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• Accountancy • Business Management • Civil Engineering • Computer Science/Information Systems • Economics • Geology • International Business • Law • Mathematics Engineering – New • Mechanical Engineering • Music • Physics Engineering - New • Political Studies - New • Process Engineering • Product Design Engineering • Production Engineering • Social Communication - New UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS International Student Guide 2002 - 2004 IMPORTANT INFORMATION This catalogue has been produced by the International Relations Office at EAFIT University, destined to prospective international students. It can be used as a guide for institutions receiving EAFIT students, but should not be considered an official translation. EAFIT University - 2 GENERAL ACADEMIC CALENDAR FIRST SEMESTER Month Week # Activity Month SECOND SEMESTER Week # Activity January February March April May June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Vacation July August Classes International students register on the first day of school September October November Final Exams Preregistration Holidays December 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 48 50 51 52 Registration Classes International students register on the first day of school Final Exams Pre-registration Holidays CONTACTS Web Site: Admissions Office: International Relations: Address: Phones: Fax: P.O. Box: www.eafit.edu.co mhoyos@eafit.edu.co international@eafit.edu.co Carrera 49 No. 7Sur – 50 Av. Las Vegas Medellín – Colombia (+57 4) 261 95 00 (+57 4) 266 42 84 Apartado 3300 EAFIT University - 3 EAFIT University A GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Summary This booklet is intended to provide information to candidates outside Colombia who wish to apply for an undergraduate degree at EAFIT, or spend a semester or a year as exchange students. Here you will find some general information on the University, the city of Medellin and the country. All undergraduate programs offered are listed here, along with a general outline and the course description. A short explanation of our education system is provided, as well as descriptions of the range of majors and elective courses. CONTENTS Page Colombia’s education system …………………………………………………………. 5 EAFIT University…………………………………………………………………………. 6 Admission…………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Entry Requirements ……………………………………………………………………… 8 Fees………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Financial Aid………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Credits and Grades………………………………………………………………………. 9 Examinations……………………………………………………………………………… 9 International Relations…………………………………………………………………… 10 Programs offered by the University……………………………………………………. 11 Courses Available (Academic Departments)…………………………………………. 12 Undergraduate Programs: Business School Business Management…………………………………………………………….. 19 Economics…………………………………………………………………………… 20 International Business……………………………………………………………… 21 Public Accountancy………………………………………………………………… 22 List of Majors……………………………………………………………………………. 23 Engineering School Civil Engineering……………………………………………………………………. 25 Computer Science/Information Systems…………………………………………. 26 Geology……………………………………………………………………………… 27 Mechanical Engineering…………………………………………………………… 28 Process Engineering………………………………………………………………. 29 Product Design Engineering………………………………………………………. 30 Production Engineering……………………………………………………………. 31 Law School Law………………………………………………………………………………….. 32 Sciences and Humanities School Music……………………………………………………………………………….. 33 Mathematics Engineering ………………………………………………………… 34 List of Minors…………………………………………………………………………… 35 Course Descriptions………………………………………………………………….. 36 EAFIT University - 4 COLOMBIA’S EDUCATION SYSTEM Law 30 of 1991, or The Education Law, establishes a Basic Education cycle of eleven years, going from First to Eleventh grade, with the first five grades corresponding to Primary School and the last six to Secondary School. After graduating, students can opt either for a Technological or Intermediate Education, or a University Higher Education. Except for a few fields like Education and Performing Arts, all undergraduate programs take five years, as a minimum, to complete. Some universities include one or two semesters of training in a company, so that a student will usually take eleven semesters to graduate. Universities award a Professional Degree that carries the name of the Program: Medical Doctor, Civil Engineer, Business Manager, or Economist, for example. At EAFIT, students are required to choose a Major among several areas of concentration, and are also required to take a Minor in the area of Humanities, which offers choices in Political or Cultural Studies, Logic and Philosophy, Literature, Communications, Values and Culture, or Music. Graduate Programs start at the level of a one-year program called Specialty (Especialización), equivalent to a Graduate Diploma. A Master’s Degree requires two years for completion and a dissertation. Finally, The Ph.D. degree can be attained after three more years of academic study and a Research project that becomes the Doctoral Thesis. MEDELLIN Founded in 1675, it is the urban heart of a metropolitan area of 1152 square kilometers. At 1538 Mts. above sea level, its beautiful climate of 24°C or 76°F average year-round, has earned it international recognition as the City of Eternal Spring. Mainly industrial, Medellin is rapidly becoming a service nucleus, very competitive and very strong in computer facilities. It is the capital of Antioquia, a Department that concentrates 12% of Colombia’s population and 15% of the Gross National Product. It accounts for 1.900.000 of the three million people in the ten municipalities that constitute the Metropolitan area. There are 24 higher education centers, offering 350 academic programs: 56 technological degrees, 152 university undergraduate,126 specialties, 29 Master’s and 4 Ph.D. Programs. Medellin is also a city with big tourist attractions. There are 130 hotels, eight of them being five-star hotels. The showroom par excellence is the Convention Center, 11000 square meters of indoor space divided in four pavilions, where big event as the Fashion Fair or the Book Fair are held every year. There is also an important cultural development elicited by the donation of world-wide known painter Fernando Botero, which has arisen the transformation of the downtown into what is now called “Botero city”. Together with the Casa Museum Pedro Nel Gómez, the Museum of Modern Art, El Castillo Museum, the Miguel Angel Builes Ethnographic Museum, The Anthropological Museum at the University of Antioquia, the Museum of the Sea (located at the Santafé Zoo), Mother Laura’s Ethnographic Museum, and the Philatelist Museum at the Central Bank (Banco de la República), the range of cultural and sound entertainment is accomplished by six Theaters strategically located in the city. There are also colonial Temples to visit and the Flower Festival to enjoy in August every year. Public transportation and utilities are the best in the country. The Metro has become one of the most used means, for it runs along the Medellin River and connects people with the main educational, health and gathering centers. In environmental sanitation, Medellin is the third Latin American city, after Monterrey (Mexico) and Sao Paulo (Brazil) having a sophisticated system for collecting and treating waste waters from homes and industries. Cost of living for foreigners is kept low by transportation facilities and access to food and shopping. The following can be taken as a guide for monthly budgeting (in U.S. Dollars): Housing: Food (per person): Transport and general expenses: From 250 to 600 From 200 to 300 From 50 to 100 EAFIT University - 5 EAFIT UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE Juan Luis Mejía Arango Mauricio Vélez Upegui Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata Francisco López Gallego Alberto Rodriguez García Luciano Angel Toro Hugo Alberto Castaño Zapata Paula Andrea Arango Gutiérrez Felix Londoño González Juan Guillermo Arango Vásquez Alberto Jaramillo Jaramillo Angela Echeverri Restrepo Luis Fernado Zea Llano Jairo Caicedo Cañaveral Jaime Giraldo Cardona PRESIDENT ACADEMIC VICE-PRESIDENT SECRETARY GENERAL DEAN, MANAGEMENT SCHOOL DEAN, ENGINEERING SCHOOL DEAN, SCIENCES & HUMANITIES SCHOOL DEAN, LAW SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING DIRECTOR EXTENSION DIRECTOR PLANNING DIRECTOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR LLANOGRANDE CAMPUS MANAGER BOGOTA CAMPUS MANAGER PEREIRA CAMPUS MANAGER ACCREDITATION AND APROVALS: The University was approved by Decree number 759 of May 6, 1971, signed by the President of Colombia. All of its programs have been approved by the Ministry of Education and most of its undergraduate programs have been nationally accredited. NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 7200 in 17 undergraduate Programs, and 1200 in 26 graduate programs. LOCATION EAFIT University is located in Las Vegas Avenue, in a neighborhood called “El Poblado” in Medellín. This neighborhood, with a population of approximately 10.000 inhabitants, is known to be one of the most attractive places to live in the city. In 35038 square meters of construction, the campus consists of 20 buildings dedicated to classrooms and research activities; the Founders’ Auditorium, which houses 664 people, a Lab Center, the Luis Echavarría Villegas Library, and a building dedicated to form musicians who will represent, in the near future, the city’s contribution to the country ‘s artistic development. The University has also opened campus in Bogotá, Pereira and Llanogrande –to the East of Antioquia. They all offer Graduate and Continuing Education programs known for their academic excellence, research and consulting services. MISSION EAFIT University’s Mission is to form individuals able to participate in the development of their community, through undergraduate and graduate programs which will make them internationally competitive in their knowledge areas, in a framework of ideological pluralism and academic excellence. VISION EAFIT University, inspired by the highest spiritual values, respectful of the dignity of the individual, and conscious of its social responsibility, seeks to be recognized nationwide and internationally for its academic and research excellence. Through its open and democratic culture it will develop the intellectual ability of students and teachers in all academic programs, building on the foundation of its research capability. It will use advanced technologies and a student-centered pedagogical model, and will maintain relationships with another educational institutions, both nationally and internationally, to continue upgrading staff abilities and programs. It will contribute to the progress of the nation, through innovative research programs and highly professional staff with a sound academic background. All of this is underpinned by a respect for fundamental human values, democracy and free enterprise. EAFIT University - 6 INSTITUTIONAL GOALS • To preserve and enhance the excellence of its training, learning, research and community projection. • To participate actively in the national and international academic community in its research and different educational programs. • To attract the best academic and administrative personnel. • To attain the integral development of its students so that they can participate positively in the development of the University, the country and Latin America. • To effectively manage its human talent and all its physical and financial resources. • To develop a dynamic interaction with the managerial, governmental and academic sectors, at national and international levels. ACADEMIC STRUCTURE EAFIT’s academic structure is based on organizational units that conduct and manage education, research and services functions. To manage undergraduate and graduate programs, EAFIT has 18 academic departments, grouped in four Faculties, and coordinated by Deans: Business Management, Engineering, Sciences and Humanities, and Law. Besides the teaching services, each department promotes research activities and offers courses in the Continuing Education Center (CEC). EAFIT’S UNIQUENESS • A Bilingual University: The dynamics of a globalising economy makes the command of a second language mandatory. Accordingly, EAFIT University has established the requirement of proficiency in a language different from Spanish, as a prerequisite to graduate. To this effect, students and staff will be committed to learn a language different from their own. • Professional Internship: Placements in large, medium and small enterprises, in the public and private sectors, make students confront their theoretical knowledge with its application to the business environment, an experience that contributes to their future success in job searching. EAFIT maintains relationships and exchange agreements with national and international institutions, in which students can have a training experience. • Research: Research in the educational environment develops scientific abilities so that students can express specific problems as a fundamental part of an academic matrix and, by means of an exhaustive thinking process, generate questions and possible answers. Sixty research projects are currently in process, financed partly by the University and by national and international institutions. Extension activities: A University with Open Doors Eager to enhance and update the knowledge acquired during undergraduate studies, EAFIT University offers different courses through the Continuing Education Center, in which students are able to improve their professional skills. The CEC cooperates closely with the various academic departments to create a variety of extension courses and university certificates in various areas such as Finance, Marketing, Basic Sciences, Music, International Business and Engineering, to respond to the needs of the market. Services EAFIT University offers services that contribute to the personal wellbeing, including medical and dentistry services, psychological guidance and spiritual advice. The new “Luis Echavarría Villegas” Library reflects EAFIT’s determination to establish itself as a cultural and knowledge center. In 6.500 square meters, distributed through 4 floors and an attached technical building, it has 2 exhibition halls, 32 research cubicles, study rooms, consulting and reading spaces, 2 auditoriums for 120 persons each, Multimedia and Internet halls, a Chamber Concert room and video projection facilities. A main square in front of the entrance functions as a meeting place, or as an open stage for different cultural events. EAFIT University - 7 The Language Center offers high quality programs, which provides students with an optimum preparation in the learning of a language other than Spanish. In addition to English, The Language Center offers courses in German, Japanese, French, Italian, Portuguese, Sign Language and Spanishfor-foreigners. The International Relations Office aims to promote the University’s image and contribute to the selection of the best students for its academic programs. The Exchange and Cooperation Agreements are administered there, as well as the reception of international visitors and students. THE ALUMNI CENTER The University values the relationship with its alumni, for it considers them an integral part of the organization. They are a good source of information and feedback to constantly evaluate and upgrade academic programs. The University is willing to guide its alumni through their further education process. ADMISSION TO UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS To apply for regular admission to any of the undergraduate programs, the following is required: 1. Completion of an Application Form, selecting the program chosen and an alternative program. 2. Deposit of a non-refundable application fee in a bank account (details included in the Forms). 3. Provision of the following documents: Receipt of application fee deposited in a bank account Original form with the results of the State Testing Service (ICFES) Certificate of proficiency in English (applicants to the International Business Program) Proof of affiliation to an insurance company and a certificate of blood type (RH) Additional knowledge form, for Music applicants. Once the documents are satisfactorily received, the applicant will be given a identification card for use during the selection process. In certain cases, an additional interview will be required. Results are made public within two weeks of receipt of applications and will be posted on the walls of a building accessible to all applicants. Entry Requirements To become a regular student at EAFIT, High School graduates must submit the results of the State Test (ICFES). Entry will depend heavily on the scores corresponding to Mathematics and Language Skills. Students coming from other universities must submit their academic transcript and in most cases will go through a personal interview. Exchange students are not subjected to this rule, as long as they do seek a Degree. Fees Tuition is paid according to academic credit-hours, which is the system used to define a student’s workload. During the first semester, this workload is equal for everyone in the same program. The fees paid upon acceptance for the year 2000 are: Estimated Col $ USD Tuition (per Credit registered) 116846 50 Insurance 18000 6 University I.D. card 8000 3 Note: Regular workload per semester is 24 credits. EAFIT University - 8 Financial Aid Colombian students may obtain a loan from the ICETEX, which has a range of plans in cooperation with EAFIT. Personal Loans can be obtained from banks or the Foundation for Superior Education (FES). Scholarships. There are two types: first of all those which are awarded as an academic stimulus, such as the Andrés Bello Scholarship (awarded to High School graduates who won distinction recognized by the Municipality, the Department or the nation), the Honors Scholarship (awarded to students who achieve the highest GPA of their program each semester), the “Town of Rionegro” Scholarship, awarded to High School students in that town who achieved the highest scores in the State test, the “Town of Medellin” scholarship (likewise, for the highest scores obtained by the town’s High School students) and finally, the Mathematics Scholarship (awarded to the student that wins the mathematics contest organized by EAFIT each semester and it covers tuition for the first semester only). Scholarships based on economic need cover part of the tuition and they are: the EAFIT Scholarship, the Patrimonial Fund Scholarship, the Swiss Foundation Scholarship, the Town of Rionegro Scholarship, the ANDI-EAFIT Social Fund, and the Language Center Scholarship. For International Students, the University offers one Reciprocity Scholarship, managed by ICETEX. Credits and Grades Each course in the undergraduate programs is given a credit-hour value, according to the intensity of classes per week, ranging from 2 to 6 credits per subject. There are three modalities of attendance: the regular, classroom presence; the Tutorial Course, and the Project course. Grading scale ranges from 0.0 to 5.0, with 3.0 and above being the passing grade. Reviewing the North American grading system, it is believed that the following ranges could be considered equivalent: A = 4,5 - 5.0 B = 4.0 - 4.4 C = 3.5 - 3.9 D = 3.0 - 3.4 F = 2.9 and below. Examinations Most courses have several exams during the semester, especially the regular courses. In general, the final grade is composed of: 70% for work undertaken during the semester, and 30% for the final Exam. The final exams are programmed to take place during the last two weeks of the semester and they are administered by the academic departments, while the work during the semester is left to the teacher’s judgement. EAFIT University - 9 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EAFIT has a long history of international cooperation. Since its foundation, when the assistance of the Wharton School of Business and the University of Syracuse was obtained, EAFIT has developed the following agreements: INSTITUTIÓN Australian National University University of Wollongong Université Catholique de Louvain Universidade Sao Paulo H. E. C. Montreal Chinese Academy for Social Sciences Universidad de Tarapacá Universidad de la Habana ENIM IECS Strasbourg Sup de Co Montpellier Université Bordeaux 1 Université d’Avignon Université Panthéon-Assas (Paris II) Handelhochschule Leipzig - HHL Hochschule Bremen Hochschule Bremerhaven Universität Flensburg Universität Mannheim Tec de Monterrey Universidad de Colima TU Delft Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Conservatori Sup de Musica del Liceu Fundación MAPFRE Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Universidad de Salamanca Universidad de Málaga VICOMTech Jönköping University University of St. Gallen Berkeley College U of West Florida (Human Cognition) COUNTRY Australia Australia Belgium Brazil Canada China Chile Cuba France France France France France France Germany Germany Germany Germany Germany Mexico Mexico Netherlands Perú Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Spain Sweden Switzerland USA USA TYPE OF AGREEMENT Student Exchange General Cooperation Semester Abroad in Business Management Student exchange in Management Teacher exchange – MBA Publications Exchange Student, teacher and researcher exchange Teacher Exchange Student and teacher exchange in Engineering Student Exchange Double Degree in Business Management Cooperation in research Projects in Geology Researcher Exchange Student exchange (Law) Semester Abroad – Double Degree for the MBA Semester Abroad in Engineering Student Exchange for Engineering Student Exchange for Business Administration Student exchange – Business Management Internship and Semester Abroad Student Exchange – Red PIMA Internship students exchange General cooperation General Cooperation Joint Graduate Program Cooperation in Virtual Education General Cooperation General Cooperation Research Internship Semester Abroad in International Business Student Exchange Student transfer Cooperation in Research and teaching MULTI-LATERAL AGREEMENTS NAME CREPUQ – ASCUN El Dorado GESTEC Network REDIPLAST Network Inter-University cooperation Program – PCI COUNTRY Canada France European Union European Union Spain TYPE OF COOPERATION Semester Abroad (in Quebec) Student exchange ALFA Network in Technology Management ALFA Network in Manufacturing Engineering Support for joint research projects SPECIAL PROJECTS NAME EUROCENTRO COUNTRY European Union TYPE OF COOPERATION Together with the Chamber of Commerce and Fenalco, a Center to bring together european and colombian enterprises. EAFIT University - 10 PROGRAMS OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL Undergraduate programs ♦ ♦ Business Administration Economics ♦ ♦ International Business Public Accountancy Graduate Programs Graduate Certificates: Costs Strategic Management Finance Human Development Management Industrial Organization and Economic Regulation International Business International Marketing Marketing Organizational Control Project Management Quality Management Systems Audit Economics in Business Master’s Degrees: Master’s degree in Business Management (MBA) –Executive Program. Master of Science in Business Management (developed with HEC – Montreal) – Full-time program. ENGINEERING SCHOOL ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Undergraduate programs Civil Engineering Geology Mechanical Engineering Production Engineering ♦ ♦ ♦ Process Engineering Product Design Engineering Systems Engineering Graduate programs Graduate Certificates: Data Processing Construction Management Earthquake Resistant Engineering Plastic and Rubber Transformation Processes Earth Sciences and Environment Mechanical Design Production Industrial maintenance Master’s Degree Environment and Earth Sciences. LAW SCHOOL Undergraduate Program ♦ Law Graduate Programs MA Liabilities and Insurance MA Contracting with the State SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES SCHOOL Undergraduate programs ♦ ♦ Music Mathematics Engineering Graduate program Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics EAFIT University - 11 COURSES AVAILABLE (BY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT) ACCOUNTING CO 008 CO 011 CO 012 CO 015 CO 017 CO 021 CO 023 CO 025 CO 026 CO 027 CO 028 CO 030 CO 033 CO 034 CO 035 CO 037 CO 038 CO 039 CO 040 CO 041 CO 042 CO 043 CO 045 CO 046 Managerial Accounting (4 Credits) Accounting Systems (4) Systems Auditing (4) Accounting Procedures (4) Fundamentals of Costing and Budgeting (4) Financial Theory (4) International Accounting (4) Financial accounting (4) Advanced Accounting (4) General Theory of Auditing (4) Fiscal Accounting (4) Accounting Information System (4) Fundamentals of Accounting (4) Accounting Principles (4) Cost Theory (4) Basic costing (4) Modern Costing – Major in Costs (4) Fiscal Control (6) General Theory of Control (4) Accounting Regulation (4) Financial planning (4) Tax Planning Procedure (4) Production Systems (6) Value Management (6) CO 047 CO 049 CO 050 CO 051 CO 052 CO 053 CO 054 CO 055 CO 056 CO 057 CO 058 CO 059 CO 060 CO 061 CO 062 CO 073 CO 074 CO 076 CO 077 CO 078 CO 079 CO 080 Advanced Costing - Major in Costs (4) Theory of Constraints - Major in Costs (2) Risk Management (4) Managerial & Operative Audit (4) Management auditing (4) Environmental auditing (4) Special audits (4) Systems Audit (4) Financial Economic Analysis (6) Added Value Tax (4) Income tax and reductions (4) Income Tax procedures (4) Trade and territorial taxes (4) Customs and Exchange Taxes (4) Taxes to Foreign Investment (4) Logistics Costs (2) Managerial Control (4) Insurance Management (4) Fraud Risk (4) Budgeting (2) International Accounting Systems (4) Accounting Systems design and applicat (4) CO 048 Quality Assurance and Costs (4) CIVIL ENGINEERING IC 001 IC 018 IC 020 IC 023 IC 031 IC 032 IC 033 IC 037 IC 038 IC 039 IC 041 IC 042 IC 043 IC 044 IC 045 IC 046 IC 047 IC 048 IC 049 IC 052 IC 056 IC 057 IC 058 Fundamentals of Engineering (2 Credits) Introduction to the Mechanics of Continuous means (4) Applied Hydraulics (6) Graphical Expression (4) Road Geometrical Design (6) Road Geometrical Design Laboratory (3) Hydrology (6) Structural analysis I (4) Basic Soil Mechanics (6) Laboratory of Basic Soil Mechanics (2) Surveying I (4) Surveying I Field work (4) Surveying II (4) Structural Analysis II (4) Concrete I (4) Concrete II (4) Applied Mechanics of Soils (4) Applied Mechanics of soils Laboratory (2) Road Design (4) Water and Sewage Systems (4) Laboratory of Concrete (2) Pavements (4) Laboratory of Pavements (2) IC 059 IC 062 IC 065 IC 072 IC 074 IC 094 IC 095 IC 096 IC 097 IC 100 IC 101 IC 102 IC 103 IC 104 IC 198 IC 201 IC 202 IC 204 IC 207 IC 208 IC 210 IC 212 IC 213 IC 215 Heavy Construction (4) Foundations (4) Slope stability (4) Environmental engineering (4) Canal Hydraulics (4) Construction Field works (4) Aqueducts (4) Sewers (4) Construction budgeting and planning (4) Mechanics of Fluids (4) Introduction to Mechanics of Solids (4) Community Service Project (4) Light Construction (2) Descriptive Geometry (4) Construction Materials (6) Hydroelectric Plants (E) (4) Administration of Works and Projects (4) Bridge Design (4) Public Contract system (4) Quality (4) Design on Steel (4) Electric Installation (4) Design on Wood (4) Environmental Legislation (4) EAFIT University - 12 IC 216 IC 217 IC 220 IC 221 IC 222 IC 223 IC 225 IC 226 IC 227 Pumps and Pump Stations (4) Soil Dynamics (4) Research Project 2 – Geotechnics (4) Research Project 3 – Hydraulics (4) Tropical Soil Geotechnics (4) Advanced Pavements (4) Hydraulic structures (4) Transit engineering (4) Transport Systems (4) IC 230 IC 231 IC 234 IC 237 IC 243 IC 244 IC 245 IC 246 Mechanics of Fluids II (4) Railways (4) Advanced AUTOCAD for Civil Eng.(4) Research Project in Construction (4) Seismic Design for buildings (4) Testing Construction materials (4) Partially saturates soils (4) Pathology of construction materials (4) COMPUTER SCIENCE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS ST 001 ST 008 ST 017 ST 026 ST 030 ST 031 ST 032 ST 033 ST 035 ST 036 ST 037 ST 038 ST 039 ST 041 ST 042 ST 043 ST 051 ST 056 ST 058 ST 059 ST 061 ST 071 ST 072 ST 073 ST 074 ST 075 ST 076 ST 078 ST 079 ST 080 ST 081 Introduction to Systems Engineering (2 Cr) General Statistics (4) Quantitative Methods III (4) Computer Programming (4) Data Structures (4) Digital Electronics (4) Theory of Commutation (4) Numeric Processes (4) File Structures (4) Numeric Analysis (4) Systems Theory (4) Software Engineering (4) Computers Architecture (4) Programming Languages (4) Compilers (4) Software Engineering Workshop (4) Fundamentals of programming (6) Databases (4) Computerized control (6) Computer networks I (4) Project (8) Analysis of algorithms (4) Information Systems (4) Digital Programming (4) Knowledge Engineering (4) Operative Systems (6) Knowledge Engineering Workshop (4 Systems Management (4) Graph Computing (4) Networks and Communication Protocols (4) Special New Topics (4) ST 102 ST 104 ST 105 ST 107 ST 120 ST 121 ST 122 ST 123 ST 124 ST 125 ST 128 ST 129 ST 130 ST 131 ST 132 ST 133 ST 134 ST 135 ST 207 ST 208 ST 212 ST 213 ST215 ST 216 ST 217 ST 219 ST 715 ST 716 ST 717 ST 725 Statistics I (4) Quantitative Methods I (4) Quantitative methods II (4) Statistics II (4) Technology and Information (4) Information Technology Topics (4) Industrial Control (6) Quality in Software Processing (6) Database Administration (6) Corporate Network Planning (4) Database Distribution (4) Software Project Management Educational Software Development (6) Industrial Automation (4) Network Administration and Management (6 Advanced Topics in Computer Networks (6) Advanced Topics in Software Engineering (6 Advanced Techniques in Data Bases (6) Inferential Statistics (4) Software Metrics (6) Requirements Engineering (6) IT Policies and strategies (4) IT support to Neg. Processes (4) Distributed Virtual Reality (4) Project (2) Cognitive Computing (4) Comm. Networks and Protocols (6) TCP / IP (6) Computer network Services (6) Distributed Systems (6) ECONOMICS EC 004 EC 015 EC 016 EC 017 EC 019 EC 034 EC 035 EC 036 EC 037 EC 041 EC 042 EC 043 EC 050 EC 055 EC 058 Economic Theory (4 Credits) Economic Development (4) Economic Measurement Techniques (4) Economic planning (4) Public Sector Economy (4Credits) Economics of the industries (4) Economic Policy (4) Colombia’s Economic and Social History (4) The Latin American Economy (4) Microeconomics (4) Macroeconomics (4) International Economics (4) Graduation Paper (4) General Economy (4) International Economy I (4) EC 059 International Economy II (4) EC 060 International Economic Conjuncture (4) EC 061 Elective I: Current debates in Economic Theory (4) EC 062 EC 063 EC 064 EC 065 EC 066 EC 067 EC 068 EC 069 EC 070 EC 071 EC072 Economic and Social History of Colombia (4) Economic World Geography (4) Advanced Econometrics (4) The History of Integration (4) Economic International Organizations (4) Macro-dynamics (4) Applied Seminar on math Economics (4) Industrial Organization (4) Multinational Firm Theory (4) Enterprise and State (4) Economics and Environmental Mgmt. (4) EAFIT University - 13 EC 073 EC 074 EC 075 EC 076 EC 077 EC 078 EC 079 Economic cycles (4) Applied Econom and Business Seminar (4) Fiscal Policy (4) Monetary Theory and Policy Seminar on the External Sector (4) Long-term Economic Policies (4) Basic Econometrics and techniques for Economic measurement (4) EC 080 Seminar on Sector Policy (4) EC 081 Advanced mathematics for Economics (4) EC 082 Business forecasting (4) EC083 Time Series (4) EC090 Dynamic optimization (4) EC 121 EC 122 EC 123 EC 135 Economic Thinking I (4) Economic Thinking II (4) Economic Thinking III (4) Economic Policy (4) EC 141 EC 142 EC 143 EC 144 EC 145 EC 147 EC 148 EC 150 EC 151 EC 152 EC 155 EC 156 EC 157 EC 158 Microeconomics I (4) Macroeconomics I (4) Microeconomics II (4) Macroeconomics II (4) Microeconomics III (4) Monetary Theory and Policy (4) Economic Research Methodology I (4) Econometrics I (4) Econometrics II (4) Colombian Economic Environment-Eng. (4) Theory and History of Integration (4) European Integration (4) Integration in Latin America (4) Integration in the Caribbean-Pacific and Africa (4) EC 160 Economic Theory (4) FINANCE FI 016 FI 018 FI 019 FI 020 FI 022 FI 023 FI 024 FI 026 FI 027 FI 030 Financial Mathematics (6Credits) Variable Income Financial instruments (3) Financial Management of Projects (3) Financial Strategy I (4) Advanced Financial Analysis (4) Derived Financial instruments (4) International Finance (3) Banking & Mangmt of Financ Assets and Liabilities (4) Structure and Regulation of Financial Markets(3) Fixed Income Financial Instruments (3) FI 031 FI 032 FI 033 FI 034 FI 035 FI 036 FI 039 FI 040 FI 041 FI 042 Fundamental Financial Theory (4) Advanced Corporate Finance (4) Financial Strategy (3) Securities Operation (3) Financial modeling (3) Fundamentals of Finance-Eng. (4) Short-term finance (4) Long-term finance (4) Introduction to Micro-finance (4) Financial Markets (4) FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES CB 011 CB 015 CB 017 CB 021 CB 022 CB 023 CB 061 CB 062 CB 063 CB 066 CB 071 CB 072 CB 073 CB 076 CB 090 CB 112 CB 113 CB 114 Differential Calculus (4 Credits) Special Mathematics III (4) Special Mathematics (4) Special Mathematics 1 (4) Special Mathematics 2 (4) Linear Algebra (4) Physics of Movement (4) Electricity and Magnetism (4) Physics of Continuous Means (4) Physics of Light (4) Physics of Movement Laboratory (2) Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory (2) Physics of Continuous Means Laboratory (2) Physics of Light Laboratory (2) Matrix Algebra and Vector Calculus (4) Integral Calculus (4) Calculus of Several Variables (6) Differential Equations (4) CB 115 CB 117 CB 118 CB 163 CB 310 CB 320 CB 400 CB 401 CB 405 CB 406 CB 412 CB 414 CB 415 CB 416 CB 436 CB 500 Special Mathematics -Civil Eng. (4) Special Mathematics for Economics (4) Calculus of several variables-Business (4) Mechanical Waves -Civil Eng. (6) Fundamentals of Algebra & Trig. (4) Fundamentals of Geometry (4) Differential Calculus –Math Eng. (4) Introd. to Mathematics Engineering (2) Mathematic Chemistry 1 (4) Biology 1 (4) Mathematic Chemistry 2 (4) Calculus of several variables –Math Eng. (4) Probability Theory (4) Boolean & Combinatory Algebra (4) Research Practice 1 (4) Differentiaal Calculus (Workshop) GEOLOGY GE 001 GE 004 GE 021 GE 027 GE 030 Introduction to Geology (4Credits) Physics Geology (6) Geomorphology of coasts (6) Introduction to Geo- chemistry (6) Mineralogy I (6) GE 035 GE 040 GE 045 GE 050 GE 055 Mineralogy II (6) Paleontology (6) Structural Geology (6) Igneous rocks (6) Sedimentary rocks (6) EAFIT University - 14 GE 058 GE 060 GE 062 GE 064 GE 066 GE 071 GE 072 GE 074 GE 076 GE 078 GE 080 GE 086 Geomorphology (6) Field Geology I (8) Mineral deposits (6) Stratigraphy (6) Geo-techniques (6) Civil Geology (4) Geophysics (6) Petroleum Geology (6) Field Geology II (6) Colombian Geology (6) Elective and PERF records Environmental Geology (6) GE 088 GE 092 GE 096 GE 098 GE 114 GE 116 GE 120 GE 511 GE 515 GE 518 GE 519 GE 520 Metamorphic rocks (4) Hydrocarbon deposits (6) Draft Project (8) Graduation Project (12) Applied Micro-paleontology (6) Geographic Information Systems (4) Desinventar (6) Water (6) GIS applied to Geoscience (4) Environmental impast of Civil Works (4) Soils (4) Active Volcanos Monitor (4) HUMANITIES HL 011 HL 012 HL 013 HL 014 HL 015 HL 016 HL 017 HL 018 HL 019 HL 021 HL 022 HL 023 HL 060 HL 064 HL 103 HL 105 HL 106 HL 120 HL 154 HL 156 HL 159 HL 164 Man and Language (3) Man and Culture (3) Introduction to Communication studies (3) Subject and Power (3) Politics and Representation Systems (3) Introduction to Cultural Studies (3) Fundamentals of Philosophy (3) Fundamentals of Logic (3) Introduction to Literature – Ars Poetic (4) Geopolitics (4) General Theory of Music (3) Geopolitics of World Conflict (4) Psychology and the History of Cultures (4) Cultural and Historical Processes (4) Cyber-culture (4) State Forms and Political Regimes (4) Politics and Development Research Methodology (4) Cultural Anthropology (3) Colombian History (3) Psychology and Management (3) International Political Analysis (4) HL 165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness HL 206 Society and Culture: Groups, Territory and Sociability (3) HL 207 Fears, Mediums and simulations (3) HL 208 Cultural Praxis HL 209 Research –Seminar (3) HL 300 Communicative Competencies (3) HL 308 Fundamentals of Science HL 309 Logic and Philosophy (3) HL 310 Philosophy and the history of Science (3) HL 409 Narrative: from the marvelous to the virtual (3) HL 410 Poetry: from the imagination to the image HL 411 Drama -Theater (3) HL 412 Novel: from fiction to meta-fiction (3) HL 503 Contemporary Aesthetics (3) HL 602 Communicative Act Theory ( 3) HL 603 Audiovisual communication and mass culture (3) Hl604 Trans-cultural Communication HL 702 History of Music I (3) HL 703 History of Music II (3) HL 704 Basic Piano (3) HL705 History of Music (3) INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NI 002 NI 003 NI 004 NI 007 NI 008 NI 010 NI 014 NI 017 NI 018 NI 019 NI 020 Development of Negotiation Skills I (3) Development of Negotiation Skills II (3) International Business (4) International Management (4) Foreign Trade Regulation (4) Logistics and Int’l Physical Distribution (4) International Business (4) International Procurement (4) Hermeneutics and Negotiation (4) Strategies for the development of thinking abilities (4) Historical Geography (4) NI 021 NI 022 NI 023 NI 024 NI 026 NI 032 NI 033 NI 034 NI 035 NI 036 NI 038 Colombian International Relations and Diplomacy (4) The Theory of Negotiation (4) International Negotiation (4) Intercultural Management (4) Graduation paper (4) Negotiation Skills and Techniques (4) The Economic Integration Theory (4) Current Topics in Economic Integration (4) International Physical Distribution (4) Ethics and its environment (4) Analysis of Cultures EAFIT University - 15 LAW DE 001 DE 002 DE 003 DE 004 DE 006 DE 007 DE 008 DE 009 DE 010 DE 011 DE 015 DE 020 Introduction to the Study of Law (5) The History of Institutions (3) Constitutional Law I (4) Fundamentals of Private Law (4) Sociology (3) Fundamentals of Logic (3) Differential Calculus (4) Economic Law I (4) Legislation for Engineers (4) Commercial Law (4) International contracts (4) Economic Law II (4) DE 021 DE 022 DE 023 DE 024 DE 025 DE 026 DE 027 DE 028 DE 029 DE 030 DE 031 DE 034 International Business Law (4) Integral Calculus (4) Macroeconomics (4) Constitutional Law II (5) Property Law (4) Criminal Justice (5) Hermeneutics I (4) Theory of Juridical Business (4) Microeconomics (4) Seminar on Hans Kelsen’s Juridical Thought Obligations (5) Public International Law (4) MARKETING ME 004 ME 005 ME 006 ME 012 ME 045 ME 051 ME 052 ME 053 ME 055 ME 056 ME 057 ME 058 Marketing and the Environment (4) Marketing Integrated Communication (4) Sales Administration (4) Consumer Behavior (4) Managerial Marketing (4) Engineering Services Marketing (4) Industrial Marketing (4) Relationship marketing (4) Qualitative Marketing research (4) Quantitative Marketing Research (4) Distribution Strategies / Retail Business (4) Service Management (4) ME 059 ME 062 ME 064 ME 069 ME 070 ME 071 ME 073 ME 074 The Price Variable (4) Purchasing (4) International Marketing (4) International Market research (4) Brand Management (4) Marketing Mix (Fundamentals) (4) Term Project: Fashion Marketing Term Project: Marketing and Corporate Identity ME 115 Basic International Marketing (4) ME 117 International Marketing Plan (4) ME 146 Advanced International Marketing (4) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IM 001 IM 002 IM 004 IM 012 IM 015 IM 016 IM 021 IM 022 IM 024 IM 027 IM 030 IM 032 IM 033 IM 035 IM 041 IM 042 IM 043 IM 044 IM 046 IM 047 IM 048 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (2) Laboratory of Creativity (2) Process drawing (3) Descriptive Geometry (3) Static (4) Dynamics (4) The Mechanics of Solids (4) Materials Resistance II (4) Introduction to CAD/CAM Systems (4) Mechanisms (4) Conceptual Design (4) Methodical Design (4) Machine Design I (4) Machine Design II (4) The Mechanics of Fluids (4) The Mechanics of Fluids and Thermodynamics (4) Oil Hydraulics and Pneumatics (4) Thermodynamics (4) Fluids Laboratory (2) Heat Transference (4) Heat Transference Laboratory (2) IM 049 IM 061 IM 063 IM 083 IM 085 IM 087 IM 089 IM 110 IM 112 IM 113 IM 115 IM 116 IM 117 IM 118 IM 120 IM 124 IM 125 IM 126 IM 128 IM 130 IM 144 Maintenance I (3) Draft Project (2) Environmental Control (4) Mechatronics I (4) The Method of Finite Elements (4) Mechatronics II (4) Mechanics of Continuos Means (4) Technical Drawing (4) Topics I in Cad / Cam / CG (4) Preventive Maintenance (4) Predictive Maintenance (4) Vibration Theory (4) Continuous Transport Systems (4) Logistical Integral Maintenance (4) Maintenance Information Systems (4) Maintenance Modern Techniques (4) Assemblies (4) Robotics (4) Automotive Mechanics (4) Mechanical Modeling (4) Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) (4) EAFIT University - 16 MUSIC Specific Emphasis or Instrument (6) Music Theory (2) Auditory Training and Sol-fa (2) Piano as Complementary Instrument (2) Instrumental or Vocal Instrument (2) Music History and Literature (4) Instrument Literature Graduation Recital Choral Conduction (Major) Modal Counterpoint Tonal Counterpoint Harmony Form Analysis Music Pedagogy Research Paper (Graduation Project) Music Bibliography (Elective) Integral Analysis Aesthetics Orchestration Composition Electro - Acoustic Composition Orchestra Conduction ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OG001 OG005 OG011 OG014 OG015 OG016 OG019 OG020 OG021 OG022 OG023 OG024 OG025 OG026 OG027 Fundamentals of Management (4) Organizations (4) Development of Conduction Skills (3) Technology Management (4) Development of Communication Skills I (3) Development of Communication Skills II (3) Administrative Thinking I (4) Colombian Business History I (4) Fundamentals of Strategy (4) Administrative Thinking II (4) Colombian Entrepreneurial History II (4) Organizations I (4) Strategy (4) Decision Theory I (4) Management and Leadership (4) OG028 OG 029 OG 031 OG 032 OG 033 OG034 OG 035 OG 036 OG037 OG038 OG040 OG041 OG042 OG998 OG999 Process Design (4) Decision Theory II (4) Human Management Process (4) Management by Process (4) Strategic Process (4) Organizations II (4) Teamwork (4) Technology Management and Negotiation (4) Entrepreneurship (4) Strategic Planning and Management (4) Human Management’s strategic dimension (4) Entry subsystem (4) Occupational Development (4) Special project (1) Special project (2) PROCESS ENGINEERING PR 008 PR 009 PR 010 PR 012 PR 013 PR 020 PR 021 PR 030 PR 031 PR 040 PR 042 PR 043 PR 044 PR 050 PR 056 PR 084 PR 062 PR 063 PR 066 PR 070 PR 071 Principles of Physical Chemistry (4) Principles of Physical Chemistry Lab (2) Introduction to Process Engineering (4) Chemical Phenomena I (4) Chemical Phenomena I Laboratory (2) Chemical Phenomena II (4) Chemical Phenomena II Laboratory (2) Organic Chemistry I (4) Organic Chemistry Laboratory (2) Organic Chemistry II (4) Physical Chemistry (4) Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2) Scientific Literature (2) Applied Thermodynamics (4) Quality Management (4) Industrial Processes (6) Unit Operations I - Fluids Mechanics (4) Unit Operations I Laboratory (2) Energy and Matter Balances (4) Unit Operations II - Heat Transference (4) Unit Operations II Laboratory (2) PR 072 Unit Operations III – Solid Materials Handling (2) PR 075 Unit Operations III Laboratory (2) PR 076 Zero Emissions (4) PR 080 Unit Operations IV – Mass Transfer (4) PR 081 Unit Operation IV Laboratory (3) PR 082 Instrumental Chemistry (2) PR 083 Instrumental Chemistry Laboratory (3) PR 085 Reactor Design (4) PR 086 Cell Biology (4) PR 100 Biotechnology (4) PR 101 Biotechnology Laboratory (2) PR 102 & 110 Research Methodology I & II (2 & 2) PR 105 Process Design (4) PR 106 Cellular Processes (4) PR 115 Process Optimization (4) PR 116 Process Simulation (4) PR 117 Bio-transformation Processes (4) PR 118 Separation Operations (4) PR 300 Basic Chemistry (4) EAFIT University - 17 PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING ID 001 ID 002 ID 003 ID 004 ID 005 ID 006 ID 007 ID 008 ID 009 ID 010 ID 011 ID 012 ID 013 ID 014 Project I (6) Objects and Products (4) Project II (6) Methods and Design (4) Drawing and Graphical Expression (4) Mock-ups and Prototypes (2) Project III (3) Project IV (6) Product processes (4) Eco-design (Elective) (4) Semiotics ( 3) Materials in Design (6) Project V (6) Theory of Form (4) ID 015 ID 017 ID 018 ID 019 ID 020 ID 021 ID 022 ID 024 ID 025 ID 026 ID 027 ID 028 ID 030 ID 032 Fundamentals of Electronics (4) Project VI (6) Design for assembly (2) Seminar (1) Project VII (6) Project VIII (4) Product Strategies (4) Cleaner production (4) Analysis of Life Cycle (4) Green Marketing (4) Micro-controllers (4) Mechatronics for designers (4) Product Design Especifications (4) Finite elements modeling (4) PRODUCTION ENGINEERING IP 001 IP 002 IP 005 IP 006 IP 008 IP 013 IP 014 IP 018 IP 019 IP 022 IP 023 IP 027 IP 035 IP 036 IP 037 IP 040 IP 041 IP 046 IP 050 IP 051 IP 058 IP 062 IP 073 Production Systems I (4) Systematic Production (4) Production Systems II (4) Personnel Administration (4) Systemic Thinking (4) Materials Science – for Process Eng. (4) Materials Science - Lab (2) Materials (4) Materials Laboratory (2) Properties and Trials (4) Properties and Trials Laboratory (2) Manufacturing Processes I (4) Manufacturing Processes I (4) Manufacturing Processes II (4) Manufacturing Processes III (4) Machine-Tools (4) Advanced Manufacturing (4) Advanced Manufacturing Laboratory (2) Electro-techniques (4) Electro-techniques Laboratory (2) Industrial Workshop (6) Control I - Laboratory (4) Quality Control (4) IP 075 IP 076 IP 078 IP 079 IP 080 IP 081 IP 086 IP 173 IP 174 IP 175 IP 176 IP 177 IP 180 IP 181 IP 182 IP 183 IP 185 IP 186 IP 187 IP 201 IP 202 Control I (4) Control I - Laboratory (2) Control II (4) Control II - Laboratory (2) Systematic Production I (4) Systematic Production II (4) Industrial Logistics (4) Production Management (4) Production Tools (4) Plastics Engineering (4) Neural-fuzzy Control (4) ISO 9000 (4) Plastic Molds Design and Manufacture (4) Manufacture Process Modeling and Simulation (4) Operations Management (4) Production Programming and Control (4) Risk Engineering (4) Materials and Design (6) Decision analysis techniques (4) Plastic recycling (4) Computer assisted Manufacturing ( 4) PROJECTS PY 001 PY 002 PY 003 PY 004 PY 005 PY 007 PY 008 PY 009 PY 010 Environmental Management (4) Engineering Economy (4) Project Evaluation (4) Project Preparation (4) Advanced Financial Mathematics (4) Project Financial Evaluation (4) Project Social and Economic Evaluation 4) Project Management (4) Project Risk Analysis (4) PY 011 PY 012 PY 013 PY 014 PY 017 PY 018 PY 019 PY 101 Environmental Systems Management (4) Ecology and Ecosystems (4) Environmental Economy (4) Environmental Costs (4) Environmental Audits (4) Environmental problems (4) Environmental legislation (4) Chemical processes econ analysis (4) EAFIT University - 18 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS SYLLABUS BUSINESS SCHOOL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CÓDE BU 010 BU 011 CB 011 DE 009 EC 004 HL 011 OG 019 OG 020 CB 112 CO 033 DE 020 EC 042 HL 012 OG 022 OG 023 CB 023 CO 035 EC 041 HL991 HL992 OG 024 ST 008 CB 118 FI 016 HL993 OG 026 OG 034 ME004 FI 031 HL994 OG027 OG029 OG028 ME005 COURSE FIRST SEMESTER Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Economic Law 1 Economic Theory Man and Language Administrative Thinking 1 Entrepreneurial History 1 SECOND SEMESTER Integral Calculus Fundamentals of Accounting Economic Law 2 Macroeconomics Man and Culture Administrative Thinking 2 Entrepreneurial History 2 THIRD SEMESTER Linear Algebra Cost Theory Microeconomics Humanities Minor 1 Humanities Minor 2 Organizations 1 General Statistics FOURTH SEMESTER Calculus of Several variables Financial Mathematics Humanities Minor 3 Decision Theory 1 Organizations 2 Marketing and the environment FIFTH SEMESTER Fundamental Financial Theory Humanities Minor 4 Management and Leadership Decision Theory 2 Process Design Marketing Mix 0 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 CREDITS CODE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER CREDITS EN001 Major OG031 Human Management processes ME006 Sales Management OG025 Strategy HL995 Humanities Minor 5 SEVENTH SEMESTER PT021 Internship 1 EIGHTH SEMESTER EC043 International Economy EN002 Major EN003 Major OG032 Management by Process OG033 Strategic Process HL165 Axiology and Contemporanousness NINETH SEMESTER PT022 Internship 2 TENTH SEMESTER Major Major Major Elective Long-term finance ELEVENTH SEMESTER Economic Policy Product-price Elective Elective Elective TOTAL CREDITS OF THE PROGRAM 4 3 4 4 3 20 4 4 4 4 4 4 20 EN004 EN005 EN006 FI040 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 247 EC035 ME126 NOTE: Course Descriptions will appear under the corresponding academic Department. EAFIT University 19 ECONOMICS CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU010 BU 011 CB 011 CO033 EC004 HL 011 DE009 EC121 Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Fundamentals of Accounting Economic Theory Man and Language Economic Law Economic Thinking 1 SECOND SEMESTER EC142 CB 112 CB 023 EC016 EC122 HL 012 Macroeconomics 1 Integral Calculus Linear Algebra Econ Measurements Techniques Economic Thinking 2 Man and Culture THIRD SEMESTER CB118 EC123 EC141 EC144 CO035 HL991 HL992 Calculus of Several Variables Economic Thinking 3 Microeconomics 1 Macroeconomics 2 Cost Theory Humanities Minor 1 Humanities Minor 2 FOURTH SEMESTER EC143 EC147 ST102 EC058 FI016 HL993 HL994 Macroeconomics 2 Monetary Theory and Policy Statistics 1 International Economics 1 Financial Mathematics Humanities Minor 3 Humanities Minor 4 FIFTH SEMESTER FI031 EC015 EC059 EC145 ST107 HL995 Fundamental Financial Theory Economic Development International Economics 2 Microeconomics 3 Statistics 2 Humanities Minor 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 EAFIT University 20 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER Axiology and Contemporaneousness Economic Planning Public Sector Economics Decision Theory Econometrics 1 Major 1 CREDITS 0 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 HL165 EC017 EC019 OG026 EC150 EN001 3 4 4 4 4 4 SEVENTH SEMESTER PT011 Internship EIGHTH SEMESTER Colombia’s Economic