Project Specification (Level 3 Software Engineering Project)

Student: Chantele Smith

Supervisor: Dr. Phyo Kyaw

Title

Promoting personalised learning using Technology Enhanced Campus (TEC)

Description

This project will investigate how mobile devices can be used to support student learning by providing location-based and personalised information. Based on the existing TEC framework, a set of services will be developed on the PDA to form a basis for evaluation and assess the success of the project.

Preliminary Preparation

The student should prepare the following aspects of the project.

Subject specific preparation

  • Study the existing TEC framework
  • Study the development of mobile phone applications
  • Study the theoretical background on personalised student learning

Preparation for the final year project

  • Study the evaluation methods and experimental design
  • Study the project planning
  • Study the Software testing strategies
  • Study on how to write scientific and journal papers

Minimum Objectives

The combination of server and PDA software should provide the following services. Implementation will be made both on the PDA and desktop to provide the follow services.

  1. Location-based information
  2. Module (i.e. lectures and practical) information should be available on the PDA
  3. Module time-table for all CS modules
  4. Able to send and receive messages based on time and location

Intermediate Objectives

The combination of server and PDA software should provide the following services.

  1. Integrate time-tabling information from other departments within the campus
  2. Personalised location addition
  3. Able to send and receive location-based multimedia messages

Advanced Objectives

One or more of the following functional requirements will be developed as an extension to the existing TEC framework.

  1. Integration with the University DUO system
  2. Integration with a social networking system

Evaluation and criteria for success

The project deliverables, project development process and artefacts that are produced during the development will be evaluated based on two different disciplines, namely software engineering and education.

Special requirements for the project

The student will be given a PDA (dell x51) and a router to help the development of the software.

References

Johan Hjelm. Creating Location Services for the Wireless Web. Wiley, 2002.

Krzysztof W. Kolodziej. Local Positioning Systems: LBS Applications and Services. CRC, 2006.

Y. Wang, X. Jia, and H. K. Lee. An indoors wireless positioning system based on wireless local area network infrastructure. In The 6th International Symposium on Satellite Navigation Technology Including Mobile Positioning & Location Services, Melbourne, Australia, July 2003.

Chuck Liao, Max Lee, Shan Liu, and Ron Desmarais. Group 5: Wireless user tracking system. Technical report, University of Victoria, April 2006.