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Subject framed in the subject of Project Methodology. The course aims to train students in the realization of engineering projects, both in the development processes of the technical solution and in the management of the different phases of the project. In this subject the first phases of the life cycle of an engineering project are studied, in particular the generation of ideas and basic engineering. In addition to the theoretical contents studied, students develop in groups an industrial preliminary project, including the identification of the problem, feasibility studies, and planning and budgeting of the development of detailed engineering to be carried out in the subject of Project Management. II of fourth course.
At the end of the course the student must be able to:
The subject consists of 30 hours of face-to-face classes in the classroom (large group), where the theoretical contents will be developed and practical exercises and problems will be solved, and 10 hours per laboratory practice course (small group) where practical aspects of the first three activities of the subject will be worked on.
For each topic of the subject, the student will have a Methodological Guide that will include: Outline of the theoretical contents, proposal of exercises and problems, statements of the related activities, recommended readings, and test of self-evaluation of the objectives of 'learning.
The practice sessions (large laboratory group (small group)) are compulsory attendance (necessary condition to participate in the evaluation of the corresponding activity), and will be developed by gathering the students in groups of 2 to 6 people according to the 'activity. Each activity requires prior preparation that will be carried out, part of it in face-to-face classes in the classroom, and another part will have to be carried out by the students during independent learning time. These activities, however, are will extend temporarily beyond the laboratory hours, and the students will have to complete them during the independent learning time. The set of the first three activities of the subject corresponds to the development of the basic engineering phase (Preliminary Project) of an engineering project. The Proposed Project must be presented and publicly defended on the first working day following the completion of the last exam of the course, with mandatory attendance of all students
Whenever deemed appropriate, activities of a completely optional nature will be made available to students to help them prepare and prepare for those of a compulsory nature.
Content title 1:Typology and life cycle of projects
Content title 2: Preliminary project or preliminary project
Content title 3: Project planning
Content title 4: Technical Office I
Title of the activity 1: Identification of a problem to be solved. Application of creativity techniques for proposing solution alternatives. Brainstorming and mind maps
Title of the activity 2: Feasibility analysis of an engineering project
Title of the activity 3: Planning and budgeting of an engineering project
Title of the activity 4: Examen
For each activity, teachers will report on the particular rules and conditions that govern them. This information will be communicated in the physical classroom and / or published in the virtual classroom.
One-on-one activities presuppose the student's commitment to carry them out individually. All activities in which the student does not fulfill this commitment regardless of their role (origin or destination) will be considered suspended.
Likewise, the activities to be carried out in groups presuppose the commitment on the part of the students who make it up to carry them out within the group. All activities in which the group has not respected this commitment regardless of its role (origin or destination) will be considered suspended. The responsibility for the results of the work lies with the group, and not with the individuals who make it up. In any case, teachers can, based on the information they have, customize the grade for each member of the group.
Any undelivered activity will be considered scored with zero points. Failure to attend a laboratory session automatically excludes from the evaluation of the corresponding activity, being considered scored with zero points.
It is optional for teachers to accept or not deliveries outside the deadlines indicated. In the event that these late deliveries are accepted, it is up to the teacher to decide whether to apply a penalty and the amount thereof.
The final grade is the weighted sum of the grades of the activities
Activity 1: 15%
Activity 2: 30%
Activity 3: 15%
Activity 4: 40%
Attendance at the theoretical and laboratory sessions, and the delivery of the corresponding reports of activities 1, 2 and 3 is a necessary condition for the evaluation of the subject.
It will be up to the teachers of the subject to decide on the possibility of adding activities that allow the recovery of the suspended activities.
It is compulsory to carry out all the activities to obtain the final grade of the subject. The grade calculation algorithm only applies if the grade for Activity 4 is greater than or equal to 4, otherwise the subject is suspended.
The resit exam only gives the option to pass the subject with a grade of 5, except in the case where the weighted average grade of the first 3 activities is equal to or greater than 8. In this case the final grade will correspond to the weighted average mark of all the activities of the subject (the resit exam corresponds to activity 4, and its mark must be greater than or equal to 4).
For activities 1, 2 and 3, if the results of their evaluation are not satisfactory, or the teachers consider it appropriate, they may call the members of a group to take an individualized evaluation test.
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