# Harnessing the Power of Internet of Things and Creative Digital Making

> An SMU Academy module where participants program ESP32 microcontrollers in blocks and Python, and build connected prototypes that respond to sound, touch, and light.

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- Audiences: Public, Businesses
- Duration: 3 days
- Domains: Microcontrollers & IoT
- Platforms: ESP32
- Published: 2026-04-18
- Updated: 2026-11-02

## Who is this SMU Academy IoT module for?

It's a module in SMU Academy's Industry Practice Master of Digital Economy for participants who want hands-on experience with connected devices. You'll learn coding concepts in block-based languages and Python and build prototypes with microcontrollers, sensors and output devices. Enquiries and enrolment are handled directly by SMU Academy; check its course page for current availability and eligibility.

## Course Overview

Tinkercademy runs this hands-on module for SMU Academy’s [Industry Practice Master of Digital Economy](https://academy.smu.edu.sg/courses/industry-practice-master-digital-economy-ipmde). Participants learn the building blocks of digital making through coding concepts and ESP32 microcontrollers, then create connected prototypes that respond to sound, touch, and light.

Enquiries and registration are handled directly by SMU Academy. Please refer to its course page for current intakes, fees and eligibility.

## Lesson Outcomes

-   Understand what “digital making” is, and how it applies to modern prototyping with electronics
    
-   Appreciate the world of “Internet of Things” by sending sensor data online for practical applications
    

## Details

**Topic/Structure**

-   Learn and apply introductory coding concepts, such as loops, variables, and functions, through block-based languages and Python
    
-   Learn to program ESP32 microcontrollers
    
-   Connect a variety of input sensors and output devices to microcontrollers, and control them through code
    

**Assessment**

-   Project presentations
    
-   Group assignments
    

[View course at SMU Academy](https://academy.smu.edu.sg/courses/harnessing-power-internet-things-and-creative-digital-making)

## Enquiries

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