CMP4323 Wireless and Mobile NetworksBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs SOFTWARE ENGINEERINGGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
CMP4323 Wireless and Mobile Networks Spring 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : MEHMET ŞÜKRÜ KURAN
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: This course covers wireless and mobile networking concepts and protocols with real-world examples. This course aims to prvide students with a basic understanding about the wireless and mobile networks and related problem solving discipline using mathematics / engineering principles.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. An ability to design algorithms for wireless communication problems
II. An ability to develop test and monitoring programs for wireless networks
III. An ability to design packet size optimization techniques for wireless networks
IV. An ability to analyze and evaluate the performance of wireless networks
V. An ability to design communication solutions for vehicular networks
VI. An ability to organize and document program code following the principles of software engineering and to professional prepare project reports.

Course Content

This course covers wireless and mobile networking concepts and protocols with real-world examples. After completing the course, students will get a basic understanding about the wireless and mobile networks and related problem solving discipline using mathematics / engineering principles.

1st Week: An overview of wireless networks
2nd Week: Broadband Communication Technologies
3rd Week: 3G Communication Technologies
4th Week: 4G and Beyond
5th Week: Wireless Local Area Networks
6th Week: Midterm Exam-I
7th Week: Near Field Communications
8th Week: RFID
9th Week: Ad Hoc Networks
10th Week: Wireless Sensor Networks
11th Week: Midterm Exam-II
12th Week: Packet Size Optimization in Wireless Networks
13th Week: Underwater Acoustic and Underground Communications
14th Week: Vehicular Networks and Review

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) 1st Week: An overview of wireless networks
2) 2nd Week: Broadband Communication Technologies
3) 3rd Week: 3G Communication Technologies
4) 4th Week: 4G and Beyond
5) 5th Week: Wireless Local Area Networks
6) 6th Week: Midterm Exam-I
7) 7th Week: Near Field Communications
8) 8th Week: RFID
9) 9th Week: Ad Hoc Networks
10) 10th Week: Wireless Sensor Networks
11) 11th Week: Midterm Exam-II
12) 12th Week: Packet Size Optimization in Wireless Networks
13) 13th Week: Underwater Acoustic and Underground Communications
14) 14th Week: Vehicular Networks

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: 1. W. Stallings, “Data and Computer Communications,” Prentice Hall, 8th edition, 2007.

References: 2. I.F. Akyildiz and M.C. Vuran, ''Wireless Sensor Networks,'' John Wiley & Sons, 2010.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 5
Project 1 % 25
Midterms 2 % 40
Final 1 % 30
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 55
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 82
Midterms 2 6
Final 1 3
Total Workload 133

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Be able to specify functional and non-functional attributes of software projects, processes and products.
2) Be able to design software architecture, components, interfaces and subcomponents of a system for complex engineering problems.
3) Be able to develop a complex software system with in terms of code development, verification, testing and debugging.
4) Be able to verify software by testing its program behavior through expected results for a complex engineering problem.
5) Be able to maintain a complex software system due to working environment changes, new user demands and software errors that occur during operation.
6) Be able to monitor and control changes in the complex software system, to integrate the software with other systems, and to plan and manage new releases systematically.
7) Be able to identify, evaluate, measure, manage and apply complex software system life cycle processes in software development by working within and interdisciplinary teams.
8) Be able to use various tools and methods to collect software requirements, design, develop, test and maintain software under realistic constraints and conditions in complex engineering problems.
9) Be able to define basic quality metrics, apply software life cycle processes, measure software quality, identify quality model characteristics, apply standards and be able to use them to analyze, design, develop, verify and test complex software system.
10) Be able to gain technical information about other disciplines such as sustainable development that have common boundaries with software engineering such as mathematics, science, computer engineering, industrial engineering, systems engineering, economics, management and be able to create innovative ideas in entrepreneurship activities.
11) Be able to grasp software engineering culture and concept of ethics and have the basic information of applying them in the software engineering and learn and successfully apply necessary technical skills through professional life.
12) Be able to write active reports using foreign languages and Turkish, understand written reports, prepare design and production reports, make effective presentations, give clear and understandable instructions.
13) Be able to have knowledge about the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the problems of engineering in the era and the legal consequences of engineering solutions.