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The course will provide students with an overall understanding of designing and implementing mobile information services for organizations. Emphasis will be placed on the knowledge and skills required for planning, analysis, designing, implementing, and managing the integration of mobile technologies for information services. The prerequisite for this course is IST 321 (for IST 497A) or approved by the instructor (for IST 597A). Students who registered to the course need to have a good hands-on understanding of XML technique or programming skills.
The course will provide students with a basic understanding of mobile computing
and its applica-tions, designing wireless network, and security issues in a
mobile environment. Emphasis will be placed on acquiring the knowledge and skills
required for planning, designing and securing wireless local area networks (WLAN)
using available standards and technologies. The prerequisite for this course
is IST 240 and junior status of IST. The course will cover the following topics:
1) Networking basis
2) Basics of mobile technologies
3) How does wireless work
4) Potential applications of mobile technologies
5) Wireless LAN design and management
6) Wireless WAN design and management
7) Mobile security issues and technologies
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