This module gives students the opportunity to study the latest smart technologies that can work and integrate together towards building the smart solutions to be used in different applications areas such as Medical and Healthcare Systems, Industrial Applications, Building and Home Automation, Transport Systems. Energy Management, Environmental Monitoring, Infrastructure Management...etc.
The module is aiming to provide the students with the required knowledge and skills to be able to integrate range of Internet of Things essential components to build a full system. These components include sensing and measuring physical parameters, putting the acquired data in the right format to be processed and analysed, and making appropriate decisions and give suitable instructions based on the available information.
The module will focus on Internet of Things platforms/processing units hardware/software such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, BeagleBone Black, Riot OS, Thingsquare Mist and many others.

100% in-class assessment is in effect as follows: Approx. 3500 words equivalent report demonstrating an Internet of Things application case study, technical content, clarity and layout: 70%, 15 minutes Oral Presentation: 30%.(Learning outcomes 1 – 5).

The module will run over 12 weeks. This will normally include 4 weeks for the student to complete the assessments to be graded. Over this period the student will work through weekly self-instructional material (a mixture of text and video based materials and web resources) provided via the VLE. These materials will provide a structured programme of specific activities and tasks which the student will be asked to complete. This will involve reading and critically engaging with key texts, papers and other information sources. This work will mainly be undertaken on an individual basis, but at regular points throughout the module the student will be expected to interact and share material, ideas and thoughts with the tutors and other students. It is expected that students allocate a minimum of 15 hours to engage and interact with their tutors and peers on the module.

Ovidiu Vermesan & Peter Friess, (2013), Internet of Things:Converging Technologies for Smart Environments and Integrated Ecosystems. River Publishers.

Adrian McEwen & Hakim Cassimally, (2013), Designing the Internet of Things, John Wiley & Sons.

Charalampos Doukas, (2012), Building Internet of Things with the Arduino, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.

Marco Schwartz, (2014), Internet of Things with the Arduino Yun, Packt Publishing.

Francis daCosta (2013), Rethinking the Internet of Things-A Scalable Approach to Connecting Everything, Apress.

Library, Internet, VLE and Faculties labs (Hardware kits and testing equipment and software packages.

Prior knowledge of Electronics and/or Telecommunications.

1. Advanced knowledge and systematic understanding of advanced topics of Internet of Things technologies and wide range of applications. (Application, Knowledge and Understanding, Reflection).
2. Ability to critically discuss challenges and problems and critically evaluate solutions involved in the Internet of Things applications. (Analysis, Enquiry, Knowledge and Understanding).
3. Interpret qualitative and quantitative data in different areas of technologies relating to practical work. (Communication, Analysis, Knowledge and Understanding).
4. Advanced knoweldge and understanding of the latest technologies and how these technologies can contribute to the enhancement of particular Internet of Things applications. (Application, Knowledge and Understanding, Problem Solving).
5. Communicate ideas (orally, electronically or in writing) accurately, reliably and in a structured coherent argument. (Communication, Analysis, Enquiry, Learning).