Harokopio University
School: School of Digital Technology
Department: Informatics and Telematics
Program: Information Technology

Mobile Networks and IoT

Semester: 6 ECTS: 7.5 Elective Erasmus

General

Code: BSC_IT30

Language: English

Delivery: In person

Prerequisites:

Workload

  • Lectures: 52.0 hours
  • Lab: 0.0 hours
  • Study: 70.0 hours
  • Project: 65.5 hours

Course Content

Week 1: Introduction to mobile networks and IoT
Week 2: Wireless communication fundamentals
Week 3: Mobile networks (3G, 4G, 5G)
Week 4: IoT architecture
Week 5: IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP)
Week 6: Sensors and devices
Week 7: Embedded systems
Week 8: IoT networking
Week 9: Cloud and IoT platforms
Week 10: Security and privacy
Week 11: IoT applications
Week 12: Project and review

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Understand mobile and wireless network principles
Identify 4G/5G technologies and architectures
Understand IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP)
Design IoT systems and applications
Work with sensors and IoT devices
Understand IoT security and privacy challenges
Analyze IoT data
Use IoT platforms (Arduino, Raspberry Pi)
Develop simple IoT applications
Integrate IoT with cloud services

Skills

The course fosters the following competences:

Search for, analysis and synthesis of data and information, with the use of the necessary technology
Adapting to new situations
Decision-making
Working independently
Team work
Working in an international environment
Working in an interdisciplinary environment
Production of new research ideas
Project planning and management
Respect for difference and multiculturalism
Respect for the natural environment
Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues
Criticism and self-criticism
Production of free, creative and inductive thinking

Others:

Network design and analysis
Wireless communication understanding
IoT system development
Integration of devices and services