History Research Methodology Econometrics 2 Major 2 Elective 1 Elective 2 20 4 4 4 4 4 3 EC062 EC148 EC151 EN002 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 NINETH SEMESTER EC034 The economy of the Industries EC037 Latin American Economy EN003 Major 3 EN004 Major 4 Elective 3 Elective 4 TENTH SEMESTER Economic Policy International Economic Conjuncture Graduation Project Major 5 Major 6 Elective 5 TOTAL CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 3 3 EC035 EC060 EC050 EN005 EN006 4 4 4 4 4 4 241 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU010 BU 011 CB 011 DE 009 EC 004 HL 011 NI004 OG021 Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Economic Law 1 Economic Theory Man and Language International Business Fundamentals of Strategy SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 CO033 HL 012 ME115 OG005 OG035 Integral Calculus Fundamental Accounting Theory Man and Culture Basic International Marketing Organizations Teamwork 4 4 3 4 4 3 0 1 4 4 4 3 4 4 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE CREDITS SIXTH SEMESTER International Business Law Elective HL165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness NI002 Negotiation Skills 1 ME003 International Procurement Elective OG015 Communications skills 1 DE021 SEVENTH SEMESTER International Contracts International Economics 2 Elective NI003 Negotiation Skills 2 OG016 Communication Skills2 OG026 Decision Theory 1 DE015 EC059 EIGHTH SEMESTER Elective Major Foreign Trade Regulations Geopolitics 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 4 THIRD SEMESTER CB 023 Linear Algebra CO035 Cost Theory EC041 Microeconomics EC042 Macroeconomics HL991 Humanities Minor 1 HL992 Humanities Minor 2 NI018 Hermeneutics and Negotiation FOURTH SEMESTER Calculus of several variables International Economy 1 Financial Mathematics Humanities Minor 3 Humanities Minor 4 Historical Geography FIFTH SEMESTER Elective Fundamental Financial Theory Humanities Minor 5 Negotiation Theory General Statistics 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 EN001 NI008 HL021 NI010 OG029 International Logistics and Distribution Decision Theory 2 NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Major Major Major Thinking Strategies Diplomacy in Colombia Project Preparation ELEVENTH SEMESTER International Economic Conjuncture Major Major Intercultural Management International Political Analysis Technology Management TOTAL CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 4 PT091 20 CB113 EC058 FI016 NI020 6 4 4 3 3 4 EN002 EN003 EN004 NI019 NI021 PY004 4 4 4 4 4 4 FI031 NI022 ST008 4 4 3 4 4 EC060 EN005 EN106 NI024 HL164 OG036 4 4 4 4 4 4 254 EAFIT University 21 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER CB 011 BU 011 DE 009 HL 011 BU010 CO039 OG021 EC004 Differential Calculus Sports Economic Law 1 Man and Language Introduction Accounting Principles Fundamentals of Strategy Economic Theory SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 CO025 HL012 EC042 OG005 DE020 Integral Calculus Financial Accounting Man and Culture Macroeconomics Organizations Economic Law 2 THIRD SEMESTER Linear Algebra Advanced Accounting Humanities Minor 1 Microeconomics Basic Costing Humanities Minor 2 General Statistics FOURTH SEMESTER Calculus of several variables Modern Costing Humanities Minor 3 Decision Theory 1 Humanities Minor 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 1 4 3 0 4 4 4 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE CREDITS SIXTH SEMESTER CO056 Economic and Financial analysis CO027 General Theory of Audit CO028 Fiscal Accounting CO041 Accounting Regulations EN001 Major 1 HL165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness SEVENTH SEMESTER Internship 1 6 4 4 3 4 3 PT041 20 EIGHTH SEMESTER CO039 Fiscal Audit ST072 Information SSystems CO042 Financial Planning CO043 Tax Planning and procedures EC043 International Economics EN002 Major 2 EN003 Major 3 NINETH SEMESTER Internship 2 6 4 4 4 4 4 CB 023 CO026 HL991 EC041 CO037 HL992 ST008 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 PT042 20 CB118 CO038 HL993 OG026 HL994 6 4 3 4 3 TENTH SEMESTER EN004 Major 4 EN005 Major 5 EN006 Major 6 EN007 Major 7 EN008 Major 8 OG011 Managerial Skills Development ELEVENTH SEMESTER Economic Policy Major 9 Major 10 Major 11 Major 12 TOTAL CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 4 FIFTH SEMESTER CO008 Managerial Accounting FI016 Financial Mathematics CO021 Accounting Theory CO040 General Theory of Control OG029 Decision Theory 2 HL995 Humanities Minor 5 4 6 4 3 4 3 EC035 EN009 EN010 EN011 EN012 4 4 4 4 4 253 EAFIT University 22 LIST OF MAJORS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. AUDITING AND CONTROL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FINANCE HUMAN MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MARKETING MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS PROJECT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC COSTS AUDITING AND CONTROL Programs: Bus. Mgmt, Acc., Int.Bus., Economics Pre-requisite: General Theory of Auditing CRED CODE COURSE CO050 Risk Management 4 CO051 Administrative and Operational Audit 4 CO052 Management Audit 4 CO053 Environmental Audit 4 CO054 Special Audits 4 CO055 Information Systems Audit 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE CODE EC069 EC071 EC072 EC070 EC073 EC074 Program: Economics Pre-requisite: Macroeconomics II COURSE Industrial Organization Enterprise and State Economy & Environmental Mgmt Multinational Firms Theory Economic Cycles Applied Seminar on Economics and Enterprise TOTAL CREDITS CRED 4 4 4 4 4 4 24 ECONOMIC INTEGRATION Programs: Accountancy, Business Management, Economics and International Business Pre-requisites: Geo-politics and Int’l. Economy 2(IB), Economic Planing (E), Int’l Economy(BM) CRED CODE COURSE EC063 International Geographical Economy 4 EC065 History of Integration 4 NI033 Integration Theory 4 EC066 International Economic Organizations 4 NI034 Current stages of Integration 4 NI026 Thesis(NI); HL021 Geopolitics (BA,E,A) 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Programs: Business Management, International Business, and Economics Pre-requisites: Ecology and Eco-systems CRED CODE COURSE PY011 Environmental Management Systems 4 PY013 Environmental Economy 4 PY014 Environmental Costs 4 PY017 Environmental Auditing 4 PY018 Environmental problems 4 PY019 Environmental Regulation 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 ECONOMIC POLICY Programs: Business Management, International Business, and Accountancy Pre-requisite: Macroeconomics CRED CODE COURSE EC075 Fiscal Policy 4 EC078 Long Range Economic Policy 4 EC079 Basic Econometrics and 4 Measurement techniques EC076 Currency and Financial System 4 EC077 Seminar on the External Sector 4 EC080 Seminar on Sector Policy 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 FINANCE Programs: Accountancy, Business Management, Economics, and International Business Pre-requisite for all courses: Basic Financial Theory CRED CODE COURSE FI027 Financial Markets: Structure and 4 regulations FI030 Fixed Income Financial Instruments 4 FI018 Variable Income financial Instruments 4 FI023 Derived Financial Instruments 4 FI032 Corporate Finance 4 FI020 Company Valuation 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 EAFIT University 23 HUMAN MANAGEMENT Programs: Business Management, Accounting, International Business, Economy. Pre-requisite for all courses: Direction and Leadership, Human Management Processes CODE COURSE CRED OG 040 Strategic Dimension of Human 4 Management OG 041 The Entry sub-system 4 The Maintenance sub-system 4 Labor Law 4 The Compensation sub-system 4 Human Management Control 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 MARKETING Programs: Business Management, Economics, and International Business Pre-requisites: Sales Administration (BM), General Statistics (BM) Statistics 2 (E) CODE COURSE CRED ME055 (Qualitative) Market Research 4 ME012 Consumer Behavior 4 ME005 Marketing Integrated Communication 4 ME056 Market Research 2 4 ME057 Distribution and Retail Business 4 ME045 Managerial Marketing 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Program: Business Management Pre-requisite for all courses: Strategic Process 1 CODE COURSE CRED EC059 International Economics 2 4 HL021 Geo-politics 4 NI032 Negotiation Skills and Techniques 4 NI031 Advanced International Marketing 4 NI008 International Trade Regulation 4 NI035 International Logistics 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 Program: Economics Pre-requisite: Calculus of Several Variables CRED CODE COURSE EC081 Advanced Mathematics for Economics 4 EC082 Business Forecasting 4 EC064 Advanced Econometrics 4 EC083 Time Series 4 EC067 Macro-dynamics 4 EC068 Applied Seminar on Mathematical 4 Economics TOTAL CREDITS 24 INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT Programs: Accountancy, Business Management, Economics, and International Business Pre-requisite for all courses: Score of 75 in the Michigan Test CRED CODE COURSE NI007 International Management 4 NI031 International Marketing 4 FI024 International Finance 4 CO023 International Accountancy 4 NI036 International Ethics 4 NI026 Senior Project (IB),Culture Analysis (A,BM, E) 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 PROJECT MANAGEMENT Programs: Business Management, Economics, International Business and Accountancy Pre-requisites: Financial Theory, Financial Mathematics CRED CODE COURSE PY004 Project Preparation 4 PY005 Advanced Financial Accounting 4 PY007 Project Financial Evaluation 4 PY008 Project Economic and Social Evaluation 4 PY009 Project Management 4 PY010 Project Risk Management 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING Programs: Accounting, Business Management, Economy, and International Business Pre-requisites: Sales Mgmt (BM), Marketing and Environment(A,E), Basic Int’l Marketing(IB), Statistics(A, BM, E, IB) CRED CODE COURSE EC063 World Geographical Economy 4 ME012 Consumer Behavior 4 ST207 Inferential Statistics 4 ME069 International Markets Research 4 NI025 International Marketing Plan 4 NI026 Thesis (IB); Advanced International 4 Marketing (A, BM, E) TOTAL CREDITS 24 STRATEGIC COSTS Programs: Business Management, Accountancy, International Business, Economy. Pre-requisites: Basic Costing, Modern Costs (A), Cost Theory (BM) CRED CODE COURSE CO045 Modern Production Systems 4 CO046 Value Management 4 CO047 Modern Costing Systems 4 CO048 Quality assurance and No-Quality 4 Costs CO049 Theory of Constraints 4 TOTAL CREDITS 24 EAFIT University 24 E N G IN E E R IN G S C H O O L CIVIL ENGINEERING CÓDE BU010 CB 011 IC198 ST026 IC104 IC001 HL011 COURSE FIRST SEMESTER Introduction Differential Calculus Construction Materials Computer Programming Descriptive Geometry Fundamentals of Engineering Man and Language SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 CB061 IM015 IC041 IC042 HL012 IC023 Integral Calculus Physics of Movement Static Surveying 1 Surveying 1 Lab Man and Culture Graphic Expression THIRD SEMESTER Elective 1 – Humanities Minor Calculus of several variables Differential Equations Surveying 2 Dynamics Physics Geology FOURTH SEMESTER Physics of Means Road geometric design Road geometric design Lab Special Mathematics Elective 2 – Humanities Minor Mechanics of Continuous Means CREDITS 0 4 6 4 4 4 3 ST033 IC037 IC047 IC048 ST104 SIXTH SEMESTER Numeric Processes Structural analysis 1 Mechanics of Fluids 2 Applied Soil Mechanics Applied Soil Mechanics Lab Elective 4 – Humanities Minor Quantitative Methods SEVENTH SEMESTER Structural Analysis 2 Applied Hydraulics Concrete 1 Concrete Lab General Economics Elective 5 – Humanities Minor Light Construction Light Construction Practice EIGHTH SEMESTER Hydrology Aqueducts and Sewers Concrete 2 Foundations Pavements Pavements Lab Construction Planning and Budgeting 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 4 6 4 4 2 3 4 IC044 IC020 IC045 IC056 EC055 IC103 IC094 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 2 CB113 CB114 IC043 IM016 GE004 3 6 4 4 4 4 IC033 IC052 IC046 IC062 IC057 IC058 IC097 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 CB163 IC031 IC032 CB115 IC018 6 4 2 4 3 4 PT061 NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Major Major Major Major Axiology and Contemporaneousness 20 IC101 IC038 IC039 ST008 IC031 IC100 FIFTH SEMESTER Mechanics of Solids Basic Mechanics of soils Basic Mechanics of soils Lab General Statistics Road geometric design Elective 3 – Humanities Minor Mechanics of Fluids 1 TOTAL CREDITS 4 2 2 4 4 3 4 273 EN001 EN002 EN003 EN004 HL165 IC049 IC102 Road Design Community Service project 1 ELEVENTH SEMESTER Major Major Major Major Community Service project 2 Environmental Engineering 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 EN005 EN006 EN007 EN008 IC072 4 4 4 4 2 4 EAFIT University 25 COMPUTER SCIENCE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS FIRST SEMESTER BU010 BU 011 CB011 CB021 HL011 ST001 ST051 CB022 Cb112 CB061 HL012 ST041 CB015 CB113 CB072 CB023 ST030 CB114 CB066 ST037 ST031 ST035 Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Special Mathematics 1 Man and Language Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals of Programming SECOND SEMESTER Special Mathematics 2 Integral Calculus Physics of Movement Man and Culture Programming Languages THIRD SEMESTER Special Mathematics 3 Calculus of several variables Electricity and Magnetism Linear Algebra Elective 1 – Humanities Minor Data Structures FOURTH SEMESTER Differential equations Physics of the light Systems theory Digital electronics File structures Elective 1 – Humanities Minor FIFTH SEMESTER ST071 ST032 ST102 ST072 ST056 ST073 OG001 ST036 ST038 OG035 ST039 ST107 ST042 Algorithm analysis Communication theory Statistics 1 Information systems Databases Digital Programming Fundamentals of Management SIXTH SEMESTER Numeric analysis Elective 3 – humanities minor Software Engineering Organizations Computer architecture Statistics 2 Compilers SEVENTH SEMESTER Elective 4 – Humanities Minor CO011 ST043 Accounting systems Software Engineering Workshop 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 ST076 ST081 ST017 CO012 ST079 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ST058 ST122 ST131 ST080 ST132 ST125 ST133 4 6 4 4 4 3 4 6 6 4 3 4 ST123 ST208 ST134 ST130 ST129 ST125 ST124 ST128 ST135 HL165 ST061 4 4 6 3 4 PY003 ST078 PT031 CRED 0 1 4 4 3 4 6 EC055 HL120 PY002 ST105 ST074 ST059 ST075 ST104 Computer Networks Operating Systems Quantitative Methods 1 EIGHTH SEMESTER Knowledge Engineering Elective 5 – Humanities Minor General Economics Research methodology Engineering Economy Quantitative methods 2 NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Project evaluation Systems management ELEVENTH SEMESTER Axiology and contemporaneousness 4 6 4 CRED 4 3 4 2 4 4 20 4 4 3 8 Graduation Project MAJORS SOFTWARE ENGINEERING Software Quality Software Metrics Advanced topics in Info. Eng. Educational Software develop. Analysis/design oriented to objects Network Programming DATABASES Database management Database distribution and integration Database advanced techniques COMPUTER NETWORKS Communicat. Networks/protocols TCP/IP and Internet Network programming Added value services HARDWARE Computerized control Industrial control Industrial control Management 6 6 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 E LE C T I V E S Computer Graphics Statistics 3 Knowledge Engineering Workshop 4 4 4 4 4 4 267 EAFIT University 26 New special Topics Quantitative Methods 3 Systems Audit TOTAL CREDITS GEOLOGY CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU 011 CB 011 GE001 GE004 GE027 HL011 Sports Differential Calculus Introduction to Geology Physical Geology Introduction to Geochemistry Man and Language 1 4 4 6 6 3 GE064 GE040 GE045 GE066 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER Geological Data Analysis Stratigraphy Paleontology Structural Geology Geo-techniques CREDITS 2 6 6 6 6 SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 CB061 GE030 GE099 HL012 Integral Calculus Physics of Movement Mineralogy 1 Graphic Instrumentation Man and Culture 4 6 6 6 3 GE072 GE074 GE060 CO017 SEVENTH SEMESTER Geophysics Oil Geology Field 1 Costs and Budget Elective 4 – Humanities Minor 6 6 8 4 3 CB 113 CB072 GE035 GE511 THIRD SEMESTER Calculus of several variables Electricity and Magnetism Mineralogy 2 Water Elective 1 – Humanities Minor 6 6 6 4 3 GE062 GE086 GE078 GE076 EIGHTH SEMESTER Mineral Deposits Environmental Geology Colombian Geology Field 2 6 6 6 10 NINETH SEMESTER PT081 Internship TENTH SEMESTER Elective 1 Elective 2 GE096 Project Draft ? Sea Sciences PY002 Engineering Economy Elective 5 – Humanities Minor ELEVENTH SEMESTER Elective 3 GE098 Graduation Project PY003 Project Evaluation HL165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness TOTAL CREDITS 20 ST008 CB063 GE050 GE115 FOURTH SEMESTER Statistics Physics of Continuous Means Igneous Rocks Remote detection Elective 2 – Humanities Minor 4 6 6 6 3 4 4 8 4 4 3 FIFTH SEMESTER GE088 Metamorphic Rocks GE055 Sedimentary Rocks Geographic Information systems GE058 Geomorphology Elective 3 – Humanities Minor 4 6 4 6 3 4 12 4 4 273 EAFIT University 27 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU010 BU 011 CB 011 IM001 CB011 HL 011 IM012 IM002 IM010 Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Introduct. to Mechanical Engineering Differential Calculus Man and Language Descriptive Geometry Laboratory of Creativity Technical Drawing SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 HL012 IM030 CB061 IM015 PR008 PR009 Integral Calculus Man and Culture Conceptual Design Physics of movement Static Fundam. Of Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Lab 4 3 2 6 4 4 3 0 1 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE CREDITS SIXTH SEMESTER Elective 4 – Humanities Minor IM033 Machine Design 1 IM047 Heat transference IM048 Heat transference Lab IM024 Introduction to CAD-CAM systems IP050 Electro-technique IP050 Electro-technique Lab ST104 Quantitative Methods 1 SEVENTH SEMESTER Elective 5 –Humanities Minor Machine Design 2 Oil hydraulics and Pneumatics 3 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 IM035 IM043 IM085 IM049 IP075 IP076 Fundamentals of Finite elements Maintenance 1 Control 1 Control 1 – Laboratory 3 4 4 4 3 4 2 THIRD SEMESTER Elective 1 – Humanities Minor Elective 2 – Humanities Minor CB 023 Linear Algebra CB114 Differential Equations CB062 Electricity and Magnetism IM016 Dynamics IM021 Mechanics of Solids FOURTH SEMESTER CB113 Calculus of several variables IM041 Mechanics of Fluids IM046 Mechanics of Fluids Lab IC018 Mechanics of Continuous Means IP018 Materials IP019 Materials Lab ST036 Numeric Analysis FIFTH SEMESTER Elective 3 – Humanities Minor CB066 Physics of Light IM044 Thermodynamics IM027 Mechanisms IP035 Manufacturing Processes ST008 General Statistics 3 3 4 4 6 4 4 EIGHTH SEMESTER Axiology and Contemporaneousness IM032 Methodic design IM061 Project Draft CO061 Accounting processes EC055 General Economy EN001 Major HL165 NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Project Management Engineering Economics Major Elective 2 Elective 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 PT071 6 4 2 4 4 2 4 20 IM062 OG001 PY002 EN002 8 4 4 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 4 4 ELEVENTH SEMESTER Environmental control DE010 Legislation ME051 Engineering services marketing EN003 Major EN004 Major Elective 4 TOTAL CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 4 260 EAFIT University 28 PROCESS ENGINEERING CÓDE BU 011 PR010 CB 011 PR012 PR013 IM004 ST026 HL011 PR020 PR021 CB023 CB 112 CB061 HL012 PR030 PR031 ST008 CB113 CB062 COURSE FIRST SEMESTER Sports Introduction to Process Eng. Differential Calculus Chemical Phenomena 1 Chemical Phenomena 1 Lab 1 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 4 2 4 4 6 3 4 2 4 6 6 3 4 4 2 2 4 6 3 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 3 PR070 PR071 PR072 PR075 IP075 IP076 IP086 CREDITS CÓDE Design for Process Engineering Computer Programming Man and Language SECOND SEMESTER Chemical Phenomena 2 Chemical Phenomena 2 Lab Linear Algebra Integral Calculus Physics of Movement Man and Culture THIRD SEMESTER Organic Chemistry 1 Organic Chemistry 1 Lab General Statistics Calculus of several variables Electricity and Magnetism Elective 1 – Humanities Minor FOURTH SEMESTER Organic Chemistry 2 Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Lab Scientific Literature Differential Equations Physics of Light Elective 2 – Humanities Minor FIFTH SEMESTER Applied Thermodynamics Materials Science Materials Science Lab Numeric Processes Quantitative Methods Quality Management Elective 3 – Humanities Minor SIXTH SEMESTER Matter and Energy Balances Unit Operations 1 Unit Operations 1 Lab Electro-techniques Electro-techniques Lab Production management PR082 PR083 PR080 PR081 PR084 PR076 EN001 PT151 PR100 PR101 IP078 IP079 PY002 PR102 EN002 HL165 PR105 IC072 ? PR110 ? EN003 EN004 (*) (**) PR086 PR106 PR117 PR118 (**) PR085 PR105 PR115 PR116 PR040 PR042 PR043 PR044 CB114 CB066 PR050 IP013 IP014 ST033 ST104 PR056 PR066 PR062 PR063 IP050 IP051 IP173 CO017 Principles of Costs and Budget Elective 4 – Humanities Minor CREDITS COURSE SEVENTH SEMESTER Unit Operations 2 4 Unit Operations 2 Lab 2 Unit Operations 3 2 Unit Operations 3 Lab 2 Control 1 4 Control 1 Lab 2 Industrial Logistics 4 Elective 5 – Humanities Minor 3 EIGHTH SEMESTER Instrumental Chemistry 2 Instrumental Chemistry Lab 3 Unit Operations 4 4 Unit Operations 4 Lab 3 Industrial Processes 6 Zero Emissions 4 Major 4 NINETH SEMESTER Internship 20 TENTH SEMESTER Biotechnology (*) 4 Biotechnology Lab 2 Control 2 4 Control 2 Lab 2 Engineering Economy 4 Research Methodology 1 2 Major (**) 4 Axiology and Contemporaneousness 3 ELEVENTH SEMESTER Process Design (*) 4 Environmental Engineering 4 Entrepreneurial Skills 4 Research Methodology 2 2 Administrative Processes 4 Major (**) 4 Major (**) 4 Can be changed, according to elective MAJOR IN BIOTECHNOLOGY Cellular Biology Cellular Processes Bio-transformation Processes Separation Operations MAJOR IN DESIGN Reactors Design Process Design Process Optimization Process Simulation TOTAL CREDITS 272 EAFIT University 29 PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER ID001 ID002 IM112 CB011 ID005 HL 011 Design Project 1 Objects and products CAD Differential Calculus 6 4 4 4 4 3 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE CREDITS Drawing and Graphic expression Man and Language SECOND SEMESTER SEVENTH SEMESTER Design Project 7 PY002 Engineering Economics Trials and Tests ME012 Consumer Behavior HL016 Cultural Studies Elective 5 – Humanities Minor EIGHTH SEMESTER Design Project 8 PY003 Project Evaluation Systems Production Product Strategy HL013 Communication Studies HL165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness Elective 6 – Humanities Minor NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Graduation Project Negotiations Skills Studies in Literature Elective 7 – Humanities Minor Elective 8 – Humanities minor ELEVENTH SEMESTER Project Management Leadership Skills development Entrepreneurship Strategic Planning Elective 9 – Humanities Minor Elective 10 – Humanities Minor 6 4 2 4 4 3 ID003 ID004 CB061 ID006 HL012 Design Project 2 Methods and Design Physics of Movement & Lab Mock-ups and prototypes Man and Culture 6 4 6 2 3 THIRD SEMESTER Design Project 3 Conceptual Design Materials in Design Mechanic Modeling CB113 Calculus of several variables ID007 IM030 ID012 FOURTH SEMESTER Design Project 4 ID009 Processes products CB114 Differential Equations Values and Culture ID011 Semiotics Elective 1 – Humanities Minor FIFTH SEMESTER Design Project 5 IM032 Methodic design Labor Sciences HL064 Political and Historical Studies Elective 2 – Humanities Minor Elective 3 – Humanities Minor SIXTH SEMESTER Design Project 6 Design for assembly Fundamentals of Marketing Market research 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 6 2 6 4 6 PT 48 6 4 4 3 3 NI032 HL019 8 4 4 3 3 6 4 4 4 3 3 PY009 OG011 OG037 OG038 4 4 4 4 3 3 ELECTIVE COURSES Descriptive Geometry, Fundamentals of Programming, Static, Materials resistance, Machine Design, Bionics, Materials Science, Physics, Ergonomics, Processes, Wrappings, Economics, Law, Systems theory, Management, Bio-mechanics and Quality Control. Studies in Logic and Philosophy Seminar Elective 4 – Humanities Minor 6 2 4 4 4 1 3 TOTAL CREDITS EAFIT University 30 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU 011 HL 011 CB 011 IP008 IM110 ST026 Sports Man and Language Differential Calculus Systemic Thinking Technical Drawing Computer Programming SECOND SEMESTER HL 012 CB023 CB 112 CB061 IM015 PR008 PR009 Man and Culture Linear Algebra Integral Calculus Physics of Movement Static Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry Lab 3 4 4 6 4 4 2 1 3 4 4 4 4 IP035 IP040 IP045 IP037 IP075 IP076 IP022 IP023 ST104 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER Manufacture Process 1 Machine-tools Machine-tools Lab Plastic Processing Control 1 Control 1 Lab Trials Trials Lab Quantitative Methods 1 SEVENTH SEMESTER Manufacture Processes 2 Quality Control Systematic Production 1 Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Manufacturing Lab Major Elective 1 EIGHTH SEMESTER Axiology and Contemporaneousness Control 2 Control 2 Lab Industrial Logistics Costs and Budget Major Elective 2 NINETH SEMESTER Internship TENTH SEMESTER Graduation Project Systematic Production 2 Engineering Economy Major Elective 3 ELEVENTH SEMESTER Personnel Management General Economics Project Evaluation Major Elective 4 TOTAL CREDITS CREDITS 4 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 THIRD SEMESTER Elective 1 – Humanities Minor Elective 2 – Humanities Minor CB114 Differential Equations CB062 Electricity and Magnetism IM016 Dynamics IM021 Mechanics of Solids ST102 Statistics 1 FOURTH SEMESTER Elective 3 – Humanities Minor CB113 Calculus of several variables CB063 Physics of Means IM042 Mechanics of Fluids and Thermal IP050 Electro-technique IP051 Electro-technique Lab ST107 Statistics 2 FIFTH SEMESTER Elective 4 – Humanities Minor Elective 5 – Humanities Minor IP058 Industrial Workshop IP005 Production Systems 2 IM043 Oil Hydraulics and Pneumatics IP018 Materials IP019 Materials Lab ST033 Numeric Processes IP036 IP073 IP080 IP041 IP046 EN001 3 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 HL165 IP078 IP079 IP086 CO017 EN002 3 6 6 4 4 2 4 3 4 2 4 4 4 4 PT052 20 3 3 6 4 4 4 2 4 IP091 IP081 PY002 EN003 8 4 4 4 4 IP006 EC055 PY003 EN004 4 4 4 4 4 284 EAFIT University 31 LAW SCHOOL LAW CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU 010 BU011 DE008 DE027 DE002 DE001 DE003 DE004 DE006 Introduction Sports Differential Calculus Hermeneutics History of Juridical Institutions Introduction to Law Constitutional 1 Principles of Private Law Sociology SECOND SEMESTER CB 112 DE023 DE027 DE002 DE001 DE003 DE004 Integral Calculus Macroeconomics Hermeneutics History of juridical institutions Introduction to Law Constitutional 1 Principles of Private Law THIRD SEMESTER Logic Criminal Law Constitutional 2 Theory of juridical business Property Law Microeconomics 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 0 1 4 4 3 5 4 4 3 CREDITS DE007 DE026 DE024 DE028 DE025 DE029 3 5 5 4 5 4 FOURTH SEMESTER DE007 Logic DE026 Criminal Law DE024 Constitutional 2 Public International Law Obligations International Economics FIFTH SEMESTER DE027 Juridical Hermeneutics General Theory of Process Administrative Law Labor Law Contracts Juridical Person in Private law Public Finance 3 5 5 4 5 4 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER DE027 Juridical Hermeneutics General theory of Process Administrative Law Labor Law Contracts Juridical Person in Private law Colombian social & economic history SEVENTH SEMESTER Argumentation General theory of proof Procedures Social Security Family Law Ethics Private International Law EIGHTH SEMESTER Argumentation General Theory of Proof Procedures Heritage Law Bonds and Stocks International Private law NINETH SEMESTER PT052 Internship TENTH SEMESTER Law Consulting 1 Philosophy of Law Economic Policy International Private Law Major in Private Law (E) Major in Criminal Law (E) Major in Economic Law (E) Major in Public Law (E) ELEVENTH SEMESTER Law Consulting 2 Tax Law Philosophy of Law Major in Private Law (E) Major in Criminal Law (E) Major in Economic Law (E) Major in Public Law (E) TOTAL CREDITS CÓDE CREDITS 3 5 3 5 4 4 3 3 4 5 4 4 2 3 3 4 5 3 4 3 20 2 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 2 3 3 8 8 8 8 275 Entry to this program is in January only EAFIT University 32 SCI EN CES / H U M AN I TI ES SCH O O L MATHEMATICS ENGINEERING CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU 011 Sports Introd. to Mathematics Eng. Differential Calculus Computer Programming Science Option 1: Man, Life, Nature Science Option 2: Man, Life, Nature Man and Language SECOND SEMESTER Integral Calculus Lineal Algebra Physics of Movement Science Option 1: Man, Life, Nature Science Option 2: Man, Life, Nature Man and Culture THIRD SEMESTER Calculus of various Variables Probability Theory Boolean and combinatory Algebra Electricity and Magnetism Humanities Minor FOURTH SEMESTER Differential Equations Statistics 1 Numerical Analysis Physics of Light General Theory of Systems Humanities Minor FIFTH SEMESTER Partial derived equations Statistics 2 Modeling Operation research 1 Systemic planning Humanities Minor 4 4 6 4 4 3 1 2 4 4 4 4 3 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER Actual analysis Graphos and resources Finite elements Operation research 2 Systemic quality Humanities Minor 3 SEVENTH SEMESTER Complex Analysis Stochastic Processing 1 Automaton and Language Design Practice Seminar 1 Humanities Minor EIGHTH SEMESTER Mathematical structures Stochastic processing 2 Meta-heuristics Engineering Economics Lineal Systems Practice Seminar 2 NINETH SEMESTER Major 1 Major 1 Major 2 Major 2 Project Evaluation Practice Seminar 3 TENTH SEMESTER Internship ELEVENTH SEMESTER Major 1 Major 1 Major 2 Major 2 Practice Seminar 4 Axiology & Contemporaneousness TOTAL CREDITS CREDITS 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 6 4 4 6 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 20 4 4 4 4 4 4 255 EAFIT University 33 MUSIC CÓDE COURSE FIRST SEMESTER BU 011 MU001 MU003 MU004 MU016 MU006 HL011 MU007 Sports Introduction to Music Instrument or Major 1 Theory of Music 1 Auditory training and Sol-fa 1 Piano / Complementary Instrument 1 Instrumental / vocal practice 1 Man and Language Basic Elective SECOND SEMESTER Instrument or Major 2 Theory of Music 2 Auditory training and Sol-fa 2 Piano / Complementary Instrument 2 Instrumental / vocal practice 2 Man and Culture Basic Elective THIRD SEMESTER Instrument or Major 3 Theory of Music 3 Auditory training and Sol-fa 3 Piano / Complementary Instrument Music History & Literature 1 Instrumental / vocal practice 3 Humanities Minor 1 Elective 1 FOURTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 4 Theory of Music 4 Auditory training and Sol-fa 4 Piano / Complementary Instrument Music History & Literature 2 Instrumental / vocal practice 4 Humanities Minor 2 Elective 2 FIFTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 5 Theory of Music 5 Auditory training and Sol-fa 5 Music History & Literature 3 Instrumental / vocal practice 5 Harmony 1 Humanities Minor 3 Elective 3 1 4 6 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 4 2 3 4 6 2 2 4 2 2 3 4 MU108 MU105 MU106 CREDITS CÓDE COURSE SIXTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 6 Theory of Music 6 Auditory training and Sol-fa 6 Music History & Literature 4 Instrumental / vocal practice 6 Harmony 2 Humanities Minor 4 Elective 4 SEVENTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 7 Harmony 3 Counterpoint 1 Form analysis 1 Instrumental / vocal practice 7 Music Pedagogy 1 Humanities Minor 5 Elective 5 EIGHTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 8 Harmony 4 Counterpoint 2 Form analysis 2 Instrumental / vocal practice 8 Music Pedagogy 2 Axiology & Contemporaneousness Elective 6 NINETH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 9 Counterpoint 3 Form analysis 3 Instrumental / vocal practice 9 Literature for the instrument / major Monograph – Graduation project Elective 7 TENTH SEMESTER Instrument or Major 10 Counterpoint 4 Form analysis 4 Instrumental / vocal practice 10 Literature for the instrument / major Elective Monograph – Graduation project Recital TOTAL CREDITS CREDITS 6 2 2 4 2 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 2 2 2 2 4 4 6 2 2 2 2 4 4 0 237 MU021 MU022 MU036 MU024 HL012 MU025 MU130 MU131 MU132 MU133 MU134 MU135 MU040 MU041 MU055 MU042 MU043 MU044 MU183 MU178 MU177 MU176 MU179 HL165 MU180 MU062 MU063 MU080 MU064 MU065 MU066 MU182 MU187 MU188 MU184 MU083 MU084 MU085 MU086 MU087 MU088 MU191 EAFIT University 34 LIST OF HUMANITIES MINORS (“RUTAS”) HL 014 HL 015 HL 105 HL 106 HL 107 POLITICAL STUDIES Subject and Power Politics and representation systems State forms and political regimes Politics and Development World and Colombian problems 3 3 3 3 3 HL 016 HL 206 HL 207 HL 208 HL 209 CULTURAL STUDIES Introduction to Cultural Studies Society and Culture Fears, Mediums and Simulations Cultural practices Research Seminar 3 3 3 3 3 HL 017 HL 018 HL 308 HL 309 HL 310 LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY Fundamentals of Philosophy Fundamentals of Logic Fundamentals of Science Logic and Philosophy Science Philosophy and Logic 3 3 3 3 3 HL 019 HL 409 HL 410 HL 412 HL 411 LITERARY STUDIES Introduction to Literature Narrative: from the real to the virtual Poetry: from imaginary to image Novel: from Fiction to meta-fiction Drama: from tragic to absurd 3 3 3 3 3 HL 013 HL 602 HL 603 HL 604 HL 605 COMMUNICATION STUDIES Introduction to communication studies Theory of communicative action Audiovisual communic. And mass media Transcultural communication Communication in organizations 3 3 3 3 3 HL 064 HL 060 HL 154 HL 156 HL 159 VALUES AND CULTURE Historical culture processes Psychology and history of the cultures Culture Anthropology Colombian History Psychology and Management 3 3 3 3 3 HL 022 HL 702 HL 703 HL 704 HL 705 THEORETICAL STUDIES ON MUSIC Music General Theory Music History 1 Music History 2 Basic Piano Music History 3 3 3 3 3 3 EAFIT University 35 COURSE DESCRIPTION ACCOUNTANCY DEPARTMENT CO 008 Managerial Accounting (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to use short-term cost and accounting information in the planning, administrative control and decision-making processes within the organization. Such information allows for the analysis of limitations; the scope of financial accounting; the traditional costing system; the applications and validity of variable costing and finally, the introduction of strategic costs in decision making. Contents include the theoretical framework of managerial accounting: evaluative analysis and its comparison with financial accounting; the evaluation of Inflation: theoretical bases, measurement, adjustment methods. Variable costing evaluation and its use in short-term decisions; other variable costing applications regarding cost-volume profit and break-even Point; sales pricing; administrative control: Accounting in areas of responsibility and short term decisions, updating evaluation, transfer prices; current cost tendencies. Applications on decision-making will be studied. CO 011 Accounting Systems (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to interpret, apply and understand accounting techniques, analyze basic financial statement figures, and submit reports based on operations and registers of commercial transactions. Contents include Accounting concepts and conceptual framework; Accounting process and transactions registering; the aim of the accounting process and the administrative and accounting reports; development of integrated information commercial transaction software for managerial use. CO 012 Systems Auditing (4 Credits) On completion of this course students are expected to have skills to identify and manage computing risk, and to understand and act in the role of Computing Auditor in organizations. Contents include computing concepts; considerations about systems auditing; fraud; risk analysis in computerized environments; computing auditing environments. CO 015 Accounting Procedures (4 Credits) This course, designed for the Mechanical Engineering students, aims to the comprehension of the Accounting tools needed for personal and professional benefit, related to the costing of professional services. It will also allow them to understand how to focus on current costs and modern alternatives, in order to optimize resources and decisionmaking. Contents include a financial accounting module; traditional costing; Strategic costs; ABC (Activity Based Costing); poor quality costs. CO 017 Fundamentals of Costing and Budgeting (4 Credits) This course is designed for the Engineering School students to develop a modern analytical approach on costs and their importance in achieving competitive advantages in a global economic framework. It will also develop analytical abilities to assess the traditional approaches on cost and to establish differences, in order to suggest the appropriate changes needed to achieve maximum benefits. Contents include financial accounting module; traditional costing; strategic costs; ABC (Activity Based Costing); Poor Quality Costs. CO 021 Financial Theory (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze Accounting’s nature and principles, as well as the concepts, rules and procedures that sustain present and future accounting practices. This will give students a grasp of measurement’s limitations, contents, presentation, classification and use of financial information, in order to make appropriate representation of social and economic facts and their link with financial theory and strategic analysis. Contents include Diagnosis of the current state and perspectives of accounting regulations; concept and models of Accounting theory; Accounting information in a strategic context; structure of an accounting theory model and its application (basic rules and characteristics of accounting information); measuring results; the Colombian Accounting Model; Public Accounting. CO 023 International Accounting (4 Credits) On completion of this course, students are expected to understand the financial and accounting information of an organization, regarding the place and circumstances of its activity. Contents include an introduction to International Accounting; consolidation of financial statements; equity method; devaluation; currency transference; functional currency and its effects on financial statements; financial statement analysis; financial statement analysis for international companies. EAFIT University 36 CO 025 Financial accounting (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the different resources needed to develop an organization’s economic activity. It also deals with the different financial alternatives to diagnose the relationship between the investment structure as it appears in the Assets, and the financing structure shown in the Liabilities and Patrimony. Analysis of accounting information presented by organizations and the accounting rules that support its elaboration in Colombia will be studied, considering the development, policies and objectives of the firm, as well as the decision-making needs for the different users. Contents include an Introduction: Accounting principles, Basic financial statements. Theoretical foundations of assets, liabilities, patrimony, incomes and expenses. Financial statements and the effects of inflation; Colombian accounting model -Decree 2649/93; current assets; fixed assets; study of liabilities; patrimony. evaluation of accounting information and inflation adjustments. CO 026 Advanced Accounting (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze the accounting and fiscal rules, principles and current procedures for the consolidation and conversion of financial statements. Students will be expected to 1) explain and support the economic reasons for mergers and acquisitions of companies. 2) To interpret and apply accounting rules for transactions between affiliated and subsidiary matrix companies. 3) To prepare consolidated financial statements. 4) To interpret and analyze consolidated financial statements, and 5) to prepare and interpret the conversion of foreign currency financial statements to local currency. Contents include conceptual fundamentals; matrix and subordinate companies; financial statement conversions. CO 027 Auditing General Theory (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are to achieve a common language in terms of auditing concepts; to define the fields in which the different auditing classifications can apply, as well as the application of the Auditing concept according to the different public accountant duties. Finally, to manage and interpret the Auditing Process constituent elements. Contents include general concepts of auditing; the audit process; internal control; field work. CO 028 Fiscal Accounting (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the economic and legal nature of taxes, and their effects on a company’s liquidity, profitability and debts. Furthermore, to place the tax information system within the accounting information system, understanding its similarities and differences, and the way it affects the financial statements figures. Contents include a conceptual framework: economic & legal foundations; Internal Revenue Taxes; direct taxes: V.A.T. (IVA), industrial, and commercial taxes; adjustments for inflation. CO 030 Accounting Information System (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand different techniques used in the organization of accounting systems, supported by the different accounting packages. Analysis of design requirements, along with the source documents, the accounting plan implementation, and the production of books and basic financial statements with their diverse components will be performed, according to the current legislation (Decree 2649/93). Students will also review the different Management Information Systems available for company decision-making. Contents include Management Information Systems; Accounting systems, their elements and information; management of accounting packages; Total Accounting System applied to an organization. CO 033 Fundamentals of Accounting (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the accounting concepts to evaluate, at a basic and general level, the economic situation of a company, shown through financial statements, and related to investment, financing and profitability. Contents include theoretical framework; financial statements; valuation aspects in stocktaking, accounts receivable and fixed assets; the study of some liabilities; analysis of patrimony; adjustments for inflation. CO 034 Accounting Principles (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the Accounting conceptual framework, its nature, functions and objectives within the organization and in the economic environment. This allows for the identification and understanding of the fundamentals of financial accounting principles and qualities of accounting information, measuring its reach and limitations in financial statements in relation to decision-making. Contents include Accounting’s conceptual framework; financial statements; the accounting process; accounting principles and qualities of accounting information: fundamentals of financial accounting; financial statements in commercial companies; inflation and accounting information; reading the financial statements; introduction to the Colombian accounting model: Decree 2649/93. CO 035 Cost Theory (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the theory of cost, its nature, objectives, and its relationship with the organization’s objectives and with the environment. Contents include historical evolution of costs; cost studies’ subjects; the costs in the financial reports; costs in the management information system; conventional and modern costing systems. EAFIT University 37 CO 037 Basic costing (4 Credits) Designed for the Public Accountancy students, the objective of this course is to develop an analytical approach to the company’s economic facts, to analyze and evaluate the traditional costing systems. Contents include the environment and its relationship with costs; cost theory: basic conceptual framework; cost as a part of an integrated general information system; conventional production system; budgets and their relationship with costs; the cost cycle; standard costs; evolution of the traditional costing system; special types of costing; designing a traditional costing system. CO 038 Modern Costing – Major in Costs (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the company costing system and suggest the design and implementation of new systems, in line with the new financial and economic reality. Contents include modern production systems; designing a cost system: environmental analysis; the relationship with the firm’s vision and Mission statements; demand planning; production planning; administration, sales marketing, distribution and customer service costs; stages of a cost system implementation; modern view on costs: background, ABC description and applications, and no-quality costs. CO 039 Fiscal Control (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the regulation of the Comptroller function; to develop controlling abilities. Furthermore, to view fiscal control as a social function, together with the economic – financial one, with its own responsibilities towards the social interests that take place in an organization. Finally, to identify the fiscal control as an important function within an efficient organization. Contents include control’s development in Colombia; control as an international function; objectives of a Comptroller’s functions: the financial, administrative and management audit. Planning the Comptroller’s work; execution and rounding-up of a Control activity; the aggregate value related to the social interests. Social responsibility. CO 040 General Theory of Control (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the importance of the control system in an organization and to acquire the knowledge necessary to design one for every type of organization. Contents include Control: a broad concept in evolution; control and organizational evolution; fundamentals of the control system; components; the Control report: fundamental concepts. CO 041 Accounting Regulation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze the development and contents of the national and international Accounting regulation. To this purpose, the conceptual framework of Accounting, the Decree 2649/93 (Colombian Model), the Resolution 4444 of 1995 (General plan for public accounting), issued by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance will be used as a reference. Related to the different models and norms, assessment of theoretical limitations and effects on the economic situation of a firm will be made. Contents include the conceptual framework of accounting normalization; private and public Accounting regulation: International accounting regulations; Accounting normalization in the U. S. A., Spain and Mexico; legal analyses of regulations; Accounting regulations in Colombia; the general plan of public accounting (PUC); the Colombian Accounting statute. CO 042 Financial planning (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze, design and implement financial planning models for the evaluation and monitoring of long and short term objectives in a company, thereby fulfilling its strategic plan and commitment. Contents include theoretical basis for strategic planning and direction; budget planning methodology. The General budget; projection of financial statements and information analysis: General Balance, Gain &Loss, and the Cash Flow. Introduction to capital budget. Managerial evaluation based on the budget administration. The use of ABC costs in the budget; Long-term financial planning; Financial evaluation of projects. Practical applications for software evaluation (Lab), and fieldwork. CO 043 Tax Planning Procedure (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop fiscal management abilities in search for the optimization of tax costs, which implies taking advantage of different fiscal benefits and avoid incurring unnecessary costs, while complying with regulations; to evaluate tax impact on a company’s economic situation and develop fiscal control processes. Contents include Income Tax and contributions; Tax planning and conciliation; Tax procedures; Tax auditing. CO 045 Production Systems (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze new production alternatives as basis for different costing focuses. Contents include fundamentals and evolution of the production systems. Fundamentals of the productive systems: functional production lines Vs flexible production lines; new productive trends. Process design and control. Improvement tools for the productive processes: automation and robotics. Process improvement; competitive analysis and production systems: outsourcing and Benchmarking; I&D in production systems: creativity and innovation; effective use of information technology. EAFIT University 38 CO 046 Value Management (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to structure an information system to give a solid foundation to the value management concept, both from the theoretical and practical points of view. Contents include: value’s economic foundation; current trends in administration and costs; value and the current techniques in cost management: quality, continuous improvement, Just-in-time; value in finance’s perspective; Value in the organizational information system; design of an information system for value management using financial and non-financial tools. CO 047 Advanced Costing - Major in Costs (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to deepen into the study of current cost systems, as a support to organizational management. Contents include Strategies for cost competitive advantage; strategic costs: meaning and application of the concept; evaluation of conventional and modern costs; life-cycle costing; ABC= Activity Based Costing; JIT accounting; throughput accounting; value chain analysis; zero-inventory production systems. CO 048 Quality Assurance and Costs (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to apprehend the importance of continues improvement through quality assurance and the identification of activities that add value and cost. Contents include: Quality Management; national and international norms for Quality assurance and cost; quality