1. Course Title |
Personal, ad-hoc and IoT networks |
2. Code |
4ФЕИТ10З021 |
3. Study program |
ТКИИ |
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) |
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies |
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) |
First cycle |
6. Academic year/semester |
IV/7 |
7. Number of ECTS credits |
6 |
8. Lecturer |
D-r Vladimir Atanasovski |
9. Course Prerequisites |
Taken course: Communication Networks |
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Introduction to IoT network concepts relevant for ICT infrastructures. Understanding the concept of short-range networks (sensor networks, RFID, NFC) and personal networks (PAN, BAN). Analysis and design of ad-hoc networks. Elements of ICT infrastructures and communications in cloud. Development of IoT services and applications (examples). Development towards IoE. |
11. Course Syllabus: Introduction. Personal networks WPAN (Bluetooth). Sensor networks (standards – IEEE 802.15.x, architectures, protocols, applications). RFID. NFC. Basic concepts in wireless ad-hoc networks. MAC and routing protocols in ad-hoc networks. Concept of Internet of Things (IoT). Internetworking in IoT. Cloud IoT. IoT applications and services (e.g. smart homes, smart transport, smart cities). Future development (Internet of Everything – IoE). |
12. Learning methods: Lectures, tutorial and lab classes, project work and seminars |
13. Total number of course hours |
3 + 1 + 1 + 0 |
14. Distribution of course hours |
180 |
15. Forms of teaching |
15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching |
45 |
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork |
30 |
16. Other course activities |
16.1. Projects, seminar papers |
30 |
16.2. Individual tasks |
30 |
16.3. Homework and self-learning |
45 |
17. Grading |
17.1. Exams |
20 |
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) |
20 |
17.3. Activity and participation |
10 |
17.4. Final exam |
50 |
18. Grading criteria (points) |
up to 50 points |
5 (five) (F) |
from 51to 60 points |
6 (six) (E) |
from 61to 70 points |
7 (seven) (D) |
from 71to 80 points |
8 (eight) (C) |
from 81to 90 points |
9 (nine) (B) |
from 91to 100 points |
10 (ten) (A) |
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam |
Regular following of lectures and tutorial classes and complete fulfillment of all lab classes |
20. Forms of assessment |
Two partial exams during the semester (in the middle and in the end of the semester) with a duration of 120 minutes each or one full exam in a corresponding exam session with a duration of 120 minutes. Usage of books, hand-written materials or any kind of supplementary text book during the exam is not allowed, only a calculator is allowed |
21. Language |
Macedonian and English |
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality |
Internal evaluation and polls |
23. Literature |
23.1. Required Literature |
No. |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Year |
1 |
S. Greengard |
The Internet of Things |
MIT Press |
2015 |
2 |
K. Schwab |
The Fourth Industrial Revolution |
Currency |
2017 |
3 |
S. Paul |
Roadmap to Mobile Ad hoc Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks: Fundamentals to Applications |
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing |
2018 |