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Useful information to facilitate the adaptation of new students


Welcome to the Higher School of Informatics (ESI),  University of Castilla-La Mancha. The objective of this brief digital guide is that new students have at their disposal, in a very accessible way, the most relevant information that facilitates the rapid adaptation to the center during the first weeks of the course. 

Facade of the Higher School of Informatics
Facade of the Higher School of Informatics

1. FOLLOW US! Do not miss any event – ​​ESI news

 

Do you want to know everything that happens in the ESI and be up to date?
A good way to keep up to date with everything that happens at ESI is through our social media. What are you waiting for to follow us? Our official account is @esiuclm and you can find us at Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitch y YouTube. In addition to publishing news that may be of interest to you, we pose challenges and organize raffles that you can benefit from. Don't forget to also frequently visit our official website esi.uclm.es where, in addition to news, you can find all the academic information you need during your time at the School.

2. Do you need help or support?

For any problem you can turn to your personal tutor. You can consult your tutor in the Information, or ask at the Secretariat of the center. In addition, the ESI has a team of coordinators of title, course and intensification (itinerary) to which you can resort if necessary. Make your query to the coordinator of your course, specialty or title (bachelor's or master's degree). Do you want to know who they are?:

Degree in Computer Engineering

  • Degree Coordinator: José Antonio Cruz Lemus
  • Bilingual Degree Coordinator: José Ángel Martín Baos
  • First Course Coordinator: Fernando Jose Teran Sierra
  • Second Course Coordinator: Jesus Fontecha Diezma
  • Third Course Coordinator: Fernando Rincon Calle
  • Information Technology Coordinator: Ana Isabel Molina Diaz
  • Software Engineering Coordinator: David Garcia Rosado
  • Computer Coordinator: Esther del Castillo Herrera
  • Computer Engineering Coordinator: Julian Caba Jimenez
  • Mobility Coordinator: Jesus Serrano Guerrero

Master in Computer Engineering

  • Coordinator: Luis Enrique Sánchez Crespo

Another alternative is the possibility of being able to count on the help of the School Management Team:

Management team of the ESI - UCLM

Director:
Crescencio Bravo Santos

Academic Secretary and Internationalization:
Jesus Serrano Guerrero

Deputy Director of Academic Planning and Smart ISE:
Maria Soledad School Diaz

Deputy Director of Titles and Promotion:
Javier Alonso Albusac Jimenez

Deputy Director of Employability and Social Responsibility:
Marcela Genero Bocco

Finally, you can also go to the Delegation of students of the ESI (DAI), located above the free use classroom (ALU), next to the cafeteria and accessible from the outside.

3. Do you need guidance? – Mentor Program

El Mentor Program puts advanced course students in contact with other new entrants and Erasmus to help and guide them in those academic, administrative, cultural or even linguistic issues that may arise throughout the academic year.

The work of the mentors involves providing academic, administrative and social information to the wards on issues related to the preparation of subjects, carrying out administrative procedures or other aspects of day-to-day life such as places to eat at affordable prices in the city . You can access more detailed information about the Mentor Program in its web page

4. Curriculum and teaching guides 

There is a Teaching guide for each of the subjects Curriculum and it is a fundamental means for you to get to know the teachers who teach it, the prerequisites, the justification in the study plan, their competencies, the objectives and expected learning results, the syllabus, the activities and methodology, the evaluation criteria, sequence of work, calendar and important milestones and, finally, the bibliography.

Our recommendation is that you consult the teaching guide for each subject in which you have enrolled, before the first day of class. You can consult all the guides in the Curriculum.

First year subjects:

Custom codeSubject [Guide for each study plan]SemesterCharacter
42300Calculus and Numerical Methods [407]1FB
42301Physical Foundations of Computer Science [407]1FB
42302Programming Fundamentals I [407]1FB
42303Computer Technology [407]1FB
42304Fundamentals of Business Management [407]1FB
42305Algebra and Discrete Mathematics [407]2FB
42306Fundamentals of Programming II [407]2FB
42307Computer Structure [407]2FB
42308Computer Networks I [407]2B
42309Information systems [407]2B
The 407 plan is the current curriculum verified in July 2019. The 347 plan is the old one.

