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University of Colorado Boulder

Industrial IoT Markets and Security

In Industrial IoT Markets and Security, students will learn about markets (Transportation, Agriculture and more), platforms (IBM Watson Cloud services for example), software and services, networking basics, wireless communications protocols and a thorough introduction to computer security. Developing tomorrow's industrial infrastructure is a significant challenge. This course goes beyond the hype of consumer IoT to emphasize broader application areas such as Advanced Manufacturing and Building Automation. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), is also known as Industry 4.0. Cisco’s CEO stated: “IoT overall is a $19 Trillion market. IIoT is a significant subset including digital oilfield, advanced manufacturing, power grid automation, and smart cities”. This is part 1 of the specialization. The primary objective of this specialization is to closely examine emerging markets, technology trends, applications and skills required by engineering students, or working engineers, exploring career opportunities in the IIoT space. The structure of the course is intentionally wide and shallow: We will cover many topics, but will not go extremely deep into any one topic area, thereby providing a broad overview of the immense landscape of IIoT. There is one exception: We will study security in some depth as this is the most important topic for all "Internet of Things" product development. In this course students will learn : * What Industry 4.0 is and what factors have enabled the IIoT. * Key skills to develop to be employed in the IIoT space. * What platforms are, and also market information on Software and Services. * What the top application areas are (examples include Manufacturing and Oil & Gas). * What the top operating systems are that are used in IIoT deployments. * About networking and wireless communication protocols used in IIoT deployments. * About computer security; encryption techniques and secure methods for insuring data integrity and authentication. This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MS-EE) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The degree offers targeted courses, short 8-week sessions, and pay-as-you-go tuition. Admission is based on performance in three preliminary courses, not academic history. CU degrees on Coursera are ideal for recent graduates or working professionals. Learn more: MS in Electrical Engineering: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/msee-boulder

Status: Information Systems Security
Status: Automation
IntermediateCourse14 hours

Featured reviews

PD

Reviewed Aug 4, 2020

The course is thoroughly informative,but for a video,the screen is not visible,other than that it is a good course

GV

Reviewed Jul 15, 2020

I didn't receive my certificate please help me to receive my certificate.

AN

Reviewed Apr 27, 2020

Final assignment difficulty level is beyond my imagination. I wonder how i did...

FL

Reviewed Jul 22, 2019

This course is comprehensive, covering both theoretical and hands-on experience with security. I personally enjoyed the hands-on assignment on cryptography

DP

Reviewed May 20, 2020

Topics were covered very briefly and value added information provided

KM

Reviewed Jul 20, 2020

The materials is very complete and the course instructor is very fluent in the content presented.Special thank to coursera team

VR

Reviewed Jun 2, 2020

Worderful platform from Coursera to gain knowledge as a beginner in IIoT.

CG

Reviewed Jun 7, 2020

Interesting and challenging. Quite technical in parts. Enjoyed completing this course

SH

Reviewed Mar 27, 2019

Very interesting course for beginners looking to enter in the world of industri

SP

Reviewed Dec 8, 2021

Really good course, which helped to do my internship project on Industry 4.0, Thank you.....

BN

Reviewed Nov 25, 2022

the iot teaching is very good explainingand very understanding

BB

Reviewed Oct 20, 2025

Really great overview of IIoT Systems, the Market projections! Very much enjoyed the security module! It was a great introduction to basic cybersecurity concepts!

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