ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Electronics and Computing
Areas: Languages and Computer Systems
Center Higher Technical Engineering School
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
this course is a introductory course to ubiquitous computing. ambient intelligence and its support technologies are course objectives. presence and context-aware technologies, interaction and wireless communication networks are topics seen in the course.
THEORY:
Ambient intelligence. Presence and knowledge aware tehnologies
Architectures for ambient intelligence. Sensors and actuators. Augmented devices. Wireless mesh networks. Interaction. Inference and stategy engines.
PRACTICES:
Practice work will be made a computing laboratory and consist in designing and developing a simulation of a scenario with ambient intelligence and specific applications defined by professor.
"a priori" proposed scenarios are: digital city, intelligent campus , intelligent building ,digital home, intelligent transport systems ,etc.
Students will work in small groups fomed by 2-4 people and write down a memory with work developed to be graded.
Basic bibliography
• Ambient intelligence,wireless networking and ubiquitous computing. Mobile Communications series. Artech House, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-58053-963-0. 2006
• Ambient Intelligence. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN: 3-540-23867-0. 2005.
• Fundamentals of Mobile and Pervasive Computing. McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering. ISBN: 0-07-141237-9. 2005.
• Pervasive Computing. Springer Professional Computing (second edition). ISBN: 3-540-00218-9. 2003
• Everyware: The dawning age of ubiquitous computing. New Riders. ISBN:0-321-38401-6. 2006
Complementary bibliography
• When things Start to think. Owl Books. ISBN. 978-0-8050-5880-2. 1999
• The Invisible Future. MacGraw-Hill. ISBN: 0-07-138224-0. 2002
• Security for ubiquitous computing. John Wiley & Sons, LTD. ISBN: 0470 84493 0. 2002
• Ambient Findability. O’Reilly Media, Inc. ISBN: 0-596-00765-5. 2005
The following competences shoud be acquired in the learning process:
Specific skills:
-Understanding of the requirements of smart environments mobility.
-Knowledge of the main context-aware technologies through sensors and actuators.
-Knowledge of the main wireless standards.
-Experimenting with distributed multimodal interfaces.
Goblal Skills ( (CG) including the transverse (TR))
NG5. Ability to conceive, develop and maintain software applications, services, and systems using the methods of software engineering as an instrument to ensure its quality, in accordance with the knowledge acquired pursuant to paragraph 5 of the said agreement.
CG8. Knowledge of the basic courses and technologies, which enable to the learning and development of new methods and technologies, as well as those that give them great versatility to adapt to new situations.
CG9. Ability to resolve problems with initiative, decision making, autonomy and creativity. Ability to communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities and skills of the profession of engineer in computer science.
TR1. Instrumentals: Capacity for analysis and synthesis. Organization and planning skills. Oral and written communication in Galician, Spanish and English. Information management capacity. Resolution of problems. Decision making.
TR2. Personal: Team work. Working in a multidisciplinary and multilingual team. Skills in interpersonal relationships. Critical reasoning. Ethical commitment.
TR3. Systemic: Autonomous learning. Adaptation to new situations.
Creativity. Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit. Motivation for quality. Sensitivity to environmental issues.
Basic Skills (FB)
FB5. Knowledge of structure, organization, operation and interconnection of computer systems, programming fundamentals, and its application to the resolution of problems in engineering.
Computer branch Skills (RI)
RI1. Ability to design, develop, select and evaluate applications and computer systems, ensuring their reliability, safety and quality, in accordance with ethical principles and laws and regulations in force.
RI15. Knowledge and application of the fundamental principles and basic techniques of intelligent systems and their practical application.
Technology information Skills (TI)
TI3. Ability to use methodologies focused on the user and the Organization for developing, evaluating and managing systems, based on information technologies, that ensure accessibility, ergonomias and usability of systems and applications.
TI6. Ability to devise systems, applications and services based on network technologies, including Internet, web, multimedia, electronic commerce, interactive services and mobile computing.
The course will be taught:
(a) Weekly lectures to introduce programming concepts and explain the issues
(b) Interactive classes or seminar where students must analyze, prepare, propose alternatives and present topics of interest in the class .
(c) to conduct team practices on real problems conceived as micro-projects.
The lectures have content associated with the CG5, CG8, CG9, TR1, FB5, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 skills
Interactive classes(seminars) include activities to increase the TR1, TR3, FB5, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 student´s skills.
In practice, a real problem have to be solved by a student team. Problems have been selected to increase the following student competences:, CG8, CG9, TR1, TR2, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 .
The interactive classes and practical deliverables are used in order to evaluate student´s skills.
The programming of this subject will take into account the content of the document "GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURE PRESENTIAL TEACHING COURSE 2020-2021" approved by the Governing Council of the USC. In accordance with these guidelines, three scenarios are contemplated:
Scenario 1: adapted normality.
-Expository and interactive teaching will be fundamentally face-to-face, although in an exceptional and justified way, virtual teaching may be combined with face-to-face teaching up to a maximum of 10% of the hours of the subject and, in the case of practices carried out with telematic means . up to 25%.
-Tutoring can be carried out partially virtual.
-The teaching of the subject will be supported in the virtual classroom of the USC VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
-If necessary, and within the aforementioned limits, the corporate application of USC MS_TEAMS will be used for expository teaching and tutoring.
Scenario 2: distancing.
- The expository teaching will be contactless and the seminars and laboratory practices and the computer room face to face. However, the distance measures imposed may mean that it is necessary to reduce the size of the practice groups and, therefore, the number of contact hours (up to a maximum of 50% of the practical hours of the subject) that they must supplemented by contactless activities.
