of campus
operations status from the website or by calling the Campus Information Hotline
425.352.3333. You may also sign up with an alert system that will contact you
via email or text message if classes are canceled. For more information on the
alert process, please see http://www.uwb.edu/alert.
Class activities will be rescheduled as needed.
Student Support Services:
IT Helpdesk: IT@uwb.edu , 425-352-3456
Library: http://library.uwb.edu/
425-352-5340
Writing Center: www.uwb.edu/WritingCenter/
425-352-5253
Quantitative Skills Center: http://www.uwb.edu/qsc 425-352-3170
Student Success
Services: http://www.uwb.edu/cusp/studentsuccess
425-352-3776
Career Services: http://www.uwb.edu/careers
425-352-3706
Student Counseling Services: http://www.uwb.edu/studentservices/counseling 425-352-3183