Welcome to COM4336/9336 Mobile Data Networking. Please note that this course will be delivered via Moodle. WebCMS will NOT be used for this course.
Here is a basic course outline. Detailed ECOS outline will be released later.
Course Outline: COMP4336/9336 Mobile Data Networking 2025 Term 3
Delivery Mode: In-person
Pre-requisite: COMP3331/9331 or any other introductory networking course
Lectures: 3-hour in-person lectures per week: Tuesdays 9am-12noon, F10 M17
Assessments: 4 components --- labs (20%), quizzes (15%), project (25%), and final exam (40%).
Labs: 2-hour in-person labs per week (Week-1 lab is self-conducted)
Project: Individual project due Week-9 (will be released in Week-3)
Quizzes: 15-minute in-lecture quizzes starting Week-2
Final Exam: 2-hour in-person invigilated closed-book exam at the end of the term
Pass requirement: Final exam is a hurdle. Must achieve at least 40% in the final exam and must attempt all assessment components and must achieve at least 50% overall across all assessment components to pass this course.
Textbook: Wireless and Mobile Networking, CRC Press 2022 (free PDF from Library)
Syllabus: Wireless Signals (2 weeks), WiFi (2 weeks), Bluetooth (1 week), Cellular Networks (1 week), IoT/LoRa Networks (1 week), Wireless Sensing/mmWave Radar (1 week), Visible Light Communication (1 week)
Lecturer: Prof. Mahbub Hassan ( mahbub.hassan@unsw.edu.au ) [on-leave until September 14; please contact Course Admin during this period]
Course Admin: Isura Nirmal ( isura.bamunusinghe@unsw.edu.au )
Course Email (general enquiry): cs4336@cse.unsw.edu.au
Enrolment Enquiry and Help: Student Hub (https://www.unsw.edu.au/student/contact-us)
End of Course Outline