Built environment related technology for health and vitality 7s642, 7y710, 7y750

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Built environment related technology for health
and vitality (7s642, 7y710, 7y750)

• General introduction

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Specific scientific knowledge

• 1st semester
• 7s642 existing building stock
• (Background current problems and factors of
  influence on health related to built
  environments)
• 7y710 new building projects
• (Background future problems, support needed to
  stay vital and productive)
• 2nd semester
• 7y750 home automation robotics
• (Supportive technology on ICT basis, needs and
  abilities of residents and professionals in
  technology, services care)

Study load 3 ECTS for each course 7s642 7s710
may be combined to 6 ECTS
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Academic competences

• Specific scientific knowledge
• Research competent
• Design competent
• Scientific approach
• Basic intellectual skills
• Co-operation and communication
• Temporal and social context

Source Criteria for Academic Bachelors and
Masters curricula. 3TU 2005
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3 Academic levels in technology
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General academic competences in technology
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Course organisation

• Limited number of contact hours
• Wednesday 7th-8th hour available for consultation
• Self-teaching groups may be formed
• Use the e-mail discussion list
• 3 or 6 ECTS assignments to be completed in phases
• An assignment-report template is available

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Assignment completion
Note Reports in A4, Arial pt 12, margin 2.5 cm
13 points are needed to pass the course
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Assignment report

• Title authors affiliation
• Abstract Executive summary ( title authors)
• Introduction - Background
• Aim
• Methodology to reach the aim, validate the design
• Results of research or design with validation
• Discussion
• Conclusion with generalisation limits
• Acknowledgements
• References
• (Appendices)

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Assessing MSc assignment

• 1. English presentation skill verbal written
• 2. SWOT analysis
• 3. Structured, stepwise problem analysis
  problem segmentation
• (what where when who/how why)
• 4. Data collection
• (observation, structured interview, dedicated
  questionnaire, written sources, physical
  measurements)
• 5. Data mining or collection ? Information ?
  knowledge
• 6. Risk assessment risk analysis distributing
  managing risks
• 7. Choosing between interventions
  reproducibility of results hypothesis theory
• (data collection statistics)
• 8. Assessing probability of failure and success
• (statistics)
• 9. Quantifying failure consequences their
  probability
• (statistics)
• 10. Why will this design / process succeed? How
  to know when where?
• 11. When or where will this design / process
  fail? How to know why?

• Title authors affiliation
• 1 Abstract Executive summary ( title
  authors)
• 3 Introduction - Background
• 3 Aim
• 4/5 Methodology to reach the aim, validate the
  design
• 6-9 Results of research or design with
  validation
• 10/11 Discussion
• 10/11 Conclusion with generalisation limits
• Acknowledgements
• References
• (Appendices)

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Sources for assignments

• Data mining in
• Statline http//statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/s
  tart.asp?lpSearch/Search
• Eurostat
• http//epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page?_pag
  eid1090,1_dadportal_schemaPORTAL
• Other databases
• Library search systems
• http//w3.tue.nl/nl/diensten/bib/digibib/zoeksyst
  emen/a_z/
• Reading lists
• Data collection

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Reading lists

• General competences
• Built environment aspects
• Accessibility assisting mobility
• Epidemiology of health and disease
• Gerontechnology Gerontology
• COPD lung cancer
• Mite and fungal allergies
• Indoor environments
• Bird flue, SARS other viral infections
• Urban factors
• ICT infrastructures
• Ambient intelligence