Course Description
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Course Name
Capstone Design Project
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Host University
Universidad del Norte
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Location
Barranquilla, Colombia
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Area of Study
Industrial Engineering
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Models of Compensation Analysis
Productive Systems Design
Simulation
Industrial Safety and Environmental Management
Logistics and Distribution
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Contact Hours
48 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Description
This course closes the IE student formation loop through the implementation of academic contents from the professional component, all inmersed in a design project. It is intended that the student, along with the professor's guidance, integrates knowledge, abilities and research methods, to solve an industrial engineering related problem.Course Learning Objectives
- To correctly define a problem structure and characterize its causes and effects.
- To establish appropriate engineering solutions with the appropriate science and engineering tools to solve the design problem.
- To establish economic and technical feasibility of the project.
- To incorporate physical and economic constraints in the solution.Bibliography
-Miranda David. Gestión de proyectos. Disponible en Internet en:
http://www.dnp.gov.co/PortalWeb/PolíticasdeEstado/BancodeProgramasyProyectosde
InversionNal/OtrosDocumentos/tabid/177/Default.aspx
- Sapag Ch. Nassir. Evaluación de proyectos de inversión en la empresa. Ed. Pearson (Prentice may). Chile. 2001. 1ra. Edicion.
- Sapag Nassir y Sapag Reinaldo. Preparación y evaluación de proyectos. Ed. Mc Graw Hill. Chile. 2000. 4ta. Edición.