Problem-based Learning Style IoT System Education Method by Student's Self-construction of Prototype System

Internet of Things (IoT) systems have been applied increasingly in many areas including industry, agriculture, traffic, welfare, and education. To expand the application field, it is important to create ideas that exploit the characteristics of each field. As described herein, we propose an educational method for students to implement IoT prototype system by self-construction, and to present and discuss ideas of IoT system service in PBL style classes. Teacher assistance is important for producing products such as the wiring of electronic parts in construction practice. Therefore, we prepared three agents to support practical training instead of a teacher. The IoT system education method consists of a stepwise system construction in four steps by self-study and PBL style class, and a final step during which ideas for services using IoT systems are created after practical learning. After applying the method to the study of students of a science and engineering university, conducted an evaluation.