Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers an introduction to the tools for the estimation, detection, and prediction of discrete-time random signals. It is divided into three units: stochastic processes; estimation theory; detection theory.

This course offers an overview of the history and recent transformations within the field of cultural geography including contemporary theories and practices. The four thematic units are: the objects of cultural geography; nature, landscape, and cultural geography; culture, territory, and identity in a global world; space, difference and power, and geographies of inclusion and exclusion.

In this research course, students chose from a range of research topics in various academic fields and receive one-on-one training from an experienced mentor who helps them refine research ideas, formulate questions, define methods of data collection, execute a plan, and present findings. Students review background information for their project, summarize its key outcomes, write a clear and concise research paper or report, and present results orally.

This course explores various ethical questions related to engineering. Examples include: What is the relationship between ethical and social responsibilities in engineering? What is considered ethical? What is considered legal? Who decides that? etc. It discusses the idea that the essence of ethics is not to set up barriers to technical progress, but, rather, to indicate in which direction progress should move. Key topics include: algorithmic fairness, the rationality of ethics, and strategies for engineers to maintain ethical integrity while working in complex systems and organizations. 

This course combines the study of inequality and social structure in Spanish society with first-hand experience at NGOs and various other associations. Topics include: social inequality, and social stratification; the labor market in Spain -- an analysis of the current situation; immigration -- the Spanish experience; social mobility; changing values and secularization in Spain; transition to democracy and the awakening of civil society; consensus and conflict-- five decades of mobilization in Spain; social movements and the emergence of new political organizations in the 21st century; Spain in the global framework-- populism, polarization, and politicization of social life.

This course is divided into two parts. In part one, it provides an overview of Latin American history from pre-Columbian America to today. In part two, it discusses the politics of the region including construction of the state, globalization, international markets, political institutions, and elections.

This course explores the microeconomics of banking theory to understand the operation, regulation, and challenges of the banking sector. Topics include: financial intermediation; demand deposit contract; banking crises; bank regulation; credit risk analysis; interest rate risk; liquidity risk.

This course discusses the problems and challenges inherent in the analytical framework of studying social movements and transnational actors (TNAs). It examines contemporary struggles covering diverse social mobilizations based in different parts of the world. This course explores differences and commonalities in selected fields of social justic struggles.