Syllabus:

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Provide students with skills that allow them to:
GO1- Know and understand the fundamental concepts of Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry;
GO2- Identify the most appropriate methodologies for solving concrete problems, for this particular Curricular Unit (CU), and in general for the course contents that depend on these methodologies;
GO3- Interpret the results obtained from the application of the various methodologies;
GO4- Handle mathematical software.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:
SO1- Know and operate with complex numbers;
SO2- Recognize and operate with matrices and determinants;
SO3- Solve systems of linear equations;
SO4- Determine values Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix;
SO5- Identify and operate in vector spaces and linear transformations;
SO6- Use free software for problem solving.

CONTENTS

C1- Complex number sets (Revision);
C2- Matrices and determinants;
C3- Systems of linear equations;
C4- Eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix;
C5- Vector spaces;
C6- Linear transformations;
C7- Use of free software.

Syllabus:

This course aims to enable students to be able to acquire, understand and apply knowledge about the basic principles:
GO1 – of the kinematics
GO2 – the dynamics
GO3 – of electricity
GO4 – from electronics
Learning outcomes of the course unit At the end of this course students should be able to:
SO1 – Use the International Unit System (to achieve GO1, GO2 and GO3);
SO2 – Identify the fundamental principles of classical mechanics (to achieve GO1 and GO2)
SO3 – Identify electrical quantities and their units (to achieve GO3);
SO4 – Identify electrical and electronic components (to achieve GO3 and GO4);
SO5 – Describe the operation of electrical and electronic components (to achieve GO3 and GO4);
SO6 – Analyze and elaborate an electronic circuit (to achieve GO3 and GO4);

CONTENTS

PS1 – Unit Systems
PS2 – Material Point Kinematics (Laws of Motion)
PS3 – Dynamics (Newton’s Laws)
PS4 – Electrical Quantities
PS5 – Basic Electricity Laws
PS6 – Association of Components and their Characteristics
PS7 – Continuous Current Circuit Theorems
PS8 – Elaboration of Electronic Circuits

Syllabus:

General Objectives:
– OG-1. Plan and develop efficient solutions, in the form of algorithms and programs, to solve problems with different degrees of complexity.
– OG-2. Characterize and apply concepts of the imperative programming paradigm.

Specific Objectives:
– OE-1. Identify different types of programming languages.
– OE-2. Recognize and understand the semantics and syntax of the C language.
– OE-3. Implement algorithms in C language.
– OE-4. Use of libraries.
– OE-5. Develop properly structured programs.
– OE-6. Critically analyze a program in terms of correction and performance.

CONTENTS

1. Fundamental concepts
a) Problems, algorithms, and programs
b) Programming Paradigms
c) Source code translation process
2. Data
a) Data Types
b) Variables and Constants
c) Assignment and arithmetic operations
e) Structures
f) One-dimensional and multidimensional vectors
3. Execution control structures
a) Relational and logical operators
b) Conditional control structures
c) Repetitive control structures
4. Code structure
a) Functions
b) Libraries
c) Recursivity
d) Arguments by value and by reference
5. Memory management
a) Pointers
b) Dynamic memory
6. Reading and writing files
7. Sorting and searching algorithms

Syllabus:

This course is intended that students are able to acquire, understand and apply knowledge of basic principles:
GO1 – of digital systems.
GO2 – of operating systems.
GO3 – networks of computers

After concluding this curricular unit, the student should be able to:

SO1 – understanding the nature of digital systems (to achieve GO1);
SO2 – identify gates (to achieve GO1);
SO3 – analyze and implement basic digital circuits (to achieve OG1);
SO4 – design of basic digital circuits (to achieve OG1);
SO5 – perform maintenance on basic digital circuits (to achieve OG1);
SO6 – using the command line of operating systems (to achieve OG2);
SO7 – manage users (to achieve OG2);
SO8 – manipulate the file system (to achieve OG2);
SO9 – control operating system processes (to achieve OG2);
SO10 – identify the diverse types of computer networks and related components (to achieve OG3);

CONTENTS

CP1 – Digital Circuits
CP1.1 – Nature of Digital Circuits
CP1.2 – Boole Algebra
CP1.3 – Maps of Karnaugh
CP1.4 – Logical Gates
CP2 – Operating Systems
CP2.1 – Command Interpreter (Shell)
CP2.2 – Basic Commands
CP3 – Computer Networks
CP3.1 – IP Networks
CP3.2 – DNS, ARP, DHCP Protocols

Syllabus:

General objectives:
– Develop and consolidate students’ essential skills in fundamental programming concepts.
– Empower students to design and implement programming solutions with autonomy and efficiency.

