Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems

Bachelor 2019/2020

Type: Elective course (Business Informatics)

Area of studies: Business Informatics

Delivered by: Department of Innovation and Business in Information Technologies

Where: Graduate School of Business

When: 3 year, 4 module

Mode of studies: distance learning

Instructors: Vitaly Silchev

Language: English

ECTS credits: 4

Contact hours: 4

Full Syllabus

Abstract

“Introduction to the Internet of Things” is a “blended” course taught in the 3rd year of the bachelor’s program “Business Informatics”. The course consists of the on-line part (recommended course title – Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems, https://www.coursera.org/learn/iot) and the off-line part described below. The students are supposed to study the on-line part on their own using the materials available at the MOOC platform. The off-line part of the course helps students better understand the basics of IoT by communicating with instructors. The coverage of the off-line part is not limited to the topics of the on-line part and makes special emphasis on the topical issues of the applied fields, which may be hard for self-study.

Learning Objectives

to explain the importance of IoT in society
to describe the current components of typical IoT devices
to reveal the trends for the future of IoT

Expected Learning Outcomes

give a definition of the term "Internet of Things"
name the technological trends which have led to IoT
define what an embedded system is in terms of its interface
enumerate the components of an embedded system
name the core hardware components most commonly used in IoT devices
describe the interaction between software and hardware in an IoT device
explain MANETs and their relation to IoT
identify information security risks related to a particular IoT product or service

Course Contents

What Is the Internet of Things (IoT)
Definition of the term "Internet of Things", how various trends have enabled the Internet of Things, and some of the ramifications that IoT is having on society today.
Embedded Systems
Hardware and Software
Networking and the Internet
IoT-related security risks

Assessment Elements

Completion of recommended online course
Final test
Final test contains several multiple-choice questions.

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (4 module)
0.6 * Completion of recommended online course + 0.4 * Final test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Cirani, S., Ferrari, G., Picone, M., & Veltri, L. (2019). Internet of Things : Architectures, Protocols and Standards (Vol. First edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1881002

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Elk, K. (2019). Embedded Software for the IoT (Vol. Third edition). Boston: De|G Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1975740
Javed, A. (2016). Building Arduino Projects for the Internet of Things : Experiments with Real-World Applications. [United State]: Apress. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1228798
Mendez, D. M., Papapanagiotou, I., & Yang, B. (2017). Internet of Things: Survey on Security and Privacy. https://doi.org/10.1080/19393555.2018.1458258

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