Internet of Things Foundation Syllabus

Version 1.0.0,
September 2017

Scope and Purpose of this Document

The purpose of this document is to inform all parties interested in the Internet of Things
Foundation course of the areas covered in the course.

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Internet of Things (IoT) Foundation


Welcome to the era of Digital Revolution (the last known Industrial Revolution took place
centuries ago) where, today, the Internet of Things is one of the most critical components for
the rapid digitization of businesses across the world.


Internet of Things is gaining immense popularity owing to the business acumen it offers.
Companies across multiple industries are recognizing the need of connectivity and the
potential transformation which connectivity can bring. As more and more objects get
embedded with sensors and start communicating, the new information network will create
new business models, impact existing business models, improve business processes, and
shrink costs.

This course offers understanding on the IoT technology and provides a detailed glimpse on
the business potential it currently offers. The course has essential components which can
enable and support in decision making process for executives and users alike. This will allow
them to analyze the future strategy and align themselves to match or get ahead of the
competition.



Target Audience
The Internet of Things (IoT) Foundation course audience includes all teams across the
Management and Business functions, including:


● C - Level Executives and Senior Management
● General Managers including Business Development Managers (Marketing, Sales)
● IT Project & Programme Management, Risk Management and IT Service
Management
● Business Analysts, Marketing and Sales Executives
● Entrepreneurs and Investors
● Consultants, Professionals in IT service related fields




Course Requirements
Basic knowledge of Internet, Cloud Computing, Big Data concepts, Networking
Recommended: Cloud Technology Associate Certification or Big Data Foundation.
Basic familiarity with Agile, Scrum, Lean, and ITSM principles is beneficial.


Certification Requirements
You will receive the required certification from Exin on successful completion of the Internet
of Things (IoT) - Foundation.


Exam Details
The characteristics of the Internet of Things (IoT) Foundation exam are:

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Exam Format:
• Closed-book format
• Web-Based
• Participants may bring scratch paper

Questions:
• 40 multiple choice questions

Passing Score:
• 65%

Exam Duration:
• 60 minutes
• 15 minutes extra time for non-native English speakers.



Learning Level of the Syllabus

The modern version of Bloom’s taxonomy of learning is a widely used classification
framework for course syllabi and assessments for certification. The taxonomy classifies
learning into six ascending levels.
• Level 1- the Knowledge Level: Exhibit memory of previously learned materials by
recalling facts, terms, basic concepts and answers.
• Level 2 - the Comprehensive Level: Demonstrative understanding of facts and ideas
by organizing, comparing, translating, interpreting, giving descriptions, and stating
main ideas.
• Level 3 - the Application Level: Using new knowledge. Solve problems to new
situations by applying acquired knowledge, facts, techniques and rules in a different
way.
• Level 4 - the Analysis Level: Examine and break information into parts by identifying
motives or causes. Make inferences and find evidence to support generalization.
• Level 5 - the Evaluate Level: Present and defend opinions by making judgements
about information, validity of ideas or quality of work based on a set of criteria.
• Level 6 - the Creation Level: Compile information together in a different way by
combining elements in a new pattern or proposing alternative solutions


The level of this course is level 1-2 (Knowledge and comprehensive).

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Syllabus
In the following tables, the key aspects of the Internet of Things (IoT) Foundation syllabus are
described.


Module 1: Course Introduction

Topics Learning Objectives References

• Course Overview ● Explain the course N/A
• Course Learning overview
Objectives ● Describe course agenda
• Course Agenda ● List the course learning
objectives
• Activities and Lab
Activities ● Relate to activities and
lab activities of the
• Course Book
course
• Module Summary