assurance system; parameters for quality’s measurement and quantification; Non-Quality costs; non-quality’s direct and indirect costs; worldwide non-quality indices; steps to implement a non-quality cost system. CO 049 Theory of Constraints - Major in Costs (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to study the theory of constraints as a method for the implementation of continuous improvement. Contents include fundamentals of the Theory of Constraints (TOC); TOC Language; the world of costs vs. the world of throughput; decision-making formulation in the world of throughput; types of constraints; what to change? Where to change? How to change? Current reality Trees; clouds evaporation; future reality trees: technique to evaluate solutions; prerequisites and transition trees; creating a competitive advantage; implementation of an improvement process. CO 050 Risk Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop the ability to evaluate and improve the subsystem of preventive control, based on the theoretical basis about risk, its analysis, management and control, as to assure modern managers a more efficient administration. Contents include risk management, both in organizational control and preventive control; risk; risk management; methodologies for risk identification, measurement and evaluation; selection of methods for risk reduction (safety strategies). CO 052 Management auditing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is for students majoring in Control, to have the theoretical concepts and to develop abilities in management auditing within an organization. Contents include Strategic Management, Strategic Administration and Prospective concepts. Basic concepts of strategic, managerial and operational controls. Basic concepts of managerial measuring. Financial analysis as a tool for managerial evaluation. Definition of objectives, goals and performance standards; management indicators and their relationship with managerial measurement. Qualitative standards to measure management; the Management Auditing Report. CO 053 Environmental auditing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is for students majoring in Control to have the theoretical, normative and methodological elements to evaluate the administrative process and its results related to control for environmental protection. Contents include basic foundations of ecology and environment; environmental regulation -rules for sustainable development; the environmental management system; environmental protection planning; environment’s plan implementation and application; determination of environmental value; environmental management follow-up and measurement; the auditing plan for environmental management system; environmental policy and audit’s aggregate value; the environmental auditing report. CO 054 Special audits (4 Credits) The objective of this course is for students majoring in Control to approach the handling of special managerial events; the methodology to evaluate their management and the contribution to corporate stability and to customer service. Contents include auditing the intelligence capital; auditing marketing; auditing outsourcing; auditing benchmarking; auditing quality. CO 056 Financial Economic Analysis (6 Credits) Accounting and finance are today fundamental instruments to support business performance. This course will assess different alternatives to choose the most suited one for a firm’s analysis, future projections and control. Emphasis will be made on the working capital’s management and strategic planning, as well as on other short-term policies, keeping in mind the generation of value and the fulfillment of the company’s Vision, Mission and objectives. Contents include the limits of traditional analysis and the need to reformulate financial statements. The economic concept of Profit. EAFIT University 39 Financial and Operational Patrimony. Patrimonial profitability and Asset profitability. Cash Flow through activities: all the resources, working capital and cash flow; operational and financial historical free cash flow: a bridge between short and long term; The measuring of maximum potential. Financial and operative leverage regarding competitiveness; short-term financial projections; economic analysis of management indicators; V.A.T (IVA): New dimension of financial indicators with an aggregate value. Benchmarking for a financial function. CO058 Income Tax and Deductions (4 credits) The objective of this course is to give students an integral knowledge of taxes and an adequate judicial and tributary basis to interpret and resolve the application of income tax in business. Contents include introduction to income tax; taxation obligations; earnings which do and do not constitute income; liquid income; patrimony; tax tariffs and discounts; taxes complimentary to income. CO059 Taxation procedure (4 credits) Objective: to develop an integral knowledge of taxation procedure, which will allow students to present taxation resources, meet the requirements of taxation administration, and as a consequence understand and apply the sanctions which can be enforced for tax evasion. Contents: requirements and formal obligations; sanctions; determining taxes and sanctions; presumptions of the probatory regime; ways of terminating obligations; co-active charge; taxation administration interventions; refunds. CO060 Industrial and Commercial Tax and Territorial Tax (4 credits) Objective: to achieve an integral knowledge of tax and a foundation in accounting, taxation and law adequate for interpreting and resolving problems in territorial taxation. Contents: Introduction; subjects of obligation; types of tax and legislation; industrial and commercial tax; imposed base and its tariffs and retention system; determining tax; taxation procedure in Municipal Taxes; co-active charge procedure; taxation declarations; control programmes. CO062 Foreign Investment Taxes (4 credits) Objective: to understand the impact of foreign investment on taxes, at a national and business level, and to be able to successfully make predictions. Contents: fundamental concepts; types of foreign investment; taxation aspects of investment; capital registers; fundamental obligations in the exchange system; representation; shipment tax; taxation declarations; transferring utilities to other countries; exchange legislation; sanctions for exchange legislation; control programmes. CO074 Management Control (4 credits) Objective: to understand the importance of control systems in an organisation and acquire the knowledge necessary to design a suitable control system; to encourage ethical principles and social responsibility and understand control as agreed between all agents with interest in a business. Contents: concept and evolution of control; control and the evolution of organisations; fundamentals of control systems; components of control systems; the COSO report. CO076 Insurance management (4 credits) Objective: to show how to retain, transfer and eliminate risk; to understand business insurance as a tool by which companies can protect their holdings and transfer risk to a third party, in this case the insurance company, in case of disaster; to deepen knowledge of insurance policies. Contents: insurance management; basic definitions for interpreting insurance policies; insurance legislation; types of policy; insurance classification; vigilance in the insurance sector; cover for small and medium enterprises; managing disasters. CO077 The Risk of Fraud (4 credits) Objective: to identify reasons for fraud in business, its causes, and how to minimise its occurrence. Contents: the problem; fundamental theories and classifications of fraud; fraud in financial information; elements of fraud; legal aspects; information fraud; detection techniques. CO078 Budgeting (4 credits) Objective: to understand the importance of budgets and how they affect financial planning, as well as their nature, advantages, limitations, the methodology for forming a budget and how to execute it successfully. To design controls for implementing operative, capital and financial budgets. Contents: general aspects; methodology for elaborating a Master budget; operation budgets; capital budgets; financial budgets; budget control. CO079 International Accounting Systems (4 credits) Objective: to introduce students to the field of international accounting and the information systems used by a multinational company. To teach the fundamental advantages and disadvantages of reconciling accounts. To compare the characteristics of financial states in Colombia and other countries, and to learn the mechanisms used to EAFIT University 40 convert financial states by multinational companies, and to emphasize variables like setting, evaluation, and risk which influence the financial analysis of multinational businesses. Contents: introduction to accounting systems for multinational companies; reconciling accounts; characteristics of financial states in Colombia compared with other countries; mechanisms of currency conversion in financial states; analysis of financial states in multinational companies; analysis and accounting treatment of derived instruments. CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IC 001 Fundamentals of Engineering (2 Credits) There are two objectives to this course: First, to introduce students to EAFIT University’s philosophy and commitment, and to show future Civil Engineers the appropriate role in their profession, the different areas in which they will be involved, and their effect on people, on society and on the country. Secondly, to develop an understanding about ethics as an integral part of human development. Contents include an introduction to EAFIT University’s philosophy and objective; the Civil Engineer; Ethics for the university student; the Civil Engineering Program at EAFIT University; Design and production process in civil engineering; Engineering, Science and Humanities; Engineering organizations in Colombia. IC018 Introduction to the Mechanics of Continuous means (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to interpret the behavior of different types of continuous means when they are submitted to external actions or forces, and the deformations and flows they generate in such physical systems. Contents include Mechanics of continuous means; Deformation and effort concept; Constitutive laws. IC 023 Graphical Expression (4 Credits) Contents include blueprint and hand drawing; norms for valued line drawing, precision lines; fundamentals of isometrics; block diagrams; AutoCAD; descriptive geometry; angles between planes; topographic layouts; topographical profiles; frontispiece drawing; structural drawing. IC 031 Road Geometrical Design (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the use of methods and criteria for the geometrical design of roads’ elements, and the grounds appropriate for their construction. Contents include Elements of Roads’ geometrical design; Road drawing. IC 032 Road Geometrical Design Laboratory (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the use of methods and criteria for the geometrical design of roads’ elements, and to identify the grounds appropriate for their construction. Contents include practical exercises on drawing, orientation, curves, and orientation of highways and streets. IC 033 Hydrology (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to calculate with enough precision the rains and design gradients, which serve as basis for designing any hydrological structure. Contents include the Climate; Geomorphology; Vapors and transpiration; Precipitation; design gradient. IC 037 Structural analysis I (4 Credits) Objective: to assess simple structures, be them determined or undetermined, using traditional, energetic and iterative methods. Contents include deformation energy; analysis of elastic line in beams; analysis of statically undetermined beams; fundamentals of structural analysis; indetermination grades and stability analysis; special topics. IC 038 Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to identify different types of soil and their basic mechanical properties, for later applications to Engineering problems. Contents include generalities; soil origin and formation; gravimetric and volumetric relationships; consistency and plasticity; granulometrics; soil structure; soil classification; the capillary phenomenon; hydraulic properties; consolidation theory. IC 039 Laboratory of Basic Soil Mechanics (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the basic soil mechanical properties and their benefits as structural material. Contents include Generalities; Identification of fine-granular and coarse-granular soils; Field exploration, sample recollection, and profile raising; Determination of the humidity content by oven and speedy methods; Determination of the specific gravity of soils by different methods; Determination of the consistency limits by the Arthur Casagrande’s method and penetration cone; Granulometrics by sift; Granulometrics by sedimentation; Assay of single dimensional consolidation; Determination of the geo-textile properties. EAFIT University 41 IC 041 Surveying I (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to interpret the topographic information gathered both in the field and in the office, establishing an appropriate understanding with the topographer about the data they supply during the exercise of their professional life. Contents include Introduction; field data registers; Errors and mistakes; Plannimetry; Altimeter; Special data gathering; handling and interpreting topographic layouts. IC 042 Surveying I Field work (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the topographer’s job in projects related to civil engineering, by working with the different teams, familiarizing themselves with the handling of topographic information, and identifying the activities relevant to the civil engineers in the development of a construction site. Contents include: Introduction; ribbon measurements; Calculation of angles based in metric ribbon measurements; The compass; transit; Planimetric raising with tachometry and ribbon; Altimeter, balancing with hand level; Altimeter, balancing with precision level; Site of a project; curve leveling by the “round coat of arms” method; leveled curve drawing. IC 043 Surveying II (4 Credits) Contents include: Photogrametry; Basic principles of Photogrametry; Air photography scale; Photogrametry application fields; Geodesy; Photo-control; Applied cartography principles. IC 044 Structural Analysis II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze linear reticular structures subject to any kind of static charge, using the direct method of rigidity, and to carry them out complying with all of Colombian norms of design and earthquake-resistant construction, Decree 400 of 1997, law 33 of 1998. Contents include Rigidity direct method; Analysis of compound systems; Structural configuration; Transformation of a rigidity quantity; Analysis of collateral effects. IC 045 Concrete I (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: to identify the principles on which the foundation of the reinforced concrete structures design is based; to design all the structural elements that conform a simple structure of reinforced concrete, such as the case of a two-story house. Contents include Fundamental concepts; Analysis of service conditions; Method of design to the break; Designing glazed pottery in one direction; one and two-floor houses; adherence and anchored length; girder seismic design. IC 046 Concrete II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design the simplest elements of reinforced concrete such as single axial and two-ax columns, bi-directional slabs, structural walls, superficial and deep foundations and containment walls. Contents include Superficial foundations; deep foundations; Containment walls; single-axial columns; two-ax columns; Concrete structural walls; Introduction to plastic design; Bi-directional slabs; Reinforced concrete slabs design. IC 047 Applied Mechanics of Soils (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the forces that act on contention structures and slope stability, the adequate field exploration and the evaluation of cut-resistance parameters. Contents include Introduction to the course outline; Soil exploration; Soil cut resistance; Soil compacting; Land pressure and contention structures; Slopes stability; Basic principles of foundations. IC 048 Applied Mechanics of soils Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this lab is to evaluate the geo-mechanical properties of soils and their benefit as structural material. Contents include Generalities; Observation of the perforation execution with mechanical drill; Resistant assay to simple compression; Direct cut sample in fine granular and thick granular soils; Soil stabilization. IC 049 Road Design (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the basic aspects of Transport Engineering and road design, their classification, intervening factors, drainage systems and intersection design. Furthermore, students will have the possibility to design a road on a pre-defined topography, to apply all items seen in the course. Contents include technical aspects of transport Engineering; road design workshop. IC 052 Water and Sewage Systems (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to identify the state and private organisms that regulate the potable water system in Colombia; to learn the basic concepts on water supply and recollection of wastewater and rainwater; and to design and calculate the various components of pumping or gravity systems, using the appropriate methods. Contents include constituent elements of a Potable water Supply and recollection of wastewater and rainwater system; basic criteria for design; supply fountains; Caption works; Adduction and de-sanders; pipelines; storage and/or regulator tanks; distribution network system; domestic sewerage; rainwater sewerage. EAFIT University 42 IC 056 Laboratory of Concrete (2 Credits) Contents include concrete theory; aggregate theory, water and additives theory; Assay of tension on steel; Concrete density; Normal consistency, setting times, abnormal settings; Physic and chemical erosion; Mixture design. IC 057 Pavements (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design different pavement structures, knowing their failure types and recuperation methods. Contents include generalities; flexible pavements; drainage; articulate pavements; rigid pavements; failures in pavements; pavement recuperation. IC 058 Laboratory of Pavements (2 Credits) Contents include Basic soils design; CBR assay; Form and fractured faces indication; Crushing indication, impact resistance; Specific weight, viscosity, penetration; Marshall design. IC 059 Heavy Construction (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn about the methods and equipment for ground leveling, how to calculate unit costs and profits and thus choose the appropriate equipment to perform an earth moving job. Contents include the general steps for excavation; construction heavy equipment; earth-moving stages; costing earth moving; excavation planning. IC 062 Foundations (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to select the most appropriate capacity of foundation charge, on the basis of ground resistance and affirming levels. Contents include forces distribution inside the ground; Foundations; Foundations charge capacity; Superficial foundations charge capacity on the basis of ground resistance; Superficial foundations charge capacity on the basis of affirming levels; Deep foundations charge capacity; Foundations for one- and two-floor edification. IC 065 Slope stability (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: 1) To identify the different Geo-technical parameters that intervene in the stability of a slope, taking into account the different types of ground and the Geo-technical ruling conditions, in order to achieve the appropriate design. 2) To study current methods for slope analysis, emphasizing the hypothesis and limitations. Contents include Introduction; Types and causes of the most common errors in Slopes; Basic Geo-technical parameters; Security factor; field and laboratory research; slope stability analysis methods; Preventive and corrective measures; Instrumentation. IC 094 Construction Field works (4 Credits) The objective of this practice is to identify the various construction methods used in civil construction, specially in reinforced concrete. Furthermore, to assess materials, equipment and tools most commonly used in construction. Contents include the role of the engineer in construction; planning the construction site; location; earth moving; concrete structures; framework; coverings; electrical network; finishing. IC 097 Construction budgeting and planning (4 Credits) New course. IC 100 Mechanics of Fluids (4 Credits) The objective of this course is the precise calculation of relative aspects to the resultant movement of fluids (with emphasis in the liquids) in certain situations of elemental character. Contents include Fluids static; Fluids cinematic; Fluids kinetic; smooth non-viscous flow; Limit cape and turbulence; Kinetic of real flow; Models theory and dimensional analysis. IC 101 Introduction to Mechanics of Solids (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to calculate the extent of effort and deformation in structural elements caused by pressure and other actions exerted on them. Contents include axis charge; torsion; flexion and cutting; column bending. IC 102 Community Service Project (4 Credits) This course aims to design a project in the area of Civil Engineering Consulting to respond to some of the needs in the low socioeconomic levels of the community. To develop this project, students will apply the concepts seen in class to a real situation, in different areas of civil engineering, and connecting different areas of knowledge. Finally, they will write out a professional and coherent document accompanied by plans, the preceding aspects, the methodology of study and the proposed solution. Contents include the preceding research and the proposed problem environment; Methodology for the solution of a problem; sample gathering and trials; Result interpretation; design process; elaboration of layouts; Final report edition; report presentation. EAFIT University 43 IC 103 Light Construction (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to identify different construction systems used in civil construction, particularly those using reinforced concrete structures, and to assess materials, equipment and tools most commonly used in constructing buildings. Contents include the role of engineers in construction; construction site design; location; earth moving; concrete structures; masonry; coverings; electrical network; finishing, quality assurance. IC 104 Descriptive Geometry (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the problems of forms in space, to represent them graphically on paper, to use different techniques developed for the handling of implements necessary for precision drawing. An assessment of the problems that could arise into the engineering profession, related to the basic theoretical concepts developed in the course will be proposed. Contents include the language of Projections; The hexahedron as a basis for orthogonal projections; exercise on line projections; Auxiliary planes; basic concepts of the plane in space problems; line and plane intersection; Projection of elements on planes; two-plane intersection; Intersection of solids with lines and planes; Rotation and revolution. IC 198 Construction Materials (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to apply chemical concepts when analyzing the properties of construction materials. To understand construction materials and the possibility of transforming them, modifying them, or looking for new applications in the field. To search for new engineering materials, unusual technologies and their applications. Contents include atomic configuration – electrical, magnetic and thermal properties of materials; Chemical reactions and stoichiometric calculus; Minerals and metallurgy physics; Fundamentals of metals structure; Metals and their alloys in construction; Ceramic materials; Inorganic cementing materials; Concrete; Polymeric materials; Asphalt: Thermoplastic polymer; Wood: Thermal-fixed natural polymer; Compound materials. IC 205 Works and Projects Supervision (4 credits) The course aims to teach the students the juridical, administrative and technical principles of working as a supervisor, so that they can plan and control activities necessary in construction works. Contents: theoretical fundamentals of supervision; who can perform supervision; selection of supervisors; selection of constructors; managing supervisory contracts; quality assurance; supervision documents. IC 207 State Contract system (4 Credits) New course IC 208 Quality (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to give students the necessary concepts to design, structure, implement and improve quality systems in enterprises of the construction sector. Contents include Quality fundamentals; Quality improve; ISO 9000 Series; Quality system ISO 9000 development and implementation; Quality system ISO 9001-94 requirements; ISO 9000, year 2000 version. IC 212 Electric Installation (4 Credits) New course IC 213 Design on Wood (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design simple structures in wood (beams and columns) according to current national rules and regulations. Contents include generalities; wood as an engineering material; wood design and construction norms; architectonic and structural design; structure joints; pathologies; practical applications – assembling and transportation. IC 215 Environmental Legislation (4 Credits) New course IC 220 Research Project 2 – Geo-techniques (4 Credits) Tutorial course IC 223 Advanced Pavements (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to train students interested in the design and maintenance of roads, in the theoretical and practical aspects to delve into the calculus of flexible, rigid and articulate pavements structure as well as in conservation, evaluation and rehabilitation methods of such structures. Contents include Introduction; Efforts distribution in flexible pavements; Design methods; Functional evaluation of pavements; Reinforcement structures calculus, and Recycling techniques application. IC 226 Transit engineering (4 Credits) New course EAFIT University 44 COMPUTER SCIENCE / INFORMATION SYSTEMS ST 001 Introduction to Computer Science (2 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to identify the characteristics that make up the professional and occupational profiles of Systems Engineering at EAFIT University. Contents include Engineering; Computing; Professional Profile of a Systems Engineer; Occupational profile of a Systems Engineer; (Parallel) communication tools. ST 008 General Statistics (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to carry out a statistical research process for problems under conditions of uncertainty. Contents include Descriptive statistics; probability; random variables and probability distributions; random samples and sampling distributions; estimation and proof of hypothesis; analysis of regression and correlation. ST 026 Computer programming (4 Credits) At the end of this course students are expected to understand the basic concepts of managing and using computers, structured programming by objects, and will have the ability to establish and implement small conceptual tasks regarding complex problems. Contents include Basic concepts of computing; Basic concepts of programming oriented towards objects; Components of engineering utilities. ST 030 Data structures (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to recognize and manage different data structures in the main memory and will have broadened their dexterity and ability for qualified report presentation. Contents include Introduction to the methodology of program construction; types of abstract data and objects; linked list; other linear structures: piles and queue; recursion; non-linear structures: binary trees; method of ordering and searching. ST 031 Digital Electronics (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to design and implement compound electronic circuits for resistance, diodes, transistors and logic floodgates, learning about the basic components of a computer. Contents include practice review; diodes; the transistor; logic floodgates; Bole’s Algebra; combination circuit design. ST 032 Theory of Commutation (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to design and implement compound sequential circuits for flip-flops, familiarizing themselves with basic computer concepts and be able to do computer architecture. Contents include practice review; Flip-flops; design of sequential circuits; Flip-flop conjunctions; the computer. ST 033 Numeric processes (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to apply numeric methods to solve application problems that involve mathematical models making sure the solution obtained through the application of different algorithms is the best, precise and exact, using computer and calculator. Contents include a course introduction; the theory of errors; numeric solution of non linear equations; numeric solution of equation systems; interpolation; differentiation and numeric integration; numeric solution of differential equations. ST 035 File structures (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to select the physical organization most suitable for processing information systems, under criteria of efficiency and resource use. Contents include an introduction to the course; basic concepts; sequential organizing; files relative organizing; indexed organizing; file design; introduction to data bases. ST 036 Numeric Analysis (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to apply numeric methods in an efficient way to the solution of application problems that involve mathematical models making sure that the solution obtained through the application of different algorithms is optimum, precise and exact. Contents include Course Introduction; The theory of errors; The numeric solution of non linear equations; The numeric solution of equation systems; Interpolation; Differentiation and numeric integration; The numeric solution of differential equations. ST 037 Systems Theory (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to recognize the components of a system, identify relationships between them and how they affect the organization. Contents include a focus on systems; systems theory Vs the EAFIT University 45 scientific method; characteristics of systems; its classes; its properties; its components; systemic models; relationships; mathematics. ST 038 Software engineering (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design an information system analyzing the life cycle stages for the development of a software project. Contents include an introduction to software engineering; pre-analysis (Preliminary research); analysis; Walkthroughs (revision of analysis); prototype; design. ST 039 Computer Architecture (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will know about a computer’s most important hardware components and its interconnections. Contents include the history of computers; implantation of a single cycle; multi-cycle implantation; design of the control unit; risk for data dependence; skip risk; new techniques in microprocessors; Cache memory; Virtual memory; relationship between virtual and cache memory; introduction to parallel processing; Equipment SIMD – Parallaxes; shared memory MIMD equipment; distributed memory MIMD equipment; programming with message passing; FPGAs. ST 041 Programming Languages (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to program a computer in different languages. Contents include the structure in programming; programming environment; paradigms oriented by objects; methodologies of programs development; language orientated towards objects. ST 042 Compilers (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to describe the internal function of a compiler; the efficient use of resources of a determined language; learn the use of new compilers; apply language knowledge techniques applicable in other areas. Contents include an introduction; the Scanner: lexicographic analysis; parser: syntactic analysis; execution time; table. ST 043 Software Engineering Workshop (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to develop software in a technical way, keeping in mind the rules of software quality, following a methodology, and working in a team. Contents include presentation and project structuring; software development methodologies; software quality control; techniques and strategies for testing software; documentation and maintenance of software; computing tools for the development of a software case. ST 051 Fundamentals of Programming (6 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to solve problems using the object-oriented methodology. Contents include basic concepts of computing; introduction to object-oriented methodology; object-oriented programming initiation: JAVA; introduction to programming in a language oriented towards objects. ST 056 Data bases (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to carry out efficient data base designing in an environment of software development, and evaluate its benefits and costs. Contents include Database concepts; conceptual modeling of data; relational model fundamentals; data normalization; relational algebra; relational calculus; The SQL; programming in Database environments; recuperation and atomicity; concurrence control; current tendencies in Databases. ST 058 Computerized control (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to control the processes governed by the computer through the electronic interfaces developed by students. Contents include reviewing the concepts of electronic and commutation principles; previous organizer of computer architectural concepts; specific architecture of the equipment that is going to be used during the course; knowledge of the memory area of work area assignment; directional ways and decoding from the point of view of hardware, criteria and commitment; Interfaces, criteria and commitment; directional ways of the 6809 microprocessor; Program concepts in the 6809 language assembler; Type of gates and design criteria; description of the Colombo card-84; possible projects to develop with it; analogue signal concepts and commitments. ST 059 Computer Networks I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is the appraisal of a framework for a communications network complementation in companies as a technical quick look for technologies and network products that may be very common in companies today. Contents include an introduction; architecture of networks and model OSI; local area of networks; network interconnection; data networks services; TCP/IP and Internet. ST 071 Analysis of algorithms (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to design and analyze efficient algorithms using fundamental techniques like “divide and you will win”, dynamic programming, graphs techniques, parallel and probabilistic algorithms. Additionally, they will be able to calculate the time taken by an algorithm to solve a given problem. EAFIT University 46 Contents include abstract data structures; algorithm analysis techniques; basic operations on sets; advanced methods for set representation; graphs; algorithm design techniques. ST 072 Information Systems (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to present at least a coherent option based on the concept of Information Systems and the basic principles to make an organization of business character that relates computing and communication technologies (CCT) to the organizational information system (OIS). Contents include the information era; introduction to Information Systems (IS); computing in the organization; IS classification; the impact of IS on the organization; IS administration; Computing technology of IS support; Case presentation. STO 073 Digital programming (4 Credits) Students will be able to describe and manipulate the computing environment architecture from the software point of view, given the required bases for the courses in the areas of hardware operational systems, compilers, telecommunications and computing graphs. Contents include basic concepts; Arithmetic and numerical systems; 6809 Motorola architecture of; component addressing; operations; basic computer organization; programming in assembler language; the 68000 Motorola architecture; data structure; subroutines and parameters; Enter – Escape; DMA and process interruptions; serial communication; the Intel 8086architecture; Compilers; Operational Systems. ST 074 Knowledge engineering (4 Credits) As far as Knowledge is concerned, the objective of the course is to understand the human brain: to explain the history of artificial intelligence, to identify the areas that artificial intelligence has been divided into, to define the components of systems based on knowledge. In relation to skills, the aim is geared towards investigative practice experimentation, and to employ symbolic programming. Contents include Artificial Intelligence; Knowledge representation; Knowledge based systems (KBS); Acquisition of knowledge; Shell for KBS development. ST 075 Operative Systems (6 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to understand, design and modify the characteristics, functionality and structure of the main components of an operative system. Contents include basic concepts of operative systems; Eafit’s operative system; process administration; principles of concurrent programming; memory administration; the filing system; Enter / Escape; Introduction to the Unix / Linux operative System. ST 078 Systems Management (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to assess the administration and the information management in organizations. Contents include research about computing management; research about computing technologies management; research about knowledge management; The systems management in Colombia. ST 079 Graph computing (4 Credits) Students are expected to generate and manipulate computer graphs. Contents include basic concepts; basic algorithms; transformation in 2D; modeling of objects in 3D; transformation in 3D; deployment in 2D from 3D objects; data interchange and graphic formats; image processing. ST 102 Statistics I (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will value statistics as a fundamental technique for the study of random phenomena in a probable and descriptive way, using theoretical models of probability distribution for their implementation in taking decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Contents include descriptive statistics; Introduction to probability; random variables; special probabilistic models. ST 104 Quantitative Methods I (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to formulate and solve mathematical models under conditions of certainty and risk as a tool in the decision-making process. Contents include formulation of linear programming models; the solution of the linear programming model; assignment and transport models; decision theory; programming techniques. ST 105 Quantitative methods II (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to implement models that involve certainty, risk or uncertainty in the decision-making process. Contents include inventory models; waiting lines theory; Markov processes; introduction to simulation. ST 107 Statistics II (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to infer from a probabilistic sample the general characteristics of the population under study, to make decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Contents include Introduction to the sampling and sample distributions; Parametric estimation; Proof of hypothesis or docimacy; Analysis of linear regression and correlation; Variance analysis. EAFIT University 47 ST 122 Industrial Control (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to bring students in contact with the automated systems applied in Industry using industrial computers or PLCs, and the principles of automatic regulation. Contents include software regulation principles (PID); programming and the use of PLC. ST 123 Software Quality (6 credits) This course aims to identify the basic elements that affect the quality of a software product. Contents include A background to software quality; software quality; models for evaluating software product quality; models for evaluating process quality; software production; requisite management; configuration management; systems quality. ST 124 Database Administration (6 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to evaluate the internal functionality of a database administrator and monitor, as well as adapting the installation according to the needs of the environment. Contents include basic conceptualization; storage physical structures; Main memory data management; Optimization of consultations; Recuperation and back up; Concurrence control; Data base fine tuning. ST 128 Database distribution and integration (4 credits) The objective of this course is to enable students to evaluate the administrative and technological implications of a database; design efficient databases; recognize and evaluate the diverse technologies and architectures available for distributing and integrating a database; and design a database taking into account the client/ server architecture. Contents include basic principles of databases; database design; databases in the client/ server environment; data storage. ST 129 Software Project Management The objective of this course is to assess the characteristics of management and administration of software development projects. Contents include administrative considerations; project management; estimation metrics; software projects organization and management; risk management; confidence management; fast development; additional considerations. ST 130 Educational Software Development (6 Credits) At the end of the course students assigned in groups of 2 participants are expected to carry out a presentation of the analysis, design and development of enjoyable and creative new educational software (or the reengineering of someone else’s). Contents include What is educational software? The most prominent characteristics of the target population; a combination of abilities, knowledge and dexterity necessary to develop and allow creative learning; functionality of the application; navigation map and interaction outline; Man-Machine interfaces that let you take the practice to a thought up micro-world; interaction diagrams. ST 131 Managing industrial control (6 Credits) The objective of this course is learn about the strategic and tactical aspects used in production, to understand the operative area of a company. Contents include the company system and the operations subsystem; Types and characteristics of manufacturing systems; the planning of manufacturing requirements; Management of the max program for MRP II. ST 135 Advanced Techniques in Data Bases (6 Credits) At the end of the course are expected to analyze, confront, evaluate and experiment with the properties of extended object-oriented relational data models. Contents include advanced concepts of the relational model; extended relational model; basic concepts of databases; scheme designs; functionality of DBMSOO. ST 208 Software Metrics (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop skills for identifying and measuring software development processes, on an individual basis. Contents include the Nature of Metrics; product metrics; process metrics; how to establish a Metrics program; PSP as a personal metrics system; how to estimate software size; timing and resource estimation; metrics oriented to objects; Statistical Process Control; Case studies. ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT EC 004 Economic Theory (4 Credits) Discussion of economic issues, in order to develop a discerning ability to look on the unraveling of economic facts under the referring paradigmatic aspects of the economic theory. Contents include Object and method of Economics, Techniques and Instruments of measurement, Schools of Economic thought, Introduction to Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, and the External sector. EAFIT University 48 EC 015 Economic Development (4 Credits) At the end of this course, students will be able to analyze the conditions underlying the development or underdevelopment characteristics of the world’s countries, and the strategies implemented by governments or Institutions responsible for growth and economic development, geared to improve living conditions for human kind. The issues discussed will include conceptual elements, definition of underdevelopment and development; development’s historic framework; Magnas’ theories of economic growth; the classic paradigm: Smith and Ricardo; the Marxist vision, and Shumpeter’s business focus. Besides, the students will be able to identify some of the growth models and the current economic development tendencies. EC 016 Economic Measurement Techniques (4Credits) The objective of the course is to apply and analyze the different quantitative methods applied, which are fundamental for understanding economic and social phenomena. Contents include: The Methodology of Economic Sciences and Economic Quantification; Descriptive information systems - Economic Aggregation; Indices; Productivity indicators; Social Indicators. EC 017 Economic planning (4 Credits) At the end of this course, students will have solid criteria to choose between different alternatives of planning for development, among those most indicated for the achievement of previously established objectives, as a result of a diagnosis. The students will also be able to identify the essential characteristics of planning, particularly in our economy. Contents include: Basic concepts; regulations for planning in Colombia; Regional and Urban planning; Planning practice in “El Poblado” community; Planning Techniques; Planning in Colombia, and Planning cases in different countries. EC 019 Public Sector Economics (4Credits) The objective of this course is to explain the function of Fiscal Policy, and the State’s Revenue-expenses process. It will provide the answers to essential questions: what or who is the State? Which is its economic role? What are the options to fulfill society‘s needs in the most efficient way? How are they financed? And how much can it spend? Contents include State Intervention; Functions of: Resource allocation, wealth and income distribution, economic stabilization; optimum economic growth; general theory of taxation, and Fiscal Federalism. EC 034 Economics of the industries (4 Credits) At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand the country’s economic evolution and development during the twentieth century and the current situation and perspectives of the various industries that integrate the Colombian economic structure. Contents include: Global vision of Colombian economic development 1950-1990; Farming and livestock industry; the coffee growing industry; the finance industry; the industrial sector; the energy and mining industry; the construction industry; the commercial industry and other non-financial services. EC 035 Economic Policy (4 Credits) At the end of the course, students will be able to analyze the economic conjuncture as a basic element for the business macroeconomic environment that conditions decision-making in the short and long term. Contents include Introduction to the theory of economic politics; Inflation; Monetary policy; Short-term economic policy of the external sector; Fiscal policy; Conjuncture and perspectives of the Economy, and the macroeconomic strategy in the Government’s Development plan “Change for building the Peace”. EC 037 The Latin American Economy (4 Credits) In this course, students will be able to identify the basic concepts about the historic causes of Latin America’s economic and political development since the beginning of the 20th century and the issues concerning the current economic situation of the region. Contents include a view through the historical roots of Latin America, populism and inflation, the external debt in the 80’s, poverty and income distribution, the Mexican crisis, the exchange rate’s role in the region, the economic environment in the 90’s and the effects of the Asian crisis in Latin America. EC 041 Microeconomics (4 Credits) The objective of this basic Microeconomics course is for students to understand the models of individual demand and supply, and the determination of the market equilibrium in different market structures: the perfect competition theory, the monopoly theory, the oligopoly theory and the monopolizing competition theory. Its contents include: General Economic considerations; Consumer theory; Production theory; the structure of perfect and imperfect competition markets: theory and evidence. EC 042 Macroeconomics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is that students understand the fundamental concepts gathered by modern macroeconomics for the interpretation of the economic events. Contents include the National Account; the aggregate demand and equilibrium production; the IS-LM model. EAFIT University 49 EC 043 International Economics (4 Credits) An analysis and interpretation of theories and phenomena associated with the international economy, assigning priorities to concepts and their practical application, as well as the economic political techniques and methods mainly used in open economies management. Contents include the theory of international trade; measurement of foreign Trade; the adjustment mechanisms for the balance of payment; Foreign commercial policy; International Economic cooperation; Colombian Foreign Trade. EC 055 General Economics (4 Credits) Designed for Engineering students, this course’s objective is to achieve a global understanding of the country’s economic problems, using fundamental tools offered by the basic theory of Economics. Contents include an Introduction to the study of Economics; the economic aggregates; economic policy; Market’s demand and supply, and the basic structures of the market. EC 058 International Economy I (4 Credits) At the end of this course, students will understand the active interaction between the foreign sector and the different macroeconomic variables. At the same time, they will be able to analyze, interpret and predict the effects generated by the application of economic political instruments according to a specific situation for the foreign sector (equilibrium, deficit or surplus). The course will also enable students to understand the function of the international economic environment, exploring its normal aspect and its basic organization. Contents include the measurement of foreign trade; the adjustment policies of balance of payment; foreign commercial policy; the international economic organization, and the fundamental theory of international trade. EC 059 International Economy II (4 Credits) A discussion on how the world economy is organized, its current structure, either by economic sectors or by geographic areas; specifying the international structure concerning the demography and the different natural resources. It is also intended to make a diagnosis of Colombia’s strategic priorities in relation to its foreign trade. Contents include the international economic organization; the international scenario; the world economic structure, international demography and the resources. EC 060 International Economic Conjuncture (4 Credits) Negotiators and Economists working in a globalized world and economy and how they are related with the company’s environment and its constant variation, as well as the management of the tools to make better decisions. Contents include the Economic conjuncture theory; an analysis of the economic situation, and relevant aspects of the world economy. EC 062 Economic History of Colombia (4 Credits) With the development of the course, students should be able to know and identify the most significant historical processes of our economic and social reality, and obtain elements of analysis to intervene more objectively in its transformation. At the same time, it pretends that Economics students find in the Economic and Social History of Colombia an integral element for their professional development process. Contents include an Introduction from the colonial period to the Republican indefiniteness (1810-1840); Liberal, Conservatives, Economic liberalism and protectionism (1850–1900); A new Colombia involved in a changing world (1900 – 1945); a contrasting Colombia: political violence and economic development (1945–1980). EC 063 Economic World Geography (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to foster spatial and territorial analysis of an economy, as an important focus in the globalization process; develop the capacity for economic problem formulation, considering the geographical dimension, and the development of abilities for discussion and argumentation. Contents include Introduction to Economic geography; International work division; Economic theories that consider geography; Regional resources, population and specialization; Regional development as a basis of economic geography; territorial productive processes. EC 064 Advanced Econometrics (4 Credits) Contents: Non-linear regression models; trends and volatility in economic time-series models; test for trend and unitary roots; multi-equation time-series models; co-integration and error-correction models. EC 066 Economic International Organizations (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn about the structure and functioning of the main international organisms; their historical performance and its impact on the countries’ social and economic life. Contents include the origin of the main international organisms; the World Bank and related organisms; the International Monetary Fund; the World Commerce Organization; UNCTAD and NOEL; the OCDE; the new international financial architecture; European institutions to help third-world countries. EAFIT University 50 EC 067 Macro-dynamics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce students to the modern issues of Macro-dynamics, analyzing the questions that arise to contemporary scientists. Contents include transmission mechanisms in monetary policy; the dynamics of an open economy with flexible rate exchange; aggregate consumption within an inter-temporal structure; aggregate investment within an inter-temporal structure; introduction to modern economic policy theory. EC 068 Applied Seminar on mathematical Economics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce a space for the discussion of new issues, approaches or tools in Economic theory. Contents may include simulations and applications; macro-dynamics; mathematical economics; multivariate methods applied to social sciences; financial markets econometrics. EC 069 Industrial Organization (4 Credits) This course focuses on the introduction of the fundamentals of industrial organizational theory as a field of important basis to the Economist’s different chores and as a field of knowledge of strategic interest to the management. Contents include What is I.O.? Why to study it? What are its origins? the Theory of the firm; Pricing and supply in concentrated market structures; product Selection, quality and advertising; Cooperation and hyper-competition; applied cases in environmental economics; start ups of new regional firms; regulation theory; nets of innovation. EC 070 Multinational Firm Theory (4 Credits) The actual context of globalization transforms in an important way the role of enterprises in the market. The environment transforms the conditions for enterprises and they, in turn, modify the economic and social panorama. This course aims to deepen into the causes and consequences of the presence of the multinational firms in the economic development of underdeveloped countries. Contents include introduction to the theory of the multinational firms; context of a multinational firm’s arising; Theories of the multi-nationalization of the firms; Empirical verification of the international production’s determinants; The strategy of the multinational firms as far as development, control, technological transference and cooperation is concerned; the Impact of the multinational firms and their subsidiaries on the economy of origin and host countries; national politics and the internationals actions on direct foreign investment and the multi-national firm. EC 071 Enterprise and State (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the causes and effects of state regulation on the various sectors of the economy, and the influence of economic policy on Colombia’s dynamics. Contents include the State; the Enterprise; regulations; state, economy and enterprise in Colombia; the 90’s structural reform and the enterprise as a protagonist. EC072 Economics and Environmental Management (4 Credits) This course aims to approach the best-known environmental economic policies and methods for economic valuation of the environment quality in order to present instruments of economic and environmental Management, assessing its effects on development. A “new edition” of the debate between Environmental Economics and Ecological Economics in terms of growth and development is proposed, searching an approximation to the concept of sustainability. This implies a criticism to the monetary appraisal of the environment, to the idea of inter-temporary reduction and thus, it forces to make a reference to the idea of inter-generation equity. Contents include a basic conceptual frame, and an analysis of the environmental policy. EC 073 Economic cycles (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to study the theory of the economic cycles’ basic aspects and their relationship with the development of modern macroeconomic theory and policies. Contents include economic cycles, general characteristics. Cycles and the general economic activity. A historical approximation to cycle theories. The impulse propagation focus. The neoclassic model of real cycles. Keynes’ theory of the economic cycle. The theory of cyclical fluctuations in the new Keynes economic theory. The menu costs; origin and nature of economic crisis; stabilization and cyclic economic policies. EC074 Applied Economics and Business Seminar (4 credits) The objective is to establish a frame for politics and quality strategy to strengthen the competitive capacity of the electrical industry in Valle del Aburra. Contents include an evaluation of the present state of the industry in the Valle del Aburra; identifying the culture and practice in different productive units in the area; creating a frame for establishing a strategy for competition in the sector, and creating a map of quality for the industry in order to compare businesses according to size and type of product. EC 075 Fiscal Policy (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to achieve a theoretical and practical interpretation of fiscal theory, concerning planning, timing and procedures to follow in government revenues and expenses. Contents include Objectives of the Fiscal Policies; Resources’ efficient allocation; incomes and wealth re-distribution; stability of money’s purchasing power; The increase of employment, demand, and production levels; Economic development; fiscal federalism; Public Debt Policy. EAFIT University 51 EC 076 Monetary Theory and Policy The main themes of this course are the supply and demand of money; mechanisms of monetary transmission; monetary policy’s strategy; and inflation. EC 077 Seminar on the External Sector (4 Credits) This seminar aims to train students in the comprehension of the main determinants and evolution of the external sector, to see what it means to the economy when this sector is defined as strategic, regarding developmental objectives. Contents include the external sector structure and international insertion; Policies, plans and programs for sector development; sector externalities, and final considerations and conclusions. EC 078 Long-term Economic Policies (4 Credits) At the end of this course, students are expected to understand the national and international macroeconomics scenario in which businesses develop, and their perspectives in medium- and long-term ranges, as to plan with a high degree of certainty its potential behavior in a world economy ever more globalized. Contents include Human development index: statistics for the sensitizing; growing and economic development models; Structural economic policies for development; Planning of Colombian economic development; Focuses and tendencies in Long-term economic policies. EC079 Basic Econometrics and Techniques for Economic Measurement (4 credits) Objective: to understand, apply and analyse different concepts and quantitative methods used by economic science to validate theories and models which explain the behaviour of social and economic phenomena. Contents: quantitative economics; index numbers; social indicators. EC 080 Seminar on Sector Policy (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze the main variables that have influenced Colombia’s economic development, and how qualitative changes in the macroeconomic environment since the postwar have affected productive activity. The analysis will improve the use of decision-making tools in a globalized world. Contents include a Vision of Colombian development since 1945 and the economic structure of the country; financial sector and capital markets; industrial sector; electricity sector; non-financial services. EC 081 Advanced mathematics for Economics (4 Credits) The general objective of this course is to make students acquainted with some mathematical and simulation elements, needed in the formulation and solution of economic problems. Contents include differential equations and their applications Economics; the transformed Z and its applications to economy and finances; dynamic optimization; and Introduction to simulation and its application to Economics. EC083 Time Series (4 credits) Objective: to understand and apply the correct methodology for modelling in the form of a time series. Furthermore, to make macroeconomic and business predictions in order to establish control policies. Contents: characteristics of a time series; properties of first order auto-regressive processes; properties of MA processes; MA (q) processes; ARMA and ARIMA processes; diagnoses and checks; predictions with time series models; analysis of stationary times series; analysis of time series influenced by interventions. EC090 Dynamic Optimisation (4 credits) Objective: to study the formulation; in mathematical terms, of optimisation problems. To use techniques to find out if these problems have solutions or not, and if so what the nature of the solution should be. Contents: formulation and resolution of optimisation problems; optimisation without restrictions; optimisation with equal restrictions; optimisation with unequal restrictions; calculating variations and optimum control. EC 121 Economic Thinking I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce Economics students to the understanding of economic science from its foundation and through its historical evolution, analyzing the pre-scientific and classical ideas of economic thought. Contents include Antique and Medieval economic thought; Transition to capitalism; the Classic system, and the Postclassic period. EC 122 Economic Thinkingt II (4 Credits) This course continues analyzing the economic thought developed in course I, but maintaining a line of analytical thinking towards the economic theory’s construction and debates, especially the study of the evolution of Marxist and the Marginal economic thoughts. Contents include the facing of classic thought; historians’ and socialists’ thought, as an alternative to the English classical thinking; the Marxist economic thinking, and the Marginal economic theory. EAFIT University 52 EC 123 Economic Thinking III (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to study the evolution of economic thought during the Twentieth century, with emphasis on the great theoretical renovations corresponding to the appearance of the Keynes and Monetarist doctrines, and the theoretical developments after the world crisis of the seventies. Contents include the origins of the modern economic theory; the General Theory of occupation, interest and money; recent developments, and Neo-liberalism: A policy synthesis. EC 135 Economic Policy (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to understand about economic policy, its theoretical foundations, its essential conjunction analysis, its strategies, means and goals, and its effects on growth, development and well-being. Furthermore, to understand the evolution of the economic theory within the realm of economic policy and think about its future in Colombia. Contents include an introduction to economic policy theory; problems to which economic policy is oriented; structure of economic authorities and policy in Colombia; main Colombian economic policies: external sector, monetary policy, fiscal policy, long-term economic policy. EC 141 Microeconomics I (4 Credits) The objective of this beginners Microeconomics course is the study of the principal tools offered by microeconomic theory for models construction and analysis to explain the behavior of different economic agents, such as: the consumers, the suppliers or producers, and the State. All of them are oriented towards the maximization of individual satisfaction, the benefit of the firm, and equilibrium, in a market economy with State intervention. Contents include Economic models, Mathematical Analysis of optimization, Preferences and Profit, Maximization of profit, the Function of indirect profit, the relationship of demand between goods, Market demand and Elasticity, Production and supply, Production costs, and Maximization of benefits and supply. EC 142 Macroeconomics I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the fundamental concepts postulated by Macroeconomics for a global interpretation of economic events. Contents include National Accounting; the aggregate demand and the equilibrium occurrence; the IS-LM model. EC 143 Microeconomics II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to present an analytical scheme of the microeconomic theory but, this time, changing some assumptions from the theory of perfectly competitive competition, studied in the previous course. This means that some imperfections that can occur in the real world will be analyzed, as well as their implications in finding equilibrium solutions. Some business objectives that are alternative to the maximization of benefits, and their consequences for business decisions will be analyzed. It will also be studied how the model can be modified when the income assumption given in the Consumer Theory course varies. Contents include the monopoly; the oligopoly; Game theory; inter-temporal election, and an introduction to the uncertainty and the uncertain markets. EC 144 Macroeconomics II (4 Credits) This course attempts three main objectives: First, to understand the theoretic models to interpret the relationship between inflation, unemployment and economic activity. Second, to study the underlying problems of interrelations between the aggregate offer and demand. Third, to work into the theoretical thinking about inflation and unemployment, their interrelations and policy alternatives. Contents include Theory and Macroeconomic program in Colombia; the classics model; the broadening of the Keynes model; the model of aggregate offer and demand; Construction and characteristics of the aggregate offer curve; the dynamics of inflation and unemployment, and economic policy. EC 145 Microeconomics III (4 Credits) In this course, students use the knowledge of economic theory to analyze and present solutions to specific problems. Furthermore, to get acquainted with some of the tools and mathematical functions used in economical analysis, in order to assess their possibilities and limitations. Contents include General competitive equilibrium; Externalities; Public Goods; the Theory of public election, and Markets with asymmetrical information. EC 147 Monetary Theory and Policy (4 Credits) The objective of this course is the understanding of the role money plays in the economic system, according to the way in which the agents react with regards to quantity changes. Contents include Fundamental notions; Money in the basic Macroeconomic model; The money demand; The money offer; Financial and monetary indicators; Instruments for monetary management; Theory of monetary policy, and Inflation theory, the history of money. EC 148 Economic Research Methodology I (4 Credits) The objective of the economic research methodology course is to train students into the making of scientific research projects through the learning of concepts and techniques in which the research discipline is based. In this sense, the economic research methodology program pretends to show the tasks of the design and the making of scientific research programs as determinants of the student formation process. EAFIT University 53 EC 150 Econometrics I (4 Credits) At the end of the course, students will be able to implement models using some econometric theory techniques to perform quantitative analysis of economic phenomena. Contents include Simple lineal regression models; indicators properties; Inference and functional form determination; General lineal regression model (estimation); Inference in the general lineal regression model; Dichotomy variables; Multi-co-linearity, big samples and random regressions theory; heterskedastic. EC 151 Econometrics II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to know, understand and apply some econometric techniques to carry out quantitative analyses of economic phenomena that are generally dynamic, stochastic and simultaneous. Contents include Minimum generalized squares; Models with self-correlated errors; Estimation of parameters in a group of economic relationships with related errors; Simultaneous equation models; Estimation, inference in simultaneous equation models; Analysis of time series; Models of multivariate and two-variant time series, and Models with discrete dependent variables. EC155 Theory and History of Integration (4 credits) Objective: to establish a conceptual and analytical frame to allow students to interpret the transforming reality of Latin American integration. To study the conceptual base which has given origin to the economic integration theory. To look at the specific context for regional integration; to evaluate the process of integration in terms of coherence and thoroughness. Contents: introduction; origins of integration; methodological problems associated with integration; theory and reality of integration; principal attributes of Latin American integration; legal frame for integration; negotiation and economic integration theory. EC156 European Integration (4 credits) Objective: to understand the integration process in Europe in its different phases, and its economic, social, cultural and political implications. To analyse phases of integration and their commitments for member countries; to evaluate the main supports and crises in integration; to define the stages through which the EEC has moved in forming a single currency; to look at the main conditions for establishing the Euro, and their impact. Contents: historical predecessors; the European market; community institutions; the Euro; economics of the European Union; socio-economic profile of the Union; the EEE and COMECON; practical aspects. EC157 Integration in Latin America (4 credits) Objective: To analyse, interpret and handle commercial agreements and regional markets created in Latin America to consolidate an economic position in the world. Additionally, to develop a general vision of market development and international negotiations with countries and regional as well as sub-regional economic blocks. Contents: Latin American Economy. Andean Group (CAN). The G-3. Mercosur. NAFTA (TLC). ALCA. SELA (Latin American Economic System) EC158 Integration in the Caribbean-Pacific and Africa (4 credits) Objective: the study the main commercial agreements and integration and economic co-operation blocks in Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific. To form a general idea about their historical, political, cultural, social and economic particularities, and their potential or actual economic relation to Colombia. Contents: the Caribbean (general, commercial agreements and relation to Colombia); the Asiatic-Pacific (general, commercial agreements and relation to Colombia); Africa (general, commercial agreements and relation to Colombia). EC160 Economic Theory, Economy (4 credits) Objective: to identify and examine the different alternatives for constructing knowledge about the economy, from both a disciplinary and scientific perspective. Contents: fundamentals of epistemological knowledge; fundamentals of economic knowledge; economic structure and empirical evidence; emphases of economic epistemology; epistemological analyses of basic conceptual notions in economic theory; applied work. FINANCE DEPARTMENT FI 016 Financial Mathematics (6 Credits) The objective of the course is to study, apply and learn how to use the value of money through time, using financial mathematics tools. Contents include the value of money through time; interest rates conversion; application of financial mathematics. EAFIT University 54 FI 018 Variable Income Financial instruments (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess financial assets from the point of view of performance and risk. Contents include basic aspects of the participation content assets; risk and performance analysis of individual stocks; risk and performance analysis for compound assets. . FI 019 Project Financial Management (3 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to formulate and evaluate an investment project. Contents include the financial function and investment projects; market analysis; demand estimate; elasticity; cost analysis; cost estimate; cost-volume analysis. Project engineering; product-location-technology; cash flow; financing alternatives. financial assessment; evaluation methods; risk. sensibility assessment. FI 020 Financial Strategy I (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to use the different techniques to measure a firm’s economic value involving sensibility assessment and scenario analysis. Contents include value theory: basic concepts; alternative methods of valuation; strategic analysis and its effects on prospecting; projection of free cash flow; evaluation methodologies. FI 022 Advanced Financial Analysis (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to perform a critical analysis of financial information and forecast the future situation of an organization, mainly from the analysis of problems that can arise from working capital and risk. Contents include financial information and Accounting; Financial analysis; financial planning; working capital; financing decisions; Leasing; Accounts Receivable discount; risk. FI 023 Derived Financial instruments (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to grasp the elements of analysis and management that are basic for the derived financial instruments markets. Contents include forwards market; futures market; options market; swaps market. FI 024 International Finance (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the theoretical and practical elements of analysis and financial management in the international context. Contents include the international financial environment; financing at international level; direct foreign investment; diversification of international investment portfolios; regular operations management. FI 026 Banking and Management of Financial Assets and Liabilities (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students the conceptual and practical foundations to assess the function of the financial system within the economy, and the basic tools for financial institution management. Contents include the function of banking in the economy; the structure of the Colombian financial system; banking competitive framework; Assets and Liabilities management; duration and management of Assets and Liabilities; financial management in banking; economic aggregate value in banking. FI 027 Structure and Regulation of Financial Markets (3 Credits) The objective of the course is to assess the fundamental elements of financial, Stocks, and Exchange Laws. Contents include Financial, stock and exchange law; Colombian financial system; intervening agents in capital markets; financial, stock and bank contracts; exchange regime; state intervention; financial offenses ( Money bleaching). FI 030 Fixed Income Financial Instruments (3 Credits) The objective of the course is to analyze fixed income financial instruments in the capital and money markets, concerning risk and performance. Contents include money market values (price and performance); capital market values; price, volatility, duration, convexity, interest rate, structure and valuation. FI 031 Fundamental Financial Theory (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to give students the basic knowledge in finance, to understand the important role it plays in a firm’s management, and to have the foundation for further studies. Contents include financial environment; analysis based on indicators; financial projections; financial project evaluation. FI 032 Advanced Corporate Finance (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to develop a corporate vision based on the financial theory, and to apply the different techniques and tools to assess decisions on investment, financing and profit distribution. Contents include Analysis of capital budget on risk; cost of capital; financial structure; profit distribution; re-structuring. FI 035 Financial modeling (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to acquire the skills and abilities necessary to develop financial models, their simulation and optimization. Contents include introduction to simulation; probabilities and statistics in simulation; optimization and simulation tools (Evolver and Risk). EAFIT University 55 FI036 Basic Finance for Engineers (4 credits) Objective: to identify the basic aspects of financial function and its importance in business management, as well as the fundamental tools for understanding and analysing it. To understand the relation between finances and setting and the importance of finance as a tool for planning and taking decisions; to learn basic mathematical concepts of finance. Contents: basic financial function and tools; the financial setting; basic aspects of financial mathematics; financial information systems in business; financial analysis; financial planning; financial evaluation of projects. FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT CB 011 Differential Calculus (4 Credits) At the end of this course, students will be able to state and solve real life problems related to real variable functions derivative, such as: optimization problems, related variables or curve drawings. Contents include Functions; limits and continuity; the derivative; applications; exponential functions and L’Hopital’s logarithmic rule. CB 015 Special Mathematics III (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to: a) apply graph theory to problem design and solution; b) demonstrate the main results of machine’s algebra and languages; c) apply the algorithm's theory on machine and grammar design; d) apply machine and grammar theory to the design of computer-treated processes; e) mathematically establish the notion of algorithm; f) build recursive functions for basic numerical processes; g) apply the recursive functions theory to decision theory; h) demonstrate basic results in automata theory and recursive functions theory; and i) build Turing machines for elementary problems. Contents include theory of graphs and applications; language's theory, grammar's theory; machines and finite state automata; recursive functions theory; Turing machines. CB 015 Special Mathematics III (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to: a) apply graph theory to problem design and solution; b) demonstrate the main results of machine’s algebra and languages; c) apply the algorithm's theory on machine and grammar design; d) apply machine and grammar theory to the design of computer-treated processes; e) mathematically establish the notion of algorithm; f) build recursive functions for basic numerical processes; g) apply the recursive functions theory to decision theory; h) demonstrate basic results in automata theory and recursive functions theory; and i) build Turing machines for elementary problems. Contents include theory of graphs and applications; language's theory, grammar's theory; machines and finite state automata; recursive functions theory; Turing machines. CB 022 Special mathematics II (4 credits) Students will learn to use elements of syntax and semantics taken from the first order languages and propositional logic. They will apply these elements to theories of orders, lattices, Boole’s algebra and groups. Contents: propositional logic; models theory for propositional calculus; predicate logic; the language of order theory; group’s theory. CB 023 Linear algebra (4 credits) The objective of this course is for students to solve optimisation problems with and without restrictions; apply double integrals to calculating probability; apply differential equations to solve economic and financial problems; solve application problems using the computer. Contents: functions with two or more variables; partial derivatives and their applications; introduction to differential equations and their applications; multiple integrals and their applications. CB 061 Physics of Movement (4 Credits) Designed for the Geology and Engineering students, the objective of this course is to develop skills to state and solve problems related to the movement of one or more bodies on a plane, applying Newton’s physics principles for analysis, modeling, and interpretation of results. Contents include kinematics; dynamics; work and energy; static; dynamics of rigid bodies. CB 062 Electricity and Magnetism (4 Credits) On finishing this course, students are expected to interpret and solve problems related to electrical and magnetic phenomena, based on concepts of field and electromagnetic interactions. Contents include electrical and gravitational fields; electric potential; electric current and circuits; magnetic fields; induction laws. EAFIT University 56 CB 063 Physics of Continuous Means (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be expected to solve and interpret problems related to the mechanics of fluids, oscillatory systems of many particles, and wave propagation, including electromagnetic waves. Contents include dynamics of rigid bodies; mechanics of fluids; oscillations; mechanical waves; electromagnetic waves. CB 066 Physics of Light (4 Credits) On finishing the course students are expected to interpret and solve problems related to propagation, interference, diffraction and polarization of electromagnetic waves. Problems related to the behavior and direction of rays upon reflecting and refracting surfaces should also be solved. Contents include Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves; non-linear optics; geometric optic laws; geometric optic image formation. CB 112 Integral Calculus (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to interpret the concepts of indefinite integral, definite integral, numerical series, power series and its properties. They will be able to evaluate indefinite and improper integrals and use power series to calculate definite integrals; calculate areas, volumes, arc length and surface areas applying the concept of definite integral; analyze series convergence and divergence through the use of various criteria of convergence and expand functions on Taylor and Maclaurin series with their convergence intervals. Contents include calculus of primitives; the integral and applications; series. CB 113 Calculus of Several Variables (6 Credits) On completion of the course, students are expected to determine straight line and plane equations in nD space; mathematically describe a curve in space (vector function); derive and integrate vector functions. They will also be able to use the concepts related to derivation and integration of several variable functions, to solve problems related to their derivation and integration and interpret their results. Contents include vectors; several variable functions; several variable function applications; co-ordinate systems; multiple Integral; applications. CB 114 Differential Equations (4 Credits) On finishing the course students will be able to solve problems through ordinary differential equations and use Fourier series to represent a data function. Contents include ordinary first order D. E.’s; Linear differential equations of higher order; differential equations with variable coefficients; Laplace transformation; Fourier’s integrals and series. CB 115 Special mathematics (4 credits) This course aims to use Fourier series and transformed to resolve certain problems in equations and partial derivatives. We will analyse series convergence and Fourier’s transformed, and solve problems in flow and border conditions, through using differential partial equations. Contents: Fourier’s series and transformed; equations in partial derivatives; introduction to the complex variable. CB 310Algebra and trigonometry (4 credits) Students will learn the properties of propositional calculus; Set algebra; relations; functions; numbers theory and cardinal numbers. They will resolve relative problems in relations. Numbers theory; cardinal numbers, and combinatory. Contents: prepositional calculus; Set theory; relations and functions; cardinal numbers; numbers theory; combined analysis. GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT GE 001 Introduction to Geology (4Credits) This course’s objective is to give students a realistic experience of what constitutes geological fieldwork, its methodology and difficulties. It is an approach to scientific rationale with emphasis on land sciences. Contents include Superficial processes, characteristics of fluvial deposits; observing streams; observing roads and paths; observing mines; preparation of reports. GE 004 Physics Geology (6 Credits) On finishing the course students are expected to manage the basic concepts, recognize and analyze the phenomena that gives ground to the development of the various branches of Geology. Contents include an Introduction; Planet earth; geographic network; The hydrological system; The tectonic system; Minerals; Igneous rocks; Sedimentary rocks; Metamorphic rocks; Structure of rocky bodies; Geological time; Weathering; Mass Movement; Fluvial System; Evolution of geographical forms; Underground waters; Glacial system; Coastline system; Eolic systems; Tectonic EAFIT University 57 plates; Seismic activity and the interior of the earth; Volcanic system; Evolution of the oceans; Evolution of the contents; Environment and global change. GE 030 Mineralogy I (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to review the theoretical concepts about mineral information, its study and classification of crystalline substances or minerals, based on its macroscopic properties. Contents include an Introduction to mineralogical study; Crystallography; Crystal chemistry; Concepts of solid solution, isomorphism and polymorphism; Fluorescence and phosphorescence, X-rays and their application in mineralogy; Classification of silicates based on their structure; Principal Mineralogical Associations. GE 035 Mineralogy II (6Credits) The objective of this course is the development of skills to recognize the main minerals in rock forming, using the petrographic microscope. Contents include fundamental concepts for different theories of light; Theory on lenses; Optical examination of isotropic substances; Indicators and optical ellipsoids; Optical study of one-axed and two-axed crystals; Optical examination of two-axed crystals. GE 045 Structural Geology (6Credits) The objective of this course is to learn about geological structures, their classification and interpretation, and the handling of stereographics and geometric techniques used to calculate dimensions, to locate geological structures and to quantify the structural parameters. Contents include Point line, plans and topographic profiles; Layering, foliation, foliation cleavage, contacts; folding definition and terminology; fault terminology, movements, classification; Echiareal nets; Course flows as a result of perforations. GE 055 Sedimentary rocks (6 Credits) On finishing the course students are expected to handle the concepts of sedimentary geology in terms of processes, depositing, environments, vertical succession of stratums and regional global effects in sedimentation. Contents include basic concepts and methodology; sedimentary cycle; particles, sediments and sedimentary rocks; fluids and transport of sediments; Diagenesis and other forms of sediments that become sedimentary rocks; classification of sedimentary rocks; sedimentary structures; deposition environments; sedimentation patterns on a large scale; tectonics and sedimentation. GE 058 Geomorphology (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze the landscape and the natural processes shaping it, emphasizing on the natural Colombian environment. Students will also acquire concepts and methods to carry out quantitative and qualitative procedures for the study of geomorphic features, deposits, soils and superficial processes. Contents include theory and Field -as well as laboratory- practice. GE 060 Field Geology I (8 Credits) The objective of this course is the application of methodologies and specific techniques to obtain and register geological information on the field. Contents include selection of field routes and traverses using a Photo interpretation of a zone; criteria for selecting a geological station; handling a field geology notebook; complete description for every lithologic unit found (including structural, textural and compositional aspects, relative grade of alteration and exact localization). Determining rock types and classification in the field; establishing relationships between different lithologic units; identification of structures and recollection of structural data (on faults, joints and folds); identification of geomorphic features and notes on landscape evolution; observation of external processes (erosion, mass movements, sedimentation, transport by currents, etc.); evaluation of relative age between distinct units of rock; the method of multiple hypothesis and its application on every geological phenomenon observed in the field; observation of different igneous and metamorphic events; reconstruction of site geological history; sample taking in specific cases; the use of geological conventions to elaborate geological mappings and colored tables for geological units (References for the common use of INGEOMINAS); drawing the geological area map; writing a field geological report. GE 071 Physical Geology for Civil Engineers (4 credits) The objective of this course is to enable students to understand fundamental principles of geology, processes and products; revise the mechanical properties of geological materials; and recognize the influence of geology on engineering. Amongst other things, students will study the hypothesis of the earth’s formation, identify the physical properties of minerals formed from rocks, recognize and classify different movements of matter, and understand the different behaviors of rocks and soils. The study of how these properties are incorporated into engineering work, however, is not an element of this course. Contents: minerals; rocks; properties of rocky mass; meteorisation and soils; stratigraphy and geological time; tectonics – structural geology; maps and geological sections; fluvial systems and surface-running waters; physiographic provinces and engineering considerations; gravitational processes and analysis of slopes; subterranean waters; coastal processes; seismics; principal geological factors which affect engineering projects. EAFIT University 58 GE 072 Geophysics (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the physical basis of geophysical methods applicable to land crust studies and fieldwork methods. Students will be expected to perform geophysical readings and its correction from data interpretations of geophysical measurements. Contents include General aspects of Geophysics; Seismic methods; Geo-electric methods; gravimetric methods, and magnetometric methods. GE 074 Petroleum Geology (6 Credits) Upon finishing this course students are expected to understand theoretical and practical concepts of Hydrocarbons exploration and production development, its occurrence and the volume of its reserves, both in Colombia and in the rest of the world. Contents include Introduction; history of the evolution of exploration and techniques, the history of petroleum in Colombia; oil and gas production and distribution in the world; oil and gas production and distribution in Colombia; Sub-surface maps; Geo-chemical maps; Ditch samples, stratigraphic column. GE 088 Metamorphic rocks (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to understand the metamorphic processes according to the origin, thermodynamic characteristics, types of minerals, rocks and deposits of economic importance and their interaction with other geological processes in the evolution of continents. It will also enable the student to carry out microscopic recognition with metamorphic rocks. Contents include basic concepts of metamorphism; new conceptual bases for metamorphic petrology; thermodynamic properties of metamorphic reactions; Metamorphic facies system and concept; tectonothermical evolution of metamorphic belts; Regional metamorphism and the metamorphic facies of low and medium P/T; regional metamorphism and metamorphic facies of high P/T; contact metamorphism and metamorphic facies; Associated mineral deposits in metamorphic rocks; the distribution of metamorphism in Colombia; the study of metamorphic minerals. Identification and determination of paragenesis; metamorphic textures. structural analysis of thin sections; The characteristic regional metamorphism and petrography of rocks in zeolite facies prehnite – pumpellyite; regional metamorphism. petrography of rocks in the granulate facies, eclogite facies blue schist facies; Rocks formed in contact metamorphism; Rocks formed in citaclasie and movilization processes; Polimetamorphism processes. Texture and time analyses. GE 096 Draft Project (8 Credits) The objective is to study the basic research processes with emphasis on earth sciences in order to have the basic elements to prepare a research project, under the teacher’s supervision. The subject will be treated differently for each student, even though it is the first stage (elaboration of the proposal) of the graduation project. GE 098 Graduation Project (12 Credits) Students are expected to carry out a small research project supervised by the advising professor. Contents include an assessment of the existing literature on the chosen topic; Field recollection of necessary data; laboratory analyses to complement the information obtained in the field; Statistical data analyses; the discussion on possible diverse hypothesis that can originate from the obtained data; written composition for various national magazines; Work presentation for the public and answering of questions and observations. GE 519 Soils (4 credits) Course objective: to give students a basic knowledge of edaphology and the role of soils in the landscape, particularly with respect to geomorphology. The emphasis of the course is on Colombian territory. Students will assimilate concepts that allow them to understand the factors in soil formation and its relation with geomorphologic processes. Contents include: Definition and generalities of soil science; meteorization in the wet tropics; products of meteorization; edaphogenic processes; major soil groups; the parental material factor; the time factor; the climate factor; the topographical factor; soil and landscape: water; paleosoils; superficial erosion and piping; and quality indicators. HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT HL 011 Man and Language (3 Credits) Related to three macro-units, the following objectives are intended: 1. To recognize the decisive and highly complex character of the symbolization processes in general, and the communication processes in particular. 2. To put into operation textual intervention processes in accordance with textual reading practice, being it alphabetical and nonverbal by nature. 3. To elaborate on short written text properties: formal cohesion, semantic coherence and stylistic framework. 4. To develop speaking abilities associated with argumentation problems of intention as well as communicative effects and conditions of suitability. 5. To determine the destination of speech transmissions and the implications of reception associated with the practice of listening. Contents include three macro-units: 1. The Man: a symbolic being. 2. Reception and production of texts. 