Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Shaping Technology of Materials
Other languages of instruction: Catalan, English,
Teaching staff
Introduction
The industrial use of materials is more interesting when more easily it is possible to obtain with them usable pieces and shapes, either directly or through a sequence of processes; as well as the characteristics and behavior in service of the pieces for those materials. The subject offers a modern approach to the different options of shaping, the different shaping processes and the tools and equipment to be used, considering the manufacturing processes as an objective science, rather than as a descriptive art, and giving an orientation to bioengineering.
Pre-course requirements
Subjects: Materials, Biomaterials and biocompatibility, Advances materials and selection of materials.
Objectives
- Introduce students into the industrial manufacturing technologies, including different types of machining, smelting, shaping and welding processes.
- Implement methodologies to select shaping processes for many industrial applications.
- Know the fundamentals of most common processing technologies (shaping, heat treatments and welding) for the different families of materials and assess their suitability according to the application.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CN01 - Describe aspects related to bioengineering based on subject-specific books together with scientific publications at the forefront of knowledge.
- CN02 - Associate the assessments and implantable materials with the variability in the expression of diseases and biological differences between sexes.
- CN04 - Integrate the fundamentals of materials science and technology taking into account the relationship between microstructure, synthesis or processing and material properties.
- CP01 - Interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) and issue judgements that include a reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific and ethical nature.
- CP07 - Interpret material properties along with electrical, magnetic, mechanical and chemical behaviour to investigate new materials for different applications.
- HB03 - Validate calculations, valuations, appraisals, assessments, studies, reports, work plans and other similar works.
- HB11 - Apply the fundamentals of elasticity and resistance of materials to the behaviour of real solids.
- HB12 - Evaluate manufacturing systems and processes, metrology and quality control.
Learning outcomes of the subject
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Apply the fundamentals of materials science, technology, and chemistry, and relate them to microstructure, synthesis or processing, and material properties.
• Solve problems related to manufacturing process engineering based on the materials that make up the component.
• Relate the structure of materials to their properties and applications.
• Apply materials testing standards.
• Justify the selection of materials, their shaping, treatment, coatings, and modes of use.
• Determine the most suitable material for each engineering application.
• Solve problems related to metrology and manufacturing processes.
• Recognize the regulations required for part manufacturing.
• Determine the optimal manufacturing process for a given part.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
Active teaching methodologies in small groups such as the case method, problem-based learning (ABP), computer simulation, classroom gamification, Flipped classroom, Peer instruction, etc. The theory classes will be an introduction to the different topics discussed, to make available to the student everything related to the materials used in advanced bioengineering. The classes considered practical will be eminently problem solving and study of practical cases of selection and application of advanced materials in the field of bioengineering. The practices will be to search for information and applications of specific advanced materials.
In theory and practice classes, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT), such as audiovisual media (videos, computer presentations, ...), is offered when this improves the clarity of class exposure, and the use of the virtual campus in Moodle will be promoted as the main way to manage student work, communicate with them, distribute study material, etc. During the course, students will be asked to complete the following training activities:
Peer Instruction - Short questions thrown by the teacher at the beginning or end of the virtual or face-to-face class on the subject being treated in the subject at that time to which students must answer individually through a forum of Question and Answer (Q&A) evaluable enabled for it in Moodle, in such a way that among the students cooperatively construct the correct answer to the short question (which may fall in the examination of the subject) - the teacher will indicate the answers of those students That they are correct and this will allow them to score points for the evaluation of active participation.
Treasure Hunt (Reading Promotion) - Divide the classroom into two groups, each with a spokesperson who goes to the library to look for a book indicated by the teacher (different for each group), in such a way that each one of the groups, look for a series of data or explanations requested by the teacher in the indicated book and cooperatively build a document with those data and explanations taken from the book and to be delivered, through the spokesperson, via the Moodle task, to the teacher at the end of class. The teacher will give points of active participation in the evaluation of the subject to the group that does it best.
Flipped Classroom - The teacher will post a link to a YouTube video in the Moodle about some aspect of the subject's syllabus that the students will visualize either as homework before the corresponding non-face-to-face class or during the break of the face-to-face class projecting it on the class screen. After viewing the video, the teacher will propose to the students to take a quiz through a tool like Socrative or Kahoot using their mobile phones, tablets or computers to check the assimilation of the concepts covered in the video. The teacher will give active participation points in the subject to students who answer correctly and more quickly to the quiz questions.
Laboratory practices - Learning based on small research projects in which they individually develop the script of the proposed practices themselves from a basic bibliography of consultation and a list of equipment available in the laboratory of degree practices, work cooperatively to obtain experimentally in the grade practice laboratory, drill the holes for the screws of a bone plate or extrude filament for a 3D printer and present / explain to the rest of their classmates and the teacher their work procedure, materials used and results obtained as a research seminar.
