Dual Degree Program in Engineering for Industrial Technologies and Business Administration and Management [ADE]

The main academic regulations that govern the Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering for Industrial Technology are:

Academic Regulations applicable to Bachelor’s Degree of the ICAI School of Engineering

Admission Regulations

Permanency Regulations

Recognition and Transfer of Credits Regulations

Course Curriculum and Subject Validation Tables for credits

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering for Industrial Technologies (GITI)

General Skills
Ability to develop projects in the field of Industrial Engineering.
Ability to manage Engineering projects in the field of Industrial Engineering.
Knowledge of basic and technological subjects, which enables students to learn new methods and theories, providing them with versatility to adapt to new situations.
Ability to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical reasoning and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of Industrial Engineering.
Knowledge for the carrying out of measurements, calculations, valuations, appraisals, surveys, studies, reports, work plans and other analogous works.
Ability to handle mandatory specifications, regulations and standards.
Ability to analyze and assess the social and environmental impact of technical solutions.
Ability to apply the principles and methods of quality.
Capacity for organization and planning in the area of companies, and other institutions and organizations.
Ability to work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment.
Knowledge, understanding and ability to promote ethical behavior in the exercise of the profession and in the workplace.

Specific Skills
Knowledge and skills to apply Graphic Engineering techniques.
Applied knowledge of Thermal Engineering.
Applied knowledge of the fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics Systems and Machines.
Knowledge and skills to apply the fundamentals of Elasticity and Resistance of Materials to the behavior of real solids.
Knowledge and skills for the application of Materials Engineering.
Applied knowledge of Systems and Manufacturing Processes, Metrology and Quality Control. - Capacity for the Calculation and the Design of Electric Machines. - Knowledge of Electrical Power Systems and their applications.
Knowledge of the principles of Automatic Regulation and its application to Industrial Automation.
Applied knowledge of Electrical Engineering.
Knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of Analog Electronics.
Knowledge of the fundamentals and applications of Digital Electronics and Microprocessors.
Applied knowledge of Electronic Instrumentation.
Knowledge of and capacity in Modeling and Simulation of Systems.
Applied knowledge of Industrial Computing and Communications.
An original exercise, to be carried out individually, and presented and defended before a university tribunal of professors, consisting of a Project in the field of Industrial Technologies, in which the skills acquired throughout the studies for the Bachelor’s Degree are synthesized and integrated. - Ability to solve mathematical problems that may arise in Engineering. Ability to apply knowledge of: Linear Algebra, Geometry, Differential Geometry, Differential and Integral Calculus, Differential Equations and Partial Derivatives, Numerical Methods, Numerical Algorithms, Statistics and Optimization. - Understanding and mastery of the basic concepts concerning the general laws of Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Fields and Waves and Electromagnetism and their application to solving problems in Engineering.
Basic knowledge of the use and Programming of Computers, Operating Systems, Databases and Computer Programs with applications in Engineering.
Ability to understand and apply the principles of basic knowledge of General Chemistry, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry and their applications in Engineering.
Capacity of Spatial Vision and knowledge of Graphic Representation techniques, both by traditional methods of Metric Geometry and Descriptive Geometry, as well as by computer-aided design applications.
Adequate knowledge of the concept of company, institutional and legal framework of the company. Organization and management of companies.
Knowledge of Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transmission.
Basic principles and their application to solving problems in Engineering.
Knowledge of the basic principles of Fluid Mechanics and their application to solving problems in the field of Engineering. - - Calculation of Pipes, Channels and Fluid Systems.
Knowledge of the fundamentals of Science, Technology and Materials Chemistry.
Understanding of the relationship between Microstructure, Synthesis or Processing and Properties of Materials.
Knowledge and use of the principles of Circuit Theory and Electrical Machines.
Knowledge of the fundamentals of Electronics.
Knowledge of the basics of Automation and Control Methods.
Knowledge of the principles of Machine Theory and Mechanisms.
Knowledge and use of the principles of the Resistance of Materials.
Basic knowledge of Production and Manufacturing Systems.
Basic knowledge and application of Environmental Technologies and Sustainability.
Applied knowledge of Business Organization.
Knowledge and skills to organize and manage projects.
Knowledge of Organizational Structure and functions of a Project Office.

