Master's Degree in New Technologies in Computing

Justification

The general objective of the Master's Degree in New Technologies in Computing is to train the student for research, development and innovation in the area of Information and Communication Technologies, having a clear awareness of its human, economic and social dimension, legal and ethical, qualifying for the analysis, conception, development and management of research projects for application computer solutions in services related to the Information and Knowledge Society, as well as for teaching in Computer Science.

In addition, a set of specific objectives are identified where each of which will be the basis for defining the specific competences of a given training itinerary.

For the Artificial Intelligence and medical applications training itinerary the objective is to train students to be able to select, integrate and evaluate the models and theories of computer science in the identification, analysis, description and resolution of problems related to ICTs in the field of biomedicine.

For the Networks and Telematics training itinerary, the objective is to train students to be able to model, design, implement, evaluate and manage communication architectures and networks, fostering the capacity for innovation through knowledge of new trends and lines of research. in these areas.

For the ubiquitous computing environment engineering training pathway , the objective is to train students to be able to select sensor mechanisms, manage mobility, traceability, and make context-sensitive computing applications leading to the design of ubiquitous systems.

The objective of the Software Technologies training pathway is to train students to be able to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the field of Information Technology and Software Technologies, while being able to innovate.

For the Industrial Informatics training itinerary the objective is to train students to be able to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the field of Industrial Informatics, being able to innovate.

The objective of the High Performance and Supercomputing Architectures training pathway is to train students to be able to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the fields of High Performance Architectures and Supercomputing, being able to innovate .

For the training path Mathematics Applied to Information and Communication Technologies the objective is to train students to be able to efficiently apply advanced mathematical methods in computer science, both theoretical and applied.

Finally, underline that the Study Plan of this Master's Degree takes into account that any professional activity must be carried out:

• From respect for fundamental rights and equality between men and women.
• From the respect and promotion of Human Rights and the principles of universal accessibility.
• In accordance with the values of a culture of peace and democratic values.

Competencies

The following specific competencies are established for the University Master's Degree in New Technologies in Computing by the Universidad de Murcia based on the proposed training itineraries.

Training Itinerary: Artificial Intelligence and medical applications

• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to apply mathematical, statistical and artificial intelligence methods to model, design and develop applications, services, intelligent systems and knowledge-based systems.
• Ability to select, integrate and evaluate the models and theories of computer science in the identification, analysis, description and resolution of problems related to ICTs in the field of biomedicine.
• Ability to understand the scope and evaluate the scope that ICTs can have in the field of biomedicine.
• Ability to use and develop methodologies, methods and research techniques in the field of artificial intelligence, with application in medicine, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: Networks and Telematics

• Ability to model, design, define architecture, implement, manage, operate, administer and maintain applications, networks, systems, services and computer content.
• Ability to understand and know how to apply the operation and organization of the Internet, new generation network technologies and protocols, component models, intermediary software and services.
• Ability to design, develop, manage and evaluate certification and security guarantee mechanisms in the treatment and access to information in a local or distributed processing system.
• Ability to understand and manage mobility mechanisms in networks, and their implications for systems and services.
• Ability to design, develop and evaluate security mechanisms in communications and how they affect network services and applications.
• Ability to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the field of networked systems, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: Engineering of ubiquitous computing environments

• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to design and develop computer systems, applications and services in embedded and ubiquitous systems.
• Ability to conceptualize, design, develop and evaluate the person-computer interaction of computer products, systems, applications and services.
• Ability to use and develop methodologies, methods and research techniques in the field of Ubiquitous Systems, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: Software Technologies

• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to understand and know how to apply the operation and organization of the Internet, component models, intermediary software and services.
• Ability to analyze and model the information needs that arise in an environment and carry out the process of building an information system at all stages.
• Ability to apply Software Engineering methods, techniques and tools to model, design and develop Information Systems, applications and services that meet the requirements of users.
• Ability to design and develop computer systems, applications and services in distributed systems and Web systems.
• Ability to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the field of Information Technology, being able to innovate.
• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to understand and know how to apply the operation and organization of the Internet, component models, intermediary software and services.
• Ability to test and identify vulnerabilities in software systems.
• Ability to analyze and model the information needs that arise in an environment and carry out the process of building an information system at all stages.
• Ability to apply Software Engineering methods, techniques and tools to model, design and develop Information Systems, applications and services that meet the requirements of users.
• Ability to apply model-based techniques and methods to automate software systems.
• Ability to use and develop methodologies, methods and research techniques in the field of Software Technologies, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: Industrial Computing

