Arab Open University

Faculty of Computer Studies

T215A - Study Calendar

Course Title: Communication and Information Technologies – Part A

Course Code: T215A Semester: Fall 2021/2022 Credit Hours: 8 Hours

STUDY CALENDAR
Study Covered Covered Parts Remarks
Week Blocks
Part 1 & 2
1 Introduction to the block
Data storage: Data coding
Part 2 (Continue)
Data storage: Storing Data, Data
2 Organisation and Management, Data
Storage Devices, and Archiving Data,
Block 1

and Online Data Storage

Part 5
3 Wi-Fi and wireless local area networks: Wireless
Communication and Wireless LANs: Wi-Fi
Part 5 (Continue)
Wi-Fi and wireless local area networks: Wireless LANs:
4 Wi-Fi (Cont.),
Securing a wireless LAN, and Wi-Fi and other mobile
wireless technologies
Part 6
5 Service-oriented architectures: What is an SOA? Benefits
of SOAs, and SOA standards
Blocks 1,
6 2, and 3)
Writing Skills

Part 1 & 2
Introduction to the block
7 The all-singing, all-dancing mobile device: Basic mobile
phones and their evolution, Smartphones, and Limits to
the technology
Part 2 (Continue)
Block 2

8 The all-singing, all-dancing mobile device: Location-

aware network devices and Trends
Part 3
The technology of mobile telephone systems: First
9
generation: an analogue system and Second generation:
the GSM digital system
10 Part 3 (Continue)
The technology of mobile telephone systems: Second
generation: the GSM digital system (Cont.) and Upgrades
to GSM: 2.5G
 Part 3 (Continue)
The technology of mobile telephone systems:
11 Third generation: the universal mobile
telecommunications system (UMTS) and Beyond the third
generation
TMA week:
Submission
Part 5
dates to be
12 How the Global Positioning System works
End of material for T215A specified by
deanship

13 Extra week for makeup sessions

14 Revision period