EEE2019 : Engineering Internet-of-Things Project
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Alex Bystrov
- Owning School: Engineering
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 5.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
• Knowledge in IoT (machine-to-machine or embedded systems) network technology including networking, system frameworks, applications and properties.
• Implementation of an Internet network utilising the low levels of the OSI reference model.
• Implementation of an IoT network utilising the high levels of the OSI reference model.
• Study of the performance properties.
Outline Of Syllabus
Theory, standards and engineering practice:
• OSI reference model, protocol encapsulation, protocol data units.
• The Internet-specific layers of OSI, protocols, packet formats, standards.
• The IoT-specific layers of OSI, architectures, protocols, security.
• IoT router architecture, framework and connectors, Embedded Linux platform.
Coursework:
• Design of a LAN, ARP, routing tables, experiments with capture and analysis of traffic.
• Design of a simple IoT system
• Experiments and analysis of the properties of the machine-to-machine network (security, performance, impact of performance on a control application).
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 25:00 | 25:00 | Report writing, preparation of the demo (formative assessment) |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Theory |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Practical | 6 | 2:00 | 12:00 | Lab work support |
| Guided Independent Study | Project work | 1 | 51:00 | 51:00 | Project work |
| Total | 100:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
In the lectures the relevant theory is delivered. In the supervised practicals the core skills are developed and hands-on familiarisation with the platform is performed. Independent study is required to complete a usually patchy background knowledge and perform comparative study of the platforms presented in the lectures.
The project work is the design and implementation of the solution to a specified problem. The work is assessed in an oral demonstration and a technical report, which includes the specification, analysis and discussion of the problem and a solution.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | 2 | M | 100 | Individual report containing the evidence and analysis of practical results, 2000 words. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observ of prof pract | 2 | M | Mid-semester assessment of the progress, assessment of involvement degree of all members of groups, formative feedback. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The key component of this module is coursework representing a mix of supervised exercise and project, where the
project represents the main achievement. The project report includes analysis and discussion in addition to the
description of the solution and represents a complete assessment of the knowledge and skills developed in this
module.
The mid-semester demonstration gives the students an opportunity to receive an early formative feedback, so they could correct their approach. This aspect of assessment also gives the assessor an opportunity to identify poorly performing students within each group and guide them towards a significant contribution to the group effort.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- EEE2019's Timetable