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Course: 2024/2025

Foundations of internet of things

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Academic Program of Computer Engineering via Bachelor in Computer Engineering (Plan: 509 - Estudio: 218)

Coordinating teacher: GARCIA GUZMAN, JAVIER

Department assigned to the subject: Computer Science and Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory

ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 4º

Semester: 2º

Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)

* Programming (Year 1 / Semester 1) * Software Development (Year 2 / Semester 2) * Operating Systems (Year 2 / Semester 2)

Objectives

The objective of this course is for students to learn about the organisation and structure of systems based on the Internet of Things. Likewise, students will learn the services that integrate this type of systems based on sensors and actuators and understand the influence that design decisions have on the behaviour of an Internet of Things system.

Skills and learning outcomes

Link to document

¿	Know the different types of devices and operating systems of an Internet of Things system.
¿	Using programming interfaces (APIs) for IoT device programming 	
¿	Apply operating system fundamentals to package and virtualise microservices to manage IoT device clouds.

Description of contents: programme

1. IoT Systems Architecture 2. Sensors and Actuators 3. Embedded Operating Systems for IoT devices 4. Fundamentals of programming IoT Devices 5. Packaging and deployment of componentes for IoT platforms 6. IoT Edge to Cloud Protocols 7. Microservices for IoT Devices Cloud Management

Learning activities and methodology

* Lectures: 1 ECTS. They aim to achieve the specific cognitive competences of the subject, as well as the transversal competences of analysis and abstraction. * Practical classes: 1 ECTS. They aim to initiate the development of the specific instrumental competences, as well as the transversal competences problem solving and application of knowledge. * Practical workbooks: 3 ECTS. Initiated during the practical classes and completed outside of them, they aim to complete the development of the specific instrumental competences and to initiate the development of the specific attitudinal competences, as well as the transversal competences problem solving and application of knowledge. Final exam: 1 ECTS. It aims at influencing and complementing the development of the specific cognitive and procedural skills. It reflects especially the use of master classes. Tutorials: TUTORIALS. Individualized assistance (individual tutorials) or in group (collective tutorials) to the students by the professor. Relation between results and evaluable activity.

Assessment System

% end-of-term-examination 60
% of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment

ORDINARY CALL

Regarding continuous assessment:
  + All the practical workbooks must be handed in.
     * The average mark of the practical exercises and challenges must be greater than or equal to 5 out of 10.
  + Exceptionally, the final exam of the course may be replaced by partial exams.
     * The average mark of the mid-term exams must be higher or equal to 5 out of 10.

The final exam:
  + It includes all the content and aspects of the subject. The theoretical part will be examined by means of a test and the practical part will be examined by means of a exercises exam. The students have to obtain at least 5 points out of 10 in each of them.
  + The final exam has a minimum mark of 5 out of 10.

The grade for the course (when following the continuous assessment) is calculated as follows:
    Final mark = Exercises Exam mark * 0.35 + Theory Exam mark * 0.25 + Practical Exercise Books * 0.40

Regarding non-continuous assessment
The student will be able to pass the course by means of a final exam. The exam will consist of two parts: theory and exercises that must be passed separately (obtaining at least 5 points out of 10 in each of them).

In this modality, the grade for the course is calculated as follows:
    Final mark = Exercises Exam mark * 0.35 + Theory Exam mark * 0,25

EXTRAORDINARY CALL

The extraordinary exam will be ruled by the university regulations for this exam.
The exam will consist of two parts: theory and exercises that must be passed separately (obtaining at least 5 points out of 10 in each of them).

In this modality, the grade for the course is calculated as follows:
    Final mark = Exercises Exam mark * 0.65 + Theory Exam mark * 0,35

CLARIFICATIONS

1) Cheating programming assignments, lab assignments, etc. will be prosecuted. Not only the continuous evaluation is lost but further punishment actions will be taken. Both, copying from other group or copying from Internet works are considered cheating.
2) For all group works, the related skills and abilities must be fulfilled by all members. All members share the responsibility for the submitted work.
3) Depending on the total number of students, the academic calendar, number of groups, etc., some adaptations will be necessary in order to unwrap the course. Aula Global will be used to introduce the supplementary norms to the ones introduced here.
4) In order to obtain the best possible grade, not only academic aspects will be considered but also how the student has been collaborating in the general learning process of the course.

Extraordinary call: regulations

Basic Bibliography

Anand Tamboli. Build Your Own IoT Platform: Develop a Fully Flexible and Scalable Internet of Things Platform in 24 Hours. Apress. 2019
Bob Familiar. Microservices, IoT, and Azure: Leveraging DevOps and Microservice Architecture to Deliver SaaS Solutions. Apress. 2015
Gabriel N. Schenker, Hideto Saito, Hui-Chuan Chloe Lee, Ke-Jou Carol Hsu. Getting Started with Containerization. Packt Publishing. 2019
Perry Lea. Internet of Things for Architects. Packt Publishing. 2018
Peter Waher. Mastering Internet of Things. Packt Publishing. 2018
Qusay F. Hassan. Internet of Things A to Z. Wiley-IEEE Press. 2018
Richard Blum, Christine Bresnahan. Sams Teach Yourself Python Programming for Raspberry Pi in 24 Hours, Second Edition. Sams. 2015

The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.