Subject

Internet of Things

1. Course Title Internet of Things
Internet of things
2. Code F23L3W108
3. Study Programme Computer engineering
4. Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division) Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering
5. Degree level (first, second, third cycle) First Cycle
6. Academic year / semester 7 / Winter
7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Teacher Билјана Ристеска Стојкоска, Игор Мишковски
9. Prerequisites for enrolling in the course Computer Networks or Computer Networks and Security
10. Objectives of the course programme (competences) The student will be introduced to the main development steps and challenges in designing Internet of Things–based solutions. The student will be able to model, design, and implement such systems in various application domains.
11. Course content (1) Вовед во Интернет на Нешта (ИнН). Еволуција од персонални мрежи кон Интернет на Нештата. Хардверски апстракции.
(1) Воспоставување на ИнН инфраструктура.
(1) Electronics needed for IoT, sensors, and IoT platforms.
(1) ИнН безжично поврзување. LoRaWAN, ZigBee и Bluetooth Технологија за поврзување. RFID и NFC технологија.
(1) 6LowPAN. Architecture. 6LowPAN header. 6LowPAN addressing. 6LowPAN compression. Fragmentation and routing.
(1) Application-level protocols. MQTT and COAP.
(1) Алгоритми за рутирање, самоорганизирање на ИнН.
(1) Systems for collecting (acquisition) of sensor (InN) data.
(1) Processing of data obtained from the InN sensors. Data analysis using various Python packages and data visualization.
(1) Design guidelines/opportunities/challenges. Security and confidentiality of IoT systems.
(1) Wireless energy transfer and energy harvesting at InN. .
(1) Преглед на популарни апликативни домени на ИнН: паметни домови, паметни енергетски мрежи, паметни градови, транспорт, заштита на природата, здравствена заштита, системи за мониторинг, биолошките и безбедносните системи.
12. Learning methods Lectures supported by slide presentations, interactive lectures, practical classes (using equipment and software packages), teamwork, case studies, guest lecturers, independent preparation and defence of a project assignment and seminar paper, and learning in an electronic environment (forums and consultations).
13. Total available time 6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours
14. Distribution of available time 30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours
15. Forms of teaching activities
15.1. Lectures - theoretical instruction 30 hours
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork 45 hours
16. Other forms of activities
16.1. Project assignments 15 hours
16.2. Independent assignments 15 hours
16.3. Home study 75 hours
17. Assessment method
17.1. Tests 10 points
17.2. Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral) 15 points
17.3. Activities and learning 10 points
17.4. Final exam 70 points
18. Grading criteria (points / grade)
up to 50 points5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points10 (ten) (A)
19. Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam Completed laboratory exercises
20. Language of instruction Macedonian and English
21. Method for monitoring the quality of teaching internal evaluation and survey mechanism
22. Literature
22.1. Required literature
1. Ovidiu Vermesa, Peter Friess | Internet of Things – From Research and Innovation to Market Deployment | River Publishers Series in Communication | 2014
2. Samuel Greengard | The Internet of Things (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) | The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series | 2015
3. Timothy Chou | Precision: Principles, Practices and Solutions for the Internet of Things | lulu.com | 2016
4. Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, Taieb Znati | Wireless Sensor Networks: Technology, Protocols, and Applications | Wiley | 2007
5. Yang, Shuang-Hua | Wireless Sensor Networks Principles, Design and Applications | Sprnger | 2014
22.2. Additional literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year