Courses, content, and tools for internet of things in computer science education

  • Barry Burd
  • , Lecia Barker
  • , Monica DIvitini
  • , Felix Armando Fermin Perez
  • , Ingrid Russell
  • , Bill Siever
  • , Liviana Tudor

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

Smart devices are everywhere, yet the Internet of Things revolution is still in its infancy. In the Internet of Things (IoT) everyday objects share data over networks, with or without human intervention. Teaching IoT entails selecting among many technical and social topics, such as hardware, networking, data storage, data analysis, data presentation, human-computer interaction, platforms, embedded systems programming, web technologies, ethics, privacy, and security. In addition to the many variations on each of these topics, other challenges for computer science educators include connecting and integrating hardware and software, finding adequate physical space and infrastructure, preparing instructors and teaching assistants for the content, and implementing realistic security measures. This report considers four major approaches computer science educators are using to integrate IoT concepts and courses into their curricula, summarizes the choices and challenges related to teaching IoT, and describes some tools that allow new IoT teachers to get started.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITiCSE-WGR 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ITiCSE Conference on Working Group Reports
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages125-139
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781450356275
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 30 2018
Event2017 ITiCSE Conference on Working Group Reports, ITiCSE-WGR 2017 - Bologna, Italy
Duration: Jul 3 2017Jul 5 2017

Publication series

NameITiCSE-WGR 2017 - Proceedings of the 2017 ITiCSE Conference on Working Group Reports
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference2017 ITiCSE Conference on Working Group Reports, ITiCSE-WGR 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBologna
Period07/3/1707/5/17

Keywords

  • Computer science education
  • Internet of things
  • IoT technologies

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