IAB230 Design of Enterprise IoT

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2020, Gardens Point, Internal

Overview

This unit introduces the components of a mobile ubiquitous system, including stand alone and wearable sensors and wireless network protocols. It introduces the Internet of Things context and develops the skills in designing products and applications that use mobile and ubiquitous sensors and smart devices. The ability to critically review real case studies, expand awareness of interconnections between technologies, networks and user contexts and design a solution to a smart IT context problem is a requirement for a range of graduate positions. This is the first unit in the Mobile Application Development minor and builds on the skills that you developed in IFB103 IT Systems Design, and IFB104 Building IT Systems. IAB330 Mobile Application Development builds on this unit in which you design and build a working prototype system that uses mobile and ubiquitous system components.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of mobile and wireless technologies, currently being used within different smart contexts and problem domains.
2. Discuss the security, privacy and ethical issues associated with mobile & ubiquitous computing (MUBICOMP) and wireless sensor network (WSN) solutions.
3. Critically evaluate a proposed MUBICOMP/WSN solution, identifying its design improvements, information architecture and the applications required to support the information needs of selected key users of these solutions.
4. Design a solution to an identified problem in a chosen 'smart' or connected context using mobile and ubiquitous computing or wireless sensor networks.
5. Work effectively and collaboratively with others towards a major deadline.

Content

Learning Approaches

This unit engages you in your learning through a problem-based learning approach to prepare you to solve problems using mobile & ubiquitous computing that you will meet during your professional or academic career.

The content of the unit is delivered through a series of interactive lectures and tutorials. The lectures will cover the theoretical and methodological aspects of mobile and ubiquitous computing, and interaction design. The lectures will emphasise a 'hands-on' approach to learning new concepts through real case studies. The tutorials are primarily run for 1 hour with the focus on practical aspects of the unit and provide an opportunity to discuss, analyse, and apply the concepts to specific contexts. Tutorials will reinforce lecture materials through class discussions and hands-on exercises to help design your IoT solution (project assessment). Building on your previous design skills, the tutorials will teach you how to do problem identification, stakeholder identification, persona development, storyboard development, and medium level prototype development using Balsamiq or similar tools for screen design.

Working both individually and within small groups in a collaborative learning environment, you will need to research the topics pertinent to each lecture to inform the discussions and contribute to your learning portfolio. You will apply your new knowledge and skills to design a technical solution to meet the information needs of a selected key user in a selected context. You are encouraged to discuss your project within project groups established in the tutorials. Scheduled (dedicated) consultation times will be provided to provide additional helps and feedback.

QUT Blackboard site will be used for lecture notes, tutorial materials, reading resources, and online class discussions. You may be asked to use a team collaboration tool such as Slack to support communication and teamwork, in accordance with QUT privacy guidelines.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Students can obtain feedback on their progress throughout the unit through the following
mechanisms:

• Ask the teaching staff for advice and assistance during lectures and workshop sessions
• Feedback concerning the project and learning portfolio in the middle of the semester during workshops.
• Private consultation with teaching staff

Assessment

Overview

Students are expected to regularly participate in lectures and workshops to help preparing a learning portfolio, which provides a critically analysis of the outputs and findings from both investigating the questions and challenges posed at the end of each lecture and by contributing to discussion in workshops raised by other students.

Students will undertake a project in an area of choice such as mobile health, smart city, and multimedia applications. Projects will be multifaceted combining elements of research, design and technical elements.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Report

IoT Solution and Reflection
You will select a particular domain from personalised or connected health, smart transport, or connected homes, in which smart applications are expected to improve effectiveness. You will identify the problems faced by the key users or stakeholders and select one to address in your solution. You will identify the information required by your selected key user (or stakeholder) to achieve their desired outcome. This may involve a literature review and background study of the technologies used in the proposed system.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3

Assessment: Report

Conceptual Design
In Assessment 2, you decide which topic among 2-3 alternative individual topics (which they have done in A1) you would like to continue to work on. Working in a team, you will reflect on the chosen topic, expand and develop a more detailed specification and design outputs. Assessment 2 involves design components and mock-ups of a mobile and ubiquitous computing application (IoT solution). You are expected to design the information architecture (focusing on how IoT data support key scenario(s)). This includes demonstrating how information flows from sensors until how it's used by actuators and users (showing inputs/outputs of each device, and how data is integrated and analysed for the purpose of interaction and visualisation in the mobile app). You also need to develop a video presentation (2-3 mins) to describe your IoT solution and design.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Assessment: Time limited Quiz

This exam gives you an opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge of mobile and ubiquitous computing. You will be expected to answer questions (MCQ and short answer) on the technologies used in designing a secure mobile and ubiquitous system solutions, as well as critique a case study in terms of its overall design to improve or critique the information architecture's issues and limitations.

Relates to learning outcomes
1, 2, 3

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.

The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no extraordinary risks associated with the classroom/lecture activities in this unit.