The Internet of Things in undergraduate computer and information science education: Exploring curricula and pedagogy

  • Barry Burd
  • , Lecia Barker
  • , Félix Armando
  • , Fermín Pérez
  • , Ingrid Russell
  • , Bill Siever
  • , Liviana Tudor
  • , Michael McCarthy
  • , Ian Pollock

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

29 Scopus citations

Abstract

As the Internet of Things (IoT) continues its expansion into homes, businesses, government, and industries, the impact for computer science educators is amplified. In 2017, the ITiCSE IoT working group identified relevant content, tools for teaching, and four IoT course types. The resulting report provided an entry point for educators challenged with setting up a new IoT course, but did not consider the curricular content of a standalone specialization nor effective teaching approaches for this interdisciplinary field. In this report, the 2018 working group builds on its prior work through an updated review of literature and interviews with IoT instructors. The report addresses two research questions. First, what should a curriculum intended to produce IoT specialists include? We propose here a transdisciplinary curriculum that integrates threads from several.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITiCSE 2018 Companion - Proceedings Companion of the 23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
EditorsBruce Scharlau, Guido Rossling
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages200-216
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781450362238
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2 2018
Event23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2018 - Larnaca, Cyprus
Duration: Jul 2 2018Jul 4 2018

Publication series

NameAnnual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE
ISSN (Print)1942-647X

Conference

Conference23rd Annual ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2018
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLarnaca
Period07/2/1807/4/18

Keywords

  • Computer science education
  • Information science education
  • Internet of Things education
  • IoT technologies

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