Carlos III University of Madrid

This course offers a study of the technological principles of HVAC, lighting, and renewable energy systems in buildings. Topics include: energy consumption in buildings; heating and cooling loads; refrigeration and heat generation; HVAC systems; lighting systems; photovoltaic systems; power factor compensation.

This course offers a study of the most important ideologies and political movements of the 21st century. Topics include: populism; religious fundamentalism; pacifism and environmentalism; contemporary reflections on democracy; transitional justice; contemporary ethical issues; big data and artificial intelligence; bioethics and neuroethics; current social and political movements in the face of the reason/sentiment dichotomy.

This course examines historical, political, social, cultural, literary and artistic development in Spain from 1931-2000. For the critical periods that includes the Second Republic, Spanish Civil War, Francoism, and final transition to democracy, the course focuses on such themes as ideology of National Catholicism; the roles of women and children; and censorship while examining films, texts, graphics, and pro- and anti-Franco songs. Trips to local cultural monuments (Picasso's GUERNICA, ''Valley of the Fallen,'' Franco's tomb, etc.) are incorporated into the course. Special attention is given to Madrid and the Movida Madrileña--the explosion of art, counter-culture, and creativity that ended the repression. NOTE: Course is the same as HIST104 E, but taught in Spanish.

This course explores digital marketing and search engine positioning including the role of web positioning in digital marketing and the mechanisms of Google. This course also covers Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and web analytics (on-site and off-site).

This course focuses on concepts that enable the integrated application of management, control, and development processes in the software development life cycle. Topics include: modern software development methodologies; software or service initial offer; software configuration management; quality management; feasibility analysis; software projects estimation, planning, analysis, and design techniques; tools to support management, control, and development processes.

This course offers an introduction to entrepreneurship. Topics include: innovation and blue ocean strategy; idea generation; lean start-up, minimum viable product (MVP), and prototyping; project management; communication, pitch, and negotiation; legal aspects of a start-up, start-up funding.

This course focuses on the structure and functioning of audiovisual texts. It offers a detailed study of the different elements of film grammar (mise-en-scène, framing, editing, sound) and analyzes a wide range of content from different historical periods. This course discusses topics such as space, time, verisimilitude, and gaze. It also explores narrative models, film genre, and feminist criticism applied to film analysis.

This course provides students with the opportunity to read some of the best known short stories from Spain and Latin America. It presents literary terminology to better analyze the literary works and learn the fundamental techniques of short story writing in order to write their own short story. The course presents a brief historical and chronological review of the Spanish and Latin American roots of the genre to focus on the principal examples of the short story since the Middle Ages. Emphasis is placed on the developments of the modern short story during the 20th century. Students explore the different manifestations of the genre according to the literary, social and aesthetic movements and trends (modernism, vanguard, expressionism, surrealism, and magical realism). The course examines the skills of short story writing, including form, plot, characterization, dialogue, style, imagery, and narrative voice.

This course assesses the manner in which Spanish newspapers present the nation's political, cultural, and social spheres. It examines how national and regional identities have been reinforced through the press, and explores the relationship between freedom of speech, press, and history. The course also studies the significance of these relationships in connection with current events as these surface in local, national, and international affairs.

This course focuses on the advanced operation of smart grids with an emphasis on the management of electricity networks through the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).