Solving problems and study cases - Carry out numerical exercises in class for the practical application of the laws, equations and concepts seen in theory, both by the teacher and by the students on paper and on the board. A bulletin of additional problems will also be hung from the Moodle so that the student can train for the practical part of the exams. The delivery of the problem bulletin to the teacher through a Moodle task in the stipulated time, as well as volunteering to solve problems on the board will score in the evaluation of active participation in the subject. Carry out simulation exercises and practical cases, using the CES EduPack material selection software, individually or in groups (choosing a spokesperson) in practical or seminar class. The evidences of the realization of the practical cases and simulation exercises will be collected through a portfolio in Moodle.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
The structuring of the subject in theoretical and practical sessions involves the evaluation of the knowledge and skills acquired in a differentiated and complementary manner. In the case of the contents of the theoretical sessions, they will be evaluated in a partial test and in a final test, both written and that will take into account both the ability to relate the contents of the different topics in a transversal way, as well as the development of one's own thinking. Regarding the practical part of the subject, the evaluation will be continued, considering the following aspects with different relative weight: attendance and participation in class, final course work and peer evaluation, and debate after the reading of the complementary bibliography. In order for both parts of the subject to be able to average and thus obtain the final grade for the subject, it will be necessary for both parts of the subject to pass independently.
The student's qualification will be:
1st call
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Assessment type |
Evaluation system |
Weighing |
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Summative evaluation |
Final exam |
70 % |
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Formative assessment |
Oral presentation - Exercise |
15 % |
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Authentic evaluation |
Homework |
15 % |
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Diagnostic evaluation |
Self-assessment test |
0 % |
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2nd call
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Assessment type |
Evaluation system |
Weighing |
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Summative evaluation |
Final exam |
85 % |
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Formative assessment |
Oral presentation - Exercise |
15 % |
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Diagnostic evaluation |
Self-assessment test |
0% |
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Important considerations:
- Plagiarism, copying or any other action that may be considered cheating will be zero in that evaluation section. Besides, plagiarism during exams will mean the immediate failing of the whole subject.
- In the second-sitting exams, the maximum grade students will be able to obtain is "Excellent" (grade with honors distinction will not be possible).
- Changes of the calendar, exam dates or the evaluation system will not be accepted.
- Exchange students (Erasmus and others) or repeaters will be subjected to the same conditions as the rest of the students.
- It is not allowed to enter the classroom 10 minutes after the lesson has started (or to leave) unless there is a justified cause.
Important considerations
- Plagiarism, copying or any other form of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero for the corresponding component.
- If academic dishonesty is detected during an exam, it will result in the immediate failure of the course, with no chance of resitting.
- The use of artificial intelligence tools for the completion of assessment activities is strictly prohibited, except where their use is expressly authorized by the lecturer as part of the activity.
- The use or possession of electronic devices (mobile phones, smartwatches, earbuds, etc.) during exams is strictly prohibited.
Mere possession, even if the device is turned off, will be considered an attempt to cheat.
- If this occurs during the first call, it will result in the automatic failure of the exam, and the student will be required to attend the second call.
- If it occurs during the second call, it will result in the definitive failure of the course, and the student must re-enrol in the next academic year.
- No changes to the academic calendar, exam dates or evaluation system will be accepted under any circumstances.
- Exchange students (Erasmus or others) and repeaters are subject to the same evaluation and attendance conditions as all other students.
Bibliography and resources
(1). Groover, M. (2015). Introducción a los procesos de manufactura. McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
(2). Groover, M. (2007). Fundamentos de manufactura moderna. McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
(3). Schmid, S., Kalpakjian, s. R. (2009). Manufactura, ingeniería y tecnología. Prentice Hall.
(4). Puértolas Ráfales, J.A., Ríos Jordana, R., Castro Corella, M. (2016). Tecnología de los materiales en ingeniería, Volumen 1. Síntesis.
(5). Puértolas Ráfales, J.A., Ríos Jordana, R., Castro Corella, M. (2016). Tecnología de los materiales en ingeniería, Volumen 2. Síntesis.
(6). Ashby, M, F., Jones, D. R. H. (2008). Materiales para ingeniería 1: Introducción a las propiedades, las aplicaciones y el diseño. Editorial Reverte.
(7). Ashby, M, F., Jones, D. R. H. (2009). Materiales para ingeniería 2: Introducción a la microestructura, el procesamiento y el diseño. Editorial Reverte.
(8). Farag, M. M. (2020). Materials and Process Selection for Engineering Design. CRC Press.
Evaluation period
- E1 29/05/2026 A09 10:00h