António Jorge Filipe Fonseca

After successfully completing the curricular unit, students should be able to:
OA1. Know and become familiar with different data formats.
OA2. Understand a complete data analysis cycle.
OA3. Know how to perform exploratory data analysis using R.
OA4. Know how to model a set of data.
OA5. Implement a data analysis solution to study a specific problem.

CP1. Introduction to Data Analysis
CP2. Introduction to R and RStudio
CP3. Knowledge of problems in data analysis, application examples
CP4. The complete cycle of data analysis
CP5. Data and data formats
CP6. Data preparation
CP7. Odds; descriptive statistics of data and exploratory data analysis
CP8. Data visualization
CP9. Modeling and machine learning of data models
CP10. Model evaluation methods
CP11. Reporting and publishing results

The assessment in the 'over the semester' format is based on two individual tests: a mid-term test and another at the end of the semester (20% each), and a group project (maximum of 3 students) with the preparation of two reports (20% each) and an oral presentation (20%) to be carried out by the group and this is graded individually.

A minimum attendance of at least 2/3 of the classes is required (students may miss 4 classes out of 12).

The Final Exam is a written, individual, closed-book exam covering all the material. Those who have not successfully completed the assessment throughout the semester, with an average grade higher than or equal to 10 (out of 20), take the final exam in period 1, 2 or special.

Duarte de Almeida

By the end of this course unit, the student should be able to:
LO1: Apply fundamental programming concepts.
LO2: Create procedures and functions with parameters.
LO3: Understanding the syntax of the Python programming language.
LO4: Develop programming solutions for problems of intermediate complexity.
LO5: Explain, execute and debug code fragments developed in Python.
LO6: Interpret the results obtained from executing code developed in Python.
LO7: Develop programming projects.

PC1. Integrated development environments. Introduction to programming: Logical sequence and instructions, Data input and output.
PC2. Constants, variables and data types. Logical, arithmetic and relational operations.
PC3. Control structures.
PC4. Lists and Lists of Lists
PC5. Procedures and functions. References and parameters.
PC6. Objects and object classes.
PC7. File Manipulation.
PC8: Graphical Interface.

The course follows a project-based continuous assessment model throughout the semester due to its highly practical nature, and does not include a final exam.

The student is evaluated according to the following parameters:
A1 (30% of the final grade): Learning Tasks validated by teachers, with a minimum grade of 8 points on the average of the tasks. There are 10 learning tasks and the 8 best grades count.

A2 (70% of the final grade): Mandatory Group Project (maximum 3 members) with theoretical-practical discussion (Delivery: 30%, Practical-oral: 40% with a minimum grade of 8). Component A2 has a minimum score of 9.5 points.

Students who do not achieve the minimum grade will have the opportunity to complete a 100% Practical Project with an oral discussion.

Minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of classes is required.

Patrícia Engrácia

LG1. Review the concept of function and its properties. Types of functions and operations with functions.
LG2. Graphics of elementar functions and function transformations.
LG3. Limits, indeterminations and graphic interpretation. Continuity.
LG4. Derivatives and its applications. Graphic interpretation.
LG5. Linear approximations and higher order approximations.
LG6. Derivative of composed functions and inverse functions.
LG7. Calculations with matrices and vectors.
LG8. Calculating detrminants and applicating its proprieties.
LG9. Knowing the concept of linear transformation and representation with matrices.
LG10. Calculating eigenvalues and eigenvectors.

PC1. Function. Elementar functions, Different type of functions. Operations with functions. Logaritmic and trigonometric functions.
PC2. Limits of a function at a point, Continuity at a point. Assimptotic lines.
PC3. Derivative of a function at a point. Derivative rules. Optimization problems.
PC4. Derivative of composed functions – chain rule. Derivative of the inverse function.
PC5. Linear approximation and Taylor approximation.
PC6. Solving linear equation systems. Matrices and operations. Inverting matrices. Determinants and properties. Linear transformations.
PC7. Real vector space. Inner product. Parallelism and perpendicularity.
PC8. Eigenvalues, eigenvectores and matrix diagonalization.

Passing with a grade not lower than 10 points in one of the following modalities:
- Assessment throughout the Semester:
* 8 assignments/mini-tests conducted during classes. The best 6 are counted, each with a weight of 5% (total of 30%).
* autonomous work, with a weight of 5%.
* applied mathematics project, with a weight of 5%.
* Final test to be conducted on the date of the first exam period, with a weight of 60% and a minimum grade of 8 points

or

- Examination Assessment (100%).

There is the possibility of conducting oral examinations. Grades above 17 points must be defended orally.

Minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of classes is required.

João Vasco de Oliveira Fernandes Lopes

LO1: Understand the main theories, concepts, and issues related to Work, Organizations, and Technology;
LO2: Understand the main processes of the digital transition directly related to the world of work and its organizations;
LO3: Analyze the multiple social, economic, and political implications brought by the digital transition;
LO4: Explore cases, strategies, and application methods to understand the real impacts of the digital transition on professions, companies, and organizations.

