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Internet of Things 281 IOT281

The Internet of Things 281 module is an elective course for Bachelor of Computing students, focusing on developing and deploying IoT solutions using devices like Raspberry Pi and cloud platforms such as IBM Watson. Students will learn to create IoT applications, analyze security risks, and design viable IoT concepts, with assessments based on project work and examinations. The course includes a mix of theoretical and practical learning, requiring a total of 80 notional hours.

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Internet of Things 281 IOT281

The Internet of Things 281 module is an elective course for Bachelor of Computing students, focusing on developing and deploying IoT solutions using devices like Raspberry Pi and cloud platforms such as IBM Watson. Students will learn to create IoT applications, analyze security risks, and design viable IoT concepts, with assessments based on project work and examinations. The course includes a mix of theoretical and practical learning, requiring a total of 80 notional hours.

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Internet of Things 281

Module: Internet of Things 281


Module name: Internet of Things 281
Code: IOT281
NQF level: 6
Type: Elective – Bachelor of Computing (all streams)
Contact Time: 34 hours
Structured Time: 6 hours
Self-directed Time: 40 hours
Notional hours: 80 hours
Credits: 8
Prerequisites: WPR281, PRG181

Purpose
This course is an introduction to developing and deploying solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).
It will focus on capturing data from a trusted device and sending the data to a cloud platform where
it can be exploited by the many services available. It will explore all the steps required to create a
basic IoT solution using popular embedded devices like the Raspberry Pi, and cloud-based IoT
Platforms like the IBM Watson, Bluemix. It assumes basic programming skills and scripting language
proficiency.

Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate detailed knowledge of an application development environment that engages


IoT, on both the device and the cloud.
• Identify and analyse IoT security and privacy risks, and concept design secure hardware and
software.
• Create a basic IoT solution by leveraging pre-built blocks of code that abstracts and speeds
the development process.
• Create applications that leverage connectivity and analytics as part of an integrated IoT
platform.
• Use APIs to access the platform and explore the different connectivity options for various
devices, gateways and applications.
• Explore options to ensure solutions makes best use of the captured data and interfacing
with peripherals, using knowledge of interfacing standards.
• Produce a viable IoT concept design that solves a problem, is ready to prototype and test,
and has an identified route to market.
• Work effectively in a team or group, and to take responsibility for his or her decisions and
actions and the decisions and actions of others within well-defined contexts, including the
responsibility for the use of resources where appropriate.

Assessment
Assessment is performed using a variety of instruments:

• Continuous evaluation of theoretical work through a formative and a summative test.

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• Continuous evaluation of project work, whereby the student must design a viable IoT
concept that solves a problem and is ready to prototype and test
• Final assessment through a written examination.
• The assignments or projects collectively will count 30% of your class mark.
• All tests will collectively account for 70% of your class mark.
• Your class mark contributes 30% towards your final mark for the subject, while the final
assessment accounts for 70% of your final mark.

Teaching and Learning


Prescribed books
 Arduino Projects Book (2012) under Creative commons license

Additional material
 McManus S, Cook M, (2014). Raspberry Pi for Dummies 2nd Edition, For Dummies
Series. [ISBN-9781118904916]
 Heath S. (2012). Embedded systems design 2nd Edition, [ISBN-9780080477565]
 Stewart Becky, Adventures in Arduino [ISBN-9781118948477]

Learning activities
The teaching is a combination between presentation of theoretical concepts and exercises and
discussions. It is dialogue-oriented with a practical approach, with a project which must be
completed during the course.

Notional learning hours

Activity Units Contact Time Structured Time Self-Directed Time


Lecture 27.0 13.0
Formative feedback 3.5
Project 1 3.5 9.0
Assignment 1 3.0
Test 2 4.0 8.0
Exam 1 2.0 7.0

34.0 6.0 40.0

Syllabus
• Introduction to the internet of Things
• Trends and characteristics in the IoT field
• Rapid application development in the cloud
• Rapid application development on the device e.g. Raspberry Pi
• Lower level programming of IOT

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