5. Calendar and Schedules

The course schedules and the exam calendar, both for the first and second semesters, are available on the Schedules and exams. You can also access them through the top menu Teaching > Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science > Schedules and Exams

6. Services

The University of Castilla-La Mancha provides various services to its students. In order to access these services, it is essential to have a corporate user account, assigned after registration. The list of services is available on the page of ICT services for students. Some of these services are the following:

  • Email account @alu.uclm.es
  • Log in to over 18.000 engineering e-books (use email account)
  • Cloud storage space with One Drive (1TB)
  • Do you want to know the email or office of a specific teacher? access the uclm directory and indicate your first and last name.
  • Wireless network (eduroam), to connect to the internet and all the resources of the UCLM without the use of cables
  • Access to VPN
  • teaching platform Virtual Campus, where you will have the material associated with each subject
  • equipment loan: laptops at your disposal 
  • academic software, resources and applications for academic and scientific use (connection with VPN if accessed from outside the University)

7. The places that are part of the School – Spaces and Infrastructures

Map and location of the ESI

The activity of the ESI is divided between the Fermin Caballero BuildingWith its annex modules A and B, as well as the Lecture Hall Annex to the Polytechnic Building. These infrastructures are organized into the following categories: administration, management and direction offices, teachers' offices, seminars and multipurpose rooms, teaching classrooms and laboratories. 

Management and administration tasks are carried out in the Fermín Caballero Building, headquarters of the School. On the ground floor of this building you will find the Directorate and Secretary of the ESI and the Directorate and Secretary of the Department of Information Technologies and Systems. On the second floor, in addition to classrooms and laboratories, you can find the Technical Unit. The staff of the Technical Unit of the School is responsible, among other things, for the maintenance and proper functioning of the laboratories. The teachers' offices are distributed between the second and third floors, as well as on the second floor of Annex A. 

The teaching activity is distributed between the Fermín Caballero Building, the Annex B module (next to the parking area) and the Lecture Hall Annex to the Polytechnic Building. In addition, the ESI has 8 research laboratories distributed between the Fermín Caballero Building and the Annex A module. These laboratories support the research activity of the groups, where you could develop your Final Degree Project (TFG) and train in technologies related to its work areas. If you want to know the research groups of the ESI you can do it through the catalog of research groups.

The ESI also has a study room or free-use classroom (ALU) where you can study during your free time individually or in a group. You can find this classroom next to the Cafeteria, both places accessible from the parking area. The purpose of this classroom is to promote personal work and group work, with the obligation of everyone to contribute to achieving a study and work environment. 

Other spaces like Library, student management units, technology and communications unit, or sports facilities are distributed throughout the Campus. 

8. Campus Life – Culture and Sport

During the course, the Higher School of Informatics organizes various sports competitions, as well as e-sports, along with other cultural and training activities, complementary to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees. At the beginning of the course you can sign up for our annual futsal leagues, League of Legends and Valorant. In addition, in the inner courtyard of the Fermín Caballero Building you can play with the rest of the students with the giant chess and the ping-pong table. Don't forget to attend the conference cycles throughout the course, which are an important complement to your training.

9 library

Facade of the General Library of the Ciudad Real campus
General Library

La UCLM Library It is located in the center of the campus and you will have access to its services through the student card. Some of the material is digitally accessible, and many of the you can solve the procedures online through its website. 

10. UCLM Directory

Are you looking for contact information for a member of the ESI or UCLM itself? In the University Directory, simply indicating your name and/or surnames, you will be able to obtain what you are looking for quickly.

On the other hand, in the List of ESI professors You have their location and tutoring schedule.