Competencies
Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for the exercise of professional activities.
The title of Graduate in Civil Engineering qualifies for the exercise of the profession of Technical Engineer of Public Works, developed in Order CIN/307/2009, of February 9, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that qualify for the exercise of the profession of Technical Engineer of Public Works, for which the competences mentioned in the Order must be developed in the:
- Section 3. Objectives: Skills that students must acquire.
- Section 5. Planning of teachings, referring to the skills that must be acquired: Basic Training; Common to the Civil Branch; Specific Technology: Civil Construction, Hydrology and Transport and Urban Services; and Final Degree Project.
in order to guarantee the skills required for professional practice. These competencies are established in terms of minimums to be achieved, so in certain cases, the Technical Commission for the Design of the Degree in Civil Engineering by the ULL has established considerations for expanding the scope of the same without prejudice to the provisions of said Order CIN/307/2009.
[T1] Scientific and technical training for the practice of the profession of Public Works Technical Engineer and knowledge of the functions of advice, analysis, design, calculation, project, construction, maintenance, conservation and exploitation.
[T2] Understanding of the multiple technical and legal conditions that arise in the construction of a public work, and the ability to use proven methods and accredited technologies, in order to achieve the greatest efficiency in construction while respecting the environment and protecting the safety and health of workers and users of public works.
[T3] Knowledge, understanding and ability to apply the necessary legislation during the exercise of the profession of Public Works Technical Engineer.
[T4] Ability to plan, inspect and direct works within its scope.
[T5] Capacity for the maintenance and conservation of hydraulic and energy resources, within its scope.
[T6] Ability to carry out studies and design surface or groundwater catchments within its scope.
[T7] Ability to carry out territorial planning studies and environmental aspects related to infrastructure, in its field.
[T8] Capacity for the maintenance, conservation and exploitation of infrastructures, in its scope.
[T9] Knowledge and ability to apply business management techniques and labor legislation.
[T10] Knowledge of the history of civil engineering and training to analyze and assess public works in particular and construction in general.
Basic Training
[1] Ability to solve mathematical problems that may arise in engineering. Aptitude to apply knowledge of: linear algebra; geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential and partial derivative equations; numerical methods; numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.
[2] Ability to have spatial vision and knowledge of graphic representation techniques, both through traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry, and through computer-aided design applications.
[3] Basic knowledge of the use and programming of computers, operating systems, databases and computer programs with applications in engineering.
[4] Understanding and mastery of the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields and waves and electromagnetism and their application to solve engineering problems.
[5] Basic knowledge of geology and terrain morphology and its application in engineering-related problems. Climatology.
[6] Adequate knowledge of the concept of company, institutional and legal framework of the company. Organization and management of companies.
Common to the Civil Branch
[7] Knowledge of the topographic techniques essential for obtaining measurements, creating plans, establishing layouts, bringing defined geometries to the ground or controlling movements of structures or earthworks.
[8] Theoretical and practical knowledge of the chemical, physical, mechanical and technological properties of the most commonly used materials in construction.
[9] Ability to apply knowledge of construction materials in structural systems. Knowledge of the relationship between the structure of materials and the mechanical properties derived from it.
[10] Ability to analyse and understand how the characteristics of structures influence their behaviour. Ability to apply knowledge of the resistant functioning of structures to size them following existing regulations and using analytical and numerical calculation methods.
[11] Knowledge of geotechnics and soil and rock mechanics as well as its application in the development of studies, projects, constructions and operations where it is necessary to carry out earthworks, foundations and containment structures.
[12] Knowledge of the fundamentals of the behavior of reinforced concrete structures and metal structures and the ability to conceive, design, build and maintain these types of structures.
[13] Knowledge of the concepts and technical aspects related to piping systems, both in pressure and free sheet.
[14] Knowledge of the basic concepts of surface and underground hydrology.
[15] Ability to analyze the problems of safety and health in construction works
construction.
[16] Basic knowledge of the electrical power system: energy generation, transmission network, distribution and delivery, as well as types of lines and conductors. Knowledge of low and high voltage regulations.
[17] Ability to apply methodologies for environmental impact studies and assessments.
[18] Knowledge of construction procedures, construction machinery and techniques of organization, measurement and evaluation of works.
Specific Technology: Civil Construction
[19] Knowledge of the typology and calculation bases of prefabricated elements and their application in manufacturing processes.
[20] Knowledge of the project, calculation, construction and maintenance of building works in terms of structure, finishes, installations and equipment.
[21] Capacity for construction and maintenance of maritime works.
[22] Capacity for the construction and maintenance of road works, as well as for the sizing, design and elements that make up the basic road facilities.
[23] Ability to build and maintain railway lines with knowledge to apply specific technical regulations and differentiating the characteristics of rolling stock.
[24] Ability to apply construction procedures, construction machinery and construction planning techniques.
[25] Capacity for the construction of geotechnical works.
[26] Knowledge and understanding of supply and sanitation systems, as well as their sizing, construction and maintenance.
Specific Technology: Hydrology
[27] Knowledge and ability to design and size hydraulic works and installations, energy systems, hydroelectric developments and planning and management of surface and underground hydraulic resources.
[28] Knowledge and understanding of the functioning of ecosystems and environmental factors.
[29] Knowledge of urban services projects related to water distribution and sanitation.
[30] Knowledge and understanding of supply and sanitation systems, as well as their sizing, construction and maintenance.
Specific Technology: Transport and Urban Services
[31] Capacity for the construction and maintenance of roads, as well as for the sizing, design and elements that make up the basic road facilities.
[32] Ability to build and maintain railway lines with knowledge to apply specific technical regulations and differentiating the characteristics of rolling stock.
[33] Knowledge of the regulatory framework for urban management.
[34] Knowledge of the influence of infrastructure on land use planning and to participate in the urbanization of urban public space, such as water distribution, sanitation, waste management, transportation systems, traffic, lighting, etc.
[35] Knowledge of the design and operation of infrastructures for modal exchange, such as ports, airports, railway stations and transport logistics centres.
Final Degree Project
[36] Original exercise to be carried out individually and presented and defended before a university tribunal, consisting of a project in the field of specific technologies of Civil Engineering of a professional nature in which the skills acquired in the teachings are synthesized and integrated.
The teaching guide for each subject will indicate the transversal objectives to be developed by the student, among the following:
[O1]. Ability to analyze and synthesize.
[O2]. Ability to organize and plan time.
[O3]. Oral expression skills.
[O4].Written expression skills.
[O5]. Ability to learn and work autonomously.
[O6]. Problem-solving skills.
[O7]. Critical reasoning/logical analysis skills.
[O8]. Ability to apply knowledge to practice.
[O9]. Ability to work effectively in a team.
[O10]. Ability to design and develop projects.
[O11]. Capacity for creativity and innovation.
[O12]. Capacity for motivation for achievement and continuous improvement.
[O13]. Ability to act ethically and with social commitment.
[O14]. Ability to evaluate.
[O15]. Ability to handle technical specifications and prepare technical reports.
[O16]. Ability to work in a multilingual and multidisciplinary environment