Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2018-19

Physics for Civil Engineering is a basic subject in the degree in Civil Engineering. The engineering graduate should be able to use the relevant laws of kinematics and dynamics to solve problems of rotational and lateral movement, explain harmonic oscillations, damped oscillations and forced oscillations and treat such oscillations mathematically, describes mathematically and explain the concept of wave lore, explain the first and second law of thermodynamics and solve problems applying these laws, and explain the principles of electric and magnetic fields and apply the basic laws of electric circuits. What we do is show problematic situations (open problems relevant to the civil engineering student) where we have to think about possible solutions doing research, and not necessarily requiring a numerical answer. This methodology facilitates the autonomy and responsibility of the students, the interactivity teacher-student and student-student, and shows the connection between physics and other areas of knowledge.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2018-19

General Competences (CG)

  • CG4 : Comprensió i domini dels conceptes bàsics sobre les lleis generals de la mecànica, termodinàmica, camps i ones i electromagnetisme i la seua aplicació per a la resolució de problemes propis de l'enginyeria.

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CT11 : Capacitat d'aprendre i aplicar, de forma autònoma i interdisciplinària, nous conceptes i mètodes.
  • CT12 : Capacitat d'assimilar i adaptar-se a l'evolució contínua de la tecnologia en l'àmbit de desenvolupament professional.
  • CT13 : Capacitat d'adoptar el mètode científic en el plantejament i realització de treballs diversos tant a nivell acadèmic com a professional.
  • CT7 : Capacitat d'exposició oral i escrita.
  • CT8 : Capacitat de planificar tasques i comprometre's en el compliment d'objectius i terminis.
  • CT9 : Capacitat de treball en grup.

 

Basic Transversal Competences

  • CB1 : Que els estudiants hagen demostrat tenir i comprendre coneixements en un àrea d'estudi que parteix de la base de l'educació secundària general, i se sol trobar en un nivell que, si bé se sustenta en llibres de text avançats, inclou també aspectes que impliquen coneixements procedents de l'avantguarda del seu camp d'estudi.
  • CB2 : Que els estudiants sàpien aplicar els seus coneixements al seu treball o vocació d'una manera professional i tinguen les competències que se solen demostrar a través de l'elaboració i defensa d'arguments i la resolució de problemes dins de la seua àrea d'estudi.
  • CB3 : Que els estudiants tinguen la capacitat de reunir i interpretar dades rellevants (normalment dins de la seua àrea d'estudi) per a emetre judicis que incloguen una reflexió sobre temes rellevants d'índole social, científica o ètica.
  • CB4 : Que els estudiants puguen transmetre informació, idees, problemes i solucions a un públic tant especialitzat com no especialitzat.
  • CB5 : Que els estudiants hagen desenvolupat les habilitats d'aprenentatge necessàries per a emprendre estudis posteriors amb un alt grau d'autonomia.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2018-19

OBJECTIVES.

Scientific-technical capacities necessary for professional practice in civil engineering as well as a number of other fields, such as consulting, analysis, planning, design, calculation, project, leadership, building, management, maintenance, conservation and exploitation.

 

SUBJECT OBJECTIVES/COMPETENCES.

To acquire and apply physics and mathematical knowledge to solve Civil Engineering situations.
To achieve the basic knowledge of the Physic laws which are needed to understand other subjects study during the degree.
To give a simple description and as complete as possible for mechanics, oscillations and waves, thermodynamics and electric and magnetic fields; establishing the basic relationships that exist between these parts of Physics and other subjects in the curriculum.
To increase the capacity of planning and conducting experiments, as well as analysis and interpretation of experimental data.
To develop autonomy in the learning processes forming capacities and attitudes to facilitate life-long learning and capacities to communicate making use of the scientific language.
To acquire skills in information technologies.

 

 

 

General

Code: 33501
Lecturer responsible:
HERNANDEZ PRADOS, ANTONIO
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 1,20
Practical credits: 1,20
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: PHYSICS, ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL THEORY
    Area: APPLIED PHYSICS
    Theoretical credits: 1,2
    Practical credits: 1,2
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught