Develop a basic understanding of the elements of a Smart City and learn the impact of using metrics to measure its performance. With this course you earn while you learn, you gain recognized qualifications, job specific skills and knowledge and this helps you stand out in the job market.
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Recommended for students in their last year of urbanism, architecture, or information technologies, as well as professionals interested in Smart Cities and wishing to learn to measure their development.
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Engineering
Metrics
Smart city
Smart City Systems
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The concept of a Smart City holds much promise for improving the quality of life for city dwellers, but what exactly do we mean by “Smart City?” It means aligning information technologies to citizens’ needs in order to enhance their day-to-day lives by increasing efficiency, lowering costs, and engaging more directly with city dwellers. Smart City has emerged as an interdisciplinary concept that covers different aspects related to big cities, including the infrastructure that enables communication between channels and entities for overcoming economic backwardness in a community, and for addressing differences between various urban and suburban zones. A dynamic model is observed that can be analyzed as a complex system. Since a city can´t be visualized in only one perspective, this course tackles some of its individual sectors to obtain the key performance indicators that are essential to improving the quality of life, including: urbanization, communication, education, and economy. Quantifying that data is useful for estimating consumed resources, forecasting shortages, and correcting damage in a timely manner. Once participants understand the importance of a Smart City and its classifications, they will learn to identify the impact of using metrics to measure its performance. A very important skill to develop is how to classify a metric and to identify its units or measure. The main focus of this course is to develop participants’ basic knowledge of a Smart City by being able to identify the parameters involved in its creation. Participants will also be able to define and establish the necessary metrics to measure the performance of a Smart City.
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Javier Larios Javier Larios, Instructor at Smart Cities Innovation Center CUCEA UDG: With a bachelor’s degree in Mass Media and Corporate Communication Studies (AKA Bachelor of Science in Communications), Prof. Larious started a career by developing skills in Public Affairs (Public Relations) by analyzing audiences’ behaviors and their needs, to accomplish a better understanding between focused audience and business unit required. He also participated as an acting core team member on performance improvement projects in different business areas. At Hewlett-Packard for 8.5 years he developed skills and competencies throughout a career by holding different positions focused in technology service delivery.