| Competences |
| Type A | Code | Competences Specific |
| A1.3 | Capacitat d'analitzar i valorar l'impacte social i mediambiental de les solucions tècniques (G7) | |
| A1.4 | Capacitat per aplicar els principis i mètodes de la qualitat (G8) | |
| Type B | Code | Competences Transversal |
| B3.1 | Capacitat de treballar en un entorn multilingüe i multidisciplinari | |
| B5.3 | Capacitat de resoldre problemes amb iniciativa, presa de decisions, creativitat, raonament crític i de comunicar i transmetre coneixements, habilitats i destreses en el camp de l'enginyeria industrial, especialitat en mecànica (G4) | |
| Type C | Code | Competences Nuclear |
| C1.1 | Have an intermediate mastery of a foreign language, preferably English | |
| C1.2 | Be advanced users of the information and communication technologies | |
| C1.3 | Be able to manage information and knowledge | |
| C2.1 | Be committed to ethics and social responsibility as citizens and professionals | |
| C2.2 | Be able to define and develop their academic and professional project |
| Learning outcomes |
| Type A | Code | Learning outcomes |
| A1.3 |
Sap transmetre idees, solucions i defensar-les en un equip d’enginyeria multicultural. Entén la relació entre els beneficis i els recursos necessaris per prendre decisions equilibrades i plenes de sentit comú. Sap posicionar-se i traçar un pla professional sobre el qual desenvolupar la seva carrera, tenint clar quin es el seu rol a la societat. Sap calibrar l’impacte social dels processos innovadors i d’emprenedoria. | |
| A1.4 |
Entén la relació entre els beneficis i els recursos necessaris per prendre decisions equilibrades i plenes de sentit comú | |
| Type B | Code | Learning outcomes |
| B3.1 |
Té capacitat per treballar en un grup multidisciplinari i multicultural. Entén la funció i la expectativa que te la societat de un enginyer i la expectativa que ha de tenir un enginyer de la societat | |
| B5.3 |
Sap resoldre problemes amb iniciativa, imaginació i responsabilitat ètica Coneix la evolució de la enginyeria al llarg de la història | |
| Type C | Code | Learning outcomes |
| C1.1 |
Express opinions on abstract or cultural topics in a limited fashion. Explain and justify briefly their opinions and projects. Understand instructions about classes or tasks assigned by the teaching staff. Understand routine information and articles. Understand the general meaning of texts that have non-routine information in a familiar subject area. Take notes during a class. Write letters or take notes about foreseeable, familiar matters. | |
| C1.2 |
Use software for on-line communication: interactive tools (web, moodle, blogs, etc.), e-mail, forums, chat rooms, video conferences, collaborative work tools, etc. | |
| C1.3 |
Locate and access information effectively and efficiently. Critically evaluate information and its sources, and add it to their own knowledge base and system of values. Have a full understanding of the economic, legal, social and ethical implications of accessing and using information. | |
| C2.1 |
Be respectful of and promote human rights and the principles of universal accessibility, equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility for th
ose with special educational needs. | |
| C2.2 |
Identify their training needs. Identify their own academic and professional interests and motivations. Define and study their curriculum bearing in mind their training needs, and their academic and pr ofessional interests and motivations Develop resources and strategies that will ease their transition into working life. |
| Contents |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Presentation: History of Engineering | Program Time Table Class activities Exams Presentations Grading |
| The engineer | From Phylosofy to science to engineering What is an engineer? Engineering fields Engineering thinking: Examples How to become a good engineer |
| Ancient engineering | Egipcian Engineering The Greeks and their constructions The Roman empire and the role of engineering |
| The middle ages | Guttemberg ¿inventor or engineer? Construction through the middle ages Science and enginering |
| The industrial revolution | New social classes The role of enginnering New machines improve productivity |
| Accomplishments on the XIX century | Electricity Communications Engines Construction |
| The XX century: the engineering century | Chemical engineers Mechanical enginnering Electricity and Engineers Electronics Telecomunications engineering Aerospace engineering |
| Engineering and society in the XXI century | What to expect The Enginnering role Society and engineering What is a good engineer? |
| Planning |
| Methodologies :: Tests | |||||||||||||
| Competences | (*) Class hours |
Hours outside the classroom |
(**) Total hours | ||||||||||
| Introductory activities |
|
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Lecture |
|
27 | 81 | 108 | |||||||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
|
8 | 16 | 24 | |||||||||
| Personal attention |
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
|
7 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||
| (*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher. (**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students. | |||||||||||||
| Methodologies |
| Description | |
| Introductory activities | The course will be presented. The weekly activities will be detailed. The grading system will be explained.Minimum requirements for group presentations will be outlined and a typical exam will be shown as an example of what will be required to pass the subject. |
| Lecture | The regular lecture will be based on two english documentaries. The first and long one will be close-captioned and the second, short one, won´t. The student will have a week to watch as many times as he needs the documentaries and take notes that will be allowed to be used in the exam. |
| Presentations / oral communications | Students will self-organize in groups of 2 to present a theme/scientific event/scientist in front of their colleagues. The exercise will be based on a powerpoint presentation. Each member of the group will need to talk for 10 minuts (at least) on the subject. Content (not english quality) will be the base of the grading criteria. |
| Personal attention | The students can ask the teacher anything about the themes discussed or presented in class |
| Personalized attention |
| Description |
| Personal attention will be in english, if possible. The main goal of the course is to inmerse the student in a complete english subject environment to prepare him for Erasmus courses. |
| Assessment |
| Methodologies | Competences | Description | Weight | |||||||||
| Presentations / oral communications |
|
Els alumnes, en grups de dos o tres persones hauran de presentar la biografia de algun enginyer, el seu treball i les repercusions històriques que ha tingut. Contarà tan el treball com la presentació oral. | 20 | |||||||||
| Short-answer objective tests |
|
Quizes about what was seen and discussed the week before. Everyweek there will be a quiz which will include short-answer questions about the documentaries, the discussions and the presentations of the studentmates the week before. | 80 | |||||||||
| Others | Participatin in class debates will be taken into account |
| Other comments and second exam session | |||
|
For those who do not pass the subject, there will be a final exam about all documentaries shown in class. The student will be able to bring the notes taken from watching those documentaries. |
|||
| Sources of information |
| Basic |
Daniel R. Headrick , Technology: A World History (New Oxford World History) , ,
Armytage, W. H. G. , A Social History of Engineering, , 1976
Crozet, Francois, The First Industrialists: The Problems of Origins, , 1985 |
||||||||
| Complementary | |||||||||
| Recommendations |
| Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before | ||
|
||
| Other comments | |
| A good level of english will be required. |
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.