3. Communicative interaction, mass media and mass culture. EAFIT University 59 HL 012 Man and Culture (3 Credits) From a contemporary perspective rooted on our century’s problems, this course will essentially seek to point out the notion of culture and society. To recognize multinational relations found in the contemporary political environment. To re-interrogate the ways, the actors and the mediations characteristic of the complex relationships between man and communication devices today. Furthermore, it aims to install the question about the role of literature and art in the human universe, as well as the multi-vector articulation between logic, science and philosophy. Contents include the Homo-Socius and his culture; man and politics; the Homo-semiotic; the logical-philosophical man. HL 013 Introduction to Communication studies The objective of the course is to approach communicative interactions as subject of study. To acknowledge the daily forms of communication, analyzing the own communication scheme, and the codes that are present in every interaction, the language functions and other aspects of communication. Contents include communication and daily life; communication codes; language functions; ethological aspects of communication. HL 014 Subject and Power (3 Credits) The objective of the course is to understand how the human being is inserted in the cultural and political world, with determination and possibility of political action. It also intends to sensitize students to the imperious need of constructing a suitable way to their subjectivity, as a commitment prior to political ethics. Contents include the origin problem; the universe question; on the Myth; the quest for man; Man: between nature and culture; animal and instinct; ethical implications; the symbolic and the human game; the roots of the word “servant”, creation and expiation; the bright shade of the unconscious; the Will, according to Schopenhauer, Nietzshe and Freud. The elements of drive; the first satisfaction: the mark of desire; the memory as an advancing footprint; desire’s itinerary; the metaphorical explosion and the Name of the Father; structures: the speaking skeleton; Don Quixote and the wind mills; the mystic and the poet; immortality and eternity; the metaphor; political imaginary; Colombia: a black mirror; the fundamental significant; consummation ethics; power, morals and ethics; the culture uneasiness; the Psychology of the masses; the future of an illusion; the moral farce; God is unconscious; reality’s symbolic statute; relativity of the good and the evil; the subject’s sowing and the flourishing of virtue, and Ethics: aesthetics and seduction. HL 015 Politics and Representation Systems (3 Credits) This course aims to understand the concept of handling power and the economical, political and social relations built in civilizations of ancient America, as well as in the western world. Starting from its historical origins up to the Sixteenth Century, its effects on America and Colombia today will be discussed. Contents include Cosmo-vision, thought and culture; evolution, consciousness and organization; historical perspective: a parallel between America and Europe; city, state and power: the American case; “Cacicazgo”, small village and power: the intermediate area. HL 016 Introduction to Cultural Studies. Individual, Culture and Subjectivity (3 Credits) There are several objectives to this course: to assess the ways of thinking about phenomena such as the individual and the subject, from a historical perspective. To open a questioning space on our problematic present, having a light shed from the past. To generate a conceptual space in which to discuss issues such as the individual, individuation, individuality, the self, representation, consciousness, unconscious and desire, among other things. Finally, to bring those subjects closer to the students, through Literature. In reading autobiographies of important people in art and literature, the student will be geared towards the recognition of the individuation processes, by answering questions related to the understanding of oneself, the others, the world around, and the elements of paradox and contradiction. HL 017 Fundamentals of Philosophy (3 Credits) As an introduction to the major in logic and philosophy, this course aims to set up an appropriate environment for thinking, as a result of the combination of different elements, one of them being the study of Philosophic principles. It means submitting to the thinking the concepts with which we face reality. Contents include the question: a way of thinking; the way of a concept (the instrumental); the way of a name (Τεκνη); Man’s place in Technology; Technology as destiny and danger; the saving Art. HL 018 Fundamentals of Logic (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to attain comprehension of logical principles and forms of reasoning, both in classic and non-classic models. Furthermore, to develop language analysis processes for those forms of reasoning, mainly the graduate, deontological and para-consistent ones. Contents include the problem of logic principles; logical fundamentals of language; reasoning, syllogism and inference; natural deduction; paradoxes, fallacies, truth and validity; rules and deductions; formal languages and deduction; semantic spaces and logic; basic aspects of modal, epistemological and deontological logic; fundamentals of paraconsistent language; reasoning and deduction; fundamentals of graduate reasoning; elements of gradual deontological logic. HL 019 Introduction to Literature – Ars Poetic (4 Credits) Upon finishing the course students will be expected to recognize the characteristics of a literary text at the aesthetic, discursive and formal level. Furthermore, to determine the importance and function of literature in relation to other EAFIT University 60 areas of knowledge and society. Finally, the analytical reading of different types of literary texts will be initiated. Contents include The poetics of creation; The poetics of imagination; The poetics of reception, Poetic aesthetics. HL 021 Geopolitics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the geographical and political variables that affect national and international relations and thereafter, anticipate their behavior and their repercussions in the business environment. Contents include theoretic fundamentals of different social and political systems; the political function of systems; the geographic and political environment; today’s conjuncture. HL 022 General Theory of Music (3 credits) Contents: physical properties of sound; elements of music; different instrumental groups; the human voice; musical genres; musical form; music in cinema. HL023 Geopolitics of World Conflict (4 credits) Course objective: to give students a critical vision of the world conflicts from the end of the second world war onwards, with special emphasis on the post-cold war conflicts. To highlight the differences between conflicts born from the cold war and those after the fall of communism. To discuss the notions of conflict and war, and think about potential future conflicts. Contents include: the different schools in international relations; new faces of geopolitics; the new reality of war and world conflict; the ideological conflict – analysis of the cold war; geopolitical analysis of three crises in the cold war; the nuclear factor and the balance of terror; the end of the cold war; West versus the Muslims; geopolitics of water and oil; terrorism; conflict in the great world disorder; global tensions. HL 060 Psychology and the History of Cultures (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to analyze that restless proximity called “the body”, someone else’s body and the experience of a body we call our own. Such analysis will not be restricted to a purely idealistic environment. The question that arises could shake-up the subjective position in which everyone stands, to naturally recognize him or herself as having the only objective view of the body as a means, which constitutes a sufficiently valuable purpose. Contents include the creation of a thinking about the body; the experience of a body we call our own; setting a movement on a subjective position; comprehension of the body. HL 064 Cultural and Historical Processes (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to view the main historical moments from an artistic perspective and its influence in humanity change. Contents include introduction to history, or the history of history; the West: history and culture; towards a pressure of the epistemological concept; the ancient episteme; the medieval episteme; the modern episteme; the postmodern episteme. HL103 Cyberculture (4 credits) Course objective: to study the changes in perceptions of time and space as results of new technologies, how they construct new bodies and even cause us to doubt their existence. To reconstruct our vision of cities, and discuss Cyberculture as an expression of lifestyle changes in contemporary urbanity. The cybernetic is a technology which enters in order to shake up the productive order, daily life and previous visions of society. Contents include: What is technology, what is nature? First form of cybernetics (19th century); second form of cybernetics: between the media and deterritorialisation; telepolis, telepolites and the new urbanites. HL 105 State Forms and Political Regimes (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the nature of the State, politics, and power. Students will approach the comprehension of Colombia’s current situation, as well as that of several other countries in the world, such as China, the former USSR, France, England, Chile, USA, Iran, and Algeria, which will allow to study the variety of political regimes in the world. Besides, the course will give students a methodology to write reports correctly. Contents include a definition of the categories most used during the course; the rising of the State; how state, power and politics articulate; forms of State and forms of Government; State and Nations without State; political regimes. HL 106 Politics and Development (3 credits) This course aims to construct conceptual frameworks for approaching today’s developmental problems. It is also intended to open a way to questioning the traditional visions of development and to introduce contemporary approaches. Contents include the concept of development; development, modernity and modernization; development after the Second World War; development and underdevelopment: the challenge of the “Third World”; new theories and visions about development. HL 107 Issues in Colombia and the world (3 credits) As the last link in the Geopolitics major, this course aims to find common ground between the different theoretical constructions and themes of the preceding courses. It seeks to construct a coherent, wide and pluralist approximation of the complex reality of Colombia from the beginning of the 21st century. It will be crucial to acknowledge in doing EAFIT University 61 this one fundamental problem which served as a background for all other conflicts in that century. That problem is no other than that of democracy. We must recognize the essentially imperfect and problematic nature of democracy, and consequently the difficulties faced in fulfilling the promises of a ‘perfect society’ tied to this concept. In this way the course confronts the difficulties of contemporary Colombia and hopes to suggest ways of creating a genuinely democratic space for discussion and ideological confrontation. Contents: political representation and participation; prohibition and repression; armed reactions; peace processes; international crime; human rights; globalization and communication societies. HL110 Metaphysics (3 credits) Course objective: to develop discussion around the topic of modern metaphysics, its principles, and the dimensions covered by its interpretation of the world. This implies reflecting on its aims. Metaphysics has been the dominant feature of philosophical thought since Plato and Aristotle, and we will study its continuities and changes up to modernity and the age of science and technology. Contents include: Descartes; Kant; Schopenhauer; Heidegger. HL116 Literature and Semiotics (3 credits) Course objective: the object of study will be the relationship between literature and semiotics. This involves analysing the meaning of diverse textual typologies (poetry, novels, stories and theatre). We will also analyse how the specific role of the reader, the process of reading and the text complete the literary praxis. Contents include: theoretical direction (text: Giardinelli, Structure and Morphology of the Story); Freixas, History, Argument, Intrigue; Zavala, Towards a Geometry of the Story; Borbolla, The Carnality of the Story. Writing and Rewriting. HL 120 Research Methodology (2 Credits) On completion of the course, students are expected to organize and interpret technological and scientific information; to understand science evolution from the different paradigmatic configurations; to interpret the evolution of the world according to determining impositions by the development of science; to manage the research method, which concerns the stages of research; to write a draft of a research project contemplating and involving technique problems inherent to the scientific research method. Contents include the problem of scientific knowledge; the conceptual framework of research; specific methodology: research stages; project administration and control. HL127 Ethnocommunication (3 credits) Course objective: to recognise the cultural meaning of different communicative actions within the frame of transcultural interaction. To understand the diverse theoretical movements (ethnography of speech, ethnomethodology), and disciplinary fields (anthropology, politics, communication, linguistics). To explain cultural and linguistic variations, forms of grouping, effects of discrimination, the composition of power relationships, and expatriation as a phenomenon of interaction in organisations. Contents include: Geertz, The Interpretation of Cultures; Eliot, The Illustrated Eye. HL131 Taller de Piano 1 (3 credits) Course objective: to continue practice of piano iniciated in the ‘basic piano’ course. Contents include: a two hour block will be dedicated to performance techniques and practical skills, and another two hours to the study of theoretical musical elements applicable to piano. HL 154 Culture Anthropology (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce the concept of the human being as a builder and owner of a Culture, a nonconcrete possibility related to adaptive symbolic processes that determine communication, negotiation and group participation models in the past and present. Contents include the origins; culture; social systems; Alter Ego; organizational culture. HL 156 Colombian History (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to awaken in students a critical spirit, capable of detachment and willing to be questioned up to the last of their beliefs, as to generate a broad and tolerant debate on our ways of living. Contents include a vision on Colombia from the social – cultural History; a thematic, non-chronological approach; topics that characterize Colombian society. HL 159 Psychology and Management (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to approach to some of the most important problems afflicting our organizations related to human behavior, and the most frequent human problems interfering with the administrative measures applied to the so-called Human Resource. Contents include people Psychology; Psychology of the workplace; Psychology of organizations. EAFIT University 62 HL 164 International Political Analysis (4 Credits) This course aims to construct conceptual frameworks for approaching today’s international relations. It is also intended to develop the ability to recognize, interpret and question the structural and circumstantial actors, relations and factors that intervene in the construction – transformation of contemporary international political agenda. Furthermore, it seeks to develop analytical skills to foresee the incidence that international dynamics can have on business environment. Contents include an Introduction to the theory of international relations; international relations today; regionalism and integration processes; the clash of civilizations; democracy and social conflict in the globalized world; Colombia’s international insertion. HL 165 Axiology and Contemporaneousness (3 credits) The contemporary world seems to discover the importance of an ethical dimension, mainly because of the decline of old propositions that unified and ascribed individuals to uniform concepts of life. Today, given the ongoing fragmentation and off-centering processes that question traditional universals, old values are no longer enough. Urbanization has fostered the proliferation of life forms, which arise new sensibilities and new forms of relating to the world, revealing that all ethical dimension is related to: a) An esthetic dimension, and b) An event dimension. Contents include the new social order; the problem of Development; the Ethic-Esthetic problem; Ethics, Science and Technology; Ethic-esthetic-political problems. HL 206 Society and Culture: Groups, Territory and Sociability (3 credits) The objective of this course is to recognize the complex relationship between society and culture, within the modernity crisis. Furthermore, it will approach some fundamental concepts such as society, group, territory and “anthropological place”. Contents include: from “the place” to the “territory” and the “no-place”; Territory and symbolization; identity and “alter”; the fragmentation and off-centering processes in contemporary world; urban cultures and globalization. HL 207 Fears, Mediums and simulations (3 credits) The objective of the course is to recognize the differences between the following concepts: simulation, simulacrum and artifice, and the role they have played in Western thinking. Contents include public opinion and revolution; mass and media; message and reality; mass media and modernity in Latin America. HL 208 Cultural Praxis This course aims to recognize the highly complex character of some cultural practices found in contemporary societies. Contents include the quest for the relationship between theory and practice; Cultural Praxis: exchanges and transformations; sexuality, death, body and feast. HL 209 Research Seminar (3 Credits) In this Seminar, given certain work categories, the objective is to go deeper in their study. Conducted as a tutorial seminar, some sessions will be devoted to share the experiences in the research project, while others would be dedicated to epistemological and methodological questions, to tun-up research techniques and tools. HL 300 Communicative Competencies (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to attain the basic tools and abilities to perform competently in social, professional and personal areas, using language appropriately. Contents include the use of writing aids; spelling; accents; vocabulary; punctuation and style; the paragraph; types or writing; summaries; essays; reports; letters; articles. HL 308 Fundamentals of Science (3 credits) The objectives of this course are the appropriation of the fundamental principles and concepts of Classic knowledge. To discuss the question about scientific revolution, the characteristics of scientific theory, and to assess the basic implications of a paradigmatic rupture from the logical, Physical, and philosophical points of view. Contents include a framework; the question of Science; Galilei and the scientific revolution; the re-constitution of Knowledge; Logic and scientific theories; Logic, theory and possible worlds, paradigmatic change. HL 309 Logic and Philosophy (3 Credits) This course has three main objectives: first, to approach the debate on reality that has been undertaking by Logic and Philosophy. Second, to deepen on the question of knowledge from the Logic’s debates; and third, to open the way to questioning complex relations between logic and reality, language and reality, logic and thinking. Contents include the quest for the relationships between language and reality, logic and reality, logic and Philosophy; The Logic’s quarrels; the Logic Atomistic answer; the analytical and the synthetic, the problem of meaning; the quest for knowledge’s object. HL 310 Philosophy and the history of Science (3 credits) The objective of this course is to approach the problem of truth from the perspective of Art, and to shed a light on such relationship from the concepts of liberty, daily life and authenticity in the first section of “Being and Time”. Contents EAFIT University 63 include Healing: open and closing of the outmost power: being. Truth as a game between uncovering and coveringup. A work of Art as the setting up of truth and the foundation of a world. Art and Liberty: coping with oneself. HL 409 Narrative: from the marvelous to the virtual (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to study text works, style and techniques, and the nature of the short story. This will lead students to consider literature as the instrument to make reality credible and expandable to the individual, the world and the community, framed by modernity. Contents include the nature of the short story; sense in a short story; relationship between a literary work and its context. HL 410 Poetry: from the imagination to the image (3 credits) The objective of this course is to put into operation textual intervention processes in order to set differences and similarities, styles and techniques, objects and subjects, rhythms and tones of poetry. Contents include the nature of the “poetic fact”; the question of poetry; the poet as a “founder” and as a “giver”; poetry and language; the poem’s sense; poetry and sensation; problems and perspectives in the Twentieth Century. HL 411 Drama -Theater (3 credits) The objectives of the course are: to approach a text and establish differences and similarities, styles and techniques, objects and subjects, tones and rhythms in the characteristics and nature of theater. To develop perceptions, both from the work and from the world around, as to elaborate on concepts and categories to think about the aestheticethic fact in Literature. To consider Literature an instrument to penetrate reality and make it more visible, credible , and to project it to the individual, the world and the community framed by future. Contents include To look/see a literary work: nature of the Drama; to feel/read a literary work: the Drama’s sense; listen to/perceive a literary work: work-context relationship. HL 412 Novel: from fiction to meta-fiction (3 Credits) The objectives of the course are: to approach a text and establish differences and similarities, styles and techniques, objects and subjects, tones and rhythms in the characteristics and nature of a novel. To develop perceptions, both from the work and from the world around, as to elaborate on concepts and categories to think about the aestheticethic fact in Literature. To consider Literature an instrument to penetrate reality and make it more visible, credible , and to project it to the individual, the world and the community framed by future. Contents include To look/see a literary work: nature of the Novel; to feel/read a literary work: the Novel’s sense; listen to/perceive a literary work: work-context relationship. HL502 Modern Aesthetics (3 credits) Course objective: to study the aesthetic ideas generated by the Enlightenment, particularly with Kantian thought. These contributed to a revision of the concepts of classical aesthetics, and a questioning of the possibilities of art, its meanings and methods of representation. Contents include: the limits and nature of art; the aesthetic experience: taste, the beautiful and the sublime; the artist as genius creator; vanguard, utopia and progress. HL 503 Contemporary Aesthetics: Art – City – Public Space (3 credits) Objective: to study cities as the setting for signs of the contemporary and of art, where this promotes social and urban renewal and intervenes in the public space. The aesthetic experience extends to the city and the ways of living in it, transforming the urban landscape, journeys and itineraries. Time-space connections define the rhythms of appropriation in different territories, reinterpret the references and symbols expressed in the public building, the street, the square, the park, and the system of social relations that these represent. Contents: the city: explosion and consumption of signs; public space and public art; technology and nature; expanded aesthetics. HL 602 Theory of Communicative Action (3 credits) This is an interdisciplinary course, which takes perspectives including those of linguistics, semiotics, semiology, ethnology, hermeneutics, sociology, psychology and anthropology in order to think about communicative action. Thus the object is not to teach just the theories themselves, but rather to use them in order to construct a complex understanding of the problems attached to communicative action. We use the university radio and television channels, as well as the university newspaper, to encourage students’ creativity in these media. Another themes are the various types of rhetoric, which manifest themselves in discourse, and communicative interpretation. We analyze persuasion, appeal, simulation and lying, and how the recipient of a communicative act is, actively or passively, involved in the interaction. Contents: theory of communicative action; conditions of agreement; interpretation; problems with intention and communicative effect; politics of communication; ethical aspects of communication; the implications of different acts of communicative interaction; capitalist and post-capitalist societies. EAFIT University 64 HL 603 Audiovisual communication and mass culture (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to study massive communication as a phenomenon that has greatly modify contemporary society, the way it is inserted in the social tissue and the role it has played in the definition of subjectivity’s components, the specifications of audiovisual language, and the characteristics of the main mass media: radio, movies, TV, video. Contents include Audiovisual communication, Mass Culture, Creative Workshop (Tutoring for video production). HL 604 Transcultural communication (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide a space for the academic analysis, through cases, where themes around the transcultural communication will be formulated, researched and discussed. Contents include a delimitation of the transcultural phenomenon; communication in a multicultural frame; the trans-cultural as an effect. HL 605 Communicative Interaction in Organizations (3 credits) This course is based upon theories elaborated by Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari, Paul Virilio and Pierre Levi amongst others. It looks at what are known as disciplinary or panoptic societies and control or postcapitalist societies, and how structures of work function within them. The course analyses organizations in terms of their mission, vision, and organizational structure. Contents: the metaphor of the social organism; the metaphor of culture; the metaphor of domination; the metaphors of power and politics; the metaphor of symbolic authority through communication. HL 702 History of Music I (3 credits) The objective of this course is to analyze man’s evolution from the antiquity to the Renaissance; to experience the basic aspects of artistic trends; to establish the importance of music in the history of man, and to relate music to the different artistic tendencies of the time. Contents include from Antiquity to the Middle Ages; Music en the Middle Ages; Music and the Renaissance. HL 703 History of Music II (3 credits) The objective of this course is to approach the society of the 17h and 18th Centuries; to experience the basic aspects of artistic trends; to establish the importance of music in the history of man, and to relate music to the different artistic manifestations. Contents include the Music in the early Baroque; high Baroque; the 18th Century: the Classical Period; instrumental music; the Wiener Classics. HL 704 Basic Piano (3 credits) The objective of this course is to provide students with a direct contact with Music through the Piano; to develop a basic playing technique and assess, through the piano, the different theoretical concepts in music. Contents include independent hand pulsing; notes on the pentagram; Flat and Minor Scales; rhythmic designs and their correspondent measures; Reading exercises and setting up small works. HL 705 History of Music III (3 credits) The objective of the course is to approach the scene of European society during the 19th and 20th centuries; to establish the importance of music in America; to experience basic aspects of the different contemporary artistic trends; to outline the role of music in contemporary life, its basic characteristics and current trends. Contents include the Romantic Era; Nationalism; antecedents of 20th Century music; new trends; Music in America; new rhythms. HL 706 Protocol (3 credits) This course is aimed at International Business students, in the frame of the ‘Values and Culture’ project. It studies different forms of protocol (in business, diplomacy, sport, the military, etc.), not only from a practical but also a theoretical perspective. This implies seeing different protocols in the general context of non-verbal communication; cultural differences; and the phenomenon of cultural transformation. Seen in this way, we can understand verbal and non-verbal communication are linked to protocol within a process of constant transformation, particularly considering the phenomena of acculturation and trans-culturation which occur in mass-media societies. The course also considers how specific forms of protocol are tools for interaction not only in business but also in day-to-day life. Contents: non-verbal communication; cultural transversality; image projection; protocols (diplomatic, ecclesiastic, military, business and sporting). INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT NI 002 Development of Negotiation Skills I (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn and practice negotiation’s basis, techniques and procedures, and to face conflictive matters in any type of transaction. Contents include some general concepts regarding conflicts; vital preliminary aspects of negotiation; the schools of negotiation; and the Harvard negotiation model. EAFIT University 65 NI 003 Development of Negotiation Skills II (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop skills to carry out complex negotiations in the social or political business world, taking into account the bilateral and multilateral business components of national order. Contents include some general concepts regarding conflicts of national order; Business strategies and tactics; types of business; Business and culture; Negotiation teams. NI 004 International Business (4 Credits) The major purpose of this course is to introduce students to an International perspective while studying the fundamentals of the business world. Contents include an overview of International Business. The cultural environments facing businesses. Political and legal environments. Economic environment. International trade theory. Governmental influence on trade. Economic integration and cooperative agreements. Foreign direct investment. Foreign Exchange and the determination of exchange rates. International Business negotiations and diplomacy. Collaborative strategies: export and import strategies. Global operations management. Source strategies. Human Resource Management. NI 007 International Management (4 Credits) This course is about how firms become and remain international in scope. It is about experiences of firms (of all sizes) from many countries as they come to grips with an increasingly competitive global environment. It is about the practice of management when facing a diverse work environment where people may not share the some basic values and assumptions. This course will consider both the small business that is just beginning its international inception, as well as the larger one that is expanding to more markets. Contents include Strategic aspects of international management; International strategic planning; Organization and control of international operations; Cultural and behavioral aspects of international management; Managerial leadership in an international context; Functional aspects of international management; Marketing and finance; Legal, social and ethical issues of International Management; International Human Resource management. NI 008 Foreign Trade Regulation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the current regulations in Colombia on exchange rates and trade, and how they apply on imports, exports, foreign debt, investments, services and transfers. Contents include legal background, the currency exchange regulation, currency markets, exchange declaration, the Tax reimbursement certificates (CERT), export and import regulations, Money Exchange establishments; Customs penalty regulation. NI 010 Logistics and International Physical Distribution (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to understand the logistics chain’s activities and components to gain competitiveness in international trade, and the important role physical distribution plays in international trade. It also seeks to introduce the use of software to manage import and export logistics. Contents include an approach to Logistics; Logistic (methodology CCI); International physical distribution; Transport; Outsourcing; Workshop on exports; workshop on Logistics. NI 014 International Business (4 Credits) This course is intended for Business Management students. Contents include an Introduction to International Business; International trade and foreign investment; International organizations; Financial, economic and social forces; Physical, social and cultural forces; Political and legal forces; Evaluation and market analysis; International marketing; Production systems; Business plans; Policies and administration of work relations; Strategic planning and organizational design; Experiences of Colombian firms abroad. NI 017 International Procurement (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to understand the basic concepts of business logistics and the international procurement process, both from the supplier’s as well as from the buyer’s point of view. Contents include Negotiation; Components of international markets; International supply function; Ethics and procurement. NI 018 Hermeneutics and Negotiation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to approach hermeneutics perspectives of the negotiation concept, based on Philosophical and anthropological writings. Contents include an Introduction to the problem of Truth in the Spiritual sciences; the image of Hermes Mercury. Negotiation in Sophocles’ Ajax. Mayeutics; A priori synthetic judgement; The Good and the Evil: truth’s relativity in Nietsche; the inability to dialog; world’s planet; a vision of the world; negotiation as a path; Negotiation as a hermeneutic possibility. NI 019 Strategies for the development of thinking abilities (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: to understand different brain functions, such as logic, creativity, readiness and the application of complex, strategic and systemic thought in modern negotiation. To understand that, to participate in today’s knowledge pool regarding computing revolution, it is essential to work in multidimensional teams, to combine EAFIT University 66 experience and knowledge in a positive way. Contents include The systemic thought; The creative thought; “Complexus”: today’s knowledge society; scenario construction; uncertainty reduction. NI 020 Historical Geography (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess contemporary social phenomena that come into play with the new ways people interact. Contents include approaching the cultural concept; Territory and non-habit; Identity and Alter Ego; Tradition and nation; Power and race. NI 021 Colombia’s International Relations and Diplomacy (4 Credits) The general theme of the course can be summarized as the need of students to take into account the complex variety of international relations that exist today in order to understand the contemporary “global condition” and to make intelligent judgement about international affairs. There will be a particular emphasis on the facts and possibilities of Colombia’s International relations. NI 022 The Theory of Negotiation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand negotiation as a constructive power that encompasses personal and community values. Contents include Conflict definition. What is negotiation? Basic aspects of negotiation; The human factor in negotiation; The negotiation process according to different schools of thought; Negotiation models; Negotiation through mediators. NI 023 International Negotiation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand negotiation in an international context, as related to different conflicts and negotiation styles in the political, social, economic, technological, human rights, cultural and environmental fields. Contents include Negotiation and culture in a globalized world; Strategic alliance negotiation; Acquisition and merger negotiations; License and franchise negotiation; intellectual property rights negotiation; knowledge negotiation (software, consulting, follow-up); International negotiation and intercultural conflicts; International negotiation and trade agreements. NI 024 Intercultural Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze intercultural phenomena as new forms of management, where differences are taken as basis for organizational interaction. Contents include Globalization and unification. Decline of the nationstate and the rise of the region; the state-organization: the multinational. Cyber-culture: from democracy to technocracy; Migration and intercultural diversity. NI 026 Graduation paper (4 Credits) Independent study, under the tutoring of a teacher, to produce a paper as a conclusion of the Major chosen. NI 032 Negotiation Skills and Techniques (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students the basis for the development of negotiation skills and the ability to carry out their job efficiently in or out of the company. Furthermore, to master the management of strategies for negotiation with clients, suppliers and employees. Contents include Why learn to negotiate? Is a good negotiator born or made? How do you negotiate? Mediators and their role in negotiation; the human factor in negotiation, and the negotiator’s commandments. NI 033 Economic Integration Theory (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the international economic integration theory, its advantages, limitations and relations to politics, production, the consumer culture and the environment. Contents include the nature of international economic integration; The importance of economic integration; The advantages of economic integration between nations; The limitations and disadvantages of economic integration; Creation and deviation of international trade; The sub-optimization theory; The large blocks of integration; Economic integration relations with politics, culture, production, the consumer and the environment; Economic integration perspectives for the 21st Century. NI 034 Current Topics in Economic Integration (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the functioning of social and economic policies and their contribution to the development and evolution of the main groups of economic integration in Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Americas since 1992. Contents include The European Economic Community; Economic integration in the Americas; African economic integration; Integration in Southeast Asia. NI 035 International Physical Distribution (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the components and activities in the logistics chain, especially those regarding the competitiveness in international trade, as well as the important role that international physical distribution plays in international trade. Contents include Generalities; Introduction to logistics; Logistics; International physical distribution; Transport; Out-sourcing; Inventory; Workshop; Logistics practice. EAFIT University 67 NI 036 Ethics and its environment (4 Credits) The course intends to show and analyze the different points of view and treatment of issues that affect international business processes. Each session, all students have to prepare topics for discussion about an ethical issue in a format decided by the teacher. The student must prepare the statement as well as tentative arguments pro and contra the statement. Not all issues will be discussed during class. NI 038 Analysis of Cultures This is a tutorial course, whose objective is to carry out a research project on inter-cultural aspects in various social scenes. Contents include the following possibilities for research: multicultural conditions; cultural, transcultural and multicultural identity; imagined communities; the Americas; Africa; Europe; China; Islam. NI 047 Internationalisation strategies (4 credits) Objective: to identify the different mechanisms an organisation can use in order to internationalise, according to its characteristics and setting. Contents: the decision to internationalise; strategies for defending local markets; exportation strategies; foreign production strategies; the leap to global company; exit strategies. NI 048 Market Intelligence (4 credits) Objective: to understand the main tools used to form a plan for successfully penetrating foreign markets – ‘market intelligence’. To be familiar with the statistical instruments used to support market intelligence, and the principal applications for market intelligence in practice. Contents: what is market intelligence? The process of Market intelligence; sources and techniques for gathering information; tools of analysis and basic data analysis; report presentation. NI 050 Logistics and Advanced International Physical Distribution (4 credits) Objective: to deepen students’ knowledge of different modes of transport, the logistical intermediaries and the ways in which they influence the competitiveness of products in international markets, through a focus on commercialisation. Contents: introduction of basic concepts; land transport; water transport; air transport; multi-modal transport; insurance in the export process. NI 051 Advanced foreign commercial regimen (4 credits) Objective: to analyse the fiscal and customs regimes in different countries, especially those with which Colombia has a large amount of commercial exchange, and to apply them in distinct operations. Students will form a global idea of foreign commercial legislation, and a good knowledge of the central banks and how they function worldwide. Contents: bases of the fiscal structure of the country; customs duties; fiscal legislation, customs and exchange rate of Canada, the US, Spain, the EU, Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil and Chile; sanctionary regimes in the aforementioned countries. NI060 European Studies (4 credits) Objective: to provide an introduction to the economic, political and legal analysis of the integration process in Europe. The primary goal of the course is to do a very careful ‘area study’ of Europe, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contents: history of European integration; key moments of the European integration; political institutions and the decision-making process in Europe; the economics of the European Union; European law; the EU as a global actor; the EU’s enlargement – challenges and perspectives; comparative politics. NI062 Three Religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (4 credits) Objective: to offer the students the analytical tools for understanding the differences and similarities between the three most important Western religions. To understand the importance of beliefs in different epochs and cultures, and trace the social behaviour which is related to belief. Contents: introduction to the programme; the sacred and the profane; Judaism – history and basic concepts; Christianity – history and basic concepts; Islam – history and basic concepts. NI066 International Public Law (4 credits) Objective: to understand the historical evolution and constant dialectic of international public law. To raise awareness of the judicial-legal differences that frame the relations between states, the ultimate subjects of international public law. Contents: globalisation of law; concept and nature of international public law; the sources of international public law; the control of constitutionality and international treaties; the state as subject of international public law; the concept of territorial sovereignty; sea law; airspace and ‘ultraterrestial’ space; international law and the environment; comparing notions of law. EAFIT University 68 NI067 Area studies: North America (4 credits) Objective: This course provides an introduction to the economic, political and social analysis of the NAFTA parties. The primary goal of the course is to do a very careful ‘area study’ of Canada, Mexico and the USA, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Contents: North American history, culture and politics; negotiating and doing business with the USA; trading and doing business with Canada. NI073 International Business Management Game (4 credits) Objective: to practice successful business decision-making in the key areas of marketing, finance, production and accounting; to transfer theoretical business knowledge to practical management problems; to train distributed collaborative working in cross-cultural teams by the use of modern information and communication technology, through playing the ‘Business Management Game’. Contents: course introduction; overview of game theory in business; Game (rounds 1-10). LAW DEPARTMENT DE 001 Introduction to the Study of Law (5 Credits) The purpose of the course is to review the Law theory and its specificity in relation to other normative orders, as well as Law’s functions and purposes. It will also review the theory of legal regulations, the theory of legal rules, the fundamental legal concepts or the production processes, and Law interpretation and enforcement in Colombia. Contents are divided in four parts. The first part: Concept of Law contains an Introduction to the concept of law; Law and other normative orders; Law and society and Law and the State. The Second part: the Structure of law includes The legal regulation; The Law as legal legislation, and Fundamental legal concepts. The Third part: Law Creation, interpretation and enforcement, includes the Sources of Law and the Legal interpretation. The Fourth Part: Law’s Purposes contains: Justice and Legal values, and Human Rights. DE 002 The History of Institutions (3 Credits) This course aims to the understanding and appreciation of the origin and development of western juridical institutions and traditions, their value and importance for the better comprehension of our current juridical institutions. It intends to train student as change agents to improve those institutions in the future. Contents include Western Legal traditions; law development, since its origins in the Greek culture, up to the conformation of the Roman private and public institutions and law; the Jewish Christian world, from its origins in the history of Israel to the Christianity and the history of the Church. The Anglo – Saxon’s legal tradition. America’s primitive cultures; and Indian Law. DE 002 The History of Juridical Institutions (3 Credits) At the end of the year, students are expected to understand the evolution of the main juridical institutions, from Greece and Rome until present days,. They will also understand the differences between the Contemporary juridical systems, so that compared law becomes a fundamental tool in the study of the different specializations of law. Contents include Roman-Germanic System: its historic evolution, the structure of juridical norm; the fountains of Law; Constitutional norm; Common Law system; The English law: historical evolution of the system; Norm structure; Law in the United States of America; Other systems: The socialist system, The religious systems. DE 003 Constitutional Law I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to offer students general elements of analysis to understand the processes of constitutional and state institutions configuration. Furthermore, to supply the elements and basic concepts relative to politics, state and constitution; to give the elements to construct a critical analysis respect the issues reviewed; to provide a general bibliographic reference, and to introduce students to the political juridical Colombian analysis. Contents include notions of Political Science; State theory; Constitutional theory. DE 004 Fundamentals of Private Law (4 Credits) This course is intended to guide students into the understanding of private law’s general structure and its importance for the development of personal relationships. Students will understand the principles behind private law and the conditions under which it is applied for the solution of real-life cases, and will identify the fundamental problems from the general theory and the legal regulation’s perspective. Contents include Approximations to the juridical fact theory; the juridical relationship; the subjects of the juridical relation; Object of the juridical relations; juridical relationships in private law; Rules about the inefficiency of juridical relations; Private autonomy; the juridical business. EAFIT University 69 DE 006 Sociology (3 Credits) The main objectives of this course are 1) to guide students into a rational, critical process of understanding sociological foundations of human phenomena and problems. 2) To make them familiar with the concepts and analysis categories constructed by various sociological schools to explain social organization. 3) To train them in the use of sociological concepts that will contribute to a solid professional and human development. 4) To provide conceptual bases and tools of analysis, and to facilitate the construction of a personal position about State problems and transformations. Contents include the Social construction; State, Power and Society. DE 007 Fundamentals of Logic (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to train students in the comprehension and use of logic principles and ways of reasoning, both in classic and non-classical Logic. It is also intended to develop an understanding of the processes of language analysis and logical reasoning established by different Logic methods, especially the gradual, deontic and paraconsistent methodologies. Contents include the problem of Logic principles; Thought’s logic status. Language’s Logic foundations. Reasoning, syllogism and interference. Natural deduction. Paradoxes, fallacies, truth and validity. Rules and deductions. Formal languages and formal deduction. Semantic spaces and multivalent (tetravalent) Logic; Basic aspects of modal, epistemic and deontic (language analysis) Logic; Fundamentals of para-consistent Logic (logic and language). Reasoning and deduction (rationality and para – consistency); Fundamentals of gradual Logic; Reasoning and deduction, and Elements of gradual Logic. DE 008 Differential Calculus (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to develop skills to resolve real life problems related to the derivative of real functions with real variables, such as: optimization problems, related variables, or Curve drawing. Contents include Functions, limits and continuity; The derivative; Derivative applications, and Exponential and logarithmic functions - L’Hôpital rule. DE 009 Economic Law I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide Business Management students with legal general concepts to assess facts through juridical reasoning. Contents include The State as a political organization form in society; the juridical order and its entailing power; the private initiative and the autonomy of will as a principle and dimension of the business liberty. DE 010 Legislation for Engineers (4 Credits) At the end of this course, Engineering students will have the ability to understand the main juridical notions related with their professional area, as well as the law notion and the juridical norm importance that distinguish it from other norms. They will also understand the nature of the Colombian State, its objectives, fundamental principles, structure and orderly form; handle the notions related to business and their institutions, recognizing the different social forms and their implications. Different forms of service contracting will be studied. Contents include the Law as an instrument to regulate behavior; the Law creation process; the State as a form of social organization; The person as juridical relations holder; the concept of Person: personality attributes, people classification; organization of people to lend or receive a service; the autonomy of will; Property: concept, functions and types; General conditions of contract formulation; Service contracting forms; Labor contract, and Civil contract for services. DE 011 Commercial Law (4 Credits) This course is intended for the Business Administration and Accountancy students to understand, analyze, and differentiate the Commercial Law’s elements and institutions in the field of Management and Accounting. Contents include Mercantile and non- mercantile subjects; Societies; Business group; Mercantile obligations; Mercantile goods; Mercantile procedures. DE 015 International contracts (4 credits) The objective of this course is to make students acquainted with the main contracting activity taking place in international business, and to incentive critical reasoning about the real situations and contracts that will be analyzed during the course. Contents include an Introduction; The international exchange of goods and its related contracts; the international service exchange; Intellectual property and its related international contracts; Foreign Investment and its contracts, and Conflict resolution. DE 020 Economic Law II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students with some logic to clearly diagnose the problems occurring in their enterprise and in this way translate their solution to trained professional to it. Contents include Law in Management; Legal structure of an economic activity; Principal contracts of mercantile intermediation; Forms of services contracting. DE 021 International Business Law (4 Credits) The general objective of this course is to assess with sufficient criteria the themes offered, in order to explain this economic universe and later be able to perform their professional activity in a capable way. Contents include Fundaments of International law; the fountains of International business law; Subjects of the international business law; Organs of the diplomatic relations and their competence in the business; The international conflicts and their solution; International organisms. EAFIT University 70 DE022 Integral Calculus (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to: 1) make appropriate use of the concepts related with the integration of functions of a real variable. 