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COMP5047: Pervasive Computing (2020 - Semester 2)
Unit: | COMP5047: Pervasive Computing (6 CP) |
Mode: | Normal-Day |
On Offer: | Yes |
Level: | Postgraduate |
Faculty/School: | School of Computer Science |
Unit Coordinator/s: |
Professor Kay, Judy
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Session options: | Semester 2 |
Versions for this Unit: | |
Site(s) for this Unit: |
http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~comp5047/ |
Campus: | Camperdown/Darlington |
Pre-Requisites: | None. |
Brief Handbook Description: | This is an advanced course on Pervasive Computing, with a focus on the "Internet of Things" (IoT). It introduces the key aspects of the IoT and explores these in terms of the new research towards creating user interfaces that disappear into the environment and are available pervasively, for example in homes, workplaces, cars and carried. |
Assumed Knowledge: | Background in programming and operating systems that is sufficient for the student to independently learn new programming tools from standard online technical materials. Ability to conduct a literature search. Ability to write reports of work done. |
Department Permission | Department permission is required for enrollment in this session. |
Lecturer/s: |
Associate Professor Kummerfeld, Bob
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Tutor/s: | TBC | ||||||||||
Timetable: | COMP5047 Timetable | ||||||||||
Time Commitment: |
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T&L Activities: | Formal classes consist of a three-hour integrated lecture and practical session. This will involve class discussions based on the homework readings for each week, lecture material interspersed with class activities that range from discussions to technical work, and work towards a project involves the design, building and evaluation of a pervasive computing prototype system. |
Learning outcomes are the key abilities and knowledge that will be assessed in this unit. They are listed according to the course goal supported by each. See Assessment Tab for details how each outcome is assessed.
Unassigned OutcomesAssessment Methods: |
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Assessment Description: |
Homework and class activities: There will be two quizzes in labs during the semester. Project: Project to create a prototype pervasive computing system, evaluate it and report on the approaches used for the design and evaluation. The assessment will be based on two reports, a video and a presentation. Final Exam: Final examination. This assesses the full content of the classes and project work. |
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Grading: |
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Policies & Procedures: | IMPORTANT: School policy relating to Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism. In assessing a piece of submitted work, the School of Computer Science may reproduce it entirely, may provide a copy to another member of faculty, and/or to an external plagiarism checking service or in-house computer program and may also maintain a copy of the assignment for future checking purposes and/or allow an external service to do so. Other policies See the policies page of the faculty website at http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/student-policies/ for information regarding university policies and local provisions and procedures within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies. |
Online Course Content: | http://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~comp5047/ |
Note on Resources: | The website provides links to the weekly homework readings. |
Note that the "Weeks" referred to in this Schedule are those of the official university semester calendar https://web.timetable.usyd.edu.au/calendar.jsp
Week | Description |
Week 1 | Overview of course, Technical Topic: Internet of Things |
Week 2 | Technical Topic: Personalisation, HCI Topic: Testing |
Week 3 | Technical Topic: Surface computing, HCI Topic: Testing |
Week 4 | Technical Topic: Mobile personalisation, HCI Topic: Testing |
Week 5 | Project start, HCI Topic: People, cognitive and physiological design drivers |
Week 6 | Technical Topic: Android, HCI Topic: Big picture design |
Week 7 | Technical Topic: Android, HCI Topic: Design |
Week 8 | Technical Topic: Android, HCI Topic: Design |
Week 9 | HCI Topic: Focus Groups, experimental studies |
Week 10 | HCI Topic: Field Studies |
Week 11 | Privacy and Pervasive Computing |
Week 12 | Personified interfaces and personal robots |
Week 13 | Student project presentations, Review and Exam |
Exam Period | Assessment Due: Final Exam |
Course Relations
The following is a list of courses which have added this Unit to their structure.
Course Goals
This unit contributes to the achievement of the following course goals:
Attribute | Practiced | Assessed |
(6) Communication and Inquiry/ Research (Level 4) | No | 0% |
(7) Project and Team Skills (Level 4) | No | 0% |
(5) Interdisciplinary, Inclusiveness, Influence (Level 5) | No | 0% |
(4) Design (Level 5) | No | 0% |
(3) Problem Solving and Inventiveness (Level 5) | No | 0% |
(2) Engineering/ IT Specialisation (Level 5) | No | 0% |
These goals are selected from Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 which defines overall goals for courses where this unit is primarily offered. See Engineering & IT Graduate Outcomes Table 2018 for details of the attributes and levels to be developed in the course as a whole. Percentage figures alongside each course goal provide a rough indication of their relative weighting in assessment for this unit. Note that not all goals are necessarily part of assessment. Some may be more about practice activity. See Learning outcomes for details of what is assessed in relation to each goal and Assessment for details of how the outcome is assessed. See Attributes for details of practice provided for each goal.