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  • Sessions 2 days
  • Duration 15 hrs
  • Level Beginner
  • Assessment NA

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Internet of Things (IoT) Fundamentals for Beginners

Course Code: C852
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What's This Course About

Internet of Things (IoT) Fundamentals for Beginners gives you a solid, hands-on foundation in IoT, the technology that connects everyday devices and sensors to the internet so they can collect data and be controlled remotely. IoT is transforming smart homes, buildings, cities, healthcare, agriculture and manufacturing. This course is designed for beginners, students, educators, IT and engineering professionals, and anyone curious about how connected devices work, with no prior electronics experience required.

You will start with an overview of the Internet of Things, exploring IoT architecture, devices, sensors and actuators, connectivity options such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, protocols such as MQTT and HTTP, and real-world applications. Next you will collect and post data to the cloud, connecting sensors to a microcontroller or single-board computer, writing simple code to read measurements such as temperature and humidity, and sending them to a cloud IoT platform.

The course then covers reading data and remotely controlling devices from the cloud, so you can switch lights, motors and relays from a dashboard or phone, and IoT data analytics and visualisation, building dashboards and charts that turn sensor data into insights and alerts. You will also learn basic IoT security practices, such as protecting device credentials and keeping firmware up to date. Every topic is hands-on with real hardware. By the end, you will understand how IoT systems work and be able to build a simple end-to-end IoT project with confidence.

Why Take This Course?

  • Hands-On Learning Learn by doing. Every topic is practised hands-on, so you leave with skills you can use at work straight away.
  • Live Coaching Experienced instructors coach you live, answer your questions and guide you step by step.
  • Free Post-Course Consultation Stuck after class? Message your trainer any time for guidance as you apply what you have learned.
  • Always-Updated Materials Materials are refreshed to stay relevant. Log in to our LMS any time to get the latest version.

Course Fee

₵3,000.00

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Additional Note

Please bring your own laptop for hands-on training. If you don't have laptop, we can provide spare laptop for training use.

Post-Course Support

  • We provide free consultation related to the subject matter after the course.
  • Please email your queries to info@tertiarycourses.com.gh and we will forward your queries to the subject matter experts and get back to you as soon as possible.

Cancellation & Reschedule Policy

  • We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule the course due to unforeseen circumstances. If the course is cancelled, we will refund 100% to participants.
  • Note: the venue of the training is subject to changes due to class size and availability of the classroom. The minimum class size to start a class is 3 Pax.

Course Details

Course Details

What You'll Learn

Topic 1: Overview of Internet of Things (IoT)

Topic 2: Collect and Post Data to Cloud

Topic 3: Read Data and Remote Control Devices from Cloud

Topic 4: IoT Data Analytics and Visualization

Course Info

Prerequisite

Basic computer and file-management skills are expected. Familiarity with basic programming, electronics and computer use will help you follow the exercises.

Software Requirement

Install and test the listed software before class. Confirm the required version and account or licence access in your joining instructions. Cloud and AI services may charge subscription or usage fees.

Also prepare the tools needed for the practical exercises:

Confirm the version, account permissions and any API usage budget with the trainer before class.

Hardware Requirement

Bring your own laptop and power adaptor with reliable internet access. A webcam, microphone and headset are needed for live online sessions. Ensure your device can run the course software and that you have permission to install it. Confirm the board, USB data cable, sensors and breadboard for the practical exercises with the trainer. Where the syllabus uses ESP8266 or IoTFlow, confirm device and platform access before class.

Job Roles

Job Roles

  • IoT Product Manager
  • Innovation Manager
  • IoT Solutions Architect
  • Smart City Planner
  • R&D Specialist
  • Business Strategist
  • Digital Transformation Lead
  • Manufacturing Process Manager
  • IoT Data Analyst
  • Connected Devices Engineer
  • Operations Manager (IoT-focused)
  • Smart Grid Specialist
  • Home Automation Developer
  • Supply Chain Innovation Manager
  • Industrial Automation Strategist