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management [ADE]

GENERAL COMPETENCIES, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Acquire a solid and relevant base of knowledge of the Scientific and Business fields.
Ability to manage information and data from various sources to carry out a critical analysis and make a correct diagnosis of real-world Business scenarios.
Ability to solve problems and make business decisions by selecting and properly applying the relevant data analysis techniques.
Ability to positively lead people and work teams that promote innovative business projects, thus responding to new business opportunities through creative solutions.
Develop interpersonal skills that reinforce the learning of autonomous, well-organized and planned work that is orientated to action and quality.
To make judgements, in an ethical and committed manner, on environmental, social and corporate governance matters that regulate a new business scenario.
Recognize the richness of diversity and multiculturalism of people and approaches to business situations, being able to elaborate and communicate in diverse contexts ideas, projects, reports, solutions and problems, in a constructive environment and with respect for others.
Strengthen the capacity for the management of change that support the digital transformation of contemporary society with Information Society Technologies, new forms of work organization and new business models.
Show initiative managing the entrepreneurial process, with resolve and efficiency in business contexts and situations, in order to transform ideas into actions.

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES:
Ability to treat, synthesize, analyze and present information from sources and professional micro and macroeconomic databases, through the use of spreadsheets and data visualization tools.
Ability to use the specific vocabulary of a foreign language within a business context in the areas of Management, Accounting and Finance, Economics and Marketing.
Understand the fundamentals of Management and Business Management, and train students to analyze business problems through managerial functions.
Ability to identify and understand different economic variables that affect companies.
Ability to analyze religious factors in the current social situation from the perspective of Christian Doctrine.
Ability to analyze the current international situation from an economic point of view through the application of different economic policies.
Know fundamental legal concepts, Law subjects, obligations and contracts, as well as the legal forms of companies and the legal aspects of business activities in the competitive operation of markets.
Knowledge of mathematical techniques that allow for modeling and solving problems in the Economic-Business field.
Understanding and correct application of dynamic mathematical models and financial evaluation.
Ability to process, synthesize and analyze information. Know the random phenomena and statistical inference processes.
Knowledge and understanding of Econometric Models.
Knowledge and understanding of the basic determinants of human behavior in organizations and of managerial success, practicing their application to allow students to improve their skills as people managers.
Recognize the management of people in organizations as a proposition of added value for all stakeholders.
Knowledge and application of management support tools for the definition, implementation and control of the strategy of a company.
Knowledge and understanding of Accounting as an information system of the economic-financial situation of companies, as well as its results.
Know and understand the accounting problems of each of the assets and their impact on the annual accounts of the company, in accordance with general accounting regulations, and for SMEs.
Know and understand the need for accounting information for the management of the company and know how to analyze this information to make decisions.
Know and be able to apply the different systems of accumulation and allocation of costs.
Knowledge and understanding of the different areas of Corporate Finance as fundamental parts and deeply interrelated with a company's strategy, leading to the creation of value.
Knowledge and understanding of the functions performed by the CFO and the environment in which he or she operates; Knowledge of the principles on which Financial Management is based and the role of accounting information in financial analysis and decision-making.
Knowledge and ability to analyze the financial system: intervening parties, financial markets and products (national and international) and applicable regulations.
Knowledge of the concepts and activities framed in the functions of Marketing.
Knowledge of the design, performance and control of Market Research, as well as qualitative and quantitative techniques and their proper application.
Know how to prepare a Strategic Marketing Plan and develop its implementation from the knowledge and understanding of basic concepts and tools used in Strategic Marketing Management.
Connect Ethics and CSR with elements such as Strategy, Marketing, Financial Management, People Management in the Organization, knowing the main problems of ethical and social responsibility, and be able to rationally argue one´s own opinions and positions.
Ability to plan and carry out research work in the field of Business Administration and Management or a Business Plan.

Graduate profile

The Profile of Graduates in of the Dual Degree Program in Engineering for Industrial Technologies and Business Administration and Management is determined by the acquisition of all the generic and specific skills that are described in the Certificates of Verification of both Degrees. In this way, as graduates in Engineering for Industrial Technologies, they obtain the most appropriate training to gain direct access to the Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, which thus enables them to exercise as professionals in the officially regulated profession of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER, according to current regulations. Their education and training in Business Administration and Management also provides graduates with the necessary personal and professional skills so that they can develop managerial and management positions in the different strategic areas of companies as well as in Public Administration.

Professional opportunities:

The most common professional opportunities in this degree are:

- Project, Calculation and Design of Industrial Products and Equipment.
- Project, Work, Operation and Maintenance of Industrial Facilities and Constructions.
- Commercial and Technical Management.
- Industrial Development and Innovation.
- Risk Prevention, Quality Control and Security.
- Advice, Consultancy and Public Works.
- Management and Administration of Companies and Organizations.

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Credits:
303 ECTS degree + 193,5 ECTS master