PC1. Is work different today than it was in the past?
PC2. What rights and duties in the world of work?
PC3. How has theory looked at technology?
PC4. What digital technologies are changing work?
PC5. What future for work?
PC6. Is artificial intelligence really that intelligent?
PC7. Where does precariousness begin and end?
PC8. Who is to blame when the machine makes a mistake?
PC9. Do digital technologies change the relationship between unions and companies?
PC10. What digital transformation in Portugal?

Continuous assessment throughout the semester:
Each student will conduct a Flipped Classroom session, which represents 20% of the final grade.

Individual work accounting for 35% of the final grade.

Group work accounting for a total of 35% of the final grade (10% for the group presentation and 25% for the written work).

Attendance and participation in classes represent 10% of the final grade. A minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of the classes is required.

Each assessment element must have a minimum grade of 8. The final average of the various elements must be equal to or greater than 9.5.

Examination evaluation (1st Period if chosen by the student, 2nd Period, and Special Period): in-person exam representing 100% of the final grade with a minimum grade of 9.5.

Mariana Catela Jacob Rodrigues

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
LO1: Create and Manipulate Data Structures
LO2: Apply the most appropriate sorting and search algorithms for a specific problem
LO3: Analyze the complexity and performance of an algorithm
LO4. Identify, implement, and analyze the most appropriate data structures and algorithms for a certain problem

S1. The Union-Find data structure
S2. Algorithm analysis
S3: Data structures: stacks, queues, lists, bags
S4: Elementary sorting: selectionsort, insertionsort, shellsort
S5: Advanced sorting: mergesort, quicksort, heapsort
S6. Complexity of sorting problems
S7: Priority Queues
S8. Elementary symbol tables
S9. Binary search trees
S10. Balanced search trees
S11. Hash tables

Period 1: Assessment throughout the semester or Final Exam
Assessment throughout the semester, requiring attendance at least 3/4 of the classes:
- 2 practical tests (60%), with a minimum grade of 7.5 in each.
- 2 theoretical tests (40%), with a minimum grade of 7.5 in each.
The final weighted average between the theoretical and practical tests must be equal to or higher than 9.5.
Assessment by Exam:
- (100%) Final Exam with theoretical and practical components
Students have access to the assessment by Exam in Period 1 if they choose it at the beginning of the semester or if they fail the assessment throughout the semester.
Period 2: Final Exam
- (100%) Final Exam with theoretical and practical components
Special Period: Final Exam
- (100%) Final Exam with theoretical and practical components

Patrícia Engrácia

LG1 Dominate the concepts of sequence and numerical series
LG2 Calculate limits of sequences and, relative to a series, find out the existence of sum
LG3 Understand the generalization of the concept of series to functional series and obtain the convergence domain
LG4 Understand the definition of integral as the limit of Riemann sums
LG5 Calculate primitives and apply them to determine the value of integrals
LG6 Apply integrals to calculate areas, lengths and mean values
LG7 Solve 1st order linear ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by separating variables
LG8 Calculate partial derivatives and directional derivative
LG9 Interpret the gradient vector as the direction of maximal increase of a function
LG10 Decide about the existence of a tangent plane
LG11 Obtain the 1st order Taylor development and, explore numerically in higher order
LG12 Obtain unconstrained and constrained extrema(otimization)
LG13 Articulate the various approaches to content, graphical, numerical and algebraic

PC1 Sequences. Monotony. Bounded sequences. Geometric progression
PC2 Convergence of sequences
PC3 Numerical series, partial sums and sum
PC4 Convergence criteria of series of non-negative terms
PC5 Simple and absolute convergence of alternating series. Leibniz's criterion
PC6 Power series and domain of convergence
PC7 Riemann definite integral. Fundamental theorem of calculus and antiderivatives
PC8 Integration by parts and change of variables. Decomposition into simple fractions
PC9 Applications of integral (area, length, mean value)
PC10 Improper integral and convergence
PC11 First order linear ODE
PC12 Multivariable real functions. Level curves. Limits and continuity
PC13 Partial derivatives at a point and gradient vector. Linear approximation, tangent plane and differentiability
PC14 Directional derivative. Chain rule. Taylor's polynomials and series
PC15 Quadratic forms and otimization problems

Approval with classification >=10 points (1-20 scale) in one of the following modalities:
-Continuous assessment: Test 1 (10%) + Test 2 (20%) + practical work in Python (10%) + autonomous work (10%) + Final Test (40%). The average of the 2 tests and the classification on the final test must be >=7 points (1-20 scale). In case of big differences in the classifications on tests and final test, an oral assessment might be necessary.
-Assessment by Exam (100%), in any of the exam periods

