Visiting Student Program

Course List

• • Visiting Student Program, 1st Semester

    Courses	Type	ECTS Credits	Doc.
    Entrepreneur Track Level 2 cerrar Entrepreneur Track Level 2 Production and Operations Management An important part of a company’s strategy is its design and operating system. This course investigates the fundamentals of production and operations management, addressing themes such as integrated chain supply management, total quality management, and the management of technology and innovation. Entrepreneurship The objective of this course will be to develop the skills necessary to be a successful entrepreneur. Students will analyze every aspect of the specific problems encountered during the process of implementing a business plan and learn how to apply management tools to fledgling companies. The course will also examine potential sources of business ideas and explore the different sources of financing for new ventures.	Core	12
    Design Track cerrar Design Track Digital Image Focuses on digital technologies leading to conceptualizing and implementing technology as a design tool. Its goal is to introduce the student to the processes that blend genesis and analysis of the architectural object by means of the wide array of digital techniques that have opened up to architects in recent years. Idea and Form I Aims to introduce students to the tools that architects use in order to formalize ideas and concepts, tracing the inverse intellectual path of the architectural project. The learning process is based on the critical analysis and discovery of very precise case-studies, specially focusing on how works of architecture are thought in order to satisfy a special demand, how they are adapted to the ideas and circumstances of a concrete time, and which their validity is today.	Core	9
    World and Politics Track cerrar World and Politics Track Choose 2 courses: Macroeconomics Macroeconomics examines the economy as a whole in order to answer the wider questions about the functionality of economics in our society. In this course you will study national economies and the variables of behavior, gaining a better understanding of global economic structures. Globalization This introductory course understands globalization both as a social construct whose contested meanings have implications for many of the most important issues of our times. International Relations This course examines the driving forces behind foreign affairs. We will look at how nations behave, as well as the interplay of non-state actors, ranging from terrorist organizations to media conglomerations. This course will cover the way international relations theory explains events from the Napoleonic Wars to the 2003 Iraq War.	Core	12
    Total Credit		30

  • Visiting Student Program, 2nd Semester

    Courses	Type	ECTS Credits	Doc.
    Communication and Media Track cerrar Communication and Media Track Corporate Communication Companies acknowledge the need to manage corporate communication as an element of entrepreneurial strategy and management. We will learn to manage the communication areas and their receivers, corporate image and reputation, identity, crisis communication, internal communication and the communication of corporate responsibilities. Public Opinion & Political Communication Knowledge of public opinion is essential to develop public action. We will concentrate on issues such us: image and message management, design and application of a communication strategy or an electoral campaign, creation of speeches, agenda setting and advertisement, analysis of opinion studies, giving advice to political leaders, and the Internet and social networks.	Core	12
    Entrepreneur Track Level 1 cerrar Entrepreneur Track Level 1 Introduction to Marketing The objective of this course is to introduce you to the concepts, analysis, and activities that comprise marketing management and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. Your critical thinking skills will be developed, ultimately providing you with improved decision-making skills, including the ability to analyze problems, evaluate alternatives, and make better decisions. Productivity Tools This course will introduce you to the key office tools to maximize your efficiency and productivity in the workplace. Covering subjects such as Database fundamentals, Microsoft Office and E-commerce, the course will highlight innovative technologies and techniques, bringing your IT skills to the forefront of the market.	Core	9
    Entrepreneur Track Level 2 cerrar Entrepreneur Track Level 2 Management Skills In any company, management of human resources from a strategic viewpoint plays a pivotal role in the success or failure of the business venture. This course covers the key people-management systems such as performance assessment, objective-driven evaluation and remuneration and analysis their effectiveness. Case studies are used to reflect the role of different HR management systems in a variety of businesses, from small-scale start-ups to large multinationals. Management Information Systems Management information systems (MIS) are specific systems that facilitate office productivity and provide managers with the necessary information to manage planning, controlling, and decision-making. With constant advances in technology, using MIS strategically has been shown to help a company become a market innovator. The aim of this course is to investigate the effectiveness of MIS in business and to teach students how to successfully design and implement different information systems.	Core	9
    Design Track cerrar Design Track Virtual Space Aims to introduce the student to techniques for analysis and experimentation with space using contemporary digital tools.  These tools have led to shift in paradigms associated with both invention and representation of architectural space. Idea and Form II Aims to explore the processes and factors that inform architecture as it is transformed from idea to form. Both internal and exterior conditions are viewed within an understanding that the relationship between ideas and forms changes due to many factors throughout the entire process of project development. The main focus is placed on the analysis of the everyday life practices, while singular architectural works are demystified.	Core	9
    World and Politics Track cerrar World and Politics Track Choose 2 courses: Economic Environment This course aims to make contact with economic reality and to familiarize students with the main tools used to analyze and understand it. The evolution of the main indicators, variables and the different economic policies and their meaning are examined from a business viewpoint. E-Government: Democracy & Technology We will see phenomena related to the influence new technologies have on the processes related to government. We will study how citizen and political organization use new ways of communication in the digital world, as well as models of interconnection between the person who governs and those who are governed. Public Opinion & Political Communication We will concentrate on image and message management, design and application of a communication strategy or an electoral campaign, creation of speeches, agenda setting and advertisement, analysis of opinion studies, giving advice to political leaders, and the Internet and social networks.	Core	12
    Total Credit		30