Identifying Data 2022/23
Subject (*) Smart cities. Emerging technologies for sustainable cities Code 670526014
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Edificación Sostible (Plan 2017)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
First Obligatory 3
Language
Spanish
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica
Coordinador
Fernández Álvarez, Ángel José
E-mail
angel.fernandez.alvarez@udc.es
Lecturers
Fernández Álvarez, Ángel José
E-mail
angel.fernandez.alvarez@udc.es
Web http://euat.udc.es
General description O concepto emerxente de Smart City ou Cidade Intelixente engloba solucións de carácter multidisciplinar que buscan a mellora na xestión dos servizos urbanos utilizando as tecnoloxías da información para garantir a sustentabilidade social e ambiental.

Cunha visión transversal nesta materia búscase introducir os conceptos fundamentais dunha Smart City, o concepto da internet of Things (IoT) ou Internet das Cousas, o fenómeno do Big Data, o Cloud computing e a visualización, análise e procesado de información en relación cos principios de sustentabilidade, a nova economía urbana e a relación co cidadán.

Preténdese tamén achegar ao alumnado ao ámbito da innovación no campo das tecnoloxías emerxentes e disruptivas que poidan ser de utilidade no sector da edificación.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A14 CE14 Comprender e analizar os cambios producidos na sociedade do coñecemento que inflúen na organización das cidades e os procesos espaciais, económicos, culturais e sociais que se derivan deles.
A15 CE15 Coñecer e comprender os cambios, retos e oportunidades que facilitan as novas solucións tecnolóxicas para unha xestión da cidade integrada e sustentable.
A16 CE16 Coñecer as tecnoloxías e ferramentas básicas para a implementación e xestión dunha smart city
B1 CB01 Posuír e comprender coñecementos que acheguen unha base ou oportunidade de ser orixinais no desenvolvemento e/ou aplicación de ideas, a miúdo nun contexto de investigación.
B2 CB02 Saber aplicar os coñecementos adquiridos e a súa capacidade de resolución de problemas en contornas novas ou pouco coñecidos dentro de contextos máis amplos (ou multidisciplinares) relacionados coa súa área de estudo.
B3 CB03 Ser capaces de integrar coñecementos e enfrontarse á complexidade de formular xuízos a partir dunha información que, sendo incompleta ou limitada, inclúa reflexións sobre as responsabilidades sociais e éticas vinculadas á aplicación dos seus coñecementos e xuízos.
B4 CB04 Saber comunicar conclusións ?e os coñecementos e razóns últimas que as sustentan? a públicos especializados e non especializados dun modo claro e sen ambigüidades.
B5 CB05 Posuír as habilidades de aprendizaxe que permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en gran medida autodirigido ou autónomo.
B6 CG01 Capacidade de análise e síntese.
B8 CG03 Coñecementos informáticos relativos ao ámbito do programa formativo.
B9 CG04 Capacidade de xestión da información.
B10 CG05 Resolución de problemas.
B14 CG09 Razoamento crítico.
B15 CG10 Compromiso ético.
B16 CG11 Aprendizaxe autónoma.
B18 CG13 Creatividade.
B19 CG14 Iniciativa e espírito emprendedor.
B23 CG18 Orientación a resultados.
C1 CT01 Expresarse correctamente, tanto de forma oral como escrita, nas linguas oficiais da comunidade autónoma.
C2 CT03 Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida.
C5 CT05 Entender a importancia da cultura emprendedora e coñecer os medios ao alcance das persoas emprendedoras.
C6 CT06 Valorar críticamente o coñecemento, a tecnoloxía e a información dispoñible para resolver os problemas cos que deben enfrontarse.
C8 CT08 Valorar a importancia que ten a investigación, a innovación e o desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no avance socioeconómico e cultural da sociedade.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Understand and analyze the changes produced in the knowledge society that influence the organization of cities and the spatial, economic, cultural and social processes that derive from them. AC14
BC1
BC2
BC6
BC9
BC14
BC15
CC1
CC6
CC8
Know and understand the changes, challenges and opportunities that facilitate new technological solutions for a smart, integrated and sustainable city management. AC15
BC1
BC3
BC4
BC5
BC6
BC9
BC16
BC19
BC23
CC1
CC2
CC5
CC6
CC8
Know the basic technologies for the implementation of the Smart City. AC16
BC1
BC2
BC6
BC8
BC9
BC10
BC14
BC18
BC23
CC2
CC5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Topic 1. INTRODUCTION Urban transformations in the information and knowledge society: Smart Cities.
Topic 2. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Emerging technologies: from Smart Building to Smart City.
Topic 3. INTERNET OF THINGS Internet of Things (IoT): the interaction with the information of the environment.
Topic 4. OPEN DATA / BIG DATA Technological infrastructures for the capture, processing and analysis of information.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech A14 A15 A16 B4 B5 B6 B14 B15 B16 C1 C5 C6 15 12 27
ICT practicals A16 B1 B2 B6 B8 B9 B10 B16 B18 B19 B23 C2 C6 6 6 12
Supervised projects A14 A15 A16 B1 B2 B3 B4 B6 B9 B14 B16 B18 B19 C1 C6 C8 0 35 35
 
