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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Information Technology

Business Applications of Mobile Communication

IT304 · Mobile Communications — Week 6 of 16

CourseIT304
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Business Applications of Mobile Communication

  1. Mobile point-of-sale systems
  2. IoT and supply chain logistics
  3. Mobile e-commerce platforms
  4. Field service automation
  5. How Secure IoT is Transforming Supply Chains

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Describe how wireless mobile communication technologies are benefitting businesses.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe how wireless mobile communication technologies are benefitting businesses.

Study materials

Videos

  • How Secure IoT is Transforming Supply Chains · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 46 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Near field communication: an assessment for future payment systems · Reading · Reading, article · for registered students
  • Introduction to Logistics, ch. 2: Technology and Logistics · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 33–41 · for registered students
  • NIST SP 800-98, section 3: RFID Applications · PDF · NIST, guidance · 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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