READINGS

The Association of Automatic Identification and Data Capture Industry. RFID Primer (2001). Retrieved January 2, 2007, from http://www.aimglobal.org/technologies/rfid/resources/RFIDPrimer.pdf

TIME

RBH 217
MWF 1:45-2:35 PM

INSTRUCTOR

Rebecca Bruce: bruce at cs.unca.edu, RBH 024, Office Hours MW: 1:00-2:00; TR: 9:00-10:00

Susan Reiser: reiser at cs.unca.edu, RBH 219, Office Hours MTTR: 10:25-11:25

BAD WEATHER POLICY

DESCRIPTION

This course is a hands-on exploration of mobile computing. The course will focus on three important areas of this emerging technology: (1) small-screen user interfaces; (2) RFID; and (3) Wi-Fi.

An integral part of this course will be the development of a mobile tour for the North Carolina Arboritum Bonsai Gardens. As part of this project, you will: (1) Develop a small-screen application using audio, text and video; (2) Develop RFID middleware; (3) Design, install, and Configure a Wi-Fi Network.

• All assignments are due before or at 1:35 PM the day that they are due. If it is a web based assignment, email me your URL prior to class time. All other assignments are to be submitted via email.
• Late (after 1:35 PM) assignments will not be accepted, except in the case of emergency or an excused absence.
• Documentation Requirements (1/10 of your program grade):
• 1. Your name
  2. Date
  3. For programs, include a brief description of what the program does.
  4. For functions, include a one line comment at the beginning of each function, describing its purpose.
  5. Comment any code you won't understand in a month (or anything that you don't think we will understand).
• If you know you will be absent the date an assignment is due, please make arrangements to turn it in before its due date.
• There will not be a makeup exam.
• Grades - A--excellent , B--good , C--average , D--passing , F--failure.
• Plus and minus grades will be used in this class.

TEAMWORK ON ASSIGNMENTS Many of your assignments in this class will be team assignments. Every team assignment will include a peer evaluation due with the assignment. Each team member must rate the effort of his/her teammates (including oneself). Please be honest, fair, and accurate in your assessment of your teammates. A form will be provided for submitting your peer review. The peer review constitutes 10% of your grade. If you fail to turn in a review with the assignment, you will receive a 0 for this portion of your grade.

Some assignments will be individual assignments. It is acceptable to work with other students in the analysis, design, and debugging phases of your individual programming assignments. However, for individual assignments do not work as a team. Do not copy from or for another student. Do not copy from a book or the WWW. Please list the students with whom you collaborated, and the type of help you gave or received in a comment via email or in your assignment.

For any other assignments, quizzes and tests you must do your own work.

1. Computer Lab Hours
2. Jacob Nielsen's Web site for "usable information technology"
3. 11 Rules of Writing
4. NC Web Site Development Guidelines
5. HTML Dog: CSS Properties
6. Editing the Mobile Registry Values (thanks to Eric)
7. Minimo for Windows Mobile 4.2 or 5.0 (thanks to Chris)