700.903 (20W) Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance

Wintersemester 2020/21

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First course session
05.10.2020 14:00 - 15:30 On Campus

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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.

Lecturer

Course title german

Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance

Type

Lecture - Course (continuous assessment course )

Course model

Blended learning course

Online proportion

80%

Hours per Week

3.0

ECTS credits

4.0

Registrations

13 (20 max.)

Organisational unit

Language of instruction

English

possible language(s) of the assessment

English

Course begins on

05.10.2020

eLearning

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Time and place

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Course Information

English

Intended learning outcomes

The participants will learn about the basic background and concepts of smart cities within the course and will be able to gain an understanding of different approaches to the topic through the interdisciplinary perspective. Students will gain insight into the areas smart economy, smart mobility, smart environment, smart people, smart living and smart governance. Students will learn about the challenges, approaches and behaviour of different stakeholders through practical examples. The acquired knowledge will be implemented through interdisciplinary project work of the students. In this examination-oriented course, students are invited to attend. Cooperation and discussion in the classroom is welcome.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

Lecture, project work in small groups, presentation of the project work, discussion, peer feedback

Course content

The course will cover the background of smart cities, with the combination of public management, technology and information systems and their influence on the sustainable development of cities.
The lecturers try to consider the topic of smart city as an interdisciplinary research field from an economic and (information) technical perspective. Different aspects as well as the relevant sectors and stakeholders are presented. The students learn a theoretical and a practical approach and get an insight into a new, exciting subject field.

Subjects:

Overview – definitions and concepts
Institutional analysis and policy
Resources, skills, resilience
Business-government relations (PPP)

Energy networks, energy generation and distribution
Smart metering, data aggregation
Information extraction – privacy and ownership
Information networks, sensor networks

Smart transport infrastructure, advanced mobility
and logistics services
Grade of service, road safety, impact analysis
Early warning system

Prior knowledge expected

Requirements:
content: willingness and interest of the students to the transdisciplinary examination of the course contents.

formal: the course is for master students of economics, science for networked and embedded systems, as well as for science for intelligent systemtechnologies. The content and administrative scope of the project work is divided evenly among all group members - team skills and self-organization are therefore required.

Literature

The literature used in the course is provided in the Moodle course.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

English

Modified examination information (exceptional COVID-19 provisions)

The online version of the exam is also written. The exam questions will be given as a PDF and the answers are to be written on sheets, which are photographed and handed in after the exam. To participate in the exam you need a laptop/PC, an internet connection, microphone/audio, (integrated) webcam, and a device to take pictures of your solutions. The camera, the sound and the screen transmission must be active during the entire exam.

Examination methodology

Project work / presentation of project work by groups / written exam.

Examination topic(s)

The project work and project presentations of the group are evaluated on the base of completeness, content quality and visual processing.

The content of the written exam relates to the interdisciplinary topics discussed in the lesson.

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

Project work and presentation of project work by the groups (50%) / written exam (50%).

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
- Subject: Public und Non Profit Management (Compulsory elective)
  - Special Topics II: Public und Non Profit Management ( 2.0h VC/KS / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Master's degree programme Applied Business Administration (SKZ: 918, Version: 12W.4)
- Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
  - Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Besonderer Studienbereich Nachhaltigkeit (SKZ: 999, Version: 12W.1)
- Subject: LV-Pool (Compulsory elective)
  - Nachhaltigkeit ( 4.0h SE / 8.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Bachelorstudium Informationstechnik (SKZ: 289, Version: 17W.1)
- Subject: Informationstechnische Vertiefung (Compulsory elective)
  - 10a.3 Wahl von Lehrveranstaltungen ( 0.0h VO/VC/KS/UE / 6.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
- Subject: Information and Communications Engineering: Supplements (NC, ASR) (Compulsory elective)
  - Wahl aus dem LV-Katalog (Anhang 4) ( 0.0h VK, VO, KU / 14.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
- Subject: Technical Complements (NC, ASR) (Compulsory elective)
  - Wahl aus dem LV-Katalog (Anhang 5) ( 0.0h VK, VO, KU / 12.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
- Subject: Information and Communications Engineering: Supplements (NC, ASR) (Compulsory elective)
  - Wahl aus dem LV-Katalog (Anhang 4) ( 0.0h VK, VO, KU / 14.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Masterstudium Information and Communications Engineering (ICE) (SKZ: 488, Version: 15W.1)
- Subject: Technical Complements (NC, ASR) (Compulsory elective)
  - Wahl aus dem LV-Katalog (Anhang 5) ( 0.0h VK, VO, KU / 12.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Master's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 909, Version: 12W.4)
- Subject: Public Management II (Compulsory elective)
  - Public Debt and Risk Management / Management of specific Policy Fields ( 2.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Master's degree programme Business and Law (SKZ: 909, Version: 12W.4)
- Subject: Freie Wahlfächer (Optional subject)
  - Freie Wahlfächer ( 0.0h XX / 6.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Erweiterungscurriculum Nachhaltigkeit (Version: 15W.1)
- Subject: Nachhaltigkeit (Compulsory subject)
  - Vertiefung Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Schwerpunkt Methoden ( 0.0h XX / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Extension programme (UG §54a) Sustainable Development and Energy (SKZ: 011, Version: 20W.1)
- Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfach 1: Vertiefung zu Nachhaltiger Entwicklung (Compulsory elective)
  - 3.1 Lehrveranstaltungen aus Vertiefung zu Nachhaltiger Entwicklung ( 0.0h XX / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Extension programme (UG §54a) Sustainable Development and Energy (SKZ: 011, Version: 20W.1)
- Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfach 2: Vertiefung zu Energiemanagement und -technik (Compulsory elective)
  - 4.1 Lehrveranstaltungen aus Vertiefung zu Energiemanagement und -technik ( 0.0h XX / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

Extension programme (UG §54a) Sustainable Development and Energy (SKZ: 011, Version: 20W.1)
- Subject: Gebundenes Wahlfach 3: Spezialisierung in einem der Vertiefungsfächer (Compulsory elective)
  - 5.1 Lehrveranstaltungen Spezialisierung in einem der Vertiefungsfächer ( 0.0h XX / 4.0 ECTS)
    - 700.903 Smart Cities - Technology, Management & Governance (3.0h VC / 4.0 ECTS)

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