IoT Foundations & Connected Devices is the first course of the IoT Mastery 360° – Complete Career Program, designed for students who are starting their journey in Internet of Things and want to develop a strong technical foundation before moving into advanced IoT, AI, Edge Computing, and Enterprise IoT.

This course takes students from the basics of IoT to building connected devices, covering the essential concepts of sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, embedded systems, connectivity, communication protocols, IoT devices, gateways, data acquisition, and hands-on mini projects.

🎯 What You Will Learn

• Introduction to IoT concepts, architecture & applications
• Sensors and actuators used in real-world IoT systems
• Microcontrollers & development boards
• Fundamentals of Embedded Systems
• IoT connectivity and communication protocols
• Data acquisition & processing
• IoT devices, gateways & edge connectivity
• Device-to-device and device-to-cloud communication
• Basic IoT system design
• Hands-on IoT mini projects

🔧 Practical Learning

Students don't just study IoT concepts—they learn how the major components work together:

Sensor → Microcontroller → Connectivity → Gateway → Data → Application

Through practical activities and mini projects, students develop the confidence to design and understand their first working IoT solutions.

🚀 Course Outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how an IoT system works
• Identify and select appropriate sensors and actuators
• Work with basic microcontrollers and IoT boards
• Understand common IoT connectivity and protocols
• Collect and process data from connected devices
• Understand the role of IoT gateways
• Design basic IoT system architectures
• Build foundational IoT mini projects