Personalized attention 1 0 1
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech The master class is also known as "lecture", "exposition method" or "master lesson". This last modality is usually reserved for a special type of lesson taught by a teacher on special occasions, with content that involves an original elaboration and based on the almost exclusive use of the word as a means of transmitting information to the audience.
ICT practicals Methodology that allows students to learn effectively, through practical activities (demonstrations, simulations, etc.) the theory of a field of knowledge, through the use of information and communication technologies. ICTs are an excellent support and channel for the treatment of information and practical application of knowledge, facilitating learning and the development of skills by students.
Supervised projects Methodology designed to promote the autonomous learning of students, under the tutelage of the teacher and in varied settings (academic and professional). It refers primarily to learning "how to do things." It is an option based on the assumption by students of responsibility for their own learning.
This teaching system is based on two basic elements: the independent learning of the students and the monitoring of this learning by the teacher-tutor.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
ICT practicals
Supervised projects
Guest lecture / keynote speech
Description
The personalized tutorial attention on informative or punctual questions will preferably be carried out through the UDC institutional email, although the available institutional telematic tools for teamwork, such as Microsoft Teams, may also be used.

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
ICT practicals A16 B1 B2 B6 B8 B9 B10 B16 B18 B19 B23 C2 C6 The active participation and use of the students in the practices that are carried out on the contents of the subject through ICT tools will be valued. 10
Supervised projects A14 A15 A16 B1 B2 B3 B4 B6 B9 B14 B16 B18 B19 C1 C6 C8 The suitability of the work carried out by the student to the criteria and guidelines set by the teacher will be assessed. 80
Guest lecture / keynote speech A14 A15 A16 B4 B5 B6 B14 B15 B16 C1 C5 C6 The active participation of the students in the lectures will be valued. 10
 
Assessment comments
In order to obtain a positive evaluation in the subject the student must attend at least 80% of the classes (lectures, workshops, seminars, ...).

In order to be qualified, the delivery in time and form of all the proposed works will be mandatory.

Students who do not turn in their work on the date indicated will be classified as NOT PRESENTED in the final evaluation of the First Chance. In no case will term extensions be established.

The delivery of the work for the final evaluation in the Second Chance will be carried out in the Moodle application of the subject with the same conditions set for the delivery of the First Chance (digital copy of the final work in doc / odt and pdf formats). The date of this delivery will be communicated in advance through the Moodle platform and this last term will be non-extendable.

In these deliveries, the corresponding indications of the teaching staff responsible for the subject must be followed.

In addition to the assistance, participation and performance of supervised works, the tests considered necessary may be carried out in order to properly assess the degree of assimilation of the conceptual and procedural contents of the subject.

Implications of plagiarism: Fraudulent performance of the tests or evaluation activities, once verified, will directly imply the failing grade "0" in the subject in the corresponding call, thus invalidating any grade obtained in all the evaluation activities with a view to extraordinary call.




Sources of information
Basic FERNÁNDEZ, Manu (2016). Descifrar las Smart Cities. ¿Qué queremos decir cuando hablamos de Smart Cities?. Me Gusta Escribir
MITCHELL, William J. (2001). E-topia: Vida urbana, Jim, pero no la que nosotros conocemos. Editorial Gustavo Gili
FINQUELIEVICH, Susana (2016). I-Polis. Ciudades en la era de Internet. Diseño Editorial
JACOBS, Jane (2011). Muerte y vida de las grandes ciudades. Editorial Gustavo Gili
DEL RIVERO, Marieta (2017). Smart Cities. Una visión para el ciudadano. LID
PICON, Antoine (2015). Smart Cities: A Spatialised Intelligence. Wiley
TOWNSEND, Anthony M. (2013). Smart Cities: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia. New York: W. W. Norton Inc.
VV.AA. (2017). Smart Cities: Foundations, Principles, and Applications. Wiley
SIMONE NOVECK, Beth (2015). Smart Citizens, Smarter State: The Technologies of Expertise and the Future of Governing. Harvard University Press
VV.AA. (2013). SMART CITY. Hacía la gestión inteligente. Marcombo
de WAAL, Martijn (2014). The City as Interface: How New Media Are Changing the City. Rotterdam: NAi010 Publishers
BATTY, Michael (2013). The New Science of Cities. MIT Press
GOLDSMITH, Stephen; CRAWFORD, Susan (2014). The Responsive City: Engaging Communities Through Data-Smart Governance. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass (Wiley)

Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before
Introduction to the Master thesis: methodology and research planning/670526004

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus
Master Thesis/670526027

Other comments


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.