More specifically, upon completion of this course unit, the student should be able to:
1. Understand the functioning of the computer as a programmable tool.
2. Analyze problems and structure solutions in the form of algorithms.
3. Implement algorithms using the C programming language.
4. Develop simple programs in a clear, efficient, and well-documented manner.
5. Analyze and critique the quality of developed programs, identifying areas for improvement.
6. Develop more complex programming projects, fostering teamwork and collaboration.

Syllabus:

– Provide the students with knowledge and practical experience on the best practices and methodologies for software development (obj1);
– Understand the processes and correctly apply the key techniques for software quality control, with emphasis on the techniques for software testing and software configuration management (obj2);
– Provide the students with practical skills for agile software development, according to Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach (obj3).
– Know and interpret models for the continuous improvement of the software development life cycle (obj4).

CONTENTS

1) Background and general concepts (introduction and review of software development);
2) Software Development Methodologies;
3)Software Quality fundamentals;
4)Introduction to the software quality management;
5)Software e Quality Assurance and underlying sub processes;
6)Software Testing, Quality Control and Software Configuration Management;
7)Models for continuous improvement of the software development process;
8)Quality metrics and measures.
9) Software Security
10) Sustainable commitment to the development of high quality software

Syllabus:

The general objectives of this curricular unit are:
– To understand and use advanced data structures effectively and efficiently
– To build algorithmic solutions for simple and complex problems using the object-oriented paradigm.

More specifically, after completing this curricular unit, the student should be able to:
1. Know and manipulate more complex data structures, such as: stacks, queues, lists, trees and graphs;
2. Know how to implement these structures in Java;
3. Know how to choose the data structures to use in order to obtain the most efficient implementation possible;
4. Understand and know how to use and reuse the Java collections framework;
5. Know how to choose the data structures to use when faced with a specific problem.

CONTENTS

1. Java Collections Platform
2. Generics
3. Linear and Non-Linear Structures
4. Introduction to the algorithms Efficiency
5. References
6. Introduction to Linked Lists and Double Linked Lists
7. Stack
8. Queue
9. Lists
10. Iterators
11. Recursion
12. Sorts
13. Trees
14. Binary Search Trees
15. Heaps
16. Graphs
17. Hashing
18. Collection Set

Syllabus:

GENERAL:
O1- Analyze problems in depth and select the most adequate methodologies
O2- Specify requirements for problem solving
O3- Analyze, experiment and comment on solutions
O6- Safely use the available resources
O7- Understand and produce technical and scientific information in the area of the degree, in in written and oral form
SPECIFIC:
E1- To write the function that best approximates a dataset using interpolation and regression, analyzing the errors
E2- To calculate approximations of functions using interpolation and regression
E3- To distinguish discrete and continuous random variables and know the main distributions
E5- To perform analysis and interpretation of sample data, using descriptive statistics, statistical inference,regression, classification and clustering
E7- Use and select specific software to solver simple real problems applying the most appropriate techniques and methods

CONTENTS

C1 – Curve Fitting
C2 – Fundamentals of Statistics and Probability
C3 – Random Variables and Theoretical Distributions
C4 – Descriptive and Statistical Inference Techniques
C5 – Linear Regression
C6 – Classification and Clustering

*English* The courses available in English are depending on the number of attending students

Syllabus:

Objective 1: Understand the concepts of document annotation and the main technologies used for the specification and implementation of annotation languages.
Objective 2: Master and apply fundamental standards for structuring data in documents, understanding the specific mechanisms for processing and indexing, as well as their integration into Web environments.
Objective 3: Use document structuring technologies to support the creation, processing, preservation, and organization of document collections.
Objective 4: Know and apply different methods of data storage and cataloging based on structured documents, aiming at efficient information management.
Objective 5: Develop programming interfaces for data storage, processing, and retrieval.
Objective 6: Understand the issues associated with information interoperability, ensuring that data and documents can be exchanged and reused effectively.

