ECE6701 Engineering IoT systems
Faculty of Engineering
ECE6701 Engineering IoT systems is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ECE6701
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After ECE6701
No unit lists ECE6701 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PhD program. Students enrolled in another PhD program may seek permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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Overview
The unit is designed to equip you with the essential skills to create, evaluate, and optimise Internet of Things (IoT) applications. You will delve into hands-on experiences to construct IoT applications using fundamental programming concepts, explore efficient utilisation of engineering hardware through library utilisation, and assess program functionality and performance.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- AssignmentsThreshold hurdle20%
- Test/Quizzes/ProjectThreshold hurdle30%
- Final assessmentThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Construct Internet of Things application functions using variables, conditionals and loops.
- 2
Apply Internet of Things programs on engineering hardware efficiently by discovering and leveraging libraries.
- 3
Evaluate the functionality and performance of Internet of Things programs using hardware and software development tools.
- 4
Solve real-world Internet of Things engineering problems using the developed programs.
- 5
Apply good practices in accordance with industry standards and professional ethics.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories24 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachOnline learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
To better understand the concepts and principles, you will work by yourself or in a small group to solve the given tasks.
You are expected to prepare for the week by studying lecture notes and watching the pre-recorded videos.
This unit includes interactive workshops and computer laboratories for you to enhance the knowledge you learned in lectures through individual or group participation in the activity.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Julian Tan
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Julian Tan
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ECE6701?
ECE6701 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ECE6701 offered?
In 2025, ECE6701 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is ECE6701?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ECE6701 have an exam?
No. ECE6701 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.