Patricia Dinis da Costa

LG1 - Know and use the main concepts of descriptive statistics, choose appropriate measures and graphical representations to describe data
LG2 - Apply basic concepts of probability theory, namely compute conditional probabilities, and check for independence of events
LG3 - Work with discrete and continuous random variables.
LG4 - Work and understand the uniform, Bernoulli, binomial, Poisson, Gaussian distribution, as well as Chi-Square and t distribution
LG5 - Perform point parameter estimation and distinguish parameters from estimators
LG6 - Build and interpret confidence intervals for parameter estimates
LG7 - Understand the fundamentals of hypothesis testing
LG8 - Get familiar with some software (such Python or R)

Syllabus contents (SC):
SC1 - Descriptive statistics: Types of variables. Frequency tables and graphical representations. Central tendency measures. Measures of spread and shape.
SC2 - Concepts of probability theory: definitions, axioms, conditional probability, total probability theorem and Bayes's formula
SC3 - Univariate and bivariate random variables: probability and density functions, distribution function, mean, variance, standard deviation, covariance and correlation.
SC4 - Discrete and Continuous distributions: Uniform discrete and continuous, Bernoulli, binomial, binomial negative, Poisson, Gaussian, Exponential Chi-Square and t distribution.
SC 5 - Sampling: basic concepts. Most used sample distributions
SC6 - Point estimation and confidence intervals
SC7 - Hypothesis testing: types of errors, significance level and p-value

Approval with a mark of not less than 10 in one of the following methods:
- Assessment throughout the semester: 1 mini-test taken during the lessons (15%) + Final written test taken on the date of the 1st period (60%) + autonomous work (5%) + group project (20%),
All assessment elements are compulsory and have a minimum mark of 8.
A minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of classes is required
or
- Assessment by Exam (100%).

António Raimundo

Upon completion of the course, students should:
LO1: Recognize the advantages and challenges of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques and approaches, demonstrating critical awareness of informed and uninformed search methods.
LO2: Select and justify the most appropriate technological approaches and algorithms, including search methods, representation, and reasoning logics.
LO3: Apply the concepts and techniques discussed in the design and development of AI-based systems, as well as in the modeling of examples based on real scenarios.
LO4: Develop, implement, and evaluate solutions involving predicate logic and logic programming.
LO5: Understand the fundamentals of genetic algorithms, being able to implement and adapt them to solve specific problems.
LO6: Work autonomously and in groups to develop projects that apply the acquired knowledge, demonstrating the ability to adapt and solve complex problems in the AI field.

S1: Fundamental notions of AI with emphasis on the search-based approach.
S2: Search algorithms: depth first and breadth first, A*, greedy BFS, Dijkstra.
S3: Fundamental notions relating to knowledge, representation and the architecture of knowledge-based systems.
S4: First-order predicate logic: representation and deduction.
S5: Declarative knowledge represented in Logic Programming.
S6: Genetic algorithms.

Assessment throughout the semester consists of 3 assessment blocks (AB), and each AB consists of one or more assessment moments. It is organised as follows:
- AB1: 4 mini-tasks [7.5% each mini-task * 4 = 30%]
- AB2: 2 mini-tests [20% each mini-test * 2 = 40%]
- AB3: 1 project in Artificial Intelligence [30%]

Assessment by exam:
- 1st Season [100%]
- 2nd Season [100%]

All blocks of periodic assessment (BA1, BA2 and BA3) have a minimum mark of 8.5. In any BA, it may be necessary to hold an individual oral discussion to assess knowledge.

Assessment by examination consists of a written exam covering all the knowledge set out in the syllabus of the course, with a weighting of 100 per cent.

Attendance at classes is not compulsory.

José Jorge Marreiros Serro

The objective of the UC is to develop a technological project in line with the scope of the Course. Contact will be established with project planning considering the main phases: Requirements analysis, development, partial tests and final tests and changes. Contact with laboratory equipment and tools is one of the goals for designing a software, hardware or both project.

I. Introduction to technological innovation along the lines of Europe
II. Planning a technological project and its phases
III. Essential aspects for the development of a project
IV. Definition of material resources
V. Budget of a project
VI. Partial and joint Test Plan
VII. Presentation of a technological project
VIII. Technological project demonstration
IX. Preparation of Technical Report

Periodic grading system:
- Group project: first presentation: 30%; second presentation and exibithion: 40%; final report: 30%. The presentations, demonstrations and defence are in group.

LO1. Develop specific oral communication skills for public presentations.
LO2. Know and identify strategies for effective use of the vocal apparatus.
LO3. Identify and improve body expression. LO4. Learn performance techniques.
The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities, supported by an active and participatory teaching method that emphasizes experiential learning. The knowledge acquired involves both theatrical theory and specific oral communication techniques. Students will learn about the fundamentals of vocal expression, character interpretation and improvisation, adapting this knowledge to the context of public performances.

