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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Information Technology

Modern Mobile Device Usage

IT304 · Mobile Communications — Week 3 of 16

CourseIT304
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Modern Mobile Device Usage

  1. Consumer adoption trends
  2. Personal communication vs media consumption
  3. Mobile app ecosystems
  4. Digital inclusion

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Evaluate usage of modern mobile communication devices.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate usage of modern mobile communication devices.

Study materials

Videos

  • Mobile phones and literacy · YouTube · Marginal Revolution University · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Workplace Software and Skills, 1.1: Mobile Devices · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 16–19 · for registered students
  • NIST SP 800-124r2, section 2: Overview of Mobile Devices · PDF · NIST, guidance; pp. 4–8 · for registered students
  • Android permissions: user attention, comprehension, and behavior · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Classification of Mobile Communication Devices
  • Week 2: Hardware Features and Architectures
  • Week 3: Modern Mobile Device Usage
  • Week 4: Wireless Transmission Technologies
  • Week 5: Standards and Protocols
  • Week 6: Business Applications of Mobile Communication
  • Week 7: Workplace Benefits and Integration
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Social Implications of Ubiquitous Connectivity
  • Week 10: Legal and Security Implications
  • Week 11: Health Implications of Prolonged Exposure
  • Week 12: Applying Mobile Communications in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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