Added IoT intro course outline and MXChip workshop

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course-outlines/README.md

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 > If you teach an IoT course and want to add your course outline to help other teachers, please [raise a PR](https://github.com/microsoft/iot-curriculum/pulls).
 
+## IoT
+
+* [Introduction to the Internet of Things](./intro-to-iot.md)
+
 ## AI
 
 * [Electricity demand forecasting](./electricity-demand-forecasting.md)

course-outlines/intro-to-iot.md

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+# Introduction to the Internet of Things
+
+The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the interconnection of physical computing systems, using a combination of hardware and software that can sense input from the real world and broadcast/respond to it in real-time. Students will learn how to design and develop prototype IoT systems using a rapid-prototyping approach and evaluate the interactive aspects the system affords end-users. Industry standard IoT low-power microcontrollers, sensors, and protocols will be at the forefront of the student development experience.
+
+## Suggested course outline
+
+* Evolution of IoT
+* Real world and physical device interfaces (hubs/controllers/microcontroller devices, sensors, actuators)
+* Cloud Computing (IoT and Serverless Computing)
+* Secure device provisioning
+* REST APIs
+* IoT Standards and Protocols (e.g. Infrastructure, Discovery, and Data transfer protocols)
+* Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) concepts and functions
+* Publish/Subscribe patterns
+* IoT security (e.g. man-in-the-middle attacks)
+* Scalable, lightweight storage platforms
+
+## Learning outcomes
+
+* Critically evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, and resource constraints of IoT computing systems in comparison to traditional computing models
+* Design and implement a connected prototype IoT software system that utilizes sensor data
+* Implement industry standard IoT messaging protocols
+
+## Hardware
+
+* [MXChip (Azure IoT Dev Kit)](https://microsoft.github.io/azure-iot-developer-kit/) - an Arduino-compatible IoT developer kit that can also run [Azure RTOS](https://github.com/azure-rtos/getting-started/tree/master/MXChip/AZ3166), with onboard sensors, buttons, LEDs and an OLED screen. This dev kit is designed to work with Microsoft Azure.
+
+## Recommended labs and hands-on learning content
+
+* [MXChip workshop, a hands on lab connecting an MXChip to Azure IoT Hub and processing sensor data](../labs/iot/mxchip-workshop)
+* [Azure fundamentals - a set of 6 Learning paths on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/az-900-describe-cloud-concepts/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+* [Introduction to Azure IoT Learning path on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/introduction-to-azure-iot/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+* [Create serverless applications Learning path on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/create-serverless-applications/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+* [Securely connect IoT devices to the cloud Learning path on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/securely-connect-iot-devices/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+* [Store data in Azure Learning path on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/paths/store-data-in-azure/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+* [Connecting IoT devices to Cognitive Services using Azure Functions Learning module on Microsoft Learn](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/modules/connecting-iot-devices-cognitive-services-azure-functions/?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)
+
+## Certification
+
+* [AZ-220 - Microsoft Certified: Azure IoT Developer Specialty](https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/certifications/azure-iot-developer-specialty?WT.mc_id=academic-7372-jabenn)