PC1. Preparing for a presentation.
PC2. Non-verbal communication techniques.
PC3. Voice and body communication, audience involvement. PC4. Presentation practice and feedback. The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities, supported by the active and participatory teaching method which emphasizes experiential learning. Classes will consist of activities such as: Theatrical experiences and group discussions; Practical activities; Presentations and exhibitions of autonomous work; Individual reflection.

The assessment of the Public Presentations with Theatrical Techniques course aims to gauge the development of students' skills in essential aspects of public presentations. The assessment structure includes activities covering different aspects of the experiential learning process involving both theatrical techniques and specific communication techniques.
Assessment throughout the semester includes activities covering different aspects of the process of preparing a public presentation, including group and individual work activities:
Group activities (50%) [students are challenged to perform in groups of up to 5 elements, made up randomly according to each activity proposal].
1-Practical Presentations: Students will be assessed on the basis of their public presentations throughout the semester:
Description: each group receives a presentation proposal and must identify the elements of the activity and act in accordance with the objective.
The results of their work are presented in class to their colleagues (Time/group: presentation - 5 to 10 min.; reflection - 5 min.). Assessment (oral): based on active participation, organization of ideas and objectivity in communication, vocal and body expression, the use of theatrical techniques and performance. Presentations may be individual or group, depending on the proposed activities.
Individual activities (50%)
1-Exercises and Written Assignments (Autonomous Work):
Description: In addition to the practical presentations, students will be asked to carry out exercises and written tasks related to the content covered in each class. These activities include reflecting on techniques learned, creating a vision board, analyzing academic objectives, student self-assessment throughout the semester, answering theoretical questions and writing presentation scripts.
Assessment: (Oral component and written content), organization, content, correct use of the structure and procedures of the autonomous work proposed in each class, ability to answer questions posed by colleagues and the teacher. Communication skills and the quality of written work will be assessed, with a focus on clarity of presentation. These activities will help to gauge conceptual understanding of the content taught.
There will be no assessment by final exam, and approval will be determined by the weighted average of the assessments throughout the semester.
General considerations: in the assessment, students will be given feedback on their performance in each activity.
To complete the course in this mode, the student must attend 80% of the classes. The student must have more than 7 (seven) points in each of the assessments to be able to remain in evaluation in the course of the semester.

LO1. Acquiring knowledge about the fundamentals and stages of the Design Thinking process
LO2. Develop skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, empathy and creativity.
LO3. To apply Design Thinking in problem solving in several areas, promoting innovation and continuous improvement.

S1. Introduction to Design Thinking and Stage 1: Empathy (3h)
S2. Steps 2 and 3: Problem Definition and Ideation (3h)
S3. Step 4: Prototyping (3h)
S4. Step 5: Testing and application of Design Thinking in different areas (3h)

Semester-long Assessment Mode:

• Class participation (20%): Evaluates students' presence, involvement, and contribution in class discussions and activities.

• Individual work (40%): Students will develop an individual project applying Design Thinking to solve a specific problem. They will be evaluated on the application of the stages of Design Thinking, the quality of the proposed solutions, and creativity.

• Group work (40%): Students will form groups to develop a joint project, applying Design Thinking to solve a real challenge. Evaluation will be based on the application of the steps of Design Thinking, the quality of the solutions, and collaboration among group members.

To complete the course in the Semester-long Assessment mode, the student must attend at least 75% of the classes and must not score less than 7 marks in any of the assessment components. The strong focus on learning through practical and project activities means that this course does not include a final assessment mode.

LO1. Know the structure, language and ethical and normative (APA) procedures for writing academic texts.
LO2. Learn how to use generative models to write academic texts.
LO3. Discuss procedures for the analysis, relevance and reliability of data generated by AI.
LO4. Recognize the ethical implications of using generative AI in an academic context. The learning objectives will be achieved through practical and reflective activities such as:
- Group discussions;
- Analysis of texts;
- Oral defense;
- Practical exercises.

CP1. Introduction: academic writing and generative models:
- Understanding how Generative Artificial Intelligence works: the path towards using generative AI in the academic environment.
CP2. Procedures for planning and constructing argumentative texts with the help of AI:
- Identifying the possibilities and hallucinations in the answers produced by Generative AI.
CP3. Critical analysis of texts produced: identifying and referencing data sources and analyzing their relevance to the objectives of academic work:
- Exploring the possibilities of data validation and the potential use of Generative AI tools in the production of academic papers.
CP4. Opportunities and risks of using AI: good practice guide for accessing, sharing and using Generative AI in an academic context:
- Understand the dynamics in responsible and ethically committed use when carrying out academic work with Generative AI tools.

