Teaching
Though I am currently not teaching, in the past I have developed and taught the following courses at Virginia Tech for the Smart and Sustainable Cities major.
Though I am currently not teaching, in the past I have developed and taught the following courses at Virginia Tech for the Smart and Sustainable Cities major.
SPIA 2005: Introduction to Urban Analytics I
SPIA 2005: Introduction to Urban Analytics I
Taught in Fall 2018
Taught in Fall 2018
Introduction to modeling and visualization. How models can be used to examine complex urban problems. Ethical issues in the application of computational models. Basic model building without data.
SPIA 2006: Introduction to Urban Analytics II
SPIA 2006: Introduction to Urban Analytics II
Taught in Fall 2018
Taught in Fall 2018
Identifying data sources for model building and testing. Developing and using a model to understand a complex urban problem. Ethical issues in computational models, including data collection and data use.
SPIA 2104: Urban Analytics for Decision-Making
SPIA 2104: Urban Analytics for Decision-Making
Taught in Fall 2018
Taught in Fall 2018
Use and critique of large-scale computational models for urban planning and decision-making. Information synthesis, agent-based simulation, and simulation analytics techniques for analysis of urban and regional systems. Value-sensitive design and use of computational models.