Introduction

The 2023 training of Cisco Internet of Things (IoT) Fundamentals is going BEYOND! This course has been tailored to fit current existing situations around us cutting across the different verticals ranging from agriculture to energy, environment to manufacturing, homes and warehouses to transportation among others.

The curriculum will cover the theoretical aspects of IoT (Introduction to IoT, Connecting Things, Big Data and Analytics and Security) and the hands-on lab activities that exposes you to electronics, programming (an introduction to C and Python), networks, Data and Security. Additionally, the course will cover Packet Tracer (PT) simulations for IoT and will feature a guest Engineer from Cisco.

The goal of the course is to expose participants to IoT technologies and sharpen their problem-solving skills through a practical approach that can ideate, design, prototype and present IoT solution for an identified problem.

Value addition to participants

• Hands-on experience through practical sessions.
• Take away IoT Kit
• Cisco IoT Certification.

Venue

@iLabAfrica Research Centre, 4th Floor Student Centre, Strathmore University.

• Week 1 (Theory): Online
• Week 2 (Practical): Physical

Program prerequisite

• Basic knowledge of electronics.
• Knowledge in programming and networking will be an added advantage.
• A laptop running any operating system that is friendly to the student.

Program Format

The program combines interactive lectures, discussions and intense hands-on practice. It includes online guided classes and physical classes in a computer laboratory with a workstation (with required software tools installed) provided to each participant as well as a set of hardware equipment such as microcontrollers and sensors.