The assessment of the course aims to gauge the development of students' skills in the informed use of generative models as an aid to the production of academic work. Assessment throughout the semester includes the following activities:
1.Individual activities (50%)
1.1 Participation in activities throughout the semester (10%).
Description: this component aims to assess each student's specific contribution to the activities carried out.
Assessment: Interventions in the classroom; relevance of the student's specific contributions to the debates.
1.2 Simulations of prompts with AI tools in an academic context (20%).
Description: the student must create a clear/justified, well-structured prompt, according to the script proposed by the teacher in class.
Assessment: (submit on moodle), communication skills and teamwork based on the quality of the prompt simulations carried out.
1.3 Oral Defense - group presentation - 5 minutes; debate - 5 minutes (20%).
Description: Each student must present their contributions to the work carried out to the class.
Evaluation: after the student's presentation, there will be a question and answer session.2. group activities (50%)
[students are organized in groups of up to 5 elements, constituted randomly]
2.1 Group presentations, revisions, editing and validation of content produced by AI (20%):
Description: Formation of working groups to review and edit the texts, using the generative models.
Evaluation: (submit to moodle), collection of relevant information, clarity and the innovative nature of the use of properly structured promts.
2.2 Development of strategies for reviewing, editing and validating content produced by AI (10%).
Description: At the end of each stage of the activity, students will have to promote critical evaluations by reflecting on the ethical challenges of integrating AI into an academic environment.
Evaluation: (submit on moodle), work will be corrected and evaluated based on accuracy and compliance with the quality of revisions, edits and the participation of students in the feedback provided to colleagues.
2.3 Final Project Presentation Simulations (20%):
Description: the groups choose a topic and create a fictitious project following the structure of a technical report or scientific text, making a presentation of their project in class (5 minutes) and debating the topic (5 minutes).
Evaluation: (submit on moodle): organization, content, correct use of the structure and procedures of academic work.
General considerations: feedback will be given during the semester. The student must have more than 7 (seven) points in each of the assessments to be able to remain in evaluation in the course of the semester.

António Raimundo

LO1. Know the history of machine learning; know and understand the different types of machine learning: concepts, foundations and applications.
LO2. Know the concepts that enable Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) to be carried out, as well as understanding its importance in problem-solving and decision-making.
LO3. Learn Data Wrangling mechanisms - preparing data for input to a supervised algorithm.
LO4. Know how to use continuous and categorical variables; distinguish between classification and regression
LO5. Know and analyze the results by applying performance evaluation metrics
LO6. Understand supervised algorithms: decision trees, linear and logistic regression, SVMs, Naive-Bayes and k-NN.
LO7. Understand ensemble algorithms: bagging and boosting
LO8. Know and understand the workings of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
LO9. Know and understand hyperparameter optimization

S1. Introduction to Machine Learning: The history, foundations and basic concepts
S2. Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): Data Wrangling and Data Visualization
S3. Classification and Regression; Continuous and categorical / discrete variables; performance evaluation metrics
S4. Supervised Learning: SVM, Decision Trees, Linear and Logistic Regression, Naive-Bayes and k-NN.
S5. Bagging and Boosting in supervised algorithms
S6. Artificial Neural Networks
S7. Hyperparameter optimization

As this course is of a very practical and applied nature, it follows the 100% project-based assessment model, which is why there is no final exam. Assessment takes place throughout the semester and consists of 3 assessment blocks (AB), each AB consisting of one or more assessment moments. It is distributed as follows:

- AB1: 1st tutorial + 1st mini-test [20% for the 1st tutorial + 10% for the 1st mini-test = 30%]
- AB2: 2nd tutorial + 2nd mini-test [20% for the 2nd tutorial + 10% for the 2nd mini-test = 30%]
- AB3: 1 final group project [40%]

The tutorials consist of individual oral discussions to assess the students' performance in the projects proposed for the tutorial.

The mini-tests make it possible to assess the theoretical knowledge applied to each of the projects also assessed during the tutorial.

The final project consists of developing a practical group project that brings together the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the semester, in which external organizations/companies may participate in the proposed challenge.

The 1st Season and 2nd Season can be used for assessment.
Attendance at classes is not mandatory.

Pedro Lopes da Silva Mariano

LO 1 Explain what databases and information systems are, characterising them in terms of both technology and their importance to organisations.
LO 2. formally represent information requirements by drawing up conceptual data models.
LO 3 Explain the Relational Model and data normalisation, highlighting their advantages and the situations in which they should be applied.
LO 4 Design relational databases that respond to requirements specified by conceptual data models.
OA 5. build and programme a relational database using the SQL language.
OA 6. manipulate data - i.e. insert, query, alter and delete - using the SQL language.
LO 7. Explain what database administration consists of, why it is necessary and how its most essential tasks are carried out.

S1. Introduction to Information Systems and their role in organisations.
S2. Introduction to Information Systems Analysis with UML: Introduction, requirements analysis, data models, schemas and UML diagrams.
S3. Database Design. Relational Model: relationships, attributes, primary keys, foreign keys, integrity rules, normalisation and optimisations.
S4. SQL Language. Tables, relational algebra, simple queries, subqueries, operators (SELECT, Insert, delete, update), views, indexes, triggers, stored procedures and transactions.
S5. Administration and Security in Database Management Systems (DBMS).

