Course Plan

B.E. VII Semester Course Plan
Course Information
Course Internet of Things Course Code BCS701
Semester VII Semester Credits 4
Hours/Week 3:0:2:0 Total Hours 40 Theory + 8–10 Lab Slots
CIE / SEE 50 / 50 Academic Year 2026–27
Course Objectives and Outcomes
Course Objectives Course Outcomes
  • Understand IoT fundamentals and architecture.
  • Study IoT protocols, standards and applications.
  • Learn IoT devices, Raspberry Pi and Python.
  • Understand analytics and emerging IoT technologies.
  • CO1: Explain IoT concepts, components and addressing.
  • CO2: Analyse sensors and actuators.
  • CO3: Demonstrate processing in IoT.
  • CO4: Apply IoT connectivity technologies.
  • CO5: Explain IoT analytics and security needs.
Module-wise Teaching Plan
Module Major Topics Period Hours
Module 1 IoT Introduction, physical and logical design, enabling technologies, levels and deployment templates 20 Jul–7 Aug 8
Module 2 M2M, IoT vs M2M, SDN, NFV, SNMP, NETCONF and YANG 10–26 Aug 8
Module 3 IoT design methodology, weather-monitoring case study and Python for IoT 31 Aug–18 Sep 8
Module 4 IoT devices, Raspberry Pi, Linux, interfaces and application case studies 21 Sep–16 Oct 8
Module 5 Hadoop, MapReduce, Oozie, Spark, Storm and IoT data analytics 19–31 Oct 8
Assessment Plan
Assessment Schedule Coverage / Activity
Internal Assessment 1 27, 28, 29 August 2026 Module 1 (Complete) and Module 2 (up to 50%) — CO1 & CO2
Internal Assessment 2 29, 30 September, 1 October 2026 Modules 2 and 3 (Complete), and Module 4 (up to 50%) — CO2, CO3 & CO4
Internal Assessment 3 29, 30, 31 October 2026 Balance coverage of Module 4 and Module 5 (Complete) — CO4 & CO5
Pedagogy August 2nd Week 2026 Comparison of IoT technologies or protocols
Assignment – SDA October–November 2026 Small IoT prototype using Arduino, Raspberry Pi or Tinkercad
Practical Activities

From sensing to smart action, students gain hands-on experience in designing, interfacing and testing Arduino-based IoT solutions.

Learning Area Practical Exposure Experiment Nos.
Device Interfacing & Control Interfacing LEDs, relays, DC motors and keypad modules 1, 2, 4 & 12
Smart Sensing & Automation Creating intrusion alerts, automated street lighting and
water-level monitoring 		3, 5 & 11
Environment & Safety Solutions Measuring moisture, pH, gas levels and weather conditions
through sensors 		6, 7, 8 & 9
IoT Communication Establishing UART-based data exchange between connected devices 10