Master’s Degree in Industrial Design

Skills

General competences

Related to objective 1: INTEGRATE

• Ability to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments. This competence will be very necessary, since often at the start of industrial design projects the information that is available is limited and there are many factors that influence the decisions of the design solutions that are applied. The design process is often iterative and complex and the ability to integrate is fundamental.
• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Leadership ability and integration of people into teams.
• Interpersonal relationship skills.
• Possess good historical culture about the history of design and esthetics

Related to objective 2: INNOVATE

• Ability to manage information and knowledge.
• Imagination, creativity and innovative spirit.
• Ability for analysis and synthesis.

Related to objective 3: COMMUNICATE

• Ability to communicate ideas, conclusions - and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way. In the field of industrial design, this communication ability must be achieved both in oral and written expression and in graphic and computer expression.
• Esthetic sensitivity.

Related to objective 4: CREATIVITY

• Imagination, creativity and innovative spirit.

Related to objective 5: PROJECT

• Ability to project, including analysis and synthesis capacity, ability to solve problems and propose solutions, flexibility and ability to adapt to change and ability for organization and planning.
• Spatial vision.
• Graphic ability in general.
• That students must know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to Industrial Design, in the areas of knowledge of the subjects of the program.

Related to objective 6: RESEARCH

• Que los estudiantes posean las habilidades de aprendizaje que les permitan continuar estudiando de un modo que habrá de ser en gran medida autodirigido o autónomo.  Especialmente relevante puesto que este Máster les facilita el acceso al Doctorado.
• Capacidad para generar nuevo conocimiento en el campo del Diseño Industrial mediante la investigación.

Related to objectives 7 and 8: MASTER COMMON AND SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES

• Students must have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous
• Students must know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to Industrial Design, in the areas of knowledge of the subjects of the program.
• Ability to communicate their ideas, conclusions - and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them - to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way. In the field of industrial design, this communication ability must be achieved both in oral and written expression and in graphic and computer expression.
• Esthetic sensitivity.
• Ability to manage information and knowledge.
• Imagination, creativity and innovative spirit.
• Analysis and synthesis capacity.
• Have good historical culture about the history of design and esthetics
• Ability to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.

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Specific competences Of the common subjects for the four specialty itineraries

Advanced tools for design

• C1.- Know and be able to use as a whole computer tools for computer-aided design, solid modeling, simulation, help with the calculation and graphic treatment of the image, its basic structure and way of functioning, interaction between modules, compatibility of files, etc.

Corporate image and added value

• C2.- Know and be able to apply to the corporate image of a company the fundamental principles of visual communication.
• C3.- Know and understand the mechanisms for generating value to a company

Innovation, creativity and project

• C4.- Know and understand the process of innovation, definition and types. Know the agents of the Spanish innovation system.
• C5.- Know and be able to put into practice the techniques and methodologies of stimulation and development of creativity.
• C6.- Know and apply the design methodology in specific examples.
• C7.- Understand and know how to implement the integration of three prior competences in cases of application that start from poorly defined objectives, with a creative component of important contribution and end in the final stage of product distribution.

Esthetics and design history

• C8.- Know esthetics throughout history, the history of design, its trends and main designers, as well as its most representative works and objects.
• C9.- Know how to apply the previous concepts being able to develop an application project designing an object with different esthetic approaches, for different clients.

Research methodology

• C10.- Know and discuss in specific cases the general methods of scientific and technical research.
• C11.- Know and be able to use scientific bibliographic search tools.
• C12.- Know and be able to apply the techniques of statistical analysis of general use in research projects.
• C13.- Know the fundamental elements of the technology transfer process.
• C14.- Know the basics of the management of research projects.

Specific competences For the subjects that make up the 4 specialty itineraries

Industrial Design Projects

• C15.- Be able to develop simple design projects that integrate the competences of the program as a previous step to the development of the Final Research Project of the Master's degree

Eco-efficient design, packaging

• C16.- Know and be able to apply the central aspects of communication, technology and recycling of labeling and packaging
• C17.- Know and be able to apply the principles, calculation tools and regulations applicable to ecodesign in specific projects.

Safety and ergonomics

• C18.- Know and be able to apply the techniques and regulations applicable to safety in the design of industrial products.
• C19.- Know and apply in specific cases the fundamental ergonomic aspects of application to industrial products for a specific population of end users.

New materials and applications in design

• C20.- Know and be able to select and apply to each design project the types, behavior and main applications of metallic and non-metallic materials.

Analysis through the finite element method

• C21.- Know in depth and know how to apply the methodology and calculation tools for finite elements in specific cases.
• C22.- Use the previous knowledge to research the application the design of the modeling of new analysis elements and problems.

Component Design

• C23.- Know and be able to apply the development process in the design of automotive components.

Competition vehicle technology

• C24.- Know the state of the art in vehicle systems technology that is applied in competition.

Conceptual design of vehicles and interior design

• C25.- Know the history of vehicle design from the point of view of its concept, style, forms and interior design.
• C26.- Know how to apply ergonomic and esthetic analysis to motor vehicles.

Dynamic behavior of vehicles

• C27.- Know and be able to apply to the design the theory of vehicles its behavior and mathematical modeling.

Technology and trends in furniture design

• C28.- Know and be able to apply to the design the basic technologies used in furniture design.
• C29.- Know the current trends in furniture design.
• C30.- Use the previous knowledge to research in the application to a furniture design project of new concepts, uses, materials, or technologies that leads to new, non-usual proposals.

Leisure and entertainment industry

• C31.- Know the business sector of the leisure and entertainment industry. Composition, sub-sectors and strategic evolution.

Multimedia communication

• C32.- Know and be able to apply digital image and sound integration techniques.

Digital animation in cinema, advertising and videogames

• C33.- Know and be able to apply digital graphic animation techniques for use in film, advertising and videogame production.

Information technology for audiovisual media

• C34.- Know the methodologies and techniques of JavaScript, HTML and Flash programming.
• C35.- Know and be able to use the types and digital formats of sound and image.

Advanced technologies of digital video and image

• C36.- Know and be able to apply the fundamental technologies of digital video and image.
• C37.- Know the state of art and trends in the digital treatment of images.
• C38.- Know and use the computer tools of digital image processing.
• C39.- Use the previous knowledge to research the application of a digital design project of new digital technologies of recent appearance.

Final Research Project of the Master’s degree

• C40.- Be able to develop a comprehensive project of industrial design in which all the competences acquired in the degree are included and that can be done in collaboration with a company, or in the realization of a research project in any of the areas of industrial design, of an adequate level to the completion of the Master's degree, understood as a period of Doctorate training.

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