Presentation
The Doctorate in Projects program allows to take subjects and perform the Doctorate research within one of the lines of research that are offered, in accordance with an on-line education model. In this way, the Doctorate student takes part of an advanced postgraduate study that can adapt to one’s learning pace and working style.
During the program, the Doctorate student will have the support and advice of teaching staff, tutors and thesis directors who will ease the learning and academic performance in the subjects, research papers, and in the thesis thanks to the new technologies.
The Doctorate’s Committee will assign and supervise the study plan that will be appropriate to the training and thesis topic chosen by the Doctorate student. In addition, this committee will appoint a thesis director that will support and facilitate the studies and the thesis work of the Doctorate student.
Structure
| LENGTH | PURPOSE | STUDY PLAN |
|---|---|---|
| Phase I: Teaching | ||
| 1 year | Acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to provide solutions that contribute to human development, scientific and technological development in the line of research of the Doctorate student. | Taking on-line subjects defined in accordance with previous studies and with the thesis’ topic. In this phase, the Doctorate candidate must take the subjects that are appropriate to the chosen thesis’ topic. |
| Phase II: Tutoring | ||
| 3 months | Defining the thesis’ topic, objectives, hypothesis and methodology. | With the support of a tutor, developing a proposal for the Doctorate thesis. |
| Phase III: Research | ||
| 1 year | Developing the thesis. | With the support of the Thesis Director, conduct research leading to the completion of the project. |
| Phase IV: Development of the Thesis | ||
| 1 - 2 years. | Drafting the Doctorate thesis. | Under the supervision of the Thesis Director, the research will be developed: analysis and results achieved. |
Educational Methodology
The educational model promotes collaboration and cooperation to enhance people’s education. This ensures a process that provides effective results with regard to the educational investment assumed versus the return in knowledge, personal and organizational learning. Nowadays, the educational model consists of many educational and pedagogical innovations that facilitate, strengthen and drive a formative process in a quality learning environment. This includes:
- Making it easy for students, professors and both groups to be in contact.
- Fostering cooperation and reciprocity: learning as a collective effort.
- Considering the student as the center of the learning process in which the student actively participates.
- Encouraging and promoting the continuous communication and interaction between professors and students.
- Instilling that the training process implies and requires temporary dedication and continuous effort.
- Using motivation as a constant stimulus so the student perceives that the expected learning results are achievable.
- Personalizing the learning, taking into account the differences between students and their different ways of learning.
Diploma
The Doctorate student who meets the academic requirements and passes the Doctorate thesis’ defense in accordance with the rules of the universities which offer the Doctorate program, will get the following diploma:
- DOCTORATE IN PROJECTS by the International Iberoamerican University (US and Mexico), indicating the line of research of the thesis.
Professional Certification
Each student has the possibility of obtaining a professional certification as a Certified Project Management Associate (Level D) through the cooperation agreement between FUNIBER with the Argentina Project Management Association (Asociación de Gestión de Proyectos Argentina, AGPA , and the Argentina IPMA Certifying Body (Organismo Certificador IPMA Argentina, OCIA).
To apply for the Certification Level “D” of the IPMA (Project Management Associate.) (*), the student should be enrolled for the certification and have completed Project Design Module. The certification consists of carrying out a test issued by the OCIA.
(*) Exclusive for student residents in America
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Study Plan
Doctorate in Project > Teaching
The objective of the teaching phase in projects is to set the foundations which will be used to give a response to the complex reality of the resolution of problems from a doctoral level.
Modern society needs to solve many and various problems. In order to solve such problems, it is necessary to have an extensive, diverse, and emerging knowledge from the process itself and only one person cannot do so without a high consumption of energy and time.
The Doctorate program makes the Doctorate candidate to face this reality and submits it to a collaborative-cooperative work to solve a problem related to the line of research or to the Doctorate’s area of knowledge based on 3 axes:
- (a) Knowledge generation,
- (b) Production and use of scientific-research methodologies, and
- (c) Production of solutions through networks of agents.
