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SMT481

Smart-City Operations Research

1 CreditsTerm 1

Description

This course delves into the quantitative methods of operations research, with a strong focus on urban operations, efficiency, and sustainability. It explores how these techniques can enhance efficiency and sustainability in smart city domains such as transportation, logistics, delivery, e-commerce, and healthcare systems. The curriculum emphasizes the planning, analysis, and eco-friendly operations of urban services, integrating a comprehensive study of probability models and optimization techniques. It aims to equip students with the skills to implement practical, diverse, and sustainable solutions in the context of smart city infrastructure.

Requisites

Prerequisites: IS111/CS101/COR-IS1704 & ANLY104/IS217/MGMT108/CS105 - Pre-req

Co-requisites: None

Anti-requisites: None

Attributes

Department: SCIS

Course Level: Undergraduate

Tracks: CS: Cyber-Physical Systems Track IS/T4BS: Smart-City Management & Technology Track

Areas: Business Options Business-Oriented Electives Econ Major Rel/Econ Options Grad Req - Sustainability (Intake 2024 onwards) IS Depth Electives IT Solution Development Electives Smart-City Mgmt & Tech Core (Intake 2022 onwards) Social Sciences/PLE Major-related

Learning Outcomes

Understand and apply general operations research methods Understand, design, apply and develop specific applications in smart cities contexts, including examples in transportation, logistics, delivery, healthcare.

Graduate Learning Outcomes

Multidisciplinary Knowledge, Critical thinking & problem solving, Communication, Intercultural understanding and sensitivity, Ethics and social responsibility, Understanding of sustainability issues

Competencies

Data Analytics, Algorithm Analysis, Combinatorial Decision-making, Computational Modelling, Research