-The tutorials will preferably be virtual.
- The teaching of the subject will be supported in the virtual classroom of the USC VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
-USC MS_TEAMS corporate application will be used for expository teaching and tutoring.
Scenario 3: Closure of facilities.
- Teaching will be completely virtual, with synchronous or asynchronous mechanisms.
-The tutorials will be exclusively virtual.
-The teaching of the subject will be supported in the virtual classroom of the USC VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
-USC MS_TEAMS corporate application will be used for expository teaching and tutoring.
-The first two references of the basic bibliography were requested so that they can be made available by electronic access.
Learning assessment will be made by
a) Evaluation of the deliverables of the practices carried out by students
b) Evaluation of the deliverables of interactive classes and presentations by the student.
c) Evaluation of an examination on the subject matter of the course.
The practices are continually assessed. They have a 50% weight in the overall score. With its deliverables the degree of expertise of the CG5, CG8, CG9, TR1, TR2, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 skills will be assessed.
Deliverables of interactive classes (seminars) and ,also, its defence and presentation thereof, will have a 30% weight in the overall score. It will be used to evaluate the student expertise in TR1, TR3, FB5, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 skills.
The exam will count for 20% in the overall score. It will be short or multiple choice questions and will use it to evaluate the degree of expertise in CG5, CG8, CG9, TR1, FB5, RI1, RI5, TI3, TI6 skills achieved by students.
The final rating will be obtained according to the following formula:
Nf = 0.30 x Na + 0.50 x Nb + 0.20 x Nc
Nf is the grade of the course
Na is the note of the seminar work
Nb is the Practice grade
Nc is the grade achieved in the theoretical examination
Nf, Na, Nb, Nc scored 10 points.
To get a "not presented"qualification the following requirements have to be fulfilled:
"No submit and not defend the specific work of the seminar.
-Not attend the theory examination.
-Do not attend practical classes during the last two months.
In the July session, there will be an exam that will have three parts:
a) a practical assumption, where a solution is designed and developed.
b) the development of a theme.
c) a test of multiple-choice or very short questions on different areas of the subject.
Students who are not of first registration, held the same jobs and exams than first registration.
extraordinary evaluation
The evaluation was made through the realization on the same day of a theoretical test with a weight of 30% of the final mark and a practical test weighing the remaining 70%. To pass the course you must reach or exceed a score of 5 in the final mark of 4 or more in the test with lower qualification. It is deemed presented to the students participating in either of these two tests.
The evaluation of the learning of this subject, will take into account the content of the document “GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAFE FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING. ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021 ”approved by the USC Governing Council. According to these guidelines, three scenarios are contemplated:
Scenario 1: adapted normality.
--The practices and the seminar works will be evaluated continuously
--The final test or exam will be face-to-face.
Scenario 2: distancing.
--The practices and the seminar works will be evaluated continuously
--The final test or exam will be telematic.
Scenario 3: Closure of facilities.
--The practices and the seminar works will be evaluated continuously
--The final test or exam will be telematic.
For the cases of fraudulent realization of exercises or proofs will be of application the collected in the “Regulations of evaluation of the academic performance of the students and of revision of qualifications”.
the following times have been stimated :
classroom work:
a)theorie classes
b)seminars
c)practices
d)grading sessions
homework
it is stimated in 71.5h divided in several activities:
a)self study
b)writing memories , other works
c)computer and laboratory work
d)other activities
e)exams and grading sessions
f)advising sessions
Recommendations: previous knowledge of object-oriented programming and communication networks. Student should have a proactive attitude and this course is ging to be developed with focus on that. Students will do homework and practices ,writing memories and presenting results to be scored and to measure knowledge learned.
CONTINGENCY PLAN
The programming of this subject will take into account the content of the document "GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SECURE PRESENTIAL TEACHING COURSE 2020-2021" approved by the Governing Council of the USC.
Below are some of the adaptations planned for scenarios 2 (distance) and 3 (closure of the facilities):
Scenario 2: distancing
Teaching methodology
- The expository teaching will be contactless and the seminars and laboratory practices and the computer room face to face. However, the distance measures imposed may mean that it is necessary to reduce the size of the practice groups and, therefore, the number of contact hours (up to a maximum of 50% of the practical hours of the subject) that they must supplemented by contactless activities.
-The tutorials will preferably be virtual.
- The teaching of the subject will be supported in the virtual classroom of the USC VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
-USC MS_TEAMS corporate application will be used for expository teaching and tutoring.
Learning assessment system
--The practices and the seminar works will be evaluated continuously
--The final test or exam will be telematic.
"In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the" Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades will apply. "
Scenario 3: closure of facilities
Teaching methodology
- Teaching will be completely virtual, with synchronous or asynchronous mechanisms.
-The tutorials will be exclusively virtual.
-The teaching of the subject will be supported in the virtual classroom of the USC VIRTUAL CAMPUS.
-USC MS_TEAMS corporate application will be used for expository teaching and tutoring.
--The first two references of the basic bibliography were requested so that they can be made available by electronic access.
Learning assessment system
--The practices and the seminar works will be evaluated continuously
--The final test or exam will be telematic.
"In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the" Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades will apply. "
Juan Enrique Arias Rodriguez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Electronics and Computing
- Area
- Languages and Computer Systems
- Phone
- 881813564
- juan.arias [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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| 15:30-16:30 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish | Classroom A4 |
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| 09:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | Spanish | Lab PP-2 |
| 01.22.2021 16:00-20:45 | Grupo /CLE_01 | rest room / dining room |
| 01.22.2021 16:00-20:45 | Grupo /CLIL_01 | rest room / dining room |