Subjects
| DOCTORATE IN PROJECTS | |
|---|---|
| # | SUBJECTS |
| 1 | Project Management |
| 2 | Project Planning and Management |
| 3 | Project Control |
| 4 | Research Methods |
| 5 | Research Seminar. |
| 6 | Virtual Collaborative Work Environments |
| 7 | Introduction to the Design of Projects |
| 8 | Project: from the Conflict to the Problem |
| 9 | Systems Design-Projects Solution |
| 10 | Desired Service and Conditions for Provision |
| 11 | The Solution System. Functional Analysis of the Project. |
| 12 | People Roles’ in the Project |
| 13 | Reliability in the Project |
| 14 | The Environmental Viability of the Project |
| 15 | Reliability in the Project |
| 16 | Doctorate’ Thesis’ Proposal: Specifications. |
| 17 | Project Draft and its Presentation |
Lines of Research
| DOCTORATE IN PROJECTS | |
|---|---|
| # | LINES OF RESEARCH |
| 1 | Environment |
| 2 | Business Management |
| 3 | ICT |
| 4 | Communication |
| 5 | Health and Nutrition |
| 6 | Prevention and quality |
| 7 | Energy |
| 8 | Architecture |
| 9 | Tourism |
| 10 | Engineering |
Direction
- Dr. Luis Alonso Dzul López. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Chancellor of the International Iberoamerican University (Mexico).
- Dr. Roberto Marcelo Álvarez. PhD in Project Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. International Academic Direction of the Department of projects, architecture, design and urbanism in the Iberoamerican University Foundation (Argentina).
- Dr. Ana Rodríguez Zubiaurre. PhD in Applied Economics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain). Academic dean of the International Iberoamerican University (Puerto Rico) She has been teaching at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Univeristy and is a former researcher in the SICTUR project (Information System of Scientific Research in Tourism).
Teaching staff and Authors
- Dr. Roberto Marcelo Álvarez. PhD in Project Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. International Academic Direction of the Department of projects, architecture, design and urbanism in the Iberoamerican University Foundation (Argentina).
- Dr. Edgar Alejandro Barbosa Saucedo. PhD, Universidad de León, Spain. Director of the Degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Querétaro (Mexico).
- Dr. David Barrera Gómez. PhD in Engineering Projects, Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering.
- Dr. Brenda Bravo Díaz. PhD in Project Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.
- Teacher at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dr. Jorge Crespo Álvarez. PhD in Construction Engineering, University of Cantabria, Spain. Teacher at the European University of the Atlantic, Spain.
- Dr. Luis Alonso Dzul López. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Chancellor of the International Iberoamerican University (Mexico).
- Dr. Salvador Felipe Espinet Vásquez. PhD in Technical Sciences, Instituto Superior Politécnico José A. Echeverría (Cuba). Teacher at the Technological Institute of Chetumal (Mexico).
- Dr. Santos Gracia Villar. PhD in Projects and Graphic Expression in Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Chairman of the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Yuri O. Kogan Schmukler. PhD in Economics, Lomonosov University (Russia). Academic Coordinator and Professor of the Specialization in Project Management, Tecnológico de Costa Rica.
- Dr. Isel Marez López. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment and Quality, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). Teacher at the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Jesús Hugo Meza Puesto. PhD in Computer Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Teaching at the Faculty of Engineering at the Universidad Autónoma de Mexico.
- Dr. Alfredo Pereira. PhD in Computer Sciences, Universidade Fernando Pessoa (Portugal). Teacher at Universidade Agostinho Neto (Angola) and at Escola Superior Pedagogical do Bengo (Angola).
- Dr. Evaristo Andrés Román Martínez. PhD in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). Teacher at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dr. María Elena Sánchez Gutiérrez. PhD in Technical Sciences, Universidad de Camagüey, Cuba. Teaching at the Instituto Tecnológico de Chetumal (Mexico).
- Dr. Johnny Alexander Tamayo Arias. PhD in Project Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Teaching at Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
- Dr. Santiago Tejedor Calvo. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnicna de Catalunya (Spain) and PhD in Journalism and Communication Sciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). Teaching at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
- Dr. Alberto Gaspar Vera. PhD in Integration and Territorial Economic Development, University of León (Spain). Teaching at the Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (Argentina) and Teacher at the International Iberoamerican University.
- Dr. Arturo Ortega Mansilla. PhD in Electronic Engineering, University of Barcelona, Spain. Head of R+D projects at the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Jon Arambarri Basañez. Doctor in Engineering and Technology from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC - University of Cordoba. MBA from the Institute of Applied Economics of UPV-EHU. Senior Telecommunications Engineer from the School of Engineering of Bilbao. Professor accredited by the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). Is currently a project manager at https://www.estia.fr/ aimed at creating new products to meet the strategic needs of Aquitaine (France) - Euskadi in eHealth, Industry4.0 and Energy Technologies. Combines his professional work with tasks as an independent consultant and teacher. Has more than 20 years of experience in technology business development and innovation management in the international public-private sector. His research interests combine telecommunication infrastructures (Telecommunication Networks, Multimedia and Internet of Things - IoT) together with the digital transformation (Artificial Intelligence and predictive systems, Cyber-Security) of the business fabric, mainly in the areas of eHealth, Industry4.0 and Energy. Author of numerous scientific publications and an active lecturer on innovative business management.
