INF-3320 Middleware - 10 stp

The course is administrated by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Type of course

The subject can be taken as a singular course as long as the admission requirement is satisfied.

Course contents

The course gives in-depth knowledge about middleware, with a focus on mobility, ubiquitous computing, and multimedia. The course will include presentations and discussions about current middleware research projects.

Recommended prerequisites

INF-3200 Distributed Systems Fundamentals

Objective of the course

Knowledge; students should get:

extensive knowledge of middleware
comprehensive knowledge on support for multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing in middleware
in-depth knowledge on selected recent and current middleware research projects on support for multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing
in-depth knowledge on selected recent and current middleware research projects on support for adaption

Skills; students should be able to:

design, analyze, and implement distributed applications and services using middleware supporting distributed objects, software components, web-services and similar
design, analyze, and implement distributed applications and services that need support for multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing
discuss, in great details, how it is possible to support multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing in different settings and environments
analyze the limitations and potential problems in a suggested setup supporting multimedia, mobility and/or ubiquitous computing
discuss, in great details, what role adaption has in supporting multimedia, mobility, ubiquitous computing, and other complex applications

General competence; students should know:

what kind of programming abstractions and support is needed from the middleware platform for a given type of distributed applications
how multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing influence the design and implementation of a middleware platform
the role of adaption in middleware supporting multimedia, mobility and ubiquitous computing
how to implement support for adaption in a middleware platform

Language of instruction

The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 30 hours, Colloquium: 30 hours, Laboratory guidance: 30 hours. This course is given in the spring semester.

Assessment

Oral exam counting 100%. Approved assignments give access to the final oral exam.

Course requirements: The coursework includes up to 3 written assignments graded "Approved" / "Not approved". Oral presentation of the assignments and demonstration of a working system can be claimed. Students will be opponents for each others presentations. Mandatory participation in the seminars.

Assessment scale: Letter grades A-F.

Re-sit examination:
It will not be given a re-sit exam in the teaching free semester for this course, unless a postponed exam is arranged (conditional re-sit exam). To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Postponed examination:
Given early in teaching free semester. It will be arranged an oral exam counting 100%. To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Ordinary examination in the teaching free semester (early exam):
It will not be given a new ordinary examination in the teaching free semester for this course.

See Regulations for examinations at the University of Tromsø for further details.