Module outline

2. Module outline#

Module ID

E807

Semester

8 (spring)

Module title

Environmental Applications of Digital Systems

ECTS

5

Hours/week

4

2.1. Learning outcomes#

This course focuses on the design of digital systems for addressing environmental challenges. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • identify an environmental problem,

  • collect the required data from individual sensors, networks, and online sources,

  • organize and analyze environmental data,

  • design integrated digital information services.

2.2. Indicative module content#

The course covers the following topics:

  • Environmental informatics processes

    • measurement, collection, storage, processing, visualization, interpretation, modeling, dissemination

  • Digital twins

  • Digital information services

  • Application examples

A substantial part of the course is devoted to a group project that makes use of documentation, collaboration, and workflow automation tools, such as Markdown, GitHub, and Makefiles.