Module 2: Concepts and Terminologies

Topics Learning Objectives References

● Introduction: Internet, ● Relate to Internet, https://www.ibm.com/blogs/i
Things and IoT things, and Internet of nternet-of-things/what-is-
● IoT Types, History and Things (IoT). the-iot/
Evolution of IoT ● Recognize the types of
IoT: Consumer IoT (CIoT) https://www.i-
● Cyber-Physical Systems scoop.eu/internet-of-things-
and differences among and Industrial IoT (IIoT)
guide/what-is-consumer-
IoE, M2M. and IoT and the comparison
between them. internet-of-things-ciot/
● Facts and Figures
Around IoT Application ● Explain the history and https://www.ge.com/digital/bl
Areas evolution of IoT and the og/everything-you-need-
Hype Cycle of emerging know-about-industrial-
technologies. internet-things
● List characteristics of
things and benefits of IoT. https://www.nist.gov/el/cyber
● State characteristics and -physical-systems
lifecycle of Cyber-
Physical System (CPS). http://internetofthingsagenda
● Distinguish between IoT, .techtarget.com/definition/m
Machine-to-Machine achine-to-machine-M2M
(M2M), and Internet of
Everything (IoE). https://whatsthebigdata.com/
2016/08/16/iot-facts-and-
● Discuss the facts and
figures/
figures around IoT.
● Describe IoT application
areas.

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Module 3: Business Orientation

Topics Learning Objectives References

● Drivers of IoT ● List the key drivers for https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/t

the evolution of IoT and echnology/pdf/six-forces-
● Benefits of a Connected driving-iot.pdf
World relate to the significance
of drivers. https://mutualmobile.com/po
● IoT Business:
Opportunities, Benefits, sts/iot-connected-world-
● Relate to benefits and
present-and-bright-future
and Challenges capabilities of a

● IoT Monetization connected world. https://infocus.emc.com/willi

Strategies and Models am_schmarzo/5-ways-the-
● Identify IoT opportunities
internet-of-things-drives-
for business new-opportunities/
applications.
https://www.channelinsider.c
● Recognize IoT om/networking/slideshows/pi
opportunities for npointing-promising-
manufacturers, opportunities-in-iot.html
developers, analytics,
and business https://ahmedbanafa.blogsp
ot.in/2015/04/the-industrial-
organizations which
internet-of-things-iiot.html
collect data and monitor
new equipment. http://reports.weforum.org/in

dustrial-internet-of-
● Recall the key barriers in
things/general-findings/2-4-
adopting IIoT and major-challenges-and-risks/
requirements of IIoT.

http://invensyssysevolution.b
● Examine monetization logspot.in/2014/09/industrial
opportunities, -internet-of-things-what-
monetization strategies, does.html
and monetization models
arising out of IoT. http://sandhill.com/article/mo
netizing-iot-show-me-the-
● Describe the applicability money/
of monetization models.
https://www.slideshare.net/c
apgemini/iot-monetization

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Module 4: Basic Building Block of IoT - Architecture

Topics Learning Objectives References

● Architecture of IoT ● Explain the basic building http://www.c-
components blocks of IoT including sharpcorner.com/UploadFil
e/f88748/internet-of-things-
● Network Components sensors, processors,
part-2/
Within IoT gateways, and
applications. https://dzone.com/articles/io
t-systems-sensors-and-
● Distinguish between actuators
sensors and actuators.

https://www.edgefx.in/differ
● Relate to generic factors
ent-types-of-sensors-with-
of sensors. applications/

● Explain the architectural

https://www.micrium.com/iot
layers of IoT. /internet-protocols/

● Define the working of
https://www.slideshare.net/
IoT.
Techtsunami/cn-prt-iot-v1
● Describe the key
http://ccm.net/faq/298-what-
requirements of IoT
is-wifi-and-how-does-it-work
network.

● Distinguish between IP http://www.radio-
electronics.com/info/wireles
version 4 (IPv4) and IP
s/bluetooth/what-is-
version 6 (IPv6). bluetooth-smart-low-

● Describe communication energy-ble.php

technologies used in IoT http://www.techradar.com/n
including Wi-Fi, ews/what-is-nfc
Bluetooth, Near Field
Communication (NFC), https://www.elprocus.com/w
ZigBee, and IPv6 over hat-is-zigbee-technology-
architecture-and-its-
Low power Wireless
applications/
Personal Area Networks
(6LoWPAN), Z-Wave. http://www.eetimes.com/aut

hor.asp?doc_id=1285236
● Relate to smart

environment application http://internetofthingsagend
and service domains. a.techtarget.com/definition/
Z-Wave

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Module 5: Enabling Technologies of IoT

