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Unit of Study BUI91001 - Smart Liveable Cities (2020)

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  • Enrolment information

    There will be 6 by 1 day compulsory onsite workshops for all students that will be held on the Gold Coast campus. Please refer to http://scu.edu.au/timetables for further information on timetables.

Unit description

Introduces the Smart Liveable City concept. Participants are presented with real life case studies and will explore how their home cities can transition into the future. This unit is delivered by experts in the field with both academic and practical experience, including past and current mayors, councillors, administrators, and engineers of dynamic cities.

Unit content

Smart Liveable City concept

Cities for people

Engineering infrastructure and asset management in Smart Cities 

SMART vs INTELLIGENT Cities: How technology plays a role

Public private & people partnerships (PPPP)

Decision making and governance models

Service integration

Inclusive and sharing cities

Recreation and sports infrastructure

Innovation ecosystems

Revision and future research

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2020

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 critically analyse the Smart and Liveable Cities concept in the context of engineering, infrastructure and asset management
2 demonstrate understanding of innovative and resilient decision making in engineering, infrastructure and asset management for Smart and Liveable Cities
3 actively engage with key stakeholders in developing creative and futuristic solutions for engineering, infrastructure and asset management based on contemporary case studies
4 demonstrate deep insights into cutting edge and futuristic business and governance ecosystems with a focus on public, private and people partnerships and other innovative models.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. critically analyse the Smart and Liveable Cities concept in the context of engineering, infrastructure and asset management
    • GA4:
  2. demonstrate understanding of innovative and resilient decision making in engineering, infrastructure and asset management for Smart and Liveable Cities
    • GA5:
  3. actively engage with key stakeholders in developing creative and futuristic solutions for engineering, infrastructure and asset management based on contemporary case studies
    • GA2:
  4. demonstrate deep insights into cutting edge and futuristic business and governance ecosystems with a focus on public, private and people partnerships and other innovative models.
    • GA2:
    • GA4: