ICA Specification

Module Title: Internet of Things Module Leader: Dr Vishal Thakor

Module Code: CIS3011-N

Assignment Title: Deadline Date: 07 May 2024 (Tuesday)

An IoT application design, development, and Feedback: 06 June 2024 (Thursday)
demonstration

Deadline Time: 4:00 pm

Submission Method:
Online via Blackboard xx
TU Online
Middlesbrough Tower

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FULL DETAILS OF THE ASSIGNMENT ARE ATTACHED

INCLUDING MARKING & GRADING CRITERIA
 Internet of Things

You need to design, develop, and demonstrate an IoT application and make a report of the
process (approx. 4000 words). This is a mixed report, a combination of 70% group and 30%
individual work (counts 100% of your overall marks).

Problem Domain and Scenario

IoT can be used in various domains, including Healthcare, Smart City (i.e., smart home),
Smart Transportation (i.e., driverless car, connected car) and Industry 4.0. Please form a
group of 2-3 people and select a problem from the following domains:
▪ Healthcare

▪ Industry 4.0

▪ Smart City

▪ Smart Transportation

▪ any other domain you prefer

and design, develop and demonstrate an IoT solution for the problem.

Please use the following example problem scenario to understand the problem type and
scope (Note: you are not allowed to use this specific scenario in your ICA).

SmartHealth Ltd. is a Teesside based smart healthcare company. This company offers onsite
services to their patients or clients. SmartHealth was introduced to IoT and its potential
benefits in healthcare by your company (where you work as an IoT expert), a healthcare IoT
solution provider. SmartHealth is interested in extending its business by remote healthcare
services, and they contacted your company in this regard. Your company has assigned you
to design, develop, and demonstrate a remote monitoring system for elderly and chronic
disease patients, especially a fall detection and reporting system using IoT.

Your Tasks, Mark & Mapped Learning Outcomes

Task Task description Mark Learning

ID (%) outcome
1 Identify and formulate your problem from the selected domain: 5 PS1, PS3
 Select your application domain.
  Identify a problem/service and describe the problem. (group
task).

Proposed IoT-based Solution: Propose an IoT solution for the

2 10 PS1, PS3
identified problem (group task). Here you need to discuss how an IoT
can solve or improve an existing solution.
 Adoption of an existing solution to your problem (4-5%)
 Improved version of an existing solution to your problem (6-
8%)
 Innovative solution (9-10%)
Design: Identify the necessary technologies with justification needed
3 10 PTS7,
for an IoT solution of the identified problem and briefly discuss them RKC1
(group task). Following are the hints for the task:
 Sensing layer technologies (minimum 3 sensors)
 Transport layer technologies
 Application layer technologies
 An architecture of the IoT solution

Development: Develop the IoT solution that will include the

4 40 RKC3,
following functionalities (group & individual task: overall work is RKC4
group, but each of you needs to lead one component that is worth
10% or more):
 A sensing layer that senses and processes the sensed data
(10%). For this task, you will need hardware.
 A transport or communication layer that communicates the
data to the cloud/Internet (5%)
 Select an IoT platform with justification and connect your
data to an IoT platform (i.e., Azure IoT) (10%)
 Process data using AI & visualise the results (10%)
 Use the processed data to make decisions or transform
business processes (5%)

5 Demonstration: demonstration of the developed IoT solution to the 15 PTS3

module team:
 Fully working solution (15%)
 Partially working solution (1-14%)
o Example: All sensors and data gathering working (5%)
Discuss the social, economic, and ethical issues linked to your
6 10 PS3
selected domain due to emerging IoT solutions (individual tasks).
Write the report clearly and professionally (i.e., using references)
7 10 PTS3
regarding technical issues in an IoT network and your selected
problem area (individual task).
 Deliverable and deadline
You should submit your report as a PDF document online (Blackboard) by the 07 May 2024
(16:00PM).
 Report: Individual submission
 Artefact or demonstration: one submission from each group.

Assessment criteria

Marks will be assigned as in the following table.

Task 70%+ 60-69% 50-59% 40-49%

1 An excellently defined A well-defined and A fairly defined and Incomplete definition
and formulated formulated problem of formulated problem and formulation of the
problem of the the selected domain. of the selected problem of the
selected domain. domain. selected domain.
2 Innovative solution Improved version of an Adoption of an Adoption of an
with excellent existing solution with existing solution with existing solution with
presentation. good presentation. good presentation. fair presentation.
3 All three-layer Two-layer technologies One-layer Lack of layer-wise
technologies are are identified and well technologies are technologies
identified and presented with an identified and identification and
excellently presented architecture diagram. satisfactorily poorly presented with
with an architecture presented with an an architecture
diagram. architecture diagram.
diagram.
4 A complete An incomplete An incomplete An incomplete
development of the development of the development of the development of the
solution with all the solution with one solution with two solution with three or
mentioned missing component missing components more missing
components and an and a good discussion and a good components and fair
excellent discussion of of the process. discussion of the discussion of the
the process. process. process.
5 Demonstration of a Demonstration of a Demonstration of a Demonstration of a
fully functional partially working partially working partially working
solution to the solution to the solution to the solution to the
identified problem. identified problem identified problem identified problem
with one missing with two missing with three missing
component. components. components.
6 An excellent discussion A good discussion of A fair discussion of An incomplete
of the social, the social, economic, the social, economic, discussion of the
economic, and ethical and ethical issues and ethical issues social, economic, and
issues linked to the linked to the selected linked to the selected ethical issues linked to
selected domain due domain due to domain due to the selected domain
to emerging IoT emerging IoT emerging IoT due to emerging IoT
solutions. solutions. solutions. solutions.
 7 A very clear and A clear and readable The report is A readable report,
readable report, with report, with good readable but with with major errors in
excellent structuring, structuring, good use minor errors. Some writing, structure, or
good use of grammar, of grammar, and use of relevant referencing.
and referencing. referencing. source material and
referencing.

Outcomes to be Assessed

The module’s assessment will assess all the following learning outcomes:
Personal and Transferable Skills:
1. Communicate clearly and professionally the results and evaluation of building a sensor
network (PTS3).
2. Use evidence-based decisions when selecting technologies and software to provide
communication with low-level firmware on embedded devices (PTS7).
Research, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills:
3. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the key concepts of IoT and its enabling
technologies (RKC1).
4. Develop software to facilitate higher-level data processing of data obtained from IoT
devices, evaluating how well it meets specified requirements (RKC3, RKC4).

Professional Skills:
5. Design and build (or simulate) a simple sensor network based on Internet of Things
technology, considering potential professional and ethical issues associated with the
network’s operation (PS1, PS3).
6. Discuss and make informed comments on emerging areas of the Internet of Things,
demonstrating an understanding of the social, environmental, and commercial context
(PS3).

Feedback & Advice

For feedback and advice on your progress, consult the module tutors during the scheduled
sessions. In addition, you can email both tutors (v.thakor@tees.ac.uk/Jie.li@tees.ac.uk).

Supplementary Resources
1. The following links to existing datasets could be useful:
a) https://www.kaggle.com/data/46933
b) https://hub.packtpub.com/25-datasets-deep-learning-iot/
 c) https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-a-good-Internet-of-Things-dataset
2. The following link can be useful for your own image set generator:
a) https://debuggercafe.com/create-your-own-deep-learning-image-dataset/
3. The following link code would be useful for a synthetic sensor data generator:
a) https://github.com/makinarocks/Mandrova
4. The following book will give you some hints on how to use existing datasets in your IoT project,
especially using deep learning.
a) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hands-Deep-Learning-IoT-applications/dp/1789616131