Assessment throughout the semester:

3 individual tests to be taken during the semester (70%)
1 modelling and implementation project (in groups of up to 3 people) (30%)
A minimum grade of 8 out of 20 is required in each test, and completion of the project is mandatory for approval. The minimum project grade is 13 out of 20.
Assessment by exam:

1 written exam, weighted 100%
The minimum passing grade for the course unit is 10 out of 20. Attendance at 2/3 of the scheduled classes is mandatory for approval.

Pedro Sebastião

Elisabete Costa Ferreira

At the end of the learning unit, the student must be able to: LG.1. Understand entrepreneurship; LG.2. Create new innovative ideas, using ideation techniques and design thinking; LG.3. Create value propositions, business models, and business plans; LG.5. Develop, test and demonstrate technology-based products, processes and services; LG.6. Analyse business scalability; LG.7. Prepare internationalization and commercialization plans; LG.8. Search and analyse funding sources

I. Introduction to Entrepreneurship;
II. Generation and discussion of business ideas;
III. Value Proposition Design;
IV. Business Ideas Communication;
V. Business Models Creation;
VI. Business Plans Generation;
VII. Minimum viable product (products, processes and services) test and evaluation;
VIII. Scalability analysis;
IX. Internationalization and commercialization;
X. Funding sources

Periodic grading system: - Group project: first presentation: 30%; second presentation: 30%; final report: 40%.

Pedro Miguel de Oliveira

With this curricular unit, the student should be able to:
LO1: Describe the variables and the formulas needed to construct a calculation model;
LO2: Use the basic features of a spreadsheet;
LO3: Use functions for building models in a spreadsheet;
LO4: Construct advanced models applied to management in a spreadsheet;
LO5: Compute automatic procedures with the use of VBA.

S1: Introduction to spreadsheets
S2: Construction of calculation models
S3: Databases, information search and extraction, import
S4: Introduction to Visual Basic for Applications

Assessment throughout the semester:
- Group work (40%) - A project made by a group of students.
- Individual Test (60%) - Written test, scheduled to be taken in person, via the e-learning platform. This test will have a minimum score of 8.
- A minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of classes is required.
Final exam:
Individual written exam, without consultation, encompassing the entire syllabus. This is for those who have not made both predicted assessments or have not obtained an average greater than or equal to 10 (out of 20), in the set of the two assessments.

Diogo Roque Mendes

LO1 Structure the students' logical thinking in order to solve programming problems.
LO2 Empower students with the ability to perceive the object-oriented programming paradigm.
LO3 Use an object-oriented programming language and the necessary tools, to design, develop, test and debug small applications.
LO4 Understand and apply the concepts of abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.
LO5 Know how to use the fundamental data structures of a library (stacks, queues, trees, scatter tables).
LO6 Apply error control mechanisms.
LO7 Explain the usefulness of using software design patterns and demonstrate their use in simple cases.
LO8 Develop creativity, technological innovation and critical thinking.
LO9 Develop self-learning, peer review, teamwork, and oral expression.

S1 Classes and Objects
S2 Inheritance and polymorphism
S3 Abstract classes
S4 Interfaces and comparators
S5 Collections: lists, sets, maps
S6 Anonymous classes and lambdas
S7 Reading and writing files
S8 Exceptions and error handling
S9 Genericity and design patterns
S10 JUnit Tests and Documentation

CU with Periodic Assessment, not including a Final Exam:
8 individual assignments (10%), min grade of 9.5
Group project, with oral discussion (45%), min grade of 9.5
2 Mini-tests (45%), minimum grade of 9.5
If failing in the first period (< 10 out of 20), the student can retake the 1st and/or 2nd mini-tests (can also retake if scoring below the minimum grade in either or both) - accounting for 55% of the grade, with passing the Project or completing an individual project being mandatory - 45%

António Jorge Filipe Fonseca

It aims to introduce fundamental concepts and practical knowledge to the use and development of software agents. After completing the UC, students must:
(LO1) Be aware of the advantages and challenges of using and developing agents immersed in a society of human actors and other artificial agents;
(LO2) Know how to identify the requirements regarding the agents to be developed, in terms of agent roles and communication;
(LO3) Choose and implement the most appropriate approaches to autonomous behavior control;
(LO4) Master the agent communication language and the content language used in this communication.
(LO5) Know the mechanisms necessary for coordinating agents in society, taking into account users’ objectives;
(LO6) Identify needs that can be satisfied through the use of software agents and critically analyze the benefits and disadvantages expected when using this technology.

