DEGREE
Advanced Automotive Mechanics Technology
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Academic Identity
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- Mission
To train outstanding automotive technology professionals who are well-rounded, possess leadership skills, critical thinking abilities, and a strong sense of civic responsibility; by developing the skills needed to install, maintain, repair, and optimize the performance of automotive systems to high standards of quality and productivity in accordance with national and international standards; and to provide and implement solutions to community problems, thereby promoting the comprehensive development of Ecuador.
- Vision
To be a national leader in knowledge management and in the training of automotive technology professionals within the National Higher Education System, upholding national quality standards and accreditation through the practice of ethical and civic values, in service to society and its sustainable development.
- Program Objectives
- General objective
To train automotive mechanics who are qualified and skilled to install, maintain, and repair automotive systems through a well-rounded education in technical, scientific, and humanities subjects, while promoting teamwork, so that they can apply their knowledge and develop their skills in the workplace.
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Profiles and outcomes
The professional we train and the competencies you will develop
- Professional Profile
The professional profile for the Advanced Automotive Mechanics Technology program consists of the specific competencies identified in the labor market study, which enable students to succeed in the workforce through participation in community engagement projects and pre-professional internships in real-world automotive technology settings.
- Graduate Profile
Automotive Maintenance Technician
- Plan basic preventive and corrective maintenance for the mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems of vehicles in general.
- Installs and repairs automotive electrical and electronic systems, ensuring high-quality work to optimize and/or adapt these systems to various automotive applications in accordance with environmental requirements, while complying with applicable standards.
- Oversees the complete or partial disassembly of motor vehicles, interpreting blueprints and manuals for maintenance and repair.
- Repairs or replaces defective components or parts of the systems found in vehicles.
- Interprets technical drawings, diagrams, and specialized information in accordance with standards and specifications.
- Applies technical standards for quality and industrial/environmental safety.
Automotive Machining Technician
- Plan, execute, and innovate processes for the machining of components prone to wear in an internal combustion engine, such as cylinders, valves, crankshafts, main bearings, cylinder heads, and flywheels.
Auto Body Repair Technician
- Coordinates and oversees maintenance, repairs, and finishing work on both metal and non-metal body panels found across the entire vehicle lineup.
- Builds and repairs high-quality mechanical components to optimize and/or adapt them to different systems in accordance with the requirements of the environment, while complying with the relevant standards.
- As a grinding technician, apply methods and processes to maximize the performance of internal combustion engines (Otto, Atkinson, and Diesel cycles) in order to reduce toxic pollutants produced by the industrial sector, working professionally in compliance with existing environmental regulations.
- Implements plans in accordance with their role as an automotive maintenance technician, with responsibility for automotive mechanics, electrical systems, electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and hybrid technology, to ensure optimal performance in the sector and achieve quality and productivity levels in line with national and international standards.
- As a body repair technician, the technician is capable of building and repairing high-quality mechanical components to optimize and/or adapt them to different systems in accordance with environmental requirements, while complying with the relevant standards.
- As a maintenance technician, he installs and repairs automotive electrical and electronic systems, ensuring high-quality work to optimize and/or adapt these systems to various automotive applications in accordance with environmental requirements, while complying with the relevant standards.
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Article 356 of the Constitution of the Republic establishes, among other principles, that third-level public higher education shall be tuition-free, and that this gratuity is linked to the academic responsibility of students.