2) to evaluate indefinite and improper integrals and use power series to calculate definite integrals. 3) to calculate areas, volumes, arc longitudes and surface areas, applying the concept of definite integral. 4) To analyze convergence and series divergence of constant terms, using the application of convergence’s convenient criteria. 5) To expand functions on Taylor and find its convergence intervals. Contents include Defined integral and applications, Primitive calculus, and Series. DE 023 Macroeconomics (4 Credits) This course’s objective is that students be in capacity of understand the fundaments elaborated by modern macroeconomics for the interpretation of the economic happenings in a global way; to generate a positive attitude toward students around the discussion of economic subjects. In addition, to foster development of the discernment ability in the assessment of unrolling economic facts. Contents include Economy and Law; Economy as a science; Macroeconomics’ problems; National accountancy; Aggregate demand and offer; Money, bank and monetary politic; Synthesis of IS-LM model. DE 024 Constitutional Law II (5 Credits) The objective of this course is to incorporate the constitutional point of view in the juridical and political analysis made by jurists and civics, as well as the analysis of Colombian constitutional norms. A permanent distinction between the levels of political, juridical and sociological discussion will be made. Contents include introductory concepts; the public power; Constitutional laws and mechanisms of defense; Current debates. DE 025 Property Law (4 credits) The objective of this course is to obtain an integral and systemic vision of property law in Colombia, as well as a logical- juridical understanding of principles and structures of the constituent institutions. Content include the property: a constitutional lecture, and a legal development; The Juridical-patrimonial relation - property law; Classification of goods; The real laws; The possession; The real actions. DE 026 Criminal Justice (5 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the foundations, limits and concepts related to the criminal justice system, and compare them with the basic theoretical categories, to apply them later to actual cases. Contents include Social control and penal system; If, and why to forbid, judge and punish? Value and importance of thinking by principles in Criminal Justice; History of penalty as the progress of the scientific- dogmatic knowledge; Theory of injustice and of the responsible individual; The unjust; The type of committed unjust; Structure of omitting unjust; The error over the objective characteristics of the fact; The responsible individual; Punishment and security measures; Introduction to the criminal process; The criminal judgment as knowledge-power; The criminal action. DE 027 Hermeneutics I (4 Credits) There are several objectives to this course: Attention to the mental processes that intervene in reading comprehension. Conscience about recognition, inference and interaction processes occurring in comprehensive reading. Recovering of information from written data through deep structure analysis. Identifying a text’s rhetorical structure. Inference to determine implicates in a text. Inference of ideas, thoughts, “covertly” propositions. Identifying space, time, social and ideological conditions of the written text. “Meta-cognitive” process based on legal texts; instrumental mediations to make individual production possible; Enrichment of previous knowledge of the reader about the structural and argumentative organization of texts, to diminish the distance between the reader and the text, making the text intervene in the reader. Contents include Models of reading; inferential reading. DE 028 Theory of Juridical Business (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to approach the study of juridical business in a systematic way and establish the importance of the contract and the juridical categories in the dynamics of private law, to assess national legislation and jurisprudence. Contents include classifications of juridical business: Unilateral and contractual, Free and onerous; Existence and validity requirements; Will manifestation; Ability; The object of juridical business; The cause; some ruling principles and interpretation of juridical business; Normative principle; Relativity principle; Informality principle. DE 029 Microeconomics (4 credits) This course’s objective is to understand the basic individual offer and demand models, taken from the so-called “theories of consumer and producer”, according to the market structures, and contrasting the analysis with the theory of the market errors. Contents include economic theory and its contributions to the microeconomics’ analysis; Offer and Demand; Consumer theory; Production theory; Market structures; Market errors. DE 030 Seminar on Hans Kelsen’s Juridical Thought This seminar aims to the understanding of the juridical theory through one of its most important exponents, to assess the frameworks established by him and to judge critically those aspects which do not appear very appropriate. A study EAFIT University 71 in depth of the established theory will be undertaken, to approach an intent to state alternatives to the theory. Contents include The author’s context; the specific problems to which Kelsen intended an answer; the historical moment of his theory; his works in relation to which will be later the main subjects proposed; the “state of the Art” of the theory today, and current trends and the validity of the theory exposed. DE 031 Obligations (5 credits) The objective of this course is to study the concept of Obligation, a fundamental juridical category, important to private law and transcendent to other areas. An approach of general theory will be used to assess legal regulation and jurisprudence in this issue. Relationship between obligation and responsibility will also be established, as well as a differentiation between contractual and extra−contractual responsibility. Contents include general aspects on obligations and their sources; obligations’ effects and creditor’s rights; general notion of the extra-contractual responsibility; classification of obligations; how the obligation relationship is modified; the extinction of obligations. DE 032 International Economics (4 credits) The objective of this course is to examine the relations between countries on commercial, financial and economic levels, in the context of the current tendency of the world economy away from the local and towards the global. These relations are sustained within an international judicial frame that aims for greater efficiency in the world economy. A student of law should understand this global environment. Contents: theory of foreign commerce; measurement of commerce; politics of foreign commerce; international economic co-operation; principal international agreements; integration theory; Colombian foreign commerce. DE 034 Public International Law (4 credits) The objective of this course is to assess in a systematic and critical way, the creation processes and mechanisms of the Public International Law, and how it influences on internal juridical order. Furthermore, to assess how the economic, political and cultural processes influence on its configuration and delimitation. Contents: the concept of International Law, its sources and structure; State, international organisms and nontraditional actors; the juridical concept of sovereignty as the heart of international Law; the dynamics of international juridical norms; international conflict; current division in Public International Law and its fusion with Private International Law. DE044 Family Law (4 credits) Objective: to enable students to elaborate, analyse, interpret and resolve problems in the setting of the family as a legal institution. Contents: A general theory of the family, from a constitutional perspective; related theory of the family as the constructed norm of the heterosexual couple; the family as a group of subjects linked by affiliation; the family as a group of subjects linked by parentage; the family as a cohabiting group; aspects related to the family. DE046 Bonds-Securities (4 credits) Objective: enable students to understand the general principles of bonds-securities, the specifics of each particular bond-security and the economic function it has in market exchange. To understand how they should be used following the necessity they were created for. Contents: the notion of bond-security and its real estate character, historical precedents, economic function and classification of bond-securities; analysis of acceptance; study of structural elements; bond circulation; maturing and bond payment; the guarantor as exchange rate guarantee; exchange rate shares; exchange rate exceptions; cancellation, repositioning and reclaiming; the cheque and its different forms. DE051 Ethics (2 credits) Objective: to understand the singularity of ethics in the context of the process of legal formation; to elaborate the differences and relations between ethics and other ways of interpreting human actions; to discover the conceptual tensions between ethics, morals, law and politics; to find arguments in the history of ethics to reflexively confront the tensions of human action in contemporary culture. Contents: historical and existential character of ethics; the teaching of the Greeks; current hermeneutics and Kantian ethics; ethical problems in the age of technological rationality. DE 056 Philosophy of Law (6 credits) Objective: to offer the students an ordered, specialised and up-to-date vision of the main problems of theoretical grounding which confront the legal world; to present a systematic vision of some of the most important alternative solutions to the problems in legal philosophy; to give students a lucid, informed and critical attitude towards problems in Latin America and Colombia from a legal-philosophical point of view – an attitude founded in technical-conceptual knowledge and in the creative use of coherent arguments. Contents: the reality of legal theory; central problems in legal philosophy; panorama of epistemological and philosophical problems in law; legal philosophy; diversity of legal knowledges; problems in moral grounding for law; plural conceptions and the realisation of law; theory of the legal reality; reception of European legal discourse in Latin America; legitimating and emancipating function of law; new legalities and illegalities; legal pluralism. EAFIT University 72 DE 058 Penal Law 2 (2 credits) Objective: to understand the evolution and the current state of discussion about the concept of protective interest in penal law. To see the differences and relations between different classes of protective interests; to apply concepts of crime theory to particular groups of crimes; to solve problems in crime theory and in Colombian penal law. Contents: protective interest theory in penal law; penal protection of fundamental protective interests; penal protection of collective protective interests; penal protection of institutional protective interests. DE065 Mathematics 1 (4 credits) Objective: introduce students to a precise use of symbolic language; solve exercises and problems in combined algebra; find the combined solution of inequalities with or without absolute value; develop skills for simplifying operations with algebraic expressions; solve exercises and problems of lineal of quadratic equations and interpret their results. Contents: Prepositional logic; combination theory; numerical combinations and inequalities; algebraic operations; applications for economics. MARKETING DEPARTMENT ME 004 Marketing and the Environment(4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the essence of Marketing in an organization, and its relationship with the Environment. Contents include the concept from different perspectives; Information Systems; the environment; the market. ME 005 Marketing Integrated Communication (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the role of promotional tools and stimulation of demand in accordance with the total marketing mix, as well as designs frequently used by advertisers, agencies and media for planning and developing communication strategies. Contents include an introduction to communication in Marketing; Advertising; communication planning in Marketing; communication strategies in Marketing. ME 006 Sales Administration (4 Credits) On completion of the course students will be able to understand the current roles of the professional sales person, the professional buyer and the sales manager. They will compare and contrast the evolution of sales departments and have the criteria for the proposal of a (Marketing and sales) commercial structure in a modern company. They will also understand the relationship and the difference between Marketing and Sales planning, and will be able to present sales plans and to administer budgets. They will develop, select, train, propose and evaluate training models for the sales team, and will learn how to lead and motivate the sales force, how to lay out sales territories, set sales targets and design different types of payment. Finally, students will learn how to be a professional Sales person. Contents include the concept; Personal sale; the professional sales person; planning and organizing the sales force; target models, commissions and motivation; training models; territory administration; Sales force selection; evaluation and control. ME 012 Consumer Behavior (4 Credits) Upon completion of the course, students will be able to recognize the scope and the impact of Consumer Behavior Studies on the design and application of marketing strategies. Contents include an introduction to the field of Consumer Studies; consumption and the individual; the individual within the group; culture and values; consumer’s processes and decisional protocols. ME 045 Managerial Marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to prepare students to perform different marketing activities within a company, to solve complex problems and to outline a Marketing Plan. Contents include Marketing Management; the analysis of Marketing opportunities; demand measurement and definition of Market target; strategic formulation, and planning Marketing programs. ME 051 Engineering Services Marketing (4 Credits) On completion of the course students will be able to understand the nature and importance of marketing in a modern organization, and its application to Engineering Services. They will learn to handle the concepts and basic terminology of service marketing and its relationship with Engineering, as well as to understand the relationship between marketing and the rest of the basic areas of an Engineering services company. Contents include introduction to the fundamentals of the marketing course and the marketing field; the concept of marketing; industrial and services EAFIT University 73 marketing and their segmentation process; introduction to products study; introduction to the study of pricing and distribution; introduction to promotion study. ME 052 Industrial marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess administrative marketing processes used in the industrial sector regarding strategic planning, the marketing plan, and decision-making. Typical industrial marketing topics will be analyzed, giving special emphasis to activities that constitute each component of the marketing mix. Contents include the industrial marketing environment; fundamentals of purchasing and the function of materials management; managing industrial purchasing; Marketing research and information systems; segmentation, positioning and demand projection; product development, product strategy and management; pricing planning and strategy; participants in the distribution of industrial goods; physical distribution strategy and administration; the personal sale in industrial marketing; sales management in industrial marketing; advertising and promotion in industrial marketing; industrial services marketing; international industrial marketing. ME 053 Relationship marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop abilities and skills to manage the customer-enterprise integration, and the means to establish, maintain and develop the relationship with customers, within a rational framework that provides guidance and definition on job areas, for this is the future of marketing and the market. Contents include the marketoriented organization; the relational marketing concept; creation of a strategy for effective loyalty and customer satisfaction; database as strategic tool; brand strategy- the fidelity to the brand; structure and analysis of customer behavior; relational marketing management; auditing the relational marketing program. ME 055 Qualitative Marketing research (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn how to use the Marketing information gathering procedures for Managerial decision-making. Contents include introduction to the world of Marketing Research; the marketing research process and types of research; qualitative research; quantitative research. ME 056 Quantitative Marketing Research (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn how to use the quantitative marketing research procedures for Managerial decision-making. Contents include quantitative research; data compilation; sampling process and field work; data processing and analysis; presentation of the research report; marketing research’s specific areas of application. ME 057 Distribution Strategies and Retail Business (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop a conceptual and operational framework for the distribution strategy, being it conceived as a response to the market needs. Contents include an introduction, designing distribution channels, and Retail Business and logistics. ME 058 Service Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to create Service strategies. Contents include basic concepts; co-operative service culture; principles that apply in the implementation of a service management program; steps in a service improvement program: diagnosis, planning, execution, control and assessment. Service Information System; service dynamics: personal factors, subjective factors, objective factors; the Service Triangle. the Service Cycle: its nature and scope, the moments of Truth, service rules; the client-centered organization; establishing service management indicators; auditing service. ME 059 The Price Variable (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design and implement the “Price” variable in the Marketing Mix, within the Strategic Marketing Plan. Contents include introduction to the price variable; pricing design; finance function. ME 062 Purchasing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess purchasing strategies and learn how to use the companies’ buying processes. Emphasis will be made on commercial establishments that buy finished products to resale. Contents include Purchasing in a modern firm; suppliers; managing purchases; purchasing and marketing mix; merchandising; inventory management. ME 064 International marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to internationally manage the Marketing functions. Contents include the need for International Marketing. The international environment: economic, political, legal, restrictive, cultural and financial aspects; Colombia facing the integration processes; export processes; co-operative strategies and world strategic societies; competitive advantage’s strategic elements; international marketing mix: product decisions, pricing, communication, marketing channels and international logistics; conduction, organization and control of international Marketing activities; the Colombian case: perspectives, the country’s brand image, support to international marketing; the future of International exchange. EAFIT University 74 ME 069 International Market research (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop skills to identify and quantify International markets potential, using market research tools. Contents include market feasibility studies at the international level; store surveying; international market studies based on primary data; market research applications. ME 070 Brand Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess product management as an administrative option for a marketing-orientated organization, defining its tasks and responsibilities and identifying its scope and limitations. Contents include the reference framework for product management; product management’s scope and restrictions; the concept of product management or brand management; the brand concept, brand identity; brand personality; brand systems management. brand leverage; the concept of positioning. maxi-marketing concept; designing the Marketing mix; previous steps to product launching; products and brands; relationship between the Product Manager and several suppliers. ME 071 Marketing Mix (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to answer the following essential questions: What is marketing strategy? What does Marketing Mix mean?. Contents include the development of a marketing strategy; product and service; price; distribution; promotion. ME 073 Term Project: Fashion Marketing Students develop a project on the subject, under the supervision of a teacher. ME 074 Term Project: Marketing and Corporate Identity Students develop a project on the subject, under the supervision of a teacher. ME 115 Basic International Marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to foster a strong body of knowledge and practical insight into marketing, keeping the international perspective. Contents include an introduction to marketing; consumer analysis; the concept of Product; the concept of Distribution; the concept of Promotion; the concept of Price; Marketing management. ME 117 International Marketing Plan (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to attain the means for market planning and locate them in the international context, in order to integrate strategic, administrative and operative structures for a globalized business. Contents include the internationalization of a company; international marketing mix; competitive advantage; international service marketing; international negotiation and contracting; planning a new alliance. ME 146 Advanced International Marketing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the strategic component of global expansion in organizations and analyze the pros and cons of different strategic options and their applicability. Contents include an introduction to the international aspects of marketing; the global environment of marketing; introduction to international market planning; international marketing strategies; product decisions; distribution decisions; promotion decisions; price decisions. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IM 001 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (2 Credits) At the end of this course, students are expected to be familiar with the University, the services offered and how to solve their difficulties on campus. They will learn about their rights, responsibilities and obligations, according to Eafit’s academic regulations. The final objective of Mechanical Engineering, the areas of personal and professional development, their labor spectrum and related issues will be discussed. They will understand the social, cultural, scientific and technological implications in engineering, especially in Mechanical Engineering, and will learn about the characteristics of the Mechanical Engineering program at EAFIT University. Contents include the University: Services offered and rules; Mechanical Engineering: what is it all about? The Mechanical Engineer and his/her world; Mechanical Engineering in the EAFIT University; engineering design. IM 002 Laboratory of Creativity (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to recognize and stimulate students’ creative abilities. Contents include “The Giroflexor” (To broadly interpret a function. Integrate functions in only one object). “The ‘Cangufante’ and its friends” (To synthesize element functions. Locate an object inside a system). “The Calculometer” (To synthesize and analyze functional elements. Develops constructive skills). “The Transformers” (To transform functional and constructive elements). “The Babel Tower” (To synthesize and analyze functional elements, and to develop constructive skills resourcefully). “The Caleidocycles”(To synthesize and analyze formal elements). “A-to-Z structures”(To develop good EAFIT University 75 resourceful abilities). “The Kangaroo Shock Absorbers” (To synthesize and analyze functional elements. Propose applications for the mentioned elements). “Inventor 1” (To be sensible towards the objects around and improve the environment; develop an upgrading attitude with constant revision of ideas and thoughts). “Inventor 2” (To develop an upgrading attitude with constant revision of ideas and thoughts). “The Mouse trap” (To conceive and plan an object – a solution for a need). IM 004 Process drawing (3 Credits) On completion of the course students are expected to understand, elaborate and interpret industrial plant layouts, including their corresponding equipment, instruments and processes, using internationally adopted rules and regulations. Contents include drawing instruments and their use; papers and formats used in engineering drawing; pencils; lines and strokes; scales, scales and measurement units; basic symbols: letters and numbers; geometric concepts applied to drawing; geometric construction methods; standardized projections in engineering drawing; symbols used in plants and industrial processes for the processing of primary products; piping network: air transmission lines, water, vapor, oil, fuels, hydraulic liquids; symbols, rules, catalogue uses; representation of industrial processes; rules for electronic and electrical diagrams. IM 012 Descriptive Geometry (3 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to present the solutions to any practical problem that involves descriptive geometry, and to illustrate them in detail (i.e. setting up, execution and manufacturing plans). They should also: use different procedures and methods of descriptive geometry for the solution of real problems. Interpret projections based on defined techniques; learn to use the hexahedron (cube) and multiple views; learn to use the dihedral system, and apply the basic elements of descriptive geometry to represent the physical world. Contents include how to use the hexahedron (cube) and multiple views; how to use the dihedral system; how to make representations of objects; how to interpret real problems that can be represented in projections using points or lines; how to interpret real problems that can be represented in projections using planes; how to interpret real problems that can be represented in projections using surfaces; how to represent problems applying the basic elements of descriptive geometry; how to manage techniques and procedures using the line, the plane and the surface; how to solve complex problems using the methods and techniques learned in the course. IM 015 Static (4 Credits) On completion of the course students are expected to quantify strengths and lengths by modeling equilibrium situations statically determined for bodies considered solid and rigid. Contents include introductory concepts; particle equilibrium; rigid bodies; equilibrium of rigid bodies; centroids and gravity centers; strength distribution and hydrostatic pressure; analysis of structures; friction or rubbing; analysis of girders; inertia or second order moments. IM 016 Dynamics (4 Credits) The object of this course is to determine the movement (acceleration, velocity and position) resulting from diverse types of physical systems undergoing some pressure. Contents include dynamics of the particle systems; dynamics of the rigid body systems. IM 021 The Mechanics of Solids (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze structural systems in a logical way and use some basic principles for designing machine elements. Furthermore, to understand the behavior of structural elements in relation to their mechanical resistance, rigidity and structural stability, based on the type of load to which it is subjected, and to differentiate strengths and deformations of a rigid body when subjected to different types of loads. Contents include axial load; torsion and twisting cutting forces in connections; transverse load; calculation of deflections in girders. IM 022 Materials Resistance II (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to identify structural systems, to work out girder systems, to apply analysis to piping systems, to evaluate the stability of elements and to design pressure vessels. Contents include the degree of non-determination; statically indeterminate girders. IM 024 Introduction to CAD/CAM Systems (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: to computerize the technical operative processes inherent to the engineering field; to establish the fundamental concepts required to operate in a creative form when using software; to prepare this computerized process and apply it during the courses, to the graduating project and the professional internship. Contents include basic mathematical evaluation for the course; rudiments of programming languages; geometrical transformations; basic concepts in the design field; curves and surfaces, kinematic systems; disclosure seminar. IM 027 Mechanisms (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to find solutions to problems using mechanisms in a technical, structured and organized way. They are also expected to use decision criteria for the selection of methods and optimum configurations. To generate structured ideas to satisfy some of the specific requirements based on specific techniques and creativity, and to understand and manage the available resources as to determine the optimum EAFIT University 76 mechanism according to the function it fulfills. To define the appropriate configuration and the number of bars needed; to establish the degrees of free play required; to calculate the component dimensions, and to determine the characteristics of movement required and obtained in the solution. Contents include synthesis of mechanisms; synthesis of trajectories generation; synthesis of function generation; synthesis of connecting rod guide; optimization in synthesis. IM 030 Conceptual Design (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to differentiate the various concepts associated with the science of Design. This means to discover new ways of seeing and thinking about things that have a technical or a daily use, and to integrate concepts in order to attain a deeper judgment and more creative solutions. This course introduces the teachings of design and creative thought processes concerning people, processes and products. Contents include “What does Design mean?” The methods, the methodical and the methodology; analysis of products and different visions; interaction of concepts; the designer and his job. IM 032 Methodical Design (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to design a product considering all the factors studied during the semester. Contents include: Social and cultural aspects; planning a design project; products; marketing; design generalities; human factors; assessment for technical and economic viability of concepts; selection of concepts and specification refinement; legal aspects; product materialization; building prototypes. IM 033 Machine Design I (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: 1) to solve a problem and support it with a report explaining the criteria that governs the design; the plans to make possible its manufacturing, and the documents to validate decisions. 2) To determine the machine elements’ sizes, references, materials and efforts based on fault analysis, recommendations of manufacturers’ catalogues and engineering manuals, annexing the extracted information and bibliography according to the characteristics and pre-established constraints. Contents include security factors, service and loading; materials; selection of function and use, properties for composition and characteristics of performance; faults due to static and dynamic loads (fatigue). criteria for calculus and expressions; the process of designing (constructive forms); function design according to purpose. IM 035 Machine Design II (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to apply the theoretical bases acquired in the courses related to the calculus of machine elements, material selection and manufacturing processes, to the development of machinery designs to solve problems typical of productive sectors of the economy. Contents include information gathering; planning of alternatives; analysis of alternatives (selection of the three most advantageous ones); selection of the best alternative; calculating structural resistance; kinematics calculation; elaboration of plans; costs; the final report. IM 041 The Mechanics of Fluids (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the static and dynamic behavior of fluids most used in industry, specifically when they are either stored or forced through pipes, or pumped using hydraulic machinery. Contents include: hydraulic properties of fluids; fundamental laws concepts of liquid static behavior; liquids and gas liquid movement at low pressure; conditions in favor or against the movement of fluids through pipes; methodology to calculate hydraulic networks; effects of the cavitation and battering ram phenomena on structures and hydraulic equipment; pump types. IM 042 The Mechanics of Fluids and Thermodynamics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is that Production Engineers learn about fluids (water air, vapor, fuel etc.), since they are the main raw materials, products and services, as well as and the clue to understand productive processes. Contents include the properties of fluids; fluids static; fluids flow and Bernoulli’s equation; energy’s general equation; evaluation of energy losses due to friction; evaluation of energy loss due to incidental, secondary or minor losses; fluid measurement; pump selection and application; Thermodynamics’ First law; physical properties of pure substances. IM 043 Oil Hydraulics and Pneumatics (4 Credits) Objective: to identify the components, functions and main interactions in industrial transmission systems and power transformation through fluids, in order to understand their behavior, justification and operative possibilities and to select, analyze, design, control and maintain the mentioned components in those systems. Furthermore, students are expected to differentiate the possibilities of these technologies, based on their characteristics. Contents include oil hydraulics: basic physical principles and properties of fluids; elements that intervene in the transmission of power; basic circuits; design of an oil-hydraulic system; pneumatics; air’s physical principles and mechanical properties; compressors: function and general characteristics; compressed air network distribution; basic control circuits and automation of function with pneumatic elements. IM 044 Thermodynamics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to study the handling of energy transporting, storage or transformation, when it is done through simple compressible substances (water, air, refrigerants, etc.) which have properties known and suitable for EAFIT University 77 this purpose, using the application of the three (03) laws of thermodynamics and their derivations. Contents include the properties of substances apt for energy storage, transportation or transformation; the Laws of Nature related to Thermodynamics; the laws of thermodynamics applied to real systems or conceptual models; the Entropy concept and its use in energy transformation; the thermodynamics cycles used in energy storage, transportation or transformation to generate work, or comfort, or to extract heat; reactive and non-reactive mixtures; power and heat cycles. IM 046 Fluids Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to prove experimentally the mechanics of fluids theorem, concepts and laws, and to apply them to practical and actual problems in engineering. Contents include viscosity; static pressure and manometry; visualization of fluids using dyes; losses of energy on straight routes; energy losses on accessories; equipment calibration by pressure, delta; spillway calibration; centrifugal pumps characteristic curves; pumping systems; optimum point in a pumping system operation; battering ram stroke. IM 047 Heat Transference (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will understand the fundamentals of heat transference and will be able to propose solutions to cases in which increases or decreases of heat loss in the system are required. Contents include the concepts and laws of heat transference through conduction, convection and radiation; tables and graphs required to calculate the heat flows of some systems; relationship with actual cases in the industry; selection and design of heat exchange equipment. IM 048 Heat Transference Lab (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to prove through physical experimentation the basic fundamentals of thermodynamics and heat transference. Contents include an introduction to measuring; pressure, temperature and volume; gasses calorific capacity; Psychrometry I; Psychrometry II; Thermal conductivity; Convection (Biot < 0.1); Longitudinal fins; Superficial fins; changing phase materials; radiation; heat exchange agents. IM 049 Maintenance I (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop technical and managerial criteria to solve different cases related to industrial maintenance characteristic of students’ professional practice and their future role as Mechanical Engineers. Contents include the variables and functions necessary for maintenance; selection of the most suitable maintenance program, according to the type of equipment or the physical plant; maintenance as a service. IM 061 Draft Project (2 Credits) The objective of the course is to introduce students to the topic of project administration, so they can develop abilities to formulate and support projects, and stimulate their potential to set up their own business. Contents include the conception of a project; a project life cycle; how to define objectives; structure for the formulation of a project; idea identification and evaluation; project planning and control; computer instruments and models; project review; economic formulation of a project; economic evaluation; the “selling” of a project; techniques to present a project to a decision-making group; how to handle expression and the recipients. IM 063 Environmental Control (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop in the students the ability to diagnose, evaluate and manage the control of environmental problems. Contents include generalities on Ecology; the water resource and its contamination; generalities on atmospheric contamination; contamination generated through the handling and disposing of residual solid wastes; management and environmental legal procedures; health at the workplace. IM 083 Mechatronics I (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be expected: 1) to design movement (Functions) diagrams for a machine, a process or a product (machine – process – product) and thereafter, choose the mechatronic modules to perform those movements. 2) to choose the hardware and software required by the mechatronic modules for their initial programming from a personal computer. 3) to identify the field of application, advantages and disadvantages of every mechatronic module type, as well as their constituent elements and operation. Contents include: What is Mechatronics? Diagrams of movement (Functions) for machines, processes and products; components of a mechatronic module and their connection; basic knowledge to understand the mechatronic modules; software and mechatronic modules programming (Lab view); functional aspects. IM 085 The Method of Finite Elements (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be able to apply the method of finite elements (MFE) in the analysis and solution of engineering problems. Contents include a general description of the MFE; theoretical bases; formulation of elasticity problems; modeling problems and generation of grids; application of outlining conditions; system solution; analysis and post-processing of results. EAFIT University 78 IM 087 Mechatronics II (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be expected to recognize in both daily and industrial world the different mechatronic technologies used to build and function the various machines, especially those “state-of-the-art” technology, or with a promising future, as well as to participate in an engineering team in manufacturing mechatronic equipment. Contents include the study of state-of-the-art mechatronic modules; state-of-the-art mechatronic systems; state-of-the-art mechatronic apparatus; state-of-the-art software and programming; state-of-the-art mechatronic hardware. IM 089 Mechanics of Continuos Means (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to interpret the behavior of different types of continuos means when subjected to external actions, and the states of effort, deformation and flow generated in such physical systems. Contents include the mechanics of continuos means; the concept of effort and deformation; constitutive laws. IM 110 Technical drawing (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to represent properly dimensioned objects, with emphasis on extended hand drawing. Based on rules, dimensions and drawings, to interpret all types of mechanical elements using blueprints or actual mechanical pieces. Contents include the international rules in technical drawing; how to use the following basic tools: scales, micrometers, calibrators and the like; geometrical constructions most used in drawing; representation of solids including their complete dimensions and using extended hand; representation of objects with instruments demanding geometrical lines or complex junctions; representation of a properly dimensioned assembly and its workshop blueprints; dimensional tolerances applicable to blueprints; geometrical tolerances applicable to workshop layouts; superficial finishes applicable to mechanical pieces; welded joins according to the ICONTEC and AWS system; joining elements and their corresponding tables; most used power transmission elements in mechanics. IM 112 Topics I in Cad / Cam / CG (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to implement and/or use CAD/CAM/CG solutions to engineering problems. This means to convert problems from the professional practice to geometric or graphic problems, find solutions and apply them. Contents include a problem to resolve; basic concepts in computer graphs; basic concepts in programming language; compiling information on a specific problem; class presentations. IM 113 Preventive Maintenance (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to implement a preventive inspection plan on equipment and (machinery) key functions, according to the priorities defined by the Supply, Production, Distribution Departments (A. O. D), or for external clients depending on their own needs and the unit’s maintenance capacity. Contents include the methodology, concepts and philosophy of preventive maintenance topics: history, concepts and fundamental principles; advantages of preventive maintenance; steps for a preventive maintenance plan. IM 115 Predictive Maintenance (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to implement a predictive maintenance program in an industrial organization, according to the given conditions for each specific situation and to whether or not they will be carried out with their own resources or through contracting. Contents include predictive maintenance; productive sectors; maintenance variables that can be measured; maintenance general administration. IM 116 Vibration Theory (4 Credits) At the end of the course students will be expected to analyze the vibrations of mechanical structures’ components or elements to assess the effects they have on the design and maintenance of technical systems. Contents include the behavior of vibrations; differences between simple and compound vibration systems; the role of vibrations in the design and maintenance of technical mechanical systems; absorbed free vibrations; forced vibrations. IM 117 Continuous Transport Systems (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop the ability to choose, design, construct and use a conveyor belt. Contents include fundamental parameters of the belt. IM 118 Logistical Integral Maintenance (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students the tools and fundaments about the industrial maintenance management in order to be in capacity of develop a strategy for the organization of those departments given the own characteristics of each environment in particular. Contents include: General introduction about the industrial maintenance; Application of the work method in assembly of bombs and stamps; Maintenance managements and history; Total productive maintenance; Preventive maintenance; Predictive maintenance; Decisions taking process; Service management; Strategic planning; Prospective; Planning; Relation of resources in maintenance; Maintenance procedures normalization; Inexact measure unites; Contraction of maintenance services; Organization design and structure; Management indicators. EAFIT University 79 IM 120 Maintenance Information Systems (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to discuss about the maintenance information systems concept, stating a practical managerial methodology to apply in contemporary Colombian firms looking for efficiency and to guarantee its processes in a highly competitive environment. Contents include a Maintenance Information System; basic elements of a MIS; about equipment, machinery and spares? Maintenance activities; planning, programming, follow-up, control and budgeting activities and maintenance costs; procedures, logistics and management; the history of maintenance activities; management indices; The problem is now; SIM, a tool-platform to fulfill ISO-9000 standards related to maintenance. IM 124 Maintenance Modern Techniques (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to know the industrial maintenance modern tendencies that are originating a new paradigm and contrast them with the implanted in some important enterprises of the environment. IM 125 Assemblies (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to handle all the relevant criterions to carry out with success an industrial assembly, framed in the maintenance area as preservation methods of an industrial park, through the technical and productive resources management in an enterprise, using data processing and technical tools, as of conditions given of engineering. IM 126 Robotics (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are: to study and design the basic elements to build a robot and to analyze programming and software methods used in robotics. Contents include an Introduction; Robot morphology; Control systems and components; Final effects; Robot languages and programming; Economic analysis in robotics. IM 128 Automotive Mechanics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to explain orally and by writing the generalities of an internal-combustion engine and a vehicle. Contents include theoretical cycle of four-cycle engine and analysis of each cycle; engine classification according to the valve distribution systems; the SV, HV, OHV engines and assessment of combustion chambers originated by them, included their thermal performances; the S.O.H.C. and D.O.H.C engines and the combustion chambers originated by them; Fuel: definition, thermal power, octane index; actual cycle of the four-cycle engines, starters, valves tune-up; Frequent use torque units in automotive; the par or net torque of an engine; engine calculation of: indicated and effective potency; Total and unitary cylinder capacity; minute cylinder capacity; engine par; velocity relations of an engine, according to its gears; the differential ensemble: how the speed, the crown, satellites and planetary function. Assessment of vehicles according to the engine, the gears, the differential ensemble, rims and empty weight; relationship between engine, gears and transmission; assessment of possibilities to change the engine, gears, rims or rear axle. IM 130 Mechanical Modeling (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to create mechanical models (mental representations) to simulate the actual behavior of a mechanical system using simulation software to make an anticipated analysis of its dynamical behavior and kinematics. Contents include introduction to mechanics; models in Mechanics; modeling software; introduction to virtual prototypes; the modeling process; object modeling; the importance of modeling; modeling results; model reliability; numerical methods and their reliability to solve problems. IM 134 Experimental mechanics (4 credits) Students will learn to use the principal methods of experimental mechanics in the design and analysis of elements or mechanical systems. They will be able to design the necessary tests to determine the properties of materials and / or final products, and analyze the possible weak points of mechanical systems in order to improve current designs. Students will evaluate the use of a material for a design given one element. Contents: mechanical elements of solids; effort, Hook’s law; mechanical tests of tension, compression, bend and cut; tests for hardness, fatigue and principles of equipment used to measure force and