CONTENTS

Topic 1: Structuring and Validation of Data in Documents Using Widely Adopted Technologies (e.g., XML – Extensible Markup Language or JSON – JavaScript Object Notation)
Topic 2: Navigation and Querying of Structured Documents, Exploring Efficient Navigation Techniques Considering Widely Used Formats (e.g., XPath, XQuery or JSONPath)
Topic 3: Transformations of Structured Documents Using Conversion Technologies and Languages (e.g., XSLT – Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations)
Topic 4: Management and Manipulation of Sets of Structured Documents: Preservation, Storage, and Retrieval
Topic 5: Indexing, Processing, Querying, and Classification of Structured Documents
Topic 6: Information Interoperability Using Web Protocols and Architectures

Syllabus:

Identify and understand the key concepts related to the internal operation of modern operating systems, and understand the key problems related to concurrent application development.

After concluding this Curricular Unit, the student should be able to:
1- Identify the major operating systems and their components
2- Identify the different types of operating systems
3- Understand how operating systems, and their components, work
4- Develop concurrent applications.

CONTENTS

1 – Operating systems architectures
2- Process and process scheduling
3- Process scheduling algorithms
4- Interprocess communication
5- Deadlocks
6- Classical synchronization problems
7 – Memory management
8- Virtual memory
9- Device management
10 – Secure Operating Systems and Cybersecurity
11 – Trends and emergent technologies.

*English* The courses available in English are depending on the number of attending students

Syllabus:

The main goals of this curricular unit are:
– Provide students with technical skills in the systems administration field;
– Present the systems administration in the context of service providing.

More specifically, after concluding this curricular unit, the student should be able to:
a) Install and provide remote support for large scale systems;
b) Select an O.S. according the technical requirements;
c) Troubleshooting any reported problems;
d) Install and maintain different network services (DHCP, DNS, HTTP, Email, etc.);
e) Manage the systems resources;
f) Automate the system management and maintenance tasks.

Syllabus:

The general objectives of this curricular unit are:
– At the end of the curricular unit, the students should be able to identify and understand the typical problems that exists on mobile systems.
– Develop applications for the Android platform, as well as, understand which application components must to be used for each purpose.

More specifically, after concluding this Curricular Unit, the student should be able to:
I) Knowing the existing challenges in developing applications for mobile devices
II) Distinguish the different components of an Android application
III) Define and structure solutions for the Android platform
IV) Develop native applications for Android mobile devices
V) Develop applications that work effectively in tablets and smartphones, prepared for publication

Syllabus:

Thegeneral objectives of this curricular unit are to provide students with skills for the rapid development of applications based on an agile development methodology and supported by collaborative work tools. More specifically, on completion of this course the student should be able to:
O1 – Apply agile methodologies and adopt appropriate techniques and practices in the context of a computer engineering problem, covering all stages of the software development life cycle;
O2 – Understand, in addition to functional aspects, organisational aspects related to the feasibility of the project, at a technical level, and at the level of execution and practical application;
O3 – Develop and apply collaborative working skills;
O4 – Develop work autonomy, planning and organisational skills and the ability to communicate results both orally and in writing;
O5 – Understand and implement multi-tier and service-orientated architectures.

CONTENTS

T1. Review of the software development life cycle, with a focus on agile models;
T1.1 – Planning and architecture as critical success factors for software development projects
T2 – .NET architecture
T3 – .NET and MVC, ORM and webservices
T4- Systemic approach to the automation of development activities and the delivery of functional software (DevOps automation) with a focus on CI/CD.
T4.1 Management of the main technical artefacts throughout the software development lifecycle
T5- ?Clean Code? principles

Syllabus:

To succeed in this course, students should be able to:
OB1. Understand the scope of information systems in organisations.
OB2. Understand the organisational aspects involved in the implementation of new information technologies and their impact on organisations.
OB3. Analyse information systems in the context of the organisations that they support, separating the technological from the organisational and management aspects.
OB4. Know the factors involved in the use and impact of information systems, and the determinants of their success and/or failure.
OB5. Develop process-oriented systems based on BPMS tools.

CONTENTS

CP1. Fundamental concepts of information systems.
CP2. Information systems and competitive advantage: the digital transformation and its impact on organisations and business models; motivation for the importance of information systems.
CP3. IS applications in organisations: Basic applications. Generic models of information systems. Transaction processing systems. Systems to support management and decision-making.
CP4. Use and impact of IS in organisations.
CP5. Information Systems Management.
CP6. Strategic analysis of information systems.
CP7. Business process modeling with BPMN – Business Process Modeling Notation and its implementation with a BPMS tool