- Dr. Hadi Harb. PhD in Computer Science, École Centrale Lyon (France). Founder and CEO of Ghanni SARL.
- Dr. Oscar Alfredo Arizpe Covarrubias. PhD in Marine Sciences,entro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (México). Teacher at the Universidad Autónoma Baja California Sur (México).
- Dr. Brenda Bravo Díaz. PhD in Projects Engineering (Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Teacher at the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Olga Capó Iturrieta. PhD in Projects Engineering (Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Professional of the Unit of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation in the Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (Mexico).
- Dr. Alina Celi Frugoni. PhD in Environmental Law, University of Alicante, Spain. Teacher and Researcher at the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Lázaro Vicente Cremades Oliver. PhD in Chemical Sciences, Universitat de les Illes Balears (Spain) and Ph D in Chemical Engineering, Institut National Politechnique de Toulouse (France). Teacher at the Universitat Politècninca de Catalunya (Spain).
- Dr. Oscar Emilio Dada Hutt. PhD in Empoyment Economics and Agricultural Economic Development, Université Grenoble Alpes (France).
- Dr. Eduardo García Villena. PhD in Projects Engineering (Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Coordinator of the area of Environment at the Iberoamerican University Foundation (Spain).
- Dr. María Margarita González Benítez. PhD in Chemical Sciences, University of Barcelona. Teacher at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
- Dr. María de Lourdes Hernández Rodríguez. PhD in Sciences. Strategies for the Regional Agricultural Development, Colegio de Posgraduados (Mexico). Researcher and Teacher at the School of Tlaxcala (Mexico).
- Dr. Víctor Jiménez Argüelles. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. A professor at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico).
- Dr. Miguel Ángel López Flores. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Consultant, expert and auditor in auditing and industrial environmental impact by CONAII and Environmental auditor recognized by EMA and PROFEPA (Mexico).
- Dr. Izol Emilia Marez López. PhD in Theory and History of Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain) and PhD in Urban Design, Universitat Politècninca de Catalunya.
- Dr. Julio César Martínez Espinosa. PhD in Mechanical Engineering Universidad Autónoma de México. Consultant in engineering projects, ecotechnics, environment and management for the Integral Consultancy and Technical Services (Mëxico).
- Dr. Sergio Javier Meléndez García. PhD in Technological Innovation Projects on Bioclimatic and Solar Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). Managing director of the consulting firm M & Arquitectos (real estate development, construction, urban planning and environmental impact) (Mexico).
- Dr. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla. PhD in Biological Oceanography, Aix - Marseille Université (France). Coordinator of the Environment Network at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Mexico).
- Dr. Alina Eugenia Pascual Barrera. PhD in Marine Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain. Teacher at the International Iberoamerican University (Mexico).
- Dr. Ana Rodríguez Zubiaurre. PhD in Applied Economics, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain). Academic dean of the International Iberoamerican University (Puerto Rico)
- Dr. Heidi Rohwer. PhD in Computerized Inorganic Chemistry, University of Heidelberg (Germany). Contributor at the European University of the Atlantic, Spain.
- Dr. Héctor Antonio Solano Lamphar. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain).
- Dr. Kilian Tutusaus Pifarré. PhD in Projects Engineering: Environment, Safety, Quality and Communication, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain). Head of e-Learning in the Iberoamerican University Foundation.
- Dr. Martha Elena Velasco Becerra. PhD in Technological Innovation Projects on Engineering of Products and Process, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain).
Scholarships
The Iberoamerican University Foundation (FUNIBER) offers a PhD scholarship program in collaboration with other foundations, universities and institutions. These scholarships are aimed at those who have an excellent academic record.
The objective of the PhD scholarship program offered by FUNIBER is to train researchers who contribute to the intellectual growth of the society with their lines of specialization.
Anyone wishing to access this type of scholarships can complete the Information Request Form available at the FUNIBER’s web and an advisor will contact to inform on the specifications.