strength; non-destructive tests; transducers; electric extension meters; optical methods; fragile covers. IM140 Advanced numerical methods Students will find and analyse computing solutions to engineering problems which they form mathematically. They will evaluate how different methods operate; identify and select a numerical method appropriate to a given problem; and group different methods in order to resolve specific problems. Contents: lineal systems; non-lineal equations; interpolation; numerical differentiation and integration; approximation; methodology. EAFIT University 80 IM 141 Geometric modeling (4 credits) Students will implement CAD/CAM/CG solutions for problems from their own area of study. They will abstract problems from professional practice and find solutions geometrically or graphically. These solutions will then be resituated in the original area of study. Solutions will be implemented, and their effectiveness evaluated. Contents: selection of the problem to be resolved; basic concepts in computer graphics; basic concepts in programming languages; recompilation of information about the specific problem; presentations to students and professors; and final presentation of results IM 142 Design tools (4 credits) The course aims to provide tools for the students to choose, differentiate and design methods applied to the design process. Design attempts to predict the behavior of flows and objects, or to imagine the places, objects and people that will have significant relationships with the object and create a design capable of sustaining these human and physical relationships. Methods and tools are prescriptive: they prescribe how, why and what for. Contents: the concepts of project, product, artifact, object and merchandise. The conception of objects; final states, motives and desires. Product strategy: the market, segmentation vs. aggregation; planning a design project; management; a sense of method; human action; description of design methods; tools for conceptualizing, analyzing; synthesizing; judging the attainment of a given object. IM 144 Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) (4 Credits) The general objective of this course is to know the total productive maintenance philosophy and its relation with total quality production systems and just in time and contrast it with those that had been implanted in some important enterprises in the country. MUSIC DEPARTMENT The Music undergraduate program started in EAFIT in February 1998, with the following objectives: I)to form a group of interpreters, composers, and musical directors able to face universal repertoires, and II) to form responsible professionals, known and accepted in their community for their hard work and their good communications skills. Completion of the Program takes 10 semesters and the Titles awarded are Music Instrumentalist, Conductor or Composer. CORE COURSES: Music theory, Sol-fa, music history and literature, piano (as complementary instrument), vocal or instrument practice, harmony, counterpoint, form analysis, music pedagogy, recitals for music diplomas. MAJORS: Instrument: Group, instrumental literature and practice. Conduction: Conduction, Chorus, Group and Conduction practice, Literature and Arrangement, Piano for conduction. Composition: Group and setting up, Orchestration, Composition, Electro-acoustics, Piano theory. ELECTIVES: Students can choose between basic subjects from the other Faculties: Administration, Science and Humanities, and Engineering. Specific Emphasis or Instrument (MU 002, MU 020, MU 039, MU 061, MU 089) (6 Credits) These courses are individually tutored by a teacher one (1) hour per week and, collectively, students will have sessions of two (2) hours or more, every two weeks, depending on the students’ progress. This subject is the most practical one in the program, because students will learn and apply, with fine detail, each technical step to acquire appropriate corporate skills, which requires time, method and dedication, as well as close supervision by the teacher, guide and responsible for the process. However, interpretation renders technique to the service of music and therefore, it is here where the analytic knowledge acquired through other courses will be incorporated to the interpretation or recreation of the intentions and ideas of the composer by the instrumentalist. Music Theory (MU 003, MU 021, MU 040, MU 062, MU 083) (2 Credits) These courses will study the different clefs and topics related to music grammar. Sol-faing will be emphasized and melodic, rhythmic, harmonic and melodic/rhythmic aspects will be studied. Progress will be made from tonal to atonal accords, taking examples from the musical literature of different periods. Notation will always be at hand. Student involvement in the analysis and learning of the literature will be enhanced. EAFIT University 81 Auditory Training and Sol-fa (MU 004, MU 022, MU 041, MU 063, MU 084) (2 Credits) These courses develop students’ auditory capacity. Gradually, one- two- four- and three-voice dictation will be taken, while recognizing harmonic functions. Material worked on in this field would go from tonal to atonal accords, emphasizing the rhythmic aspect. Piano as Complementary Instrument (MU 016, MU 023, MU 045, MU 080) (2 Credits) Practical keyboard knowledge (piano, organ, harpsichord, electric keyboard), to apprehend and enhance the auditory knowledge and skills learned from the musical theory and similar courses, in order to accomplish some simple pieces. There will be different levels: Basic keyboard technique (Position, articulation, scales, arpeggios, methodical exercises, little pieces for 2 and 4 hands). Technique. Reading basic homophone chorale works. Harmony on the keyboard (encoded bass). Harmony on the keyboard. Very simple accompaniments. Instrumental or Vocal Instrument (MU 006, MU 024, MU 043, MU 065, MU 086) (2 Credits) These courses include the conformation of chamber groups, chorus, bands, orchestra, etc., making it possible for students to have a collective instrumental practice. This area complements students’ instrument technical knowledge, while integrating the theoretical and formal part of different stylistic periods. The repertory is chosen according to the instrumental development, covering a wide range of musical literature. Music History and Literature (MU 042, MU 064) (4 Credits) In this course a survey of occidental music history is carried out, following a chronological order and complementing it with auditions of musical literature of the period: From the ancient times until the Renaissance. Baroque and classicism. Romanticism and post-romantic nationalism . From Impressionism until today. Instrument Literature In this course students will discover a great amount of literature written for their instrument of choice, and the relationship with history and music periods. technical and stylistic difficulties of the most representative compositions of the instrument will be analyzed, and each student will chose the repertory for the graduation recital. Graduation Recital Students are required to perform a recital to graduate, playing pieces representative of the difficulties and the technical and stylistic qualities of their instrument’s repertory or choral conduction. The program must be submitted to the Department Council, previously approved by the corresponding teacher. Research Seminary (Elective) The study of research’s nature and methods, as a preparation of the Term Paper (monograph, thesis). Choral Conduction (Major) This course has theoretical and practical components about the conductor’s gestures; the study of the choral score; selection and classification of chorus singers; programming; rehearsal, leadership and management techniques; collective vocal technique and warm-up exercises; the problems of execution and interpretation of choral repertory; tuning and pronunciation techniques. Modal Counterpoint Techniques for polyphonic writing in the XV and XVI Centuries. First, second, third and fourth species. Flowery and imitative counterpoint. Tonal Counterpoint Vocal and instrumental polyphonic writing during the XVII and XVIII Centuries. Trocable counterpoint. Choral prelude, figurative choral, chacona, ground and passacaglia, invention, canon and fugue. Analysis of Bach’s and his contemporaries’ compositions. Harmony (MU 087) Techniques for homophone vocal and instrumental writing from the XVI until the XX Century: From Renaissance to Classicism. From early Renaissance (Beethoven and Schubert) until Wagner, Liszt and Verdi, and their contemporaries. From impressionism until today. Form Analysis This course studies the music structure, building on students‘ harmonic and counterpoint knowledge. Just like in other related courses, a survey of the universal music production since the monody until today is done. Great and small forms of music, as well as their development and influence on the different musical styles will be studied. EAFIT University 82 Music Pedagogy This course allows students to think about the music knowledge they acquired and their projection for school teaching. Planning and Teaching Methodology will be studied and sequential programs of instrument and theory will be implemented. Research Paper (Graduation Project) Students must choose a subject or a research hypothesis in accordance with their main course’s teacher, or their major and its development, as research process or Term paper. Music Bibliography (Elective) Techniques for search and bibliographic research. Classification systems in Library Science. Music magazines and books. Uhrtext. References. Bibliography presentation. Music publishers and catalogues. Music collections, dictionaries and encyclopedias. Editions critic. Cybernetic helps and virtual library. Critical edition. Musical and biographical notes. Microfiches. A brief history of music edition. Facsimiles. Microform musical morphology (motive, incise, article, sub-phrase, phrase, period and section). Great types and forms, Integral formal analysis. Integral Analysis Comprehensive and comparative study of musical pieces, which includes melody, counterpoint, harmony and morphology, as well as the historical environment. Aesthetics Part of the Philosophy that deals with artistic compositions and their ontological, deontological, axiological and ethical implications. Orchestration Theory and technique for the writing of orchestral, band, chamber and concert groups, as well as soloist compositions. Transcription, instrumentation and orchestration. Transpository instruments. Chordophones (for arc, piano, harp and its pedals, mechanic or manually tolled); metal and wood aerophones and the organ; idiophones, manmbranophones and electrophones. Concepts of pure timbres and their mixtures. Execution difficulties in some instrumental registers. Implications regarding vertical dynamic. etc. Composition General planning and written execution of a composition. The score and its presentation. The treatment and development of ideas. Tonal and non-tonal languages. New aesthetic means, techniques and ideas. Originality, etc. Students must present the compositional tasks to their teacher for correction and commentaries and to rehearse them with the bands whenever possible. Electro - Acoustic Composition As the composition course described before, but with the contemporary electronic devices. Orchestra Conduction Orchestral conduction theory and techniques, regarding the composer. Basic gestures and independent hand movements. Corporal expression and posture, articulation, dynamics, entries, conclusions, score study, partial rehearsals, most common technical problems in orchestral families, basic and contemporary repertory. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OG 001 Fundamentals of Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to generate comprehension of the language to formulate the concept of Management as a decision-making, systemic process that requires some general functions. Contents include theoretical bases and the Administrative science; decision-making; planning; organizing; staff integration; direction; control. OG 005 Organizations (4 Credits) The purpose of this course is to understand organizational phenomena. To promote an interpretative and comprehensive attitude towards human and social problems in organizations, in order to complement learning of administrative tools. Using a multidisciplinary scope, to assess the natural habitat for people of entrepreneurial professions. To develop an analytical attitude for diagnosing organizations, and to create positive values towards the EAFIT University 83 organizational phenomena. Contents include basic organizational models; organizational Ethos; organizational dynamics; organizational structure. OG 011 Development of Conduction Skills (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the fundamental elements that intervene in the direction process. Contents include three stages: the first one gives some outlines for self-recognition in a person's development. In the second one, students will explore change as a constant in organizations, and ways to cope with it. Finally, aspects related to the appropriate direction skills of a future executive will be studied. OG 014 Technology Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to value the importance of technology, both at the firm's and nation-wide context. The various processes of technology management will be studied. Contents include Technological development: management, technology, development, technological development. Technology transference: selection, evaluation, negotiation, assimilation and the sale of technology. Internal transference; Innovation: the process of innovation, enterprise and risk capital; Introduction to knowledge management: the Knowledge Management process. OG 015 Development of Communication Skills I (3 Credits) Designed for the International Business students, the objective of this course is to develop communication skills in order to achieve successful negotiations, and acquire the communication dexterity which leads to achieving win - win agreements. Contents include efficient interviews; efficient presentations; skills for efficiently written communication; communication skills in business meetings; Lobbying as a communicational skill; guidelines for the relationships with mass media; how to negotiate in advertising campaigns; the power of convincing. OG 016 Development of Communication Skills II (3 Credits) The objective of this course is for International Business students to develop communication skills for achieving successful negotiations; acquire communication dexterity for understanding other cultures, and apply basic concepts acquired in other courses, while developing communication skills. Contents include the ability to set up communication strategies to facilitate negotiation processes in different environments; international image management; Mass Media; research processes; the conceptual design of a product. OG 019 Administrative Thinking I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the administrative theory from a critical and diachronic perspective, and to acquire its language and expressions. Contents include a contextual framework; the Classical Administrative theories; and a transversal analysis applied to themes like: Human ideal, Religion and ideologies, Scientific Paradigms, Techniques and technology, Administration, Organization, and Ethics. OG 020 Colombian Business History I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to offer students the tools to assess Colombia’s and Antioquia’s Business transformation, including the management styles and models that developed in the territory. A reflexive thought towards the past, present and possible perspectives in the future environment will be emphasized. Contents include the colonial background of Colombian employers; Nineteenth Century background; transport and civil projects; the first stage of industrialization; consumption goods (1900 - 1920); "Mines": An ethical and developmental project; oil and other energy resources; the 1920s; the crisis of capitalism and its implications on Colombia’s economic and organizational development; families, businesses, important people and populations of great significance in Colombian and Antioquia’s Business. OG 021 Fundamentals of Strategy (4 Credits) On completion of this course, students are expected to understand their professional activity as part of an organizational strategy, valuing its importance and understanding its process. They will also learn to use the vocabulary appropriate to this area of knowledge. Contents include Strategic Administration as a process; strategies at different levels in the organization; how to carry out strategic planning; considerations on strategy implementation and control. OG 022 Administrative Thinking II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the administrative theory from a critical and diachronic perspective, and to acquire its language and expressions. Contents include the theory of Human Relations; the Behavioral theories, systems and contingency theories; transversal analysis. OG 023 Colombian Entrepreneurial History II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop an analytical spirit to face the economic and entrepreneurial development, so that they can analyze those Colombian enterprises, organizations and entrepreneurs from a historical, sociological, political and cultural point of view. Contents include the power of Unions; intermediate industrialization in the 40’s and 50’s; violence and entrepreneurial development, from 1945 to 1964; State planning and entrepreneurship, and how the autonomic entities were born (1954); The 60’s. the “elusive legitimacy”; The UPAC era and the financial EAFIT University 84 capitalism’s boom; the contemporary Colombian entrepreneur; the opening and globalization (89”s – 99”s); on Corporations and other entrepreneurship forms. Where is Colombia heading? (Conclusions). OG 024 Organizations I (4 Credits) This course was designed for the Business Management, Economics, and Accountancy students, and it aims to guide them into the understanding of organizational phenomena. To promote an interpretative and comprehensive attitude towards human and social problems in organizations, in order to complement learning of administrative tools. Using a multidisciplinary scope, to assess the natural habitat for people of entrepreneurial professions. To develop an analytical attitude for diagnosing organizations, and to create positive values towards the organizational phenomena. Contents include basic models of organization, and organizational dynamics and structure. OG 025 Strategy (4 Credits) The objective of this course is an approach to the comprehension of Strategy, both from the theoretical and practical points of view, looking for the construction and learning of concepts, so that they can be applied to the organizational and the students’ personal situation as well. Contents include Man: Competition and Co-operation; strategy: the concept of war; strategy in administrative theory. OG 026 Decision Theory I (4 Credits) The objectives of this course are to foster in students the development of skills to construct, evaluate and implement quantitative models to gain rational decision-making under conditions of certainty; to apply an analytical attitude towards the use of quantitative models to support organizational decision-making, and to assess the interaction arising between management activities and the rest of the organizational and environmental activities. Contents include Introduction to quantitative methods; deterministic models in decision-making. OG 027 Management and Leadership (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop understanding and an ethical attitude towards the study of theory and practice in Direction and Leadership. Contents include Direction; Leadership; Management. OG 028 Process Design (4 Credits) On completion of the course, students will be able to analyze and design an organization focused on processes. Contents include themes like: Why focus on company processes? How to understand processes (the components); Process measurement and control; Process modernization; Improvement of process management, and Management auditing. OG 029 Decision Theory II (4 Credits) This course aims to develop a “value judgement” understanding of decision-making as a permanent and integral process. To foster a critical awareness of the diverse actors and factors that intervene in the decision-making rational process. To view decision-making as a complete and integral process within an organization, involving all of its sectors and specific segments. To explore related disciplines. Contents include the previous stage to a decision in the decision-making process; the analysis stage in the decision process; adoption of stochastic models; the last stage within the decision-making process. OG 031 Human Management Process (4 Credits) On completion of the course, students are expected to acknowledge the importance, usefulness, and the ways to apply the human management processes as a strategy to gain organizational competitiveness. Contents include the human management environment; the entry subsystem; the maintenance subsystem; human management control; human management prospective. OG 032 Management by processes (4 Credits) This course aims to achieve effective processes through focusing on client satisfaction; to achieve effectiveness by doing what is necessary while minimizing resources; to achieve flexible and adaptive processes in today's competitive environment; to identify indicators to measure the degree to which objectives are attained; and to perform simulations. Contents include Why new management systems? Client satisfaction – meeting expectations and adding value; Management of change; the deployment of quality function; Management control systems; Reengineering of company processes; implementation of new processes; Benchmarking (B.M.K.); the Theory of the Constraints (T.O.C.). OG 033 Strategic Process (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to generate in students a new way of seeing the world: to have a general vision and, from there, to place managers into perspective in their social and economic environment. Guidance will be given through the concepts that lead to understanding, and through the technical tools, which lead to performing. Contents include the General Manager's job; strategy formulation; construction of an organization; the management of complexity; Leadership; managing the unknown. EAFIT University 85 OG 034 Organizations II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to concentrate the organizational study on the phenomena related to the ethos or the collective way of being in an organization. Relative aspects to this subject are: Culture and language as both the framework and internal phenomenon (organizational culture); Ethics as a system of moral imperatives and social responsibility, and finally, Power as a means to manage divergence of interests. Those three aspects constitute the organizational Ethos, which is the object of the course. Contents include Culture and organization; Ethics and organization; Power and organization. OG 035 Teamwork (4 Credits) This course aims to the preparation and development of work teams, to understand that teamwork represents values that foster the art of listening and answering constructively to points of view expressed by others, giving the benefit of the doubt and providing support and recognition for everyone's efforts and achievements. Contents include an introduction to teamwork; the communication process; how to make decisions; negotiation and conflict resolution; team development process. OG 036 Technology Management and Negotiation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand how managing information and technology is a strategic organizational resource. Students will learn to carry out a technology negotiation process within an internationally competitive framework. Contents include technology; technological innovation; information systems and information technologies; negotiation and technology transfer. OG 037 Entrepreneurship (4 Credits) Designed for the following programs: Business Management, Accountancy, Process Engineering and International Business, this course aims to develop in senior students the ability to understand and use the concepts about Enterprise Creation; to assess their own entrepreneurial potential, and to formulate and support a Plan to start a business of their own. Contents include the Entrepreneurial context, The entrepreneur, generation of productive ideas, the Business Plan, Setting up a business, the Business on it way. OG 038 Strategic Planning and Management (4 credits) Designed for the Engineering School students, the objective of this course is to learn the concepts and use the tools necessary for properly applying Strategic Planning and Management. Contents include the need and convenience to upgrade organizations; Strategic Planning as a managerial tool; identifying the business; external and competition diagnosis; internal diagnosis; the strategic plan; from planning to action. OG 040 Human Management’s strategic dimension (4 credits) This course is part of the Human Management major, and its objective is to be aware of the concept, evolution and prospective of organizational human management, the theories behind it, the current challenges and the future scenarios. Contents include an analysis of traditional Man-job-organization relationship; scenarios for human management; human management as an organizational strategy; the instrumentation of human management. OG 041 Entry subsystem (4 credits) The objective of this course is to attain a clear view of the entry subsystem, framed by a Human Resource Management integrated model, to be applied both in the private and public sectors. Contents include an introduction; job analysis; resource planning; recruitment; selection; hiring; induction. OG 042 Occupational Development (4 credits) The objective of this course is to understand the strategic importance of the following processes: human development, organizational communications and occupational health, and to implement them in an organization. Contents include Human education and development; organizational communication; the occupational health program. OG 067 Administration of Artistic and Cultural Organisations (4 credits) Objective: to complete a research project in the field of the artistic and cultural administration, through case knowledge and specialised reading. Contents: the fundamentals; the context; the structure; consolidation and case studies. OG 068 Business Planning (4 credits) Objective: to write a business plan. Contents: business project I (introduction and analysis); business project II (competence study, marketing plan, production strategy); business project III (resources and investments, viability); business project IV (direction and management). OG 069 Marketing and Policy for Artistic and Cultural Organisations (4 credits) Objective: to complete a research project in the field of marketing and policy for artistic and cultural organisations, through case knowledge and specialised reading. EAFIT University 86 Contents: marketing arts and culture (the product and the market, the behaviour of cultural consumers, price, distribution and promotion); cultural politics (the politics of cultural development, the US and Canadian models; the European model; intellectual property). OG070 Business History of the USA (4 credits) Objective: to identify and understand the principal historical processes that have driven the USA to become the most important world power. To understand the social factors which effect economic and business development, and analyse the role of the principal political and business leaders in constructing the capitalist model. To understand the various interventions of the USA in world conflict, as well as social and economic repercussions. Contents: Protestantism; population models; Independence; North American consolidation; description of the economics of the Yankee states and the South; Steam Engines, trains and the industrial revolution; the Robber Barons; the beginning of the century; the first world war and the fantasy of the 20s; the automobile; the Great Depression; the second world war; the cold war and a bipolar world; ethnicity, religions and interest groups. OG 071 Second World War and other Businesses (4 credits) Objective: to establish the relationship between the events and phenomena of the second world war and developments in the world of business. Contents: shared vision (racial ideology in 1930’s Germany); strategy (the ‘blitzkrieg’); tactics (Stalingrad); organisations which profited from war business; structure (the German army); misinformation (Joseph Gobbles’ propaganda ministry); logistics (‘D’ day); war booty; the technological developments precipitated by the war. OG 998 OG 999 Special project (1 credit) Special project (2 credits) PROCESS ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT PR 008 Principles of Physical Chemistry (4 Credits) On finishing this course students are expected to be able to explain and predict the behavior of chemical compounds in their different stages, identifying their chemical and physical characteristics. Contents include material structure; gaseous state; liquid state; solid state; chemical processes. PR 009 Principles of Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to develop skills to handle diverse chemical compounds, to determine their main characteristics and to analyze the reaction conditions they exhibit, by following the best laboratory practices. Contents include experiments on material structure: gaseous state; liquid state; solid state; the characteristics of chemical processes. PR 010 Introduction to Process Engineering (4 Credits) This course is aimed to develop understanding of the activities, action fields and decisions characteristic of the Process Engineers who will perform their duties in modern industrial and research companies. Subjects to be discussed include an Introduction: Eafit’s mission; engineering and creativity; the economic system; the operation system; production processes and systems; the product; production costs. PR 012 Chemical Phenomena I (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to develop skills in calculating how much of a substance is needed for compound formation in chemical processes, while in different states of matter. Contents include the stoichiometric relationship in processes. Liquid state processes. Gaseous state processes. Solid state processes. PR 013 Chemical Phenomena I Lab (2 Credits) This Lab’s objective is to train students in calculating how much of a substance is needed for compound formation in chemical processes in different states. Training should achieve the appropriate use of implements in a chemical laboratory. Contents include a differentiation between metals and non-metals; looking for an explanation of chemical phenomena taking place in the laboratory; the search for the chemical reaction’s reactive limits; calculation of expected quantities of products in chemical reactions; an explanation of diverse chemical processes based on stoichiometry. Analyzing the implications of substance states in chemical processes. Generation of real gases in laboratory conditions. Ideation of laboratory practices related to stoichiometry. Development of laboratory practices created by the students themselves and performed under the teacher’s supervision. EAFIT University 87 PR 020 Chemical Phenomena II (4 Credits) The objective of the course it to explain the behavior of substances in diverse chemical processes, looking at their chemical structure and their thermochemical relationships. Contents include Material structure; compound formation; energy in chemical processes; equilibrium systems; electrolytic processes. PR 021 Chemical Phenomena II Laboratory (2 Credits) This Lab’s objective is to train students in the calculation of the amounts of a substance needed for compound formation in chemical processes in different states of the matter. Contents include atomic structure; compound formation reactions; exothermic and endothermic processes; chemical equilibrium; electrolytic processes; unstructured laboratory practices. PR 030 Organic Chemistry I (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to assess the fundamental concepts in the chemistry of carbon compounds, their main characteristics, their transformations and their use. Contents include classification and nomenclature of organic compounds; Isomerism and spectroscopy; structure and reactivity; organic Reactions. PR 031 Organic Chemistry Lab (2 Credits) On finishing this course students will be able to apply the methods and techniques needed to explain the concepts of organic chemistry and the usefulness of organic compound transformations. Contents include security in the organic chemical laboratories; relationship between molecular structure and physical properties; quantitative elemental organic analysis; quantitative functions analysis; mixture separation. Paper, thin layer and column chromatography; syntheses reactions. PR 040 Organic Chemistry II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the fundamental characteristics of carbohydrates, amino-acids, peptides, polypeptides, proteins and enzymes, alkaloids, terpenes, fats, greases, oils, steroids and all polymeric organic substances of major industrial importance. Contents include carbohydrates; alkaloids; amino acids, peptides, proteins and enzymes; lipids, phospholipides, soaps and detergents; polymers; sites and extraction of some important organic compounds. PR 042 Physical Chemistry (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to evaluate the behavior of substances in chemical processes. looking at their reactions’ dynamics and their characteristics in equilibrium. Contents include the chemical equilibrium; phase rule; chemical Kinetics; surface phenomena. PR 043 Physical Chemistry Lab (2 Credits) This lab aims are to develop skills for determining a substance’s physical chemical characteristics, both in its energetic state as well as in solution, according to their kinetic behavior and in equilibrium. Contents include chemical equilibrium; phases equilibrium; Kinetics of a chemical reaction; and free, non-structured projects. PR 044 Scientific Literature (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to find and use scientific and technological information in the solution of problems and situations. Contents include basic concepts of information gathering; Information filing. Written Information; electronic Information; legal aspects of information. PR 050 Applied Thermodynamics (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to develop the ability to evaluate the thermodynamic relationships that occur in processes and operations in the chemical industry. Contents include the first and second law of thermodynamics; thermodynamics of gases; generation of energy; refrigeration. PR 056 Quality Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to discuss concepts on quality management and assurance, and their application in the process of cultural transformation required by contemporary organizations. Contents include generalities; Integrated Management; Quality Management; Quality improvement; statistical control of processes; Quality assurance. PR 084 Industrial Processes (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess and perform the main processes and operations employed in the chemical industry. Furthermore, to broaden the scope on the management of such chemical processes in Colombia’s Industrial Sector. Contents include fermentation industries and processes; detergent and soap production processes; sulfuric acid production; nitrogenous compound production; electrolytic industries; gas production; the petrochemical industry. production of polymeric materials; paints and resins; industrial / drinkable / residual water treatment. EAFIT University 88 PR 062 Unit Operations I - Fluids Mechanics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the static and dynamic behaviors of fluids more frequently used in Industry, mainly when they are stored, conducted through pipes or impelled through hydraulic machinery. Contents include properties of fluids and definitions; Hydrostatics; concepts and fundamental equations in fluid movements; dimensional analysis and dynamic resemblance; flow resistance. Viscosity Effect. Pipe flow; Impulse theorem in fluid mechanics. Hydraulic machines. Battering Ram stroke. Cavitation. PR 063 Unit Operations I Laboratory (2 Credits) To evaluate the behavior of diverse instruments and equipment used in Physical Chemistry processes, both from the point of view of energy, as well as in solution, according to their kinetic behavior and equilibrium. Contents include Chemical equilibrium; Equilibrium of phases; Kinetics of chemical reaction; and free, non-structured projects. PR 066 Energy and Matter Balances (4 Credits) This course seeks to guide students into the analysis of industrial chemical processes to calculate the amount of substances and energy to be used in single cases. Contents include Matter balances; Energy balances; simultaneous energy/matter balances; Energy and matter balances in a non-stationary state. PR 070 Unit Operations II - Heat Transference (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess the basic concepts and laws that determine heat transference. On finishing the course, students are expected to analyze processes, solve problems, and to select and design equipment related to heat transference. Contents include generalities, subject presentation, forms of heat flow; Heat transference by conduction; Heat transference by convection; Heat transference by radiation; Equipment for heat transference; Evaporators. PR 071 Unit Operations II Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this lab is to prove through physical experimentation the fundamentals of heat transfer. Contents include Caldron; concentric tubes heat exchanger and tubular casing heat exchanger; Evaporation; Calorimeter; Conduction; Convection; Radiation (unstructured practice). PR 072 Unit Operations III – Solid Materials Handling (2 Credits) This course’s objective is to apply the theoretic-practical concepts for handling solids in the selection, design and development of physical-chemical processes. Contents include Properties and solid particles management; screening; mechanical disintegration of solids; transporting of solids; filtration; sedimentation and flotation; magnetic separation and cyclones. PR 075 Unit Operations III Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to verify through physical experimentation the basic fundaments of the solid materials handling. Contents include: Granulometric analysis; primary crushing; secondary crushing; grinding; Wilfley table; elutriation; pneumatic transport; filtration; non-structured practices; visit to manufacturing industries. PR 076 Zero Emissions (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the environmental Management State in the chemical Industry, both locally and worldwide. Furthermore, to develop enough knowledge and skills to contribute to the competitiveness of companies by applying legal, technological, administrative and strategic elements to minimize environmental impact and to optimize productivity of raw materials. Contents include environmental management; Colombian Environmental Legislation; Sustainable development; Industrial Ecology; Cleaner production; ISO 14000; Zero Emissions. PR 080 Unit Operations IV – Mass Transfer (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to evaluate the fundamentals of the conventional separation in diverse operations involving mass transference, applying the equipment general techniques to cases of differential contact and by phases. This includes the conception, selection and design of specifications for the various equipment. Contents include generalities; interfacial mass transference; distillation; liquid-liquid extraction; lixiviation; drying; absorption. PR 081 Unit Operation IV Laboratory (3 Credits) The objective is to recognize systems and equipment designed to realize mass transference operations, and to solve problems characteristic of such operations. Contents include equipment for equilibrium curves construction; computerized batch distillation system; gases absorption system; evaporation equipment; drying system of fluidized layer; Solid-Liquid extraction system; Cooling tower system; Liquid-liquid extraction system. PR 082 Instrumental Chemistry (2 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to have a global approach to instrumental equipment’s potential use in some stages of supply quality control for industrial processes, as well as their application in research for environmental pollution, bio-technology, food, etc. Theoretical basis for argumentation and interpretation of results will be given, when using various chemical analysis techniques employed in the detection, quantification and identification EAFIT University 89 of primary and secondary metabolites in laboratory, industrial and real samples. Contents include analysis instrumental methods; absorption and emission spectroscopy; visible and ultra-violet spectroscopy; infrared spectrometry; general principles of chromatography; gas chromatography; high-resolution liquid chromatography; potenciometry; thermal analysis. PR 083 Instrumental Chemistry Laboratory (3 Credits) This lab’s objective is to develop skills to select, for the various cases reviewed, the appropriate instrumental technique to detect, quantify and identify chemical compounds in laboratory models, phases in industrial processes, occupational health analysis, pollution studies and quality control for industrial supplies. Contents include security norms in the instrumental laboratory; visible region spectroscopy; ultraviolet spectroscopy; turbidimetry; polarimetry; refractometry; infrared spectroscopy; gas chromatography; non-structured practices. PR 084 Industrial Processes (4 credits) Students of this course will acquire sufficient knowledge and ability to compare, analyze and undertake the principal processes in chemical engineering. They will select the correct process for a given industrial need, procure the materials for this process, compare the physical, chemical and biological process options for manufacturing a product, and evaluate the production conditions in a chemical process from the perspective of environmental management and the concept of zero emissions. Additionally, they will have a wide knowledge of the management of these processes, and the situation of this industrial sector in Colombia. Contents include fermentation processes and industries; production of soap and detergent; production of sulfuric acid; the petrochemical industry; treatment of water. PR 085 Reactor Design (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to integrate fundamental aspects of chemical reactor design through knowledge integration, engineering criteria and experimental work. Contents include an Introduction; definition of velocity expressions in variable volume systems; introduction to reactor design; multiple reactors; reactor design practices. PR 086 Cell Biology (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the morphological and functional characteristics of microorganisms, as well as vegetable and animal cells, in a way as to guarantee their reproduction and/or culture under controlled conditions, in bio-transformation processes “in vitro”, for industrial purposes. Contents include an introduction; a cell’s general structure and composition; microorganisms’ characteristics and culture; virus; microorganism classification in terms of their importance in bio-processes; cell culture and Biotechnology; typical cases in culture of microorganisms, vegetable and animal cells. PR 100 Biotechnology (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze, from the biological and engineering points of view, functional aspects of cells and their use in bio-transformation processes for industrial purposes. Contents include an introduction; topics in cellular metabolism; fermentation processes; design of culture means; bio-product stoichiometry; cell growth kinetics; bioreactors design parameters; culture means agitation; scaling criteria. PR 101 Biotechnology Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to have the ability to apply methods and techniques to explain concepts related to cellular processes, as well as the use of compound bio-transformations. Contents include safety and sterilization in biotechnology labs; microscopy’s structure and function; how to make colored and uncolored microscopic preparations; Culture environment: sterilization and storage; enzymatic activity; microbial growth kinetics; nonstructured practices. PR 102 Research Methodology I (2 Credits) PR 110 Research Methodology II (2 Credits) The objective of these courses is to design the research projects students will be conducting during their senior year. Through debates and challenges, students will clarify concepts and various aspects of their graduation project proposals, for later development within the methodology’s rules and regulations. Contents include science and technology development; research problems: origin and identification; research projects management; research resources and limitations; creative techniques for research problems’ solutions. PR 105 Process Design (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to interpret and analyze an industrial process in depth, using flow diagrams. Students are expected also to propose improvements, solve problems and choose the best way to achieve the required products, while using universally known methodologies. Contents include structuring process flow diagrams; reactive and non-reactive products follow-up; the role of experience in designing processes; analyzing the effect of in-over-out changes; studying performance curves in Simple Unit Operations; performance in Multiple Unit Operations; most commonly used control strategies; methods and strategies in processes problem solving. EAFIT University 90 PR 106 Cellular processes (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to identify the characteristics of the main cell compounds, their reactions and limitations, as well as the main aspects of cellular metabolism. Contents include cellular chemistry; enzymes; bioenergy; carbohydrate metabolism; lipids metabolism; amino-acids metabolism; nucleotides metabolism; nonstructured practices. PR 112 Environmental Engineering (4 credits) This course concentrates on how to evaluate the equipment, systems and chemical processes necessary to protect and improve the environment, public health, and quality of life. Students will learn to distinguish different sources of contamination and their effects on the atmosphere. They will analyze the natural processes that assimilate waste products, as well as the processes for purifying water, air and earth; they will select the correct biotechnological and chemical processes for purifying the atmosphere; and evaluate the economic, social and political costs of contamination. Contents: Introduction to environmental engineering; water and water contamination; solids and earth contamination; air and atmospheric contamination; the environmental impact. PR 115 Process Optimization (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to be able to improve a given technical situation within a production process, using the strategies and methods required to produce a change. Contents include basic elements of blocks and flow diagrams; decision variables; topological optimization; heat integration; parametric optimization; objective function sensibility; the technical report. PR 116 Process Simulation (4 Credits) At the end of the course students are expected to explore new alternatives for process design or improvement, using modern tools, such as the process simulators. Contents include the structure of process simulators; sequence of events in problem solving; input data for simulation; handling recycle currents; simulator types. PR 117 Bio-transformation Processes (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the fundamental principles involved in a bio-transformation process, which allow for the design, set up, monitoring and control of such processes. Contents include an introduction to the biotransformation processes; fundamental aspects; ideal reactor and bio-reactor design and evaluation; biotransformation kinetics; oxygen supply and consumption; solid state bio-transformation process; the biotransformation process control; process scaling. PR 118 Separation Operations (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to identify technological alternatives for the separation and purification of interest products, and to learn the main processes and equipment involved in the different stages. Contents include an introduction; the solid-liquid separation; filtration systems; chromatographic and electrophoretic methods; alternative schemes for different products. PR 300 Basic Chemistry (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to solve problems and apply those solutions to further analyses. Students will understand concepts, principles and fundamental laws related to matter’s structure, properties and transformation. Contents include stoichiometry; states of the matter; solutions; chemical equilibrium; thermo-chemistry and thermodynamics; electrochemistry. PRODUCT DESIGN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ID 001 Project I (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce students to the different aspects of design, starting from structures of human expression - creative factors, procedures (Methods, methodology, etc.) and Intuitive research, to the controllers of object forms. Contents include descriptions; work environments; users; real world’s conditions; from the concept to the final result. ID 002 Objects and Products (4 Credits) Through lectures given by experts, the most transcendent aspects in the history of man will be explained. The cultural relationships and the role of artifacts, (i.e. machinery, tools, equipment) will be treated. Presentations last from 4 to 8 hours, complemented by texts and bibliography, videos, slides and other resources, with the purpose of stimulating students’ desires to probe into their subjects of interest. The objective of the course is to trace the history of humankind through its culture, as well as the social, political, economical and technical aspects implicated in the EAFIT University 91 artifacts, which leads to a basic comprehension of the man-artifact environment