The Internet of Things Certificate Program at the University of Miami is an 8-week online program, and it is intended for individuals with an active interest in applying for entry-level jobs relevant to implementing IoT solutions. This program explores the topics, technology and skills required to gain practice in the successful implementation of IoT solutions. IoT practitioners extract real-world data from sensors in devices, integrate them into services in the cloud, and using analytics and artificial intelligence, extract valuable insights to improve enterprise operations and enable innovative, new industry business models.
Program Outcomes
- Understand the evolution and impact of IoT in the world today.
- Explore IoT by industry domains: automotive, connected homes, manufacturing, energy and utilities, transportation, healthcare, and aerospace.
- Explore end-to-end case studies for every key IoT industry and identify common patterns.
- Understand technical aspects of IoT solutions: devices and networks, data, cloud, applications, blockchain, analytics, and security.
- Build cognitive IoT solutions, leveraging artificial intelligence and data science.
- Understand industry practices to design and build agile IoT solutions, using the design thinking methodology.
- Work in teams jointly exploring real-world IoT scenarios.
- Prototype bespoke IoT solutions leveraging industry-proven concepts, technologies, and methodologies.
Modules
- Concepts
- Expanding the knowledge and understanding of the topic through lecture training, examples, videos, and quizzes
- Technologies:
- Learning the actual implementation of the concepts through simulations, hands-on labs, and games
- Industry-used cases
- Realization of the real-world impact of topics covered through exposure to industry case studies