• Ability to design and develop applications, services and computer systems in the industrial field, as well as to plan and carry out research and development projects involving computer control applications, robotics and artificial vision.
• Capacity for the specification, design, assembly, debugging and maintenance of computerized monitoring and control systems, and their integration in the field of industrial networks, as well as development of real-time applications and software in general for the control of industrial processes a via computer.
• Ability to design and develop image processing and machine vision applications
• Ability to use and develop research methodologies, methods and techniques in the field of Industrial Computing, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: High Performance Architectures and Supercomputing

• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to model, design, define and organize architecture, implement, manage, operate and administer computer systems, networks, services and applications.
• Ability to design and evaluate operating systems and servers, and applications and systems based on distributed computing.
• Ability to understand and apply advanced knowledge of high-performance computing and numerical or computational methods to engineering problems.
• Ability to identify a computing problem given a problem and the most appropriate high-performance computing techniques for its resolution.
• Ability to analyze, design, develop, debug, and optimize parallel applications by exploiting the underlying programming model and architecture.
• Ability to use and develop methodologies, methods and research techniques in the fields of High Performance Architectures and Supercomputing, being able to innovate.

Training Itinerary: Mathematics Applied to Information and Communication Technologies

• Ability to integrate technologies, applications, services and systems typical of Computer Engineering, with a general character, and in broader and multidisciplinary contexts.
• Ability to apply mathematical, statistical and artificial intelligence methods to model, design and develop applications, services, intelligent systems and knowledge-based systems.
• Ability to understand and use mathematical methods in the study of cryptographic security, as well as the influence that small changes can have on the security of the entire system.
• Ability to use and develop specific use matrix, geometric and statistical computation methods, norms and standards for graphic computing.
• Ability to understand and use signal and system analysis techniques, knowing the problems inherent in signal sampling and quantification (digitization), and mathematical tools such as Fourier, Laplace, Z transforms, and differential and difference equations to solve problems both discrete, continuous and hybrid.
• Ability to mathematically model complex systems.
• Ability to use and develop methodologies, methods and research techniques in the field of Mathematics, being able to innovate.
• Ability to lead interdisciplinary work groups between mathematicians and computer scientists.

It is important to underline that all the itineraries have an investigative orientation and, therefore, maintain coherence with the general orientation of the proposal.

Graduation profile

The learning results for each specialty of the NTI Master can be found in the official documentation of the degree.

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Mission, vision and values of the Universidad de Murcia

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The Universidad de Murcia is a public institution of Higher Education with an international scope of action. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of society, acting as a dynamic agent in cooperation with the other social agents. Its main activities focus on the development of Research, Training, Knowledge Transfer, and Cultural Dissemination, applying innovation and continuous improvement processes to all of them, with the purpose of achieving a high level of quality of results, visible through a clear transparency policy.

Its main values, included in the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia , are Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility:

• The Commitment demands to assume the objectives of the University and adopt to achieve these goals a good administration and management, enhancing university social responsibility, overcoming personal and corporate selfishness to engage with others in university tasks and in solving common problems.
• The Dialogue implies the willingness to coordinate reasonably and reasonably with others to cooperate effectively taking into account the positioning, interests or situation of each one, with the purpose of peacefully solving those seeking the right balance and consensus.
• Respect implies treating all people with impartiality, deference and consideration, avoiding discrimination for reasons beyond their merits and avoiding prejudices, according to the consideration of the equal dignity of every human being as a supreme value.
• Responsibility consists in honestly assuming one's own duties and obligations, and being willing to give an account of this to whomever corresponds, acting in accordance with the ethical principles personally assumed, being key elements goodwill, coherence and exemplary practice.

These values are in turn identified with the defense and promotion of Human Rights, universal accessibility, equality between men and women, the culture of peace and democratic values, participation, interdisciplinarity, pluralism, defense of the environment. and sustainability.

10 reasons to choose the UMU

1. Why UMU?

Centennial University strategically positioned in the present and prepared for the future

The Universidad de Murcia (UMU) is an international institution with more than one hundred years old, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. It has more than 30,000 students (2,000 of them international), 3,000 researchers and professors and more than 1,200 administration employees.

