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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Internet of Things: How did we get here? by University of California San Diego

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About the Course

It is hard to imagine life without your Smartphone – you have come to rely on it so much – for your work; to stay in touch with family and friends; to capture and share those special moments; to find your way around in a new neighborhood. Did you ever wonder how and when all this happened? Or how and when GPS sensors came to be in your cell phone? In this course, we will explore the convergence of multiple disciplines leading to todays’ Smartphones. You will learn about the birth and evolution of Telephony Networks, Broadcast Networks (TV and Radio) and Consumer Electronics. We will discuss the impact of Internet, (multimedia) content, smartphones and apps on everyday lives. We will then look at how this emerging platform called the Internet of Things – wherein billions and trillions of devices communicating with each other and “the cloud” – could enable unprecedented, innovative products and services. Take this course if you want to understand what great new advances in mobile-enabled products will be coming our way! Learning Goals: This course provides a core grounding in how science and technology have developed to enable the Internet of Things – in a way appropriate for any learner. For those interested in developing further hands-on expertise in designing and developing for the Internet of Things, this course will provide a context to the discoveries and converging technologies that will springboard the next round of innovations. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Compare how the telephone system works (that is, peer-to-peer networks) with how media delivery works (that is, broadcast/multicast networks). 2. Explain the tradeoffs between circuit switched networks (that is, dedicated resources) and packet switched networks (that is, shared resources). 3. Tell interesting stories about key innovations that transformed the communications, entertainment and consumer electronics industries. 4. Explain how email, YouTube, SMS, etc. work. 5. Find resources for those wishing to do more of a “deep-dive” into the above topics....

Top reviews

ST

Nov 7, 2015

Great Course, I hoped it would have gone into a bit more detail, but it was good to get a tour through the history of computer networks.

SW

Nov 3, 2016

Very interesting historical references and the framing of the IoT story around the convergence of technologies was well received by me.

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By Sakshi D

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Jul 13, 2020

Good course and great content, but the quizzes are tad irrelevant with the content. and have a lot in extra to answer.

By Abhinuv N P

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Aug 19, 2016

It's a very basic course with little technical overview. The history and story of emergence of internet is described.

By Karen K

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Sep 9, 2016

Gooed clear presenters. Give a good idea of how connectivity works. Last module was a bit obvious (IoT applications)

By Paul I

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Nov 16, 2015

While this course is well organized and descriptive, it barely touches the Internet of Things technologies.

By RATHAN N

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Jul 6, 2020

Course instruction and assessment are not related. Felt difficult to find answers for the questions.

By Sanjeev S

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Nov 29, 2015

This course is a refresher and provides a High Level overview of IoT and its history

as advertised

By Vivek L

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May 7, 2020

initial module quizs are not in sync with teaching . learned few core stuff though. thanks you.

By Suraj G

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Apr 23, 2019

OK for the beginners as an introduction to IOT.

Course Videos and Quiz are hardly correlated.

By Donat G

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May 23, 2016

Not really technical, but a good overview over the past years and even centuries...

By VIGNESHKUMAR R

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Aug 22, 2019

Good course but many quiz .May be to reduce quiz to get more star from students.

By VISHWA K P 1

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May 20, 2024

the course is amazing, there's bugs in the quizzes that need to be resolved

By Michael T

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Feb 24, 2016

The topic was interesting , but most of the questions need to be rewritten.

By Deleted A

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Jan 14, 2016

Too much focusing on history of telephony and only little focus on IoT.

By Rishabh K

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Jan 15, 2016

Too much theory and history in the course, no practical applications.

By Neo W M

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Jul 4, 2020

needs to have better link between materials and quizzes

By utkarsh v

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Dec 18, 2017

they will not teach you how to build your own iot board

By Geert H

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Nov 11, 2015

Reasonable, but slow to come to the essence.

By Tushar S

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Sep 30, 2021

Trainer is interested more in assignments

By Brandon L

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Jul 2, 2020

The video got no relation to the quiz

By CHETAN D B

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Jun 28, 2020

the contents are messed up and absent

By Siroros R

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May 22, 2021

A bit boring on theory

By Snehasish R

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Apr 6, 2023

Theory focused only.

By Deleted A

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Jan 27, 2021

Very hard

By Rupeli M

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May 10, 2025

Nothing

By Abdallah K

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Jun 1, 2017

ok