Skills acquired with the Official Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering
Basic and general skills and abilities:
- Acquire advanced knowledge and demonstrate, in a highly-specific context or a context of scientific and technological research, a detailed and substantiated understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects, and of the methodology of work, in one or more fields of study.
- Know how to apply and combine their knowledge, their understanding, their scientific base and their problem solving abilities in new and imprecisely defined environments, including multidisciplinary contexts, applicable to both researchers and highly-specialized professionals.
- Know how to evaluate and select the appropriate scientific theory and the precise methodology of their fields of study to formulate judgements based on incomplete or limited information, including, when necessary and pertinent, a reflection on social or ethical responsibility linked to the solution that is proposed in each case.
- Be able to predict and control the evolution of complex situations through the development of new and innovative work methodologies adapted to specific scientific / research, technological or professional field, in general multidisciplinary, in which their activity is developed.
- Know how to convey, in a clear and unambiguous way, to a specialized or non-specialized audience, results from scientific and technological research or the most advanced field of innovation, as well as the most relevant foundations on which they are based.
- To have developed enough autonomy to participate in research projects and scientific or technological collaborations within their thematic scope, in interdisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a high component of the transfer of knowledge.
- Be able to take responsibility for their own professional development and their specialization in one or more fields of study.
- Have adequate knowledge of the scientific and technological aspects of: mathematical, analytical and numerical methods in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Continuous Media Mechanics, Industrial Electronics, Automation, Manufacturing, Materials, Quantitative Methods of Management, Industrial Computing, Urban Planning, Infrastructures, etc.
- Project, calculate and design products, processes, facilities and plants.
- Direct, plan and supervise multidisciplinary teams.
- Carry out research, development and innovation in products, processes and methods.
- Carry out strategic planning and apply it to constructive systems as well as Production, Quality and Environmental Management.
- Technically and economically manage projects, facilities, plants, companies and technology centers.
- To be able to exercise functions of general management, technical management and management of R + D + i projects in plants, companies and technological centers.
- Apply the knowledge acquired and solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments, within broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
- Be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgements based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgement.
- Know how to communicate the conclusions, knowledge and the ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
- Possess the learning skills that allow the individual to continue studying in a self-directed or autonomous way.
- Know, understand, and apply the necessary legislation in the exercise of the profession of Industrial Engineer.
Specific skills and abilities:
- Knowledge and skills to organize and manage Companies
- Knowledge and skills of Strategy and Planning applied to different Organizational Structures
- Knowledge of Commercial and Labor Law
- Knowledge of Financial Accounting and Costs
- Knowledge of Information Systems for Management, Industrial Organization, Production Systems and Logistics and Quality Management Systems
- Capabilities for Work Organization and Human Resources Management. Knowledge of Prevention of Occupational Risks
- Knowledge and Skills for the Integrated Management of Projects
- Capacity for the Management of Research, Development and Technological Innovation
- Capacity for the Design, Construction and Operation of Industrial Plants
- Knowledge on Construction, Building, Facilities, Infrastructure and Urban Planning in the field of Industrial Engineering
- Knowledge and skills for the Calculation and Design of Structures
- Knowledge and skills for planning and designing Electrical and Fluid Installations, Lighting, Air Conditioning and Ventilation, Energy Saving and Efficiency, Acoustics, Communications, Home Automation and Smart Buildings and Security Installations
- Knowledge of Methods and Techniques of Transport and Industrial Maintenance
- Knowledge and skills to perform Verification and Control of Facilities, Processes and Products
- Knowledge and skills to carry out Certifications, Audits, Verifications, Tests and Reports
- Carry out, present and defend a comprehensive project in Industrial Engineering, of a professional nature, in which the skills and abilities acquired in courses are made manifest, once all of the credits of the Study Plan have been obtained; this project should be an original exercise, whose presentation and defense are to be carried out individually before a university Tribunal of Professors
- Knowledge and capacity for the analysis and design of Electricity Generation, Transport and Distribution Systems
- Knowledge and ability to project, calculate and design Integrated Manufacturing Systems
- Ability to design and test Machines
- Capacity for the analysis and design of Chemical Processes
- Knowledge and capabilities for the design and analysis of Machines and Thermal Engines, Hydraulic Machines and Industrial Heat and Cold Installations
- Knowledge and skills that allow to understand, analyze, exploit and manage the different Sources of Energy
- Ability to design Electronic Systems and Industrial Instrumentation
- Ability to design and project Automated Production Systems and Advanced Process Control
Skills acquired with the Official Master's Degree in the Electric Power Industry
General skills and abilities:
- Acquire advanced knowledge and demonstrate, in a highly-specific context or a context of scientific and technological research, a detailed and substantiated understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects, and of the methodology of work, in one or more fields of study.
- Know how to apply and combine their knowledge, their understanding, their scientific base and their problem-solving abilities in new and imprecisely defined environments, including multidisciplinary contexts, applicable to both researchers and highly-specialized professionals.
- Know how to evaluate and select the appropriate scientific theory and the precise methodology of their fields of study to formulate judgements based on incomplete or limited information, including, when necessary and pertinent, a reflection on social or ethical responsibility linked to the solution that is proposed in each case.
- Be able to predict and control the evolution of complex situations through the development of new and innovative work methodologies adapted to specific scientific / research, technological or professional fields, in general multidisciplinary, in which their activity is developed.
- Know how to convey, in a clear and unambiguous way, to a specialized or non-specialized audience, results from scientific and technological research or the most advanced field of innovation, as well as the most relevant foundations on which they are based.
- To have developed enough autonomy to participate in research projects and scientific or technological collaborations within their thematic scope, in interdisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a high component of the transfer of knowledge.
- Be able to take responsibility for their own professional development and their specialization in one or more fields of study.
Specific skills and abilities:
- To have a general vision of the structure and functioning of Electric Power Systems, as well as of future trends, from a technological perspective, in Electric Power Systems.
- To know the models of the components of the Electric Power System (generators, transformers and lines) and of the appropriate techniques for the analysis of Electric Power Systems in permanent and transitory states.
- Understand the importance of decision support models in the planning of Electric Power Systems and why it is necessary to articulate planning and operational decisions according to a temporal and functional hierarchy.
- Explain what the functions of the different models used are in the planning and operation of Electric Power Systems in a market context, and know which are the most appropriate optimization and simulation techniques for each case.
- Understand the regulatory function and the instruments available to regulate monopolies and to promote the defense of competition.
- Know the economic principles of the markets and the different approaches for the regulation of monopolies and oligopolies, and the differential aspects of the Electric Power Industry.
- Be able to transfer the theoretical concepts of Microeconomics to studies and analyses of real Electric Power Markets.
- Understand the accounting and financial set-up of a company and know the usual mechanisms of liquidation in the sector, as well as being able to perform investment analysis in an Electric Power Company and understand the main aspects of strategic management of the Electric Power Sector.
- Carry out, present and defend, once all of the credits in the Study Plan have been obtained, a Master's Thesis of a professional nature in which students can demonstrate that they have acquired and assimilated their skills and abilities from teaching. This thesis should be an original exercise, carried out individually, and defended in front of a Tribunal of Professors from the field.
