School of Computer Science and Software Engineering

CITS5506 The Internet of Things

Unit schedule in 2017

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Lectures are held every Thursday (from Week-1), and Laboratory Sessions on Wednesdays (from Week-2).

The links below point to the materials presented during our lecture slots. These materials do not define the whole unit. Attending lectures and reviewing their material comprises about ⅓ of the effort required for this unit. The remainder of your time should be spent reading the recommended reading, attending workshops, and attempting the laboratory tasks.

Week	Laboratories (Wednesdays)	Lectures (Thursdays)
Week 1 Mon 31st July	No laboratory this week.	Introduction to Physical Computing and its tools; What is the Internet of Things? Lecture-01 (Powerpoint). The BBC story about microchip implants Videos (MPEG-4): HowItWorks_IOT, Intel IoT -- What Does The Internet of Things Mean
Week 2 Mon 7th Aug	Raspberry Pi: Introduction and Examples	IoT: Opportunities, Components of IoT, challenges, Thinking of an IoT idea Lecture-02-03 (Powerpoint). Pre-reading exercise for this week: The internet of Things: An overview. Video (MPEG-4): IoT Predictions and Challenges, by Simona Jankowski.
Week 3 Mon 14th Aug	Raspberry Pi: More Examples	IoT: sensors, connectivity options, standards, challenges Lecture-02-03 (Powerpoint). Reading exercise for this week: Pictures of the Future, Fall 2012. Videos (MPEG-4): How we design and build a smart city and nation, by Cheong Koon Hean, at TEDx Singapore. The ThingMagic RFID Enabled Refrigerator.
Week 4 Mon 21st Aug	Raspberry Pi: More Examples	User Interface Design, Existing Challenges, Future challenges for IoT Lecture-04 (Powerpoint). Reading exercise for this week: Research Directions for the Internet of Things, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol 1, no 1, Feb 2014.
Week 5 Mon 28th Aug	Raspberry Pi: More Examples	Open Data and Data Analytics, Big Data, Privacy, Security, Key Requirements IoT platform Lecture-05_06 (Powerpoint). Reading exercise for this week: Low power wide area networking alternatives for the IoT, by Richard Quinnell, September 15, 2015. The Internet of Things: making the most of the Second Digital Revolution, a report by the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser. Videos (MPEG-4): The Boy Who Weeps, The Smart Thing.
Week 6 Mon 4th Sept	Student Project Ideas	Opportunities IoT landscape, IoT business model
Week 7 Mon 11th Sept	Students work on project	In-class Quiz #1 (then...) Creating a business Canvas for IoT, Accelerators and Incubators Options
Week 8 Mon 18th Sept	Students work on project	Guest lecture
Non-teaching Mon 25th Sept	Non-teaching week
Week 9 Mon 2nd Oct	Presentation on Essays	Presentation on Essays
Week 10 Mon 9th Oct	Students work on project	Guest lecture
Week 11 Mon 16th Oct	Students work on project	In-class Quiz #2 (then....) Literature review and IoT domain discussion
Week 12 Mon 23rd Oct	Student presentations on Projects	Student presentations on Projects
Week 13 Mon 30th Oct	Student presentations on Projects	Student presentations on Projects

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