TGA06 - ECTS

To provide students knowledge that allows them to read, interpret and create technical drawings and to use current computer-aided design tools.

TGA20 - ECTS Providing students with the basic mathematical knowledge on real number calculus and functions of a single real variable required for task fulfillment and as basis of continuous  professional updating of a top professional technician.

TGA01 - ECTS It is intended with this Curricular Unit that students acquire and develop introductory knowledge to Automotive Technology and Management.

TGA02 - ECTS This curricular unit aims to contribute to the general knowledge of engineering materials, namely:
Using the appropriate material for a given application;
Understand the relationship between properties, structure and processing;
Recognize the need to perform innovative design with new materials.

TGA04 - ECTS To transmit knowledge about the fundamental laws of Newtonian Mechanics, and their application to problems relevant to the course's knowledge area.

TGA05 - ECTS It is intended with this Curricular Unit that students develop theoretical and practical knowledge that guarantee a global understanding of the different manufacturing processes. As part of the training, a set of basic knowledge in terms of welding technology and non-destructive testing (END) will be developed.

TGA21 - ECTS Provide students with the basic mathematical knowledge required in the professional training of a professional technician.

TGA07 - ECTS - Knowledge of physical concepts and materials.
- Interpret the action of electric and magnetic fields.
- Provide methods of analysis of electrical circuits in direct current and in alternating current.

TGA12 - ECTS

Students should develop skills in the field of business management, organizational behaviour, leadership, and team management.

TGA11 - ECTS

TGA08 - ECTS At the end of the course the student should:
- Know and identify the different machine elements and understand the particularities of their operation;
- Understand the various phases of design process;
- Design and verify simple components to static loading;
- Design and verify simple components for fatigue.

TGA09 - ECTS The course unit Planning, Intervention, Quality and Warranty Management aims to characterize the automotive market in Portugal, present trends in the after-sales market and familiarize yourself with the software used in car dealerships and repair shops. The contents are organized in such a way as to allow the student to:
- Plan, monitor, evaluate, and redefine activities and resources in automotive marketing and maintenance;
- Ensure Quality and Guarantee Management.

TGA17 - ECTS

• Know the main financial documents of a company
• Know how to calculate the cost of production of a product/service
• Know the main techniques of relationship marketing

TGA16 - ECTS

In this engineering discipline, it is intended that students acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge that ensures and enable students to understand, frame and apply the fundamental techniques for the management, definition and execution of maintenance activities. In order to achieve this objective, students will initially have an awareness of the definition and evolution of the maintenance function. Then there will be a framework on the most relevant aspects of the maintenance function in the organization and management of the maintenance of a company and identification of the various types of failure and define maintenance strategies and the appropriate work for each case. Another point corresponds to the training to organize maintenance activities in an average company as well as to properly articulate the maintenance function with the overall management objectives of the company. Know how to analyse breakdowns of the most common equipment and calculate the reliability and availability of a system. It is also intended that students acquire the necessary skills to know and possess the ability to understand the new philosophies of maintenance.

TGA13 - ECTS

TGA15 - ECTS •Describe measurement characteristics in terms of accuracy and uncertainty of sensors and actuators.
•Specify and design functional modules for measuring non-electrical quantities electrically. Dimensioning devices for converting electrical signals into standardized values.
•Know and characterize different sensors used in the car to measure different variables.
•Based on the transducers studied, know and characterize different actuators used in the car to change the parameters of the variables.
•Know and describe the main means of transmitting signals in the car.
•Understand and build in blocks a measurement chain established between sensor and actuator elements.

TGA18 - ECTS Integrate fundamental concepts of quality, environment and safety.
Develop and implement the necessary requirements for quality, environment and safety management systems. Develop plans, procedures and documentation regarding the systems.
Develop and implement quality management systems.
Integrate occupational safety and health and environmental management systems with quality management systems. Conduct environmental and safety quality audits.
Assume continuous improvement as an element of organizational development. Create a favorable climate for the internalization of improvement in organizations.
Understand the methodologies used in certification processes.

TGA14 - ECTS

Understand and explain the influence of different constructive solutions used in the steering, suspension, braking and transmission subsystems on the dynamic behavior of the car.

TGA19 - ECTS The Técnico Superior Profissional em Tecnologia e Gestão Automóvel course aims to qualify technicians with the skills to carry out specific activities in the area of ​​automotive after-sales, in the technical and management aspects, namely in car dealerships or workshops. The graduate in the Técnico Superior Profissional em Tecnologia e Gestão Automóvel course is the professional who independently and in accordance with the defined technical specifications and other constraints, performs activities of resource management, planning and control of the work of a car dealership or workshop, monitoring and controlling the quality of interventions, managing information, handling guarantees, inspections or expert reports, allocating human and technical resources, maximizing productivity, and promoting customer satisfaction. The Curricular Unit of Internship in the TGA course has the objective and function of giving the practical component of the course carried out in an official and professional environment.