(P1) Agent-oriented programming. Agent-based simulation versus multi-agent systems. Tools for developing multi-agent systems and agent-based simulation.
(P2) Agents and environments. Basic types of agents: deductive; reactives; deliberative; emotional, adaptive. Agents with reinforcement learning; agents with incremental data mining; hybrid agents.
(P3) Multi-agent systems. Coordination, stigmeria , self-organization, emergence and communication. Speech acts – ACL and FIPA.
(P4) Multi-agent decision making . Game theory. Utilities and preferences. Dominant strategies. Nash equilibrium . Pareto optimal . Uncertainty. Cooperative games. Negotiating agents. Auction agents. Mechanism design. Argumentative agents.
(P5) Introduction to agent-based simulation. Agent-based modeling and simulation (ABMS). Agent-based models and complex adaptive systems.
(P6) Ethical issues in the construction of agents.

Periodic assessment results from the following components:

- A midterm test (20% of the final grade) and another at the end of the semester (20% of the final grade);

- Group work (maximum 3 students) in which the group will develop the prototype of a multi-agent system with the preparation of a report involving 3 deliverables to be submiteed along the semester (30% of the final grade, 10% each deriverable) and an oral presentation demonstrating the functioning of the developed software (30% of the final grade).

Alternatively, students may choose to be assessed in a final exam (100% of the final grade)

Students who obtain a final grade above 9.5 are approved.

António Raimundo

LO1. Understand the main methods of non-supervised learning.
LO2: Evaluate, validate, and interpret the results of non-supervised models.
LO3: Develop knowledge discovery projects from data using non-supervised learning models.
LO4: Acknowledge, through the approach of various problem contexts (e.g., customer segmentation) in which unsupervised learning can effectively provide solutions relevant to these problems.
LO5. Understand the theoretical and practical foundations of reinforced learning.
LO6. Implement and test reinforced learning algorithms in simulated environments to understand the dynamics between actions and consequent rewards.
LO7. Evaluate and optimize the performance of reinforced learning models using appropriate metrics.
LO8. Learn and apply unsupervised and reinforced algorithms in practical case studies.

SY1: Introduction to unsupervised learning: fundamental concepts, types of algorithms and practical applications.
SY2: Dimensionality reduction and data visualization: Principal Component Analysis (PCA), t-SNE and UMAP for dimensionality reduction and visual interpretation.
SY3: Clustering and segmentation techniques: exploration of algorithms such as K-Means, DBSCAN, Expectation-Maximization (EM), hierarchical clustering.
SY4: Outlier analysis and detection using unsupervised techniques: KNN, LOF, iForest.
SY5: Association rules and the Apriori algorithm.
SY6: Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs): application of self-organizing maps for visualization and analysis of complex patterns in large volumes of data.
SY7: Reinforcement learning techniques: Q-Learning, SARSA. Introduction to concepts and practical implementation.
SY8: Exploration vs. exploitation in reinforcement learning: strategies for balancing decision-making.

As this course is of a very practical and applied nature, it follows the 100% project-based assessment model throughout the semester, which is why this course does not include a final exam. The assessment consists of 3 assessment blocks (AB), and each AB consists of one or more assessment moments. It is organized as follows:

- AB1: 1st tutorial + 1st mini-test [20% for the 1st tutorial + 10% for the 1st mini-test = 30%]
- AB2: 2nd tutorial + 2nd mini-test [20% for the 2nd tutorial + 10% for the 2nd mini-test = 30%]
- AB3: 1 final project [40%]

All periodic assessment blocks (AB1, AB2 and AB3) have a minimum mark of 8.5. In any AB, it may be necessary to hold an individual oral discussion to assess knowledge.

The tutorials consist of individual oral discussions to assess the students' performance in the projects proposed for the tutorial.

Mini-tests are used to assess the theoretical knowledge applied to each of the projects also assessed during tutorials.

The final project consists of the development of a practical piece of work that brings together the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the semester, in which external organizations / companies may participate in the proposed challenge.

The 1st Season and 2nd Season can be used for assessment.
Attendance at classes is not compulsory.

João Filipe Gaspar

At the end of this UC, the student should be able to:
LG.1. Present the image of the product/service in a website
OA.2. Present the image of the product/service in social networks
OA.3. Describe functionalities of the product/service
OA.4. Describe phases of the development plan
OA.5. Develop a prototype
OA.6. Test the prototype in laboratory
OA.7. Correct the product/service according to tests
OA.8. Optimize the product/service considering economic, social, and environmental aspects
OA.9. Adjust the business plan after development and tests, including commercialization and image
OA.10. Define product/service management and maintenance plan

I. Development of the product/service image
II. Functionalities of the product/service
III. Development plan
IV. Development of the product/service (web/mobile or other)
V. Revision of the business plan
VI. Management and maintenance of the product/service
VII. Certification plan
VIII. Intellectual property, patents, and support documentation
IX. Main aspects for the creation of a startup - juridical, account, registry, contracts, social capital, obligations, taxes

Periodic grading system:
- Group project: first presentation: 30%; second presentation: 30%; final report: 40%. The presentations, demonstrations and Defence are in group.