system. Contents include the history of art; The history of culture; The history of technique. ID 003 Project II (6 Credits) The objective of the course is to introduce students to different aspects of Design: The structures of cognitive processes; creative factors; (Methodical) Procedures; formal inquiry; object form controllers; communication processes among the people concerned (designer, user, producer, etc.). Contents include product semantics; change in scale, color theory. ID 004 Methods and Design (4 Credits) There are several objectives in this course: to identify the general concepts related with a design problem and its solution. To discover and handle problem subjectivity. To explain the psychological fundamentals of problem identification, according to some of the most recent theories proposed by Psychology schools. To identify different cognitive abilities and use them in problem recognition, and to review multiple possibilities to solve it and to create new problems. To see creativity as a meta-cognitive strategy to consider a problem as a generator of ideas and to maintain a positive attitude as part of the product design engineering profession. Contents include concepts identification; Psychological fundamentals of problems and the search for solutions; Creativity and problem creative solving; methodological strategies. ID 005 Drawing and Graphical Expression (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to apply the basic techniques to represent objects and communicate ideas in the universal language of design and engineering drawing. Furthermore, to elaborate, read and correct detailed engineering drawing blueprints and realistic representations (render and illustrative design). Contents include instrumentation; geometric constructions; projection theory; visual proportion; learning from observation; simulation of materials; assemblies; mechanical elements. ID 006 Mock-ups and Prototypes (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop abilities to study a product prototype and elaborate an impeccable threedimensional proposal. This will requests students to perform constantly a clear, orderly and very rational work, and will let them develop better abilities to program and select the most appropriate techniques for their models and production. ID 007 Project III (3 Credits) The objective of this course is to design systems of industrially produced objects based on traditional local and Latin American identity, projected for exportation with a clear message: “ We recognize the past and construct the new signs of the contemporary times”. Contents include: Genealogies and origins of the culture; Homogeneity, diversity, contemporary culture; The Fragmented country: The Latino, The global; American theory of color; Culture signs; Propositions for a new product identity. ID 009 Product processes (4 Credits) Based on design, costs, timing, material and application criteria, the objective of this course is to select industrial processes and equipment which are appropriate to various manufacturing cases, keeping in mind a holistic view of the productive sector. Contents include introduction to manufacturing; metal-mechanical; Wood; plastics; leather and footwear; ceramics and glass; education, recreation and sports; decoration, home and office furniture; paper, wrappings and lithographs. ID 010 Eco-design (Elective) (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to grow awareness on the relationship between the design process and the development of industrial products, and the causes of environmental deterioration associated to production. Furthermore, to present improvement possibilities oriented to the prevention of environmental impacts, looking to improve product life cycles. Contents include the environmental problem and the concept of sustainability; the concept of environmental management; product-oriented environmental management; Eco-design. ID 011 Semiotics ( 3 Credits) The objective of this course is to introduce the concept of Semiotics as integral part of the Product Design Engineering program, to add a humanistic component coming from the communications area and the fields related to it. Contents include an introduction to Semiotics; Perception semiotics; Product semiotics. ID 012 Materials in Design (6 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand how materials affect product design and their use. Contents include themes like: “From the project to the matter: the role of materials in a project”; a possible materials classification; mechanical properties of materials and their greatest achievement: lightness and resistance; materials and temperature; electric properties: insulating and conducting materials; optical properties: transparent materials; EAFIT University 92 introduction to polymeric materials; ceramics and glass; Naturally composed materials: wood. Artificially composed materials; metallic materials. ID 014 Theory of Form (4 credits) The course aims to explore the principal themes that explain the composition of a given product. Students are given theoretical and experimental situations and expected to think on a bi-dimensional and tri-dimensional level about material production. The final composition will distribute form and volume in space, thus projecting an image: the product. Contents: Graphic mathematics; visual composition; bionics; product semantics. ID 015 Basic Electronics (4 credits) The objective of this course is to enable the students to understand and create electrical circuits composed of: resistances, diodes, transistors, and some integrated circuits. Students will become familiar with the basic components of electricity and electronics. Contents: definition of key concepts; laws and basic circuits; domestic electricity; reparations; electric motors; motor control; transistors, sensors, integrated circuits. ID 018 Design for Assembly (4 credits) The study of detailed product design from the manufacturing perspective. Products should be easy to make or assemble, not only on the factory floor but also for the individual user, in the case of a flat-packed product with an instruction manual. The idea is also directly related to ‘Green Design’, and the sustainable development of products in which materials are used intelligently, saving energy and reducing the total costs of production. Contents: Introduction - what is assembly? Necessary engineering techniques; technical drawing; assembly systems; design for easy assembly; goals for the product; product structure; design and detail; design of plastic pieces; principles of fastening; research and development. ID 016 Ergonomics (4 credits) This course seeks to ensure that ergonomics is used as a tool in designing products, equipment and places of work. Students will learn to take into account anthropo-metric variables in designing products and processes; apply the principles of bio-mechanics to design; evaluate the possible negative effects on health generated by products; evaluate the impact of the color scheme and light on a place of work. Contents: Introduction to ergonomics; the man-machine system; health problems created by bad design in the workplace; anthropometry and geometry of the workplace; ergonomics of the physical atmosphere. ID022 Product strategy (4 credits) Objective: to get to know, analyse and undertake a practical application of the elements involved in product strategy. These are the following: product, competency, market, business culture, distribution, cultural context, technology, social context, brand, business strategy, and media. We stress the importance of reliable sources of information on products and businesses in the development of engineering and design projects. We study design strategy in product development, the basic processes in design management, the evolution of technology and markets, and how to develop and implement a product strategy to maximise benefits. Contents: theoretical base; ICC methodology, case studies, product strategy presentation, themes suggested by students. ID 024 Cleaner production (4 credits) This program is supported by e-learning. It was originally developed by the International Institute for Industrial Economics and Ecology, and has been successfully tried in many west European countries as well as various universities in Colombia and the rest of Latin America. The course aims to introduce the basic concepts of the environmental problem and their relationship with industrial activity in Colombia and the rest of the world. It presents methodologies and tools for implementing PML in practice, and enables students to become proponents of Cleaner Production. Contents: the context of cleaner production; application of Cleaner Production to a business; awareness of Cleaner Production. ID 027 Micro-controllers (4 credits) This course aims to give students enough knowledge of the architecture and programming of micro-controllers in order to design and develop measurement, monitoring, timing, digital control and interface systems for industrial use. Contents: basic concepts; introduction to micro-controllers, development systems, the PIC16F87X micro-controller; applications of the micro-controller; practices. EAFIT University 93 PRODUCTION ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IP 001 Production Systems I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to make students familiar with the activities and decision appertaining the Production Engineer within organizations and related to operational management in productive as well as service firms. Contents include a historical justification of Production Engineering; paradigms; production aspects; tool machines with metal or wood shaving facilities; the program syllabus; decision-making in Engineering; term paper. IP 002 Systematic Production (4 Credits) An introduction to the main strategic and tactical aspects of production and services areas within the organization. Contents include the company system and the subsystem of operations; Direction and administration of operations; the operational function; productivity; product types and characteristics; product selection and design; types and characteristic of manufacturing systems; process selection and design; plant distribution; point of equilibrium; competitive analysis; choosing the best production system; Material Requirement Planning; types and characteristics of the service systems; service products selection and design; service process selection and design; capacity; Planning of manufacturing requirements (PMR). IP 005 Production Systems II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess strategic aspects of production and services as a means for managing the operational area in a company. Contents include systemic approach; product selection and design; production systems; introduction to methods engineering. IP 006 Personnel Administration (4 Credits) A study of the basic scientific, academic and practical elements of reciprocal rights and obligations that underline working relationships, which will encourage participation in the social development process, whether as an employee or an employer. Contents include How a Production Engineer participates in the administration, direction and development of work relationships; labor law general principles; individual work contracts; Shift payment for night time and overtime work; occupational hazards general system. IP 008 Systemic thinking (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to assess computational implements, models and generic structures to analyze systems and construct simple models in which to experience decision-making pursuing the system’s optimization. Special emphasis will be given to the construction of computing models of physical systems, as to use these concepts in production, manufacturing, automation and administration management. Contents include the historical origin and fundamentals of the systemic thought; modeling in the physics of movement; the relationship between structure and behavior; Modeling. IP 013 Materials Science for Process Eng. (4 Credits) This course is intended to classify engineering materials based on their internal structure, their properties and their principal uses. Contents involve classification of engineering materials according to their properties and characteristics; the comparison of different engineering construction materials; selection of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys, according to their properties and the possibility of altering them through thermomechanical treatment; analysis of the processes used for the fabrication of parts with ferrous and non-ferrous metal alloys; assessment of ceramic material according to the properties and uses; the choice between different processes used for the formation of objects with ceramic materials. IP 014 Materials Science - Lab (2 Credits) The laboratory practices will develop skills to select the materials used in Engineering, knowing their internal structure and the relationship with their properties. Contents include the following abilities: To classify materials through empirical methods and carry out hardness tests; to propose different thermal treatments in steel and determine hardness; to compare, with the help of a microscope, the characteristics of thermally treated alloys; to evaluate some ceramic materials for chemical and physical properties (primary products); to differentiate various synthetic materials through simple laboratory tests and determine their mechanical properties; to visit a plastics company to assess the processes of synthetic materials formation; to make polyester strengthened objects using fiberglass; to produce polyester resin parts, strengthened with particles; to visit a fiberglass Company and assess the processes and the production alternatives; to visit a wood company to assess its production processes. IP 018 Materials (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to relate the properties of engineering materials, metals, polymerics, ceramics and compounds and the possibility of artificial alteration in their structure, keeping in mind the principles of thermal and EAFIT University 94 thermomechanical treatments. Contents include the Classification of metals; ferrous alloys; non-Ferrous alloys; thermal treatment of steels; Ceramic materials; Compound materials; Woods. IP 019 Materials (Lab) (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to prove –experimentally, the relationship between microscopic structure and properties, and their alteration with thermal and plastic deformation treatment in metallic materials; to identify the following different synthetic materials used: -ceramic, compound, and wood, and establish the relationship between properties and chemical composition. Contents include the recognition of materials by empirical methods; Identification of metallographic structures using a microscope with previously prepared test tubes; Cooling curves and construction of phase diagrams; Cold work and re-cooking of re-crystallization; Hardness; steel hardening and tempering; Ceramic materials, calculus and construction of test tubes to determine their optimum composition through compression trials; recognition of synthetic materials through simple tests; synthetic materials, strengthened and non-strengthened, composition effect, fiber quantity and position on mechanical properties; Timber: to carry out various mechanical trials, having humidity as a parameter; visits to plastic processing companies and observation of their structure; visit to a metal-mechanic company to observe different processes of plastic formation or thermal treatments. IP 022 Properties and Trials (4 Credits) This course is designed to determine the nature of properties in materials used in engineering and, through standard trial procedures, find about the quality of manufactured parts based on the quality of materials and the effect that discontinuity of products can have on them. Topics include elasticity; crystalline plasticity; yield strength in metallic materials; viscosity and visco-elasticity; physical properties; chemical, non-destructive trials; destructive trials. IP 023 Properties and Trials Lab (2 Credits) In the laboratory, experiments will be carried out to prove the theory reviewed in class, in order to bring students in contact with the materials and equipment normally used to determine properties and to find part flaws that can affect the properties. Contents include Non-destructive trials and destructive trials. IP 027 Manufacturing Processes I (4 Credits) This course is geared to the selection of ideal industrial processes in different manufacturing situations, based on the criteria of cost, design, time, materials, application, etc. Contents include an introduction to the manufacturing industry; Quality control in manufacturing; powder metallurgy; casting and molding; timber and metal shaving process; classification of processes for metal formation, both in a massive and laminated forms; identification of different assembling and bonding methods in the manufacturing of industrial products; classification of superficial procedural operations to prolong the life of a metallic product and/or improve its presentation; identification of processes for manufacturing plastic products and their estimated time; assessment of different modern manufacturing methods and their automation systems. IP 035 Manufacturing Processes I (4 Credits) This course is geared to the selection of ideal industrial processes in diverse manufacturing situations, based on criteria of cost, design, time, materials, or application. Contents include an introduction to the manufacturing industry; powder metallurgy; casting and molding; Quality control in manufacturing; technology of cutting tools; timber and metal shaving processes; cost definition in manufacturing. IP 036 Manufacturing Processes II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to select the most suitable process for a specific manufacturing situation in the metalmechanical field, based on criteria of cost, time, materials, or application. Additionally, to understand other important areas of the manufacturing industry different to the metal-mechanical one. Contents include abrasive process; fundamentals of metal formation; massive formation processes; sheet formation processes; sheet cutting or punching. IP 037 Manufacturing processes 3 (4 credits) Students will acquire knowledge of the fundamental processes for transforming plastic materials into final products. They will learn to evaluate these processes. For this they study plastic materials, the main variables and characteristics of the processes, the changeable elements in transformation processes, primary and secondary equipment, and the ecological aspect of plastic processes and objects. Contents include introduction to plastic materials; compounding plastics; principles of transformation and mechanized plastics; molding for thermoplastic injection; other processes of transformation; techniques for joining plastics; recycling plastic materials. Introduction to plastic materials; plastic making (compounding); principles of transformation and mechanization of plastics; model for thermoplastics extrusion, thermoplastics injection; Model for thermoplastics blowing; thermoforming; other processes for plastic transformation; mechanization and techniques for plastic bonding, and recycling of plastic materials. IP 040 Machines-Tools (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand the importance of machines within the general productive system. To attain this, the main system components, the main type of machines and the organizational and maintenance aspects EAFIT University 95 will be studied. Contents include machine elements; types of processes and the machines associated to them; machine selection and implementation; machines and their organization in productive processes; machine maintenance. IP 041 Advanced Manufacturing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn about the elements that constitute modern manufacturing systems, analyzing the stages of computer assisted design, manufacture and planning, and their influence on production. Contents include computerized numeric control; CNC equipment manual programming; CNC equipment selection and implementation; CAD/CAM/CAE systems; their selection and implementation; production lines; fundamentals of robotics; Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS); fundamentals of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM). IP 045 Machine – tools laboratory (2 credits) The objective of this course is to get to know the most important conventional machine tools, their movement systems; components; problems and possible uses. A combination of tools, energy and manual work is involved in manufacturing, in order to transform raw material into the finished product. We will also analyze the production costs, procedure organization, and installations in manufacturing. Contents include presentation of the program and methodology; parts, functions, assembly; drill; flat corrector; cylindrical corrector. IP 046 Advanced Manufacturing Lab (2 Credits) The objective of this Lab is to identify the parts and functions of numeric control machine-tools. To carry out the setting up of parts and to produce numerical control programs, both manually and automatically, using manufacturing software. Contents include manually programming CNC EMCO 5CNC Compact lathe; manually programming CNC EMCO 340 TC industrial lathe; manually programming Machining Center EMCO VMC200; manually programming Machining Center VMC200; CAD/CAM 2D systems; CAD/CAM 2-1/2 D systems; CAD/CAM 3D systems; fundamentals of Robotics. IP 050 Electro-techniques (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to analyze electric circuits assessing their components, types, differences, advantages and disadvantages, as well as their applications. Contents include basic concepts; continuous current; alternate current; applications. IP 051 Electro-techniques Lab (2 Credits) The objective is to prove through direct experimentation, what the theorems, laws and more general elements of electricity and electrotechnics, provide to different production processes. Students will be able to solve problems or take part in informal group discussions related to the most common electrical concepts. Contents include an introduction to the I.E.E. Laboratory; Kirchoff’’s laws (Resistance circuits); feed control in electrical circuits; resistance, reactance, impedance; voltage, current, AC Power; DC and AC power; power factor correction; rectification; multiphase circuits; direct current motor control; priming star – triangle; Wrad System – Leonard. IP 058 Industrial Workshop (6 Credits) The objective of this practice is to familiarize students with the machines, equipment procedures and operations most frequently used in manufacturing, through direct handling, thus achieving a basic level of qualification in diverse manufacturing sectors. Contents include: Metalmechanics; lathe; milling machine; CAD/CAM software; plastics; casting (optional); timber. New students who have not taken laboratory techniques will add: Metrology and Soldering or Welding. IP 062 Control I - Laboratory (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to reinforce the knowledge acquired in the theory course through the use of programmable automation and control software. Contents include Introduction to PLC; Programming language step 5 for PLC SIMATIC S5; Binary operations and memory (logic gates and flip flop SR); combination circuits problem checking; timers and meters; combination circuits problem checking; sequential circuits; sequential circuits problem checking; data modules; sequential circuits problem checking; evaluation practice of sequential circuits with temporization; Introduction to lab view I; Introduction to lab view II; interface PLC/LAB view (Demonstrative); LAB view evaluation practice; finite state machine I; finite state machine II; control with lab view for P. C.; finite state machines evaluation practice. IP 073 Quality Control (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to acquire the basic concepts of Statistic Quality Control and the necessary tools to improve and control the different productive processes. The students will be able to develop a system of improvement and quality control using a computerized statistic control tool for interpretation of the results. Contents include Generalities; Computers and quality control; Graphic methods for Quality Improvement; Probability and statistics; Process control; Theory of reliability; Quality Assurance. EAFIT University 96 IP 075 Control I (4 Credits) The objective of this course is for the students to understand planning and be able to solve automation and process control problems, knowing the principles of logic control and synthesis of stated protocol. Furthermore, they are expected to program and use different hardware and software tools. Contents include Logic control principles, analysis and implementation of control systems as well as process regulations with computing tools; Measuring, conversion and transmission equipment as well as data and control acquisition. IP 076 Control I - Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to reinforce the knowledge acquired in the theoretical course. Contents include Introduction to PLC; Programming language step 5; Binary and memory operations and combination circuits; Timers and meters; Sequential circuits; Data modules; Introduction to lab view; Interphase PLC – Lab view; Finite state machines. IP 078 Control II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn how to plan, outline and solve automation and process control cases, understanding selection, programming, configuration and operation principles for control equipment such as control computers, programmable logic controllers, data acquisition and control systems, and so on. Contents include The management of commercial systems and process control of hardware and software; Analysis and implementation of control systems and process regulation using computing tools; Selection of measuring, conversion and transmission equipment as well as data acquisition. IP 079 Control II - Laboratory (2 Credits) The objective of this course is to perform physical systems mathematical modeling and validity verification using computational simulation. Contents include Introduction to MATLAB with SIMULINK; Control and regulation systems; Block diagram; Answer-in-time, obtaining the transference function by experimental methods; ERP and stability; BODE diagrams, Regulators I, II, III, IV, V. Design methods. IP 080 Systematic Production I (4 Credits) On completion of this the course the students are expected to have a general view of the basic elements for planning, programming and controlling productive processes, thus having the basic tools needed to manage a production plant and make decisions that involve the different variables intervening in any process. Contents include Sales predictions and estimates; Production capacity; Aggregate planning of productions; Operations programming. IP 081 Systematic Production II (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students some tools required for the correct design and direction of the productive processes and the operations. Contents include: Production lines design; Just in time production models; Enterprises models; MRP. IP 086 Industrial Logistics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn how to improve the competitiveness of companies using modern techniques to upgrade productivity, reduce costs and minimize response delays to the client, all along the supply chain, that is, the supply, production and distribution of goods and services. This whole concept is known as “Logistics Management”. Contents include an introduction; the supply chain; logistics service to the client; logistics elements; efficient customer response. IP 173 Production Management (4 Credits) At the end of this course students are expected to have a general vision of the basic elements for planning, programming and controlling a productive process, thus acquiring the main tools to manage a productive plant and make decisions according to the various variables intervening any industrial process. Contents include production systems; sales forecasts and estimates; Material Requirement Planning (MRP) formulation. IP 174 Production Tools (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand and interpret the current manufacturing tools and the way to implement them in different manufacturing systems. Students will assess the main aspects of manufacturing tools; the steps to follow for tool implementation process in the industry; common aspects among different tools; the development and interpretation of management indicators; the use of management indicators and their relationship with the manufacturing tools for decision making. Contents are related with the “5 S” in Management. IP 175 Plastics Engineering (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop a systemic vision of the engineering with plastic materials and materials composed of polimerica matrix, showing how are the principal engineering activities associated with the selection, design and fabrication of products with those materials. Contents include: Introduction to plastic materials and compounds; Mechanical properties of plastics; Fundaments of plastics and compounds processing; Design with EAFIT University 97 plastic materials and compounds; Quality, samples and assays to products of plastic materials and compounds; Economic and environment aspects related with plastics. IP 176 Neural-fuzzy Control (4 Credits) At the end of the course, students will know the computational tools, models and generic structures necessaries to design systems of fuzzy control in a real time for the processes control. Contents include: Physical processes simulation; Historical origin and fundaments of Fuzzy logical; Fuzzy controller; Pretense (relation between structure and behavior); Models; Neural - Fuzzy control. IP 177 ISO 9000 (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to provide students basic and general knowledge about the Norms ISO 9000, its range, contents and application; as soon as about the methodologies for its implementation in any kind of enterprise. Contents include: Competitively and continuo improvement; Generalities; Quality assurance; Quality management; Support technologies; Other theories derived of ISO 9000. IP 180 Plastic Molds Design and Manufacture (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to understand and design a mold as a mechanic, thermal and rheologic system that determines the form, size and quality of plastic pieces resulting of the interaction between the machine, material, process, the environment and Man. Contents include: Introduction to mold design; Basic criteria for mold designing; mold mechanical design; thermal and rehological design; mold manufacture. IP 181 Modeling and simulation of plastics processes (4 credits) Students will recognize the advantages and limitations of modeling and simulation of the processes which transform plastics. They will identify and manage the main properties and variables of plastic materials, learn to use software to simulate plastic processing methods, and establish criteria for evaluating different commercial platforms employed in simulation: integrated systems, independent systems. Contents include use of modelers for simulation; process simulation; how CAE computers aid engineering; independent CAD/CAM/CAE and their use in simulation; integrated CAD/CAM/CAE and its use in simulation. IP 182 Operations Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to illustrate the importance of operational strategy (Production and services) within the firm’s global strategy. Such demonstration will be made through 1) readings on different operational strategies through time; 2) five case studies; 3) the study of M. Porter’s books: “Competitive strategy” and “Competitive advantage”; 4) a monograph that compiles the bibliographic references. Contents to be consulted on an separate sheet. IP 183 Production Programming and Control (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to introduce students in the theme of production programming and control, and to acquire the tools and elements to search for coherent solutions, aided by models and mathematical heuristics. To provide a better understanding of production management problems, through system modeling, which will facilitate the modeling of such problems. Contents include production systems analysis; production planning - static models; production planning -dynamic models; Operational programming. IP 185 Risk engineering (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the general concepts of risk administration and the basic tools to handle risks in a company, for later application to professional life, be it at the level of risk prevention, protection, control or management, in any work area. Contents include a definition of risk; its classification; its evolution; its aggravation; its perception; historic outline of risk administration; Definition of risk administration; Objectives; organizational areas implicated in risk administration; Phases of the process; Schema for risk identification; subject quantification; effect classification; interrelation risk-subject; risk identification methods; risk inspection; questionnaire for risk inspection; Fire and explosion risks; robbery and entry risks; how to present an inspection report; Methodologies for risk analysis and evaluation; Basic notions of insurance; risk management in the firm; pre-sinister policies; post-sinister policies (emergency and recuperation plans); crisis management; The Risk administration department in the firm. IP 186 Materials and Design (6 credits) The objective of this course is to understand how materials may affect product design and use. Contents include “From the project to the matter”: the role of materials in the art of projecting; a possible classification of materials; mechanical properties and their grand success: lightness and resistance; materials and temperature; electrical properties: isolating and conducting materials; optical properties: transparent materials; polymers; ceramics and glass; traditional ceramics; introduction to the technical ceramics; glass; compound materials: wood; artificially compound materials; metallic materials. IP 187 Decision analysis techniques (4 Credits) This course will provide Production Engineering students with some techniques and quantitative models to support operational decision-making. This way, they will learn how to apply them in production problem-solving, logistics and EAFIT University 98 service areas within the organization. Contents include an introduction; decision analysis; queue theory; Montecarlo’s simulation; introduction to Simulation. IP 201 Plastic recycling (4 Credits) The objective of this elective course is to study the basic concepts, state-of-the-art and trends related to the problem of recycling plastic materials, and the methods and technologies that can be applied to this purpose. Contents include an introduction to the recycling issue; the plastic recycling process; case study in recycling; market aspects and recycled plastic acceptance. IP 202 Computer assisted manufacturing (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn about Computer Assisted Design, Manufacturing and Engineering systems, and their influence on integrated manufacturing systems. Contents include CAD systems; CAD platforms; CAD system applications; commercial systems; CAM systems; spindle; basic milling; 3D advanced milling; multiple surface and solids milling; commercial CAM systems; CAE systems. IP 204 Rapid prototyping (4 credits) Students will obtain a good knowledge of the systems and techniques employed in order to produce prototypes in the shortest time possible. They will learn about how to operate the equipment, produce molds for short series, identify the main techniques for obtaining parts, and get to know the main parts digitalization systems and their use in inverse engineering. Contents: rapid prototyping; state-of-the-art in rapid prototyping; state of the art in rapid tools; techniques applicable to prototyping; concepts of inverse engineering; CAD systems and their connection to rapid prototyping. IP 210 Physics of polymers (4 credits) This course focuses on the properties of polymeric materials, their physical characteristics and relationship with transformational processes and product design. Students will also learn to predict physical properties from chemical structure. Contents: typology of polymers; transition temperatures; polymer crystallization; thermos-physical properties; calorimetric properties; solubility; mechanical properties; electrical and optical properties. IP 211 Injection mold design (4 credits) Students will be able to understand and design molds as thermal and reological mechanical systems that determine the form, size and quality of plastic products. These are produced as a result of an interaction between the machine, the material, the process, the environment, and man. Students will become familiar with different types of molds for processing plastic materials, their components and operation. They will learn about computer-assisted design, and evaluate different technologies in mold design, development and construction. Contents include introduction to mold design; basic criteria for mold design; mechanical mold design; thermal and reological mold design; manufacturing molds. IP 212 Plastic recycling (6 credits) The objective of this course is to study and assimilate the basic concepts, current developments and tendencies of recycling diverse plastic materials. We also concentrate on the methods and technologies that can be applied to this process. Contents: introduction to problems in recycling; the process of recycling plastics; case studies of recycling; marketing aspects and acceptance of recycled plastic; additives for plastics; incineration; recycling elastomers. IP 213 Plastic pieces design (6 credits) This course focuses on the what are considered the principal criteria and aspects of designing plastic pieces, from the point of view of materials, process, transparency, mechanical resistance, etc. Contents: introduction to the design of plastic products; material selection; product design; structural design; product assembly; prototypes, analysis, checks. IP 216 Tri-dimensional modeling (4 credits) Students will acquire a profound knowledge of the use of tri-dimensional modeling and the use of modeling systems (MCAD systems). They will become familiar with the principal components of a MCAD system; the ways it can be used for modeling in sheet metal; work with design tables in Microsoft EXCEL; generate lists of materials automatically, and work with techniques for obtaining realistic visual images. Contents: CAD systems; application of CAD systems; tri-dimensional modeling of objects; work with assemblies; documentation techniques; working with design tables; photo-realist visualization; animation of parts and assemblies; collaborative and Internet design. EAFIT University 99 IP 626 Introduction to simulation (6 credits) This course will enable students to implement complex systems models under uncertain conditions, risk and firm decision-making. Students will get to know the terminology, structure and methodology of simulation; recognition of the variables they wish to simulate, study pseudo-random numbers and techniques for simulating discrete and continuous statistical variables. Contents: definition and justification of simulation; classification of models; use of discrete variables; pseudo-random number generators; non-uniform random variable generators; design and validation of simulations. IP 627 Manufacturing strategies (4 credits) This course emphasizes the importance of a strategy for operations in any global business strategy. This involves critical study of monitoring studies in regions of Colombia, and pair work in which solutions for nine case studies are presented. We also study European and Japanese strategies. All students make a final presentation that should compound all elements of the course. IP 628 Physics of the Manufacturing plant (6 credits) Students will become familiar with the mathematical foundations of manufacturing, and the fundamental laws relating to indicators like throughput; cycle time; process inventory etc. This will give specialists in production the fundamentals necessary to develop the intuition about physical and human behavior necessary to solve the complex problems that arise in manufacturing systems. Contents: origins of physics of manufacturing; the modeling process; basic dynamics of the plant; the Push and Pull production system. IP629 Computer Assisted Manufacturing Students will learn about the constitutive elements of a CAM system, and identify the principal platforms for CAM systems. They will also learn to use commercial systems. Contents include: basic milling; 3D advanced milling; multiple surface and solids milling; CAM systems; commercial systems; digitalisation; selection and implementation of CAM systems. IP 630 Flexible manufacturing (6 credits) Students will deepen their knowledge of flexible manufacturing through learning the elements which form it. They will learn about the bases of manufacturing cell design; the elements of flexible manufacturing; which principles constitute an FMC. Contents: Industrial robotics; cinematic and dynamics of a robot arm; planning trajectories; sensors; high and low level vision; robot programming languages; applications to production; design of production cells; fundamentals of flexible system design; FMS flexible manufacturing systems; components of a flexible manufacturing cell. IP 631 MRP II Systems (4 credits) The course aims to familiarize students with computing tools used in the automation of operations management in production. We use the commercial applications designed for this use. Amongst other skills, students will learn how MRP systems function, identify the components of a MPS (Master Production Scheduling) system, and understand the importance of MRPII systems in manufacturing companies. Contents: MRP systems; MPS systems; MRPII systems; MAX software (materials list); MAX software (master of production program); MAX software (planning for materials required); MAX software (capacity planning); MAX software (planning and control of production); MAX software (inventory control). PROJECTS DEPARTMENT PY001 Environmental Management (4 Credits) The aim of this course is to have the concepts necessary to complement administrative processes with environmental matters. Contents include Environmental problems; Economics, Environmental Management; Voluntary Environmental Management. PY002 Engineering Economy (4 Credits) This course’s objective is to present the concept of Money’s increasing value in time, and its implications to any type of investment. Additionally, to develop skills to analyze different investment and financing opportunities, and to define strategies to achieve the basic financial objective. Contents include General notions; The process of money’s increasing value; Methods for the analysis of investment alternatives; real interest – inflation and devaluation; replacement analysis; applications to the Colombian situation. EAFIT University 100 PY003 Project Evaluation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop a methodology for the preparation and evaluation of projects, and their adaptation to the economic, political, social and cultural environment in which they will be implemented. This will require using theoretical and practical information. Contents include the Project concept; analysis of the economic environment of a project: macroeconomics and sector studies; market analysis; technical analysis; administrative analysis; legal analysis; financial evaluation; project presentation. PY004 Project Preparation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop a methodology for the preparation of International Business projects adapted to the economic, political, social and cultural environment in which they will be developed, taking into account the methods and requirements of corresponding entities. Contents include analysis of the economic environment of a project; market analysis; technical analysis; legal analysis; economic studies; project presentation. PY005 Advanced Financial Mathematics (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the concepts and techniques developed for decision-making regarding individual or corporate investment, using transformed and other mathematical methods. Contents include the Financial Mathematics with finite differences; transformed techniques in modeling cash flows; fixed assets depreciation; the minimum attractive interest rate; investment value assessment; decision rules for selection among multiple alternatives; replacement analysis procedures. PY007 Project Financial Evaluation (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the concepts and develop a methodology to financially assess investment projects and their implications, thus developing skills for assessing different investment and financing opportunities. Contents include the methodology for analyzing investment alternatives; conceptual elements; Cash Flow and other projection of financial statements; project financial evaluation; introduction to decision-making under uncertainty; result analysis. PY008 Social and Economic Evaluation of Projects (4 Credits) The objective of the course is to acquire the theoretical and practical tools to understand and apply the social and economical evaluation of projects based on the LM/ST Method. Contents include the concept of social and economic evaluation of projects, the fundamentals of economic theory for project evaluation, the impact on investment projects, their valuation, the LM/ST methodology, and other methodologies. PY009 Project Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop skills to manage activities related to projects, as far as time, costs, quality and indicators is concerned. Contents include general aspects of projects, Network Diagrams, Project Programming, and Project Control. PY010 Project Risk Analysis (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to develop skills to manage information systems related to risk evaluation, control and use of indicators for Project Management. Contents include the Decisional Model for Project Risk Analysis; Decisionsupport models for financial risk analysis in a project Cash Flow; Schedule risk; Costs Risk. PY011 Environmental Systems Management (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to present the concepts related to the environmental administrative processes in an organization. Contents include Juridical and economical restrictions to environmental management; normalized mechanisms and tools for environmental management; non-normalized mechanisms and tools for environmental management. PY012 Ecology and Ecosystems (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the basic Ecology concepts, to understand how the different tropical ecosystems work, what kind of problems they may present, and alternatives for their solution. Contents include conceptual elements, physical environment, populations, communities, and ecosystems. PY013 Environmental Economy (4 Credits) The objective of this course is to learn the fundamental concepts to perform environmental cost analysis, studying different methodologies from the environmental economics point of view, to use them in the valuation of natural resources and externalities for organizations. It also intends to assess the impact of economic environmental policy on natural resources protection, and to use mathematical models in the analysis of natural resources economy. Contents include basic concepts on environmental economics; environmental public property externalities; fundamentals for valuation of public property and externalities; indirect valuation methods; direct valuation methods; decision-making mechanisms; environmental economic policy; taxes and subsidies; natural resources economics, time, uncertainty EAFIT University 101 and irreversibility; market solutions; the environmental economic policy put into practice; green Accounting; natural resources exploitation models. PY 014 Environmental Costs (4 credits) Tutorial Course. PY017 Environmental Audits (4 credits) Objective: to present the concepts and methods necessary to audit environmental management systems, processes and products. Contents: introduction to the concept of auditing and different types of audits; auditing environmental management systems; life cycle analysis; environmental cost analysis; social auditing; stamps and tickets – corporate environmental reports. PY018 Environmental Problems (4 credits) Objective: to identify, prioritise and analyse environmental problems, considering the deterioration of resources and quality of life. To generate greater consciousness and knowledge about environmental problems, understand ecological concerns and the environmental impact produced by human consumption and behaviour. To create a new, ecologically rational, conception of the management of our natural setting, and disperse this knowledge to the wider community. Contents: conceptual elements; physical environment; environmental problems; control of liquid and gaseous waste, and solid residue; environmental impact studies; environmental design; virtual environmental management. PY019 Environmental legislation (4 credits) Objective: to present the bases for Colombian environmental legislation, the corresponding norms and regulations and the environmental authorities in the different levels of public administration. Contents: the code of natural renewable resources; national environmental system; norms and regulations about environmental resources; environmental licensing; legal mechanisms for environmental protection; community participation; environmental authorities; authorisations and procedures. PY 101 Chemical processes economical analysis (4 credits) The objective of this course is to introduce the concept and development of money valorization in time and its implications on both personal finances and chemical investments, to develop skills for analyzing various investment and financing opportunities. Contents: general notions; the process of money valorization; investment projects preparation; methodology for the analysis of investment alternatives; real interest – taxes – inflation and devaluation; capital investment depreciation; the replacement problem; introduction to project risk analysis. EAFIT University 102
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