Introducing the Internet of Things to Computer Science Students

Year 2018, Volume: 11 , 30 - 35, 01.12.2018

Elena Krelja Kurelovıc Jasminka Tomljanovıc Dario Kukuljan

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show the importance of
integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) into the curriculum, especially for
computer science students. The Internet of Things is a new trend in the
development of the Internet, where focus is on interaction between objects,
i.e. “things”. The IoT has become very widespread and the number of smart
devices is increasing on a daily basis, thus we are talking about smart
wearables, smart home, smart city, smart cars, smart healthcare, smart
agriculture, etc. Therefore, it is important to familiarize computer science
students with the IoT concept by examining literature and participating in practical
projects which prepare them for future jobs. This paper describes the learning
model with IoT projects as a part of course curriculum, for a 1st year Computer
science students of the Polytechnic of Rijeka. The working hypothesis is that
students show better results on the course with IoT projects in curriculum than
in previous years with traditional teaching methods. The most significant goal
of such a project is to reduce the educational gap between the skills demanded
by the labor market and the practical knowledge of the future workforce in the
IT field.

Keywords

Internet of things, Smart home, M2M, STEM, Education

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