João Miguel Matos

LO1: To understand Web technologies, programming languages for Web, and usual architectures
LO2: Identify and explain different types of cloud architecture and their key features;
LO3: Identify and use the key technologies enabling cloud computing;
LO4: Propose appropriate cloud architectures for a particular application;

SY1: Standard W3C and Web programming
SY2: Client-Server architectures
SY3: Model View Controler (MVC)
SY4: Cloud Principles and Business Drivers;
SY5: Pre-Cloud technology, Virtualisation, Hypervisors, Xen, Virtual Clusters;
SY6: XaaS, Public, Private, Hybrid Clouds, Examples;
SY7: Basics on the development of Cloud applications;

This Unit is accomplished through 2 projects that worth 50% each:
(1) Development of a Web Application
(2) Development of a cloud-based project
In the first evaluation period, the project is developed in groups of students with an individual discussion (that accounts for 50% of the grade in each project). As for the second and extra evaluation period, the projects are developed individuallyl.

Carlos Miguel Fernandes Francisco

The aim is to introduce the concepts and practical knowledge fundamental to the design and implementation of an analytical information system for an organization:
(LO1) Plan and manage the life cycle of a data warehouse project, logical and physical design;
(LO2) Identify requirements and data sources and design an appropriate dimensional model;
(LO3) Model an Analytical Information System;
(LO4) Design and implement a data extraction, transformation and loading process;
(LO5) Analyze data in a data warehousing system , have an understanding of Business Intelligence and its applicability; what are standard reports and performance indicators ( KPIs );

(CP1) Introduction to Analytical Information Systems (AIS)
(CP2) SQL Review
(CP3) Introduction to Power BI
(CP4) Data Modeling in Power BI
(CP5) Data Analysis with DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
(CP6) Data Visualization in Power BI
(CP7) ETL Processes
(CP8) Publication of Reports and Dashboards

Assessment in the 'throughout the semester' mode results from two individual tests: a mid-term test and another at the end of the semester (20% each), and group work (maximum 3 students) with the preparation of two reports (20% each) and an oral presentation (20%) to be carried out by the group and this with individual classification.

Minimum attendance of no less than 2/3 of classes is required (students can miss 4 classes out of 12).

The Final Exam is a written, individual, open-book exam covering all the material. Anyone who has not successfully completed the assessment throughout the semester, with an average grade greater than or equal to 10 (out of 20), takes the final exam, in season 1, 2 or special.

Paulo Jorge Mestre Vieira

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
LO1. Understand and identify the problems associated with processing large amounts of information.
LO2. Understand the concepts and ecosystem of Big Data.
LO3. Know how to design and implement fault-tolerant data storage solutions in a distributed environment.
LO4. Know how to extract, manipulate and load large amounts of information from unstructured data sources.
LO5. Know how to manipulate and process non-relational databases.
LO6. Understand and apply distributed programming and computing models.
LO7. Understand and know how to apply techniques for handling JSON structures and real-time data flow.
LO8. Develop creativity, technological innovation and critical thinking.
LO9. Develop self-learning, peer review, teamwork, written and oral expression.

S1. The concept of Big Data, the applicable problems and the respective ecosystem.
S2. Introduction to non-relational databases and MongoDB.
S3. Computing architecture for Big Data: (1) redundant and fault-tolerant and (2) distributed to support large volumes of data. Example of the Hadoop platform and its distributed file system.
S4. The MapReduce programming model.
S5. Database design in MongoDB.
S6. Handling JSON structures and real-time data.
S7. The ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) process applied to datasets with denormalized real data and the development of Big Data processing applications in Spark and MongoDB environments.

This course follows the model of assessment throughout the semester (ATS), which does not include a final exam with a weighting of 100%.

The ATS consists of the following elements:
- 8 weekly assignments [2.5% * 8 = 20% in total]
- 2 mini-tests [15% each * 2 = 30% in total]
- Laboratory project [50%]

The laboratory project can be carried out individually or in groups. It consists of drawing up a practical project which will then be the subject of an individual oral discussion.

If the student fails the regular exam (<10 marks), the student will sit the 1st or 2nd exam, worth 50% of the mark, and it is compulsory to pass the laboratory project or carry out an individual project (50%). If the student does not pass the laboratory project or the individual project (if applicable), they have failed the course.

António Raimundo

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
LO1: Apply co-creation methodologies in the development of innovative, triple sustainable projects (with economic, social and environmental value) in organizations.
LO2: Create empathy with the user and their organization (define needs, obstacles, objectives, opportunities, current and desired tasks), define the problem and the issues addressed by the project.
LO3: Carry out a systematic literature review and an analysis of the competitive landscape (if applicable), related to the problem identified and the issues raised.
LO4: Identify the digital (including data collection), computational and other resources needed to address the problem.
LO5: Apply consolidated knowledge of project planning, agile management and project development.
LO6: Participