Near Field Communication - Research, Teachings and Training

The development of wireless networks, mobile devices and sensor technology during the past 20 years has continually affected the creation of new applications based on emergent technologies. By combining the advantages of established technologies with these new approaches and furthermore adapting those criteria to different user needs and application scenarios, including the location of users, we are able to extend existing applications with new mobile components and services. This paper presents a teaching methodology for a course of Near Field Communication for a master degree program and some examples of research projects in this area. The course "Near Field Communication" was introduced at the University of Applied Sciences Berlin in 2009 and has been taught by Professors from HTW Berlin and ONPU Odessa. Additionally, this paper presents two different approaches to visualise information from culture, media and creative industries by using RFID-based tracking and identification and NFC technology. In particular, the differences in the processing of system events, delivery of required information and the implemented infrastructure will be discussed and evaluated.