IN 4813 Actuators

The aim of this course is for students to: (1) Be acquainted with the alternatives offered by the most renowned manufacturers of electronic controllers in each area. (2) Become aware of what is the best way to apply them in each case, considering operational costs and impact on production. (3) Be knowledgeable about the accessories and modifications necessary to achieve production improvements. (4) Learn basic programming and configuration functions to assess implementation and commissioning. (5) Understand in each case the role played by the human operator.

IN 4815 Vehicle Dynamics

This course aims to provide future Mechanical Engineers with the different types of vehicles, and objective analysis of their behavior and perfomance as a whole and of each system and subsystem, both from the point of view of design and/or verification. They will perform a technical perfectibility of the design of a vehicle in order to perform work that allows them to integrate the knowledge previously acquired in the degree program (synthesis project). Give knowledge of active and passive safety, and vehicle dynamics.

IN 4816 Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

After completing the course, students will be able to: (1) Understand and apply concepts and methods for the design of hybrid and electric vehicles, including aspects of energy sources, batteries, engines, transmissions, and mechanical systems. (2) Evaluate the performance of hybrid and electric vehicles in terms of energy consumption, speed, acceleration and load for different configurations.

IC 1100 Geology

In this course, students will study the fundamental concepts of Geology applied in the identification and exploitation of building materials for the design, construction, and maintenance of Civil Engineering works.

IC 4110 Civil Engineering Final Evaluation Program

Students will develop a project similar to the projects they will encounter in their careers and which integrates the knowledge acquired throughout their undergraduate program in Civil Engineering. They will also learn to develop their professional responsibility, as well as their methodological ability to search for, process, and use information, formulate problems, design solution, and apply appropriate techniques.

EC 3085 Economic Development

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to describe the main theories of economic developmeent and identify economic development problems such as poverty, income distribution, population growth, migration, low education levels, and the effects that the foreign sector has on economic development. This will enable students to assess existing development models.