An interdisciplinary approach to developing an IoT healthcare solution in applied higher education

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly growing field with much demand for skilled engineers and IT professionals that are familiar with this technology. Learning institutions therefore need to adapt to fulfill this need. However, it is complex technology. By its very nature, IoT requires technical training in both hardware, where devices are developed that are able to sense environmental data, and software, where systems are developed for transmitting and processing this data seamlessly across internetworks. This paper is a case study of an interdisciplinary student project at a higher educational institution in the Middle East (HEIME) that addresses this need by developing an IoT based solution for the health sector. There were challenges both from a technical and educational perspective, but the outcomes made it worthwhile.