Carlos III University of Madrid

This course examines the rights and responsibilities of businesses in the globalized economy. It analyzes the power dynamics between businesses, states, and civil society and critically evaluates corporate regulation strategies, both public and private. This course also offers a study of the ethical and legal implications of global supply chains and promote greater corporate responsibility and sustainability. 

This course explores biohacking and sports from a scientific perspective to improve cognitive performance, minimize the influence of myths and misinformation in health, as well as to provide efficient tools to optimize personal well-being. It offers an introduction to biohacking practices, sports training principles, and strategies applicable both personally and professionally in the health and sports field.

This course offers insight into space, both the physical and developmental sides. It discusses robot needs in space and the historical and technological evolution of space robotics. This course examines teleoperation versus autonomy, as well as teleoperation systems and technology. After covering the main applications of robots in space (rovers, manipulators), it covers two practical examples: 1) an autonomous control application and 2) a teleoperated control application. Finally, this course looks at future applications of space robotics. 

This course discusses the function and role of new tools in the fields of Biotechnology and Bioengineering as well as their applications. It offers a study of tissue engineering tools, regenerative medicine and gene editing, computational drug design, tissue-on-chip development, bio-inspired materials, 3D bioprinting, computational modeling of biological systems, and synthetic biology. This course places special emphasis on how artificial intelligence is shaping each of these tools and applications.

This course offers a study of the fundamentals of mechanical manufacturing technologies and processes. It covers manufacturing systems, product design, and cost considerations, as well as metrology and quality control in production. This course discusses different manufacturing methods including molding, plastic deformation, machining, and finishing processes. It also explores automated manufacturing systems, CNC machines, CAD/CAM/CAE technologies, additive manufacturing, and welding. 

This course explores the evolution of the railway throughout history and its impact on the development of Spanish rail technology and society. Topics include: origins of rail transport around the world; the first industrial revolution and the railway; Spanish railways in the 19th century; development of railways in the 20th century; women in the railway field; high-speed rail in Spain; the future of the railway.

This course explores the role of standards and standardization in shaping global technological, economic, and governance systems. It discusses how standards are created, who holds power in standard-setting organizations (SSOs), and how they influence markets, law, and innovation. This course focuses on real-world standardization processes and outcomes. Through case studies in transport, telecommunications, and digital technologies, it analyzes the political, legal, and technical dynamics of global standards, including emerging challenges related to AI, interoperability, and data governance. 

This course offers a study of the most relevant properties of finite dimensional inner product spaces, its related applications (with special emphasis on least squares problems), and the classes and factorizations of matrices related to them. It also discusses general bilinear forms in finite dimensional vector spaces. Specific topics include: orthogonality; unitary matrices; QR factorization; bilinear and quadratic forms; Schur triangularization theorem; Spectral Theorem; singular value decomposition (SVD). 

Pre-requisites: Linear Algebra; Calculus; Fundamentals of Mathematics 

This course examines the foundations and development of digital literacy (DL) in academic and professional contexts. It discusses the evolution of the web, multiliteracies, digital competencies, and the role of DL in education, Industry 4.0, data literacy, and AI literacy. This course analyzes global standards, practical initiatives, and methods for evaluating digital content and competencies in educational and professional environments. 

This course develops a critical and diverse reading of cities by using theoretical and practical resources and studying them from multiple angles (historical, social, political, cultural). It focuses on urban forms and their meanings, considers the main actors in developing the city, and thinks of how to transform the structures of inequality to create more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable cities. This course explores the complexity and diversity that define a city and urban development in Spain and also discusses the urban landscapes of power and capital, urban conflicts, and citizen response to the neoliberal city. It examines how public space, art, and community are approached as an opportunity for change, and it looks at alternative governance and political innovation.