Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Objectives

With mobile devices being the de-facto most widespread and most personal form of computing, they enable the implementation and deployment of novel services, interactions and applications in many different areas (e.g., mobile health, smart mobility and transport, and entertainment). This course will focus on the building blocks for such services and as well as discuss how the strengths and weaknesses of (distributed) mobile and wearable systems can be navigated, both from a development as well as from a user experience perspective. Due to the personal nature of these devices and wearable technology’s abilities to sense the user's activities in unprecedented manners, we will also consider privacy and ethical concerns related to the development of these platforms.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will obtain:

• knowledge and understanding of the current state of the art of research methods in mobile and wearable computing
• understanding of suited interaction techniques for mobile and wearable devices
• understanding of development restrictions related to mobile and distributed platforms

Skills

Students who complete the module will be able to:

• critically review and apply literature and case studies on mobile and wearable computing research topics
• apply established and novel methods for designing and evaluating mobile and wearable user interfaces
• identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of mobile and wearable technologies and be able to apply these insights to solve novel problems
• analyze the impact of mobile and wearable technologies on society

Competences

Students who complete the module will be able to:

• analyze and develop new user interfaces, algorithms and services for mobile and wearable devices 
• analyze existing and novel mobile and wearable platforms from usability, user experience and ethical perspectives

Type of instruction

Refer to the overview of instruction types listed in § 17.

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• To be eligible to take the exam, the student must timely have handed in any mandatory assignments

Exams