An Industrial Engineer from Universidad de Las Américas (UDLA) is a competent, enterprising professional with an international-global vision who designs and optimizes operations through quality assurance, increased productivity, and innovative development of operational processes in manufacturing and service industries, focusing on safe working environments and environmentally friendly methods.
Graduates are able to identify, formulate and solve complex problems through the application of engineering, scientific, and mathematical principles. They apply industrial engineering designs to produce solutions that satisfy specific needs taking into account the fields of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors. They also communicate effectively to a wide range of audiences specific to their discipline. Furthermore, they recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, considering the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and social contexts. Moreover, they work effectively in a team whose members, together, exercise leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, set and accomplish goals, and plan tasks. Finally, they develop and conduct experiments, analyze and interpret data, use engineering judgment to draw conclusions and acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using appropriate learning strategies.
Graduates are expected to lead diverse multidisciplinary work teams in national and international contexts and conduct themselves in an ethical manner, exhibiting social responsibility, community service, and environmental awareness while contributing to the industry’s need for competitiveness, productivity, and quality.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.