education2017-2018

HDip Computer Science

National College of Ireland

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Higher Diploma in Computer Science - IoT Stream

National College of Ireland

First Class Honours (87% average)

Overview

Part-time conversion programme providing comprehensive grounding in software development, databases, web technologies, and IoT systems. Completed while working full-time at CoolPlanet.

Major Projects

Sockets & Sensors

Multi-protocol IoT system integrating ZigBee sensors, 433MHz RF socket control, and Firebase cloud backend with iOS app. Final project for HDip in Computer Science.

PythoniOS (Swift)FirebaseArduinoRaspberry Pi+3
Completed2018

Cupboard Culprit

IoT system to catch family members raiding the snack cupboard. Raspberry Pi with camera and sensors uploads photographic evidence to the cloud for review via mobile app.

PythoniOS (Swift)FirebaseGoogle Cloud StorageRaspberry Pi+2
Completed2018

Leaving Cert Maths MCQ

Educational Android app with dynamic RESTful backend, mathematical formula rendering, and dual quiz modes. Questions vetted by qualified teacher.

Android (Java)SQLiteRESTful APIMaterial Design
Completed2018

Course Modules

SemesterModuleGrade
1Software Development93%
1Introduction to Databases87%
1Web Design88%
1Computer Architecture Operating Systems and Networks81%
1Object Oriented Software Engineering78%
2IoT Software Development81%
2Fundamentals of Mobile Communication88%
2Multimedia and Mobile Application Development89%
2IoT Principles92%
3Project81%

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