IOT

IoT Decision Maker (Academic Year 2018/2019)

IoT Decision Maker


Credits: 5

Prof. Sergio Martin
(Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna))
Prof. Rosario Gil
(Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna))
Prof. Romeo Beccherelli
(Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (Roma - Italia))
Prof. Manfred Leisenberg
(Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (Bielefeld - Germania))
Prof. Beatriz Martin
(Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna))
CONTENT_LANGUAGE:GENERIC_EN
Course description

The course addresses to the managers and decisions makers dealing with IoT products and solutions.

The holder of the “IoT for Decision Maker” certification could work in the following business areas:

  • IoT Consultant
  • Junior IoT Administrator
Prerequisites
basic ICT knowledge, basic management skills
Objectives
1.       Introduction to IoT Technology:

Students are expected to demonstrate theoretical knowledge/skills and competences on IoT: terms and basic concepts; main application sectors; basics of hardware components (microcontrollers and microprocessors, sensors, actuators); basics of communication technologies and platforms; commonalities and differences between IoT and other technologies (e.g. Cloud computing, Big Data, Industry 4.0); IoT national and international policies.

2.       IoT business strategy:

Students are expected to have factual knowledge, skills and competences of: features of product and services interconnected; IoT benefits and challenges; new business opportunities and competitive risks; IoT business solutions main features; IoT Solutions from user, business, operational, revenue and cost perspectives; introduction of IoT into business: i. strategy and alignment ii. Organization iii. Budgeting iv. Product development v. manufacturing vi. Distribution vii. Customer satisfaction viii. IoT solution; creation of successful IoT business for SMEs (how to implement an IoT business).

3.       Overview of data analysis:

Students are expected to have an overview of: terms and basic conceptsof IoT data analysis; IoT Ecosystem for data acquisition, filtering, transmission & analysis; Architecture of IoT-systems; data processing approaches; introduction to: pattern recognition, data-mining techniques, AI-methods for data analysis; opportunities for predictive analytics; IoT data processing approaches:  introduction to cloud and fog computing; role of big data, cloud computing and data analytics in IoT system; industrial examples.

 

4.       Legal aspects:

Students are expected to demonstrate sound knowledge/skills and competences on: basic of legal informatics; privacy and personal information protection; new EU regulation on data protection; patents on IoT hardware and software; IoT standardization; liabilities and damages connected to IoT technologies

5.       Basics of networking and security

At the end of this unit the student is expected to demonstrate a theoretical knowledge, skills and competences on: networking and communication protocols for IoT environments; risk analysis in IoT environments: i. basics of IoT security; ii. hardware and software vulnerabilities; iii. Security risks connected to the implementation of networking and communication protocols.
Program

Exercises
The assessment method is an online test/examination. A multiple choice questionnaire which includes at least one question for each key learning outcome. Only one answer of each question is correct.
Professor
Professor not available
Video professors
Prof. Sergio Martin - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna)
Prof. Rosario Gil - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna)
Prof. Romeo Beccherelli - Università Telematica Internazionale UNINETTUNO (Roma - Italia)
Prof. Manfred Leisenberg - Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (Bielefeld - Germania)
Prof. Beatriz Martin - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Madrid - Spagna)
List of video lessons
Romeo Beccherelli
Romeo Beccherelli
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Manfred Leisenberg
Romeo Beccherelli
Romeo Beccherelli
Beatriz Martin
Beatriz Martin
Sergio Martin
Sergio Martin
Rosario Gil