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courses taught in English, please refer to the catalogue of
courses taught in English.
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Building:
SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Type of University:
Public center
Address:
AVENIDA DE LOS CASTROS S/N , 39005 SANTANDER
Date of ANECA Assessment Report:
4/29/2010
Discipline:
Engineering and Architecture
Participating universities:
Academic, scientific and professional interest justification
General competences
Acquisition of the capacity to direct the activities involved in the engineering projects described in the paragraph above
Acquisition of the knowledge of the basic and technological subject matter that allows students to learn new methods and theories and endows them with the versatility to adapt to new situations.
Capacity for problem solving through initiative, for decision-making, for creativity, for critical reasoning, and to communicate and transmit knowledge, abilities and skills in the field of Industrial Engineering.
Acquisition of the knowledge to carry out measurements, calculations, assessments, evaluations, loss adjustments, studies, reports, task planning, and other analogous work.
Acquisition of the capacity to handle specifications, regulations and norms of compulsory compliance.
Acquisition of the capacity to analyse and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
Acquisition of the capacity to apply the principles and methods of quality.
Acquisition of the capacity for organisation and planning in business, and other institutions and organisations.
Acquisition of the capacity to work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment.
Development of critical thought.
Development of creative thought.
Acquisition of the capacity to manage one's time.
Acquisition of the capacity for problem solving.
Development of the capacity to orientate professional activity to learning.
Acquisition of the capacity to use information and communications technologies.
Acquisition of the capacity to communicate verbally.
Acquisition of the capacity to communicate in writing.
Acquisition of the capacity to communicate in a foreign language.
Acquisition of the capacity for adaptation to the environment.
Development of a sense of ethics.
Acquisition of the capacity for interpersonal communication.
Acquisition of the capacity for teamwork.
Development of creativity.
Acquisition of the capacity for innovation.
Acquisition of the capacity to manage projects.
Specific competences
Acquisition of the capacity for solving the mathematical problems that can arise in engineering. Ability to apply knowledge on linear algebra, geometry, differential geometry, integral and differential calculus, differential equations and partial differential equations, numerical methods, numerical algorithms, statistics and optimisation.
Understanding and command of the basic concepts concerning the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves and electromagnetism, and their application in solving engineering problems.
Acquisition of the basic knowledge on computer use and programming, operating systems, data bases and computer programs applied in engineering.
Acquisition of the capacity to understand and apply the principles of basic knowledge of general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry and their applications in engineering.
Development of the capacity for spatial vision and knowledge of graphical representation techniques both by the traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry and by computer aided design applications.
Acquisition of appropriate knowledge of the concept of business, the institutional and legal framework of business. Business organisation and management.
Acquisition of knowledge of applied thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic principles and their application to solving engineering problems.
Acquisition of knowledge of basic principles of fluid mechanics and their application to problem solving in the field of engineering. Calculation of piping, channels and fluid systems.
Acquisition of knowledge of the fundamentals of materials science, technology and chemistry. Understanding of the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or processing and the properties of the materials.
Acquisition of knowledge and the capacity to use the principles of circuit theory and electrical machines.
Acquisition of knowledge of the fundamentals of electronics.
Acquisition of knowledge of the fundamentals of automation and process control methods.
Acquisition of knowledge of the principles of mechanism and machine theory.
Acquisition of knowledge and the capacity to use the principles of strength of materials.
Acquisition of basic knowledge of systems of production and manufacture.
Acquisition of basic knowledge and application of environmental technologies and sustainability.
Acquisition of applied knowledge in business organisation.
Acquisition of the knowledge and capacity for project organisation and management. Knowledge of the organisational structure and functions of a project office.
Acquisition of the knowledge and the capacity to apply graphical engineering techniques.
Acquisition of the knowledge and the capacity for the calculation, design and testing of machines.
Acquisition of knowledge applied to thermal engineering.
Acquisition of knowledge on machine control and electric drives and their applications.
Acquisition of knowledge on electric power systems and their applications.
Acquisition of the knowledge on matter and energy balances, biotechnology, transfer of matter, separation operations, chemical reaction engineering, reactor design, and valuing and transformation of primary materials and energy resources.
Acquisition of applied knowledge of electrotechnics.
Acquisition of knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of digital electronics and microprocessors.
Acquisition of applied knowledge of power electronics.
Acquisition of knowledge of automatic regulation and control techniques and their application to industrial automation.
Acquisition of the capacity to carry out an original exercise individually - and to present and defend it before a university panel - consisting of a project of a professional nature in the field of the specific technologies of Industrial Engineering synthesising and integrating the competences acquired in the teaching programme.
Acquisition of the capacity for the calculation and design of medium and low voltage electrical installations.
Acquisition of the capacity to design electric power stations.
Acquisition of applied knowledge on renewable energies.
Acquisition of the capacity to design analogue, digital and power electronic systems.
Acquisition of knowledge and capacity for systems modelling and simulation.
Acquisition of knowledge of the principles and applications of robotic systems.
Acquisition of the capacity to design industrial control and automation systems.