Trainers

Trainers

Dr. Muhammed Siraj is a cybersecurity specialist and academic with 15 years of experience, serving as Senior Lecturer in the Department of Informatics and Director of Graduate and Continuous Education at Academic City University in Accra. He holds a PhD in Security in Computing from Universiti Putra Malaysia, where his research focused on blockchain security, an MSc in Information and Communication Technology from Aalborg University in Denmark, and a degree from the University of Ghana. He is a licensed independent assessor with Ghana's Cyber Security Authority, holds leadership roles in national cybersecurity and privacy professional bodies, and is certified as a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) and Certified Data Protection Supervisor (CDPS). Before joining Academic City, he served as Acting Director of ICT and Data Protection Supervisor at Wisconsin International University College. His expertise spans penetration testing, digital forensics, incident response, malware analysis, cryptography, cloud and IoT security, zero trust architecture, cyber threat intelligence, data protection, and governance, risk and compliance.

Dr. Siraj's research interests cover blockchain, cybersecurity, distributed computing, consensus protocols and machine learning, with published work on blockchain consensus security, smart-contract privacy preservation for sensitive records in the cloud, and new consensus mechanisms. This background gives him a distinctive perspective on artificial intelligence: as organisations adopt AI tools, agents and data-driven automation, he helps learners understand how to protect the data these systems depend on, recognise new attack surfaces, and put sound governance, privacy and access controls in place so that AI can be used safely and responsibly. In the classroom he connects technical practice with regulation, privacy and human factors, drawing on real-world security and data-protection cases to show how concepts apply in professional settings, and his experiential, hands-on teaching style has made him a trusted trainer for students and working professionals alike.

The IoT platform learners connect to on this course is part of Dr. Alfred Ang's own body of work, which makes this one of the most directly grounded courses Dr. Ang teaches. A full-stack AI developer, Agentic AI solution architect and corporate trainer, Dr. Ang is CTO of Tertiary Infotech Academy Pte Ltd in Singapore, the training organisation behind Tertiary Courses, and builds intelligent agents and business platforms end-to-end across front end, back end, databases, cloud deployment and native mobile apps. More than 300 public repositories on GitHub record that range. Dr. Ang built a low-code, self-hosted IoT platform powered by n8n that connects Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi boards over MQTT and HTTP, lets users control devices in real time from web and mobile through virtual pins, and automates behaviour with drag-and-drop workflows. Native companion apps for IoTFlow on iOS and Android add live dashboard widgets, device controls, telemetry charts, n8n automation triggers, alerts and a demo mode. The agent side draws on a wide set of n8n projects: an inventory forecasting agent running on a local language model through Ollama, a stock-analysis agent that reasons over live data before recommending action, retrieval-augmented chatbots, and an HR portal that keeps people in the loop for approvals. Combining sensor data with agents that decide and act is therefore not a speculative idea here but a natural extension of systems Dr. Ang already runs and maintains.

The course follows a complete build from bare board to autonomous system. Learners are introduced to agentic AI and IoT, set up the ESP8266, explore the IoTFlow platform at https://iot.tertiaryinfotech.com/ and connect their device to it. The second topic covers wiring sensors to the ESP8266, reading and publishing sensor data, controlling devices and actuators, and streaming data to IoTFlow, so that learners see live readings appear on a dashboard they can act on. AI agents arrive in the third topic: connecting agents to IoTFlow data, making decisions and triggering actions, and building an autonomous agent loop that senses, reasons and responds without a person pressing a button. The final topic brings everything together in an end-to-end agentic IoT project, coordinating multiple devices and agents, securing and monitoring the solution, and deploying and scaling it with IoTFlow. Because Dr. Ang knows the platform from the inside, learners get straight answers on how data flows through it, why a device drops off, and how to design automations that fail safely. Teaching is hands-on from the first hour, with real hardware on the bench, short explanations and plenty of time to experiment. Troubleshooting is treated as part of the learning, since loose wiring, unstable Wi-Fi and noisy sensor readings are exactly what real deployments face. Makers, engineers, facilities teams and educators all leave with a working sensor-to-agent system and the know-how to extend it. To explore the IoT platform, companion apps and agent projects behind this course, visit Dr. Ang's portfolio at https://github.com/alfredang

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