Training the Next Generation of Internet of Things Technicians

物联网（IoT）已成为21世纪最重要和快速发展的技术之一。物联网设备收集的数据可以提高效率，增强决策过程，实现自动化，并在众多行业中创建新的应用程序和服务。物联网技术人员需要具备超越基础计算知识的技能。该项目的目标是增加进入物联网劳动力队伍的熟练技术人员的数量，重点是招募和支持来自代表性不足人群的学生。该项目将使迈阿密戴德的物联网证书与劳动力需求保持一致，增加该计划的注册人数，并提高当地社区对物联网技术人员需求的认识。更大、更多样化的物联网员工队伍将带来更高效的数字环境。该项目将整合智能城市、智能电网和智能家居技术，这些技术是更广泛的物联网环境中的关键子领域，作为物联网证书更新的一部分。这些技术在南佛罗里达很流行，因为该地区正在经历数字化转型。修订后的物联网证书将使学生全面了解物联网的基本原理和应用，使他们能够拥抱这些新兴领域并为之做出贡献。该项目将利用一个外部评价小组，以确保评价过程的完整性，并完成形成性和总结性评价报告，以告知赠款小组并协助改进。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most important and rapidly expanding technologies of the 21st century. The data collected by IoT devices can improve efficiency, enhance decision-making processes, enable automation, and create new applications and services across numerous sectors. IoT technicians need to have skills that go beyond foundational computing knowledge. The goal of this project is to increase the number of skilled technicians entering the IoT workforce with a focus on recruiting and supporting students from underrepresented populations. The project will align Miami Dade's IoT certificate with workforce needs, increase enrollment in the program, and raise awareness of the need for IoT technicians in the local community. A larger, more varied IoT workforce will result in a more efficient digital landscape.This project will incorporate Smart Cities, Smart Grids, and Smart Homes technologies, critical subfields within the broader IoT landscape, as part of the IoT certificate updates. These technologies are prevalent in South Florida as the region undergoes a digital transformation. The revised IoT certificate will allow students to acquire a comprehensive understanding of IoT's underlying principles and applications, enabling them to embrace and contribute to these emerging fields. The project will utilize an external evaluation team to ensure the integrity of the evaluation process and to complete formative and summative evaluation reports to inform the grant team and assist with improvement. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the Nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.