Topics Learning Objectives References

● Role of Social Media and ● *Relate to the enabling https://cloudintegration.word
Mobility in IoT technologies that press.com/2014/09/11/cios-
are-getting-smact-social-
● Role of Big Data and support IoT and their
mobile-analytics-cloud-iot/
Analytics in IoT challenges.

http://promocodeclub.com/in
● Role of Cloud ● *Recall the role of social
ternet-of-things-technology-
Computing in IoT media and mobility in challenges-in-2016/
IoT.

https://mapr.com/blog/smart-
● *Describe the role of big
phones-and-internet-things/
data and analytics in IoT.

http://www.business2commu
● *State the role of cloud
nity.com/mobile-apps/the-
computing in IoT. ultimate-list-of-enterprise-

● *Relate to best practices mobility-statistics-
01362499#eZ13udbIFOAC4
for the selection of the
AUt.97
right cloud model,
analytics platform, and https://www.sas.com/en_us/i
mobile devices. nsights/articles/big-data/big-
data-and-iot-two-sides-of-
the-same-coin.html

http://www.dataintensity.com
/characteristics-of-big-data-
part-one/

http://searchbusinessanalyti
cs.techtarget.com/essentialg
uide/IoT-analytics-guide-
Understanding-Internet-of-
Things-data

https://marketplace.informati
ca.com/mpresources/docs/
Making%20Sense%20of%2
0Big%20Data-
Collaborative%20Consulting
.pdf

https://www.ibm.com/develo
perworks/library/bd-
archpatterns1/index.html

https://www.slideshare.net/s
alahecom/introduction-to-
data-mining-tutorial

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https://www.huffingtonpost.c
om/philip-kushmaro/the-iot-
and-big-data-
maki_b_12116608.html

https://www.tutorialspoint.co
m/big_data_analytics/big_da
ta_analytics_overview.htm

http://www.businessinsider.c
om/internet-of-things-cloud-
computing-2016-10?IR=T

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.
org/e15f/34880b9a74b4484
dc67950a8fa91be247531.pd
f

http://www.thewhir.com/web
-hosting-news/the-four-
internet-of-things-
connectivity-models-
explained

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Module 6: IoT Security and Top Governance Issues

Topics Learning Objectives References

● IoT Security Challenges ● Describe security https://www.networkworld.co

concerns that plague m/article/3166106/internet-
● Causes of IoT Security of-things/4-critical-security-
Breaches IoT.

challenges-facing-iot.html

● IoT Security Risks ● Examine current and
https://www.owasp.org/imag
future security risks
es/7/71/Internet_of_Things_
related to IoT. Top_Ten_2014-OWASP.pdf

● Recognize top 10
https://securityintelligence.c
causes of security and
om/a-primer-on-iot-security-
privacy breaches from risks/
OWASP.
https://www.entrepreneur.co
● Examine the scenarios m/article/292104
of IoT security and
privacy breaches. https://www.cisco.com/c/da
m/en_us/solutions/trends/iot/
● State security flaws and docs/security-risks.pdf
mitigation measures for
enterprises and http://www.revasolutions.co
consumers. m/internet-of-things-new-
challenges-and-practices-
● Recite top governance for-information-governance/
issues with IoT.

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Module 7: IoT Case Studies and Future Predictions

Topics Learning Objectives References

● IoT Usage Scenarios ● Describe typical usage https://www.ptc.com/en/inter

scenarios of IoT. net-of-things/use-cases
● IoT Growth Perspectives

● IoT Future Predictions ● *Recognize growth https://www.businessinsider.
perspectives of IoT. com.au/9-real-life-scenarios-
that-show-how-the-internet-
● Observe future of-things-could-transform-
predictions for IoT. our-lives-2014-8

http://www.visualcapitalist.co
m/what-happens-internet-
minute-2016/

https://us.norton.com/interne
tsecurity-iot-5-predictions-
for-the-future-of-iot.html

https://dupress.deloitte.com/
dup-us-en/focus/internet-of-
things/iot-in-financial-
services-industry.html

https://www.postscapes.com
/internet-of-things-
award/smart-city-application/

https://www.forbes.com/sites
/pikeresearch/2017/01/26/s
mart-parking/#492fc80162f6

https://www.wearable-
technologies.com/2015/02/t
he-news-smart-wristbands-
for-2015/

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