Objectives and Contextualisation
This course is scheduled for the first year and first semester of the degree.
The general aim of this course is to show the student what it means to be an engineer, beyond the technical know-how of each engineering field. In particular, the course will focus on the way of rational thinking, facing new problems, organizing work and projects so the student can apply it successfully to face their studies.
The course is fundamentally practical. Taking as a basis the team work, it is sought that the student confronts and solves for the first time with the help and supervision of the teachers a series of topics to deal in their professional life: reading articles in English and scientific journals, consulting the state of the art on a topic, writing of patents, selecting sources of information, applying heuristic methods to solve problems, organizing human teams, definition of objectives, scheduling of projects and proposals, risk assessment, contingency plans, executive reports, etc.
Competences
Electronic Engineering for Telecommunication
Apply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organisation and planning of projects.
Communication
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Work in a team.
Telecommunication Systems Engineering
Apply basic elements of economics and human resource management, organisation and planning of projects.
Communication
Develop personal work habits.
Develop thinking habits.
Learn new methods and technologies, building on basic technological knowledge, to be able to adapt to new situations.
Work in a team.
Learning Outcomes
Assume and respect the role of the different members of a team, as well as the different levels of dependency in the team.
Communicate efficiently, orally and in writing, knowledge, results and skills, both professionally and to non-expert audiences.
Critically evaluate the work done.
Develop critical thinking and reasoning.
Develop systemic thinking.
Efficiently use ICT for the communication and transmission of ideas and results.
Establish the development phases of a simple engineering project using basic knowledge.
Establish the phases of development of a simple engineering project using basic knowledge.
Make one's own decisions.
Manage available time and resources.
Manage available time and resources. Work in an organised manner.
Plan the organisational and economic aspects of a simple engineering project.
Prevent and solve problems.
Work autonomously.
Work cooperatively.
Content
1. Engineering. Science, Technology, Engineering and Science. Skills of an engineer.
2. Historical introduction to Engineering. Engineering specialization fields.
3. Problem solving in Engineering.
4. Concept of system. Modeling of systems.
5. Information sources. Database. Reliability
6. Communication in Engineering.
7. Studies in Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications Systems. Career opportunities.
8. Solutions to the technological challenges of the future. Work in group.
