Spanish

This course focuses on contemporary fiction that looks to our future as radically dystopian. It explores the reasons for dystopia and the way we construct, through film and literature, images of an uncertain future and the challenges we face as a society. This course also discusses speculative fiction, specifically the impact of scientific and technological development on our society as constructed and proposed through literature and film.   

Pre-requisites: Advanced knowledge of Spanish 

This course explores key elements in the formation of Western thought: the rationalization of Greek myths. It examines how rational thought emerged from mythological frameworks and how similar processes continue today, particularly in relation to information and communication technologies.

This course offers a study of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome from 3700 BCE to 476 CE. It focuses on the historical evolution of political institutions, the global influence of actors, institutions, and processes, the socio-political context of the economic systems in these societies, and how social movements changed social structures. This course also analyzes changes in cultural expressions (art, literature, religion) and their link to historical and political processes.

This course develops Spanish communication skills through integrated practice in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students refine grammatical accuracy and expand vocabulary to express opinions, compare ideas, describe experiences, and discuss abstract and cultural topics.

This course explores the fundamental concepts and activities involved in defining what a software system should do. Students learn to identify stakeholders, establish project goals, model business processes, and describe scenarios and use cases. The course covers types of requirements, elicitation and analysis methods, and techniques for resolving conflicts. Emphasis is placed on producing a well-structured Software Requirements Specification (SRS) using recognized templates and best practices.

This course strengthens the four language skills to effectively use Spanish as a means of communication. Students interact in complex communicative situations, distinguishing between different linguistic registers, and deepen their understanding of the cultural and linguistic diversity of each Spanish-speaking country. This course is at the C1 level.

Topics in this business economics course include: enterprise as an economic science; the business and the business owner; types of business; operational decisions; location, size, and growth of the business; business environment; business strategy; business objectives; planning, control, and information system.

This course explores the strategic role of corporate communication and image in managing an organization’s intangible assets. It discusses how elements like identity, culture, transparency, and reputation influence business success. The course emphasizes a holistic view of communication, both internal and external, and its impact on stakeholder relationships. 

This course introduces the statistical, computational, and algorithmic principles that underpin artificial intelligence engineering. Topic include: statistical inference; model evaluation; supervised and unsupervised methods; regularization and model selection; data preprocessing; model complexity analysis; results interpretation.

This course focuses on classical methods of reasoning and knowledge representation and explores how they are used today with examples in the areas of mobile robotics and machine learning.