2. Multidisciplinary offer of studies

60 degrees, 72 masters and 36 doctorates

The UMU is a public and comprehensive university that offers 60 degree programs - 5 double degrees -, 72 master's degrees and 36 doctoral degrees in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Health Sciences, Sciences, Social Sciences and Law.

3. Bet on quality education

Quality recognition in university centers and services

The Universidad de Murcia focuses on academic excellence and plays a very important role in research (350 research groups, 4 institutes and research centers), teaching and innovation in all areas of knowledge. In addition, it works closely with national and international companies.

4. Leading the way in digital technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence

Leading European Commission projects for research and innovation in cybersecurity

It offers a wide range of services, such as "Lola Chatbot", with artificial intelligence to help students choose their studies and answer questions in the admission process.

5. Connection with the labor market

More than 75% of students get an occupation after finishing the degree

UMU students have the opportunity to pursue intellectual development as well as to acquire professional skills.

6. University open to the world, with more than 2,000 students making international mobility plans

7 bilingual Spanish-English programs and students of more than 50 nationalities

Our institution offers 4 degree courses in English (Law, Business Management and Administration, Primary Education, and English Studies), and 3 postgraduate programs (Biology and Technology of Mammalian Reproduction, New Technologies in Computer Science, and Physics).

7. Satisfaction of international students

Located among the best rated universities in Europe by students

The International Welcome Point at the UMU (International Welcome Point - IWP) provides information on issues such as the admission procedure, obtaining accommodation and legalization.

8. Commitment to society

Attention to diversity and equal opportunities between women and men

UMU is the second university in Spain that integrates a greater number of students with disabilities. Through its Service of Attention to Diversity and Volunteering, it participates in the "Inclusive Campus Program: Campus without limits" funded by the Government of Spain, ONCE and the REPSOL Foundation.

9. Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Project best valued in terms of sustainable development

ODSessions is the project that the Universidad de Murcia is developing for the promotion and awareness of the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Until April 2021, the UMU will dedicate one month to each of these objectives with dissemination, recreational, training and solidarity activities.

10. Murcia, a city for students

Quality of life in a unique environment in the Mediterranean

Located in the southeast of Spain, the city of Murcia benefits from an excellent location, low cost of living and a great variety in the cultural and tourist offer. In its squares and terraces you can discover a quiet and friendly city for students. With about half a million inhabitants, it is the seventh city in Spain.

Ethical code

In order to transform the University into the most fair and honest version possible, the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia was approved in 2016, prepared after a process in which all the groups that are part of it collaborated.

The four fundamental values on which it is based, Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility, should guide all the actions and relationships of the university community. Therefore, it is our priority to disseminate the Code of Ethics at all levels of the Universidad de Murcia , also seeking their full understanding and implementation.

Its effective compliance will be supervised by the Code of Ethics Monitoring Commission (CSCE), established on September 4, 2018. This is made up of people from different areas of the university community and experts:

• Antonio José Carrasco Hernández. Campus Infrastructure Coordinator
• Carmen Sánchez Trigueros. Director of the Unit for Equality between Women and Men
• Emilio Martínez Navarro. Responsible for the elaboration of the Code of Ethics
• Francisco Esquembre Martínez. Vice Chancellor for Research and Transfer
• José Antonio Cascales Saseta. Manager
• José Ramón Salcedo Hernández. Director of the Bioright Law Master: Law, Ethics and Science
• Juan José Vera Martínez. University Advocate
• Longinos Marín Rives. Vice Chancellor for Social Responsibility and Transparency
• Bald Pigeon. Vice Chancellor of Students and Services to the University Community
• José Miguel Rojo Martínez. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Student Council of the Universidad de Murcia

Since its creation, the CSCE has organized both virtual and physical distribution of the Code of Ethics. Currently, all the buildings of the Universidad de Murcia , not only the faculties, but also those destined for the staff, have one or two dispensers with copies of the Code of Ethics, which are being replaced.

In addition, all the new workers of the Universidad de Murcia now receive the Code of Ethics in the Human Resources Area.

Other actions related to the dissemination of the Code of Ethics have been the giving of lectures on it to new students of some Faculties that required it, by Professor Emilio Martínez Navarro, or the appointment of classrooms as the values of the Code of Ethics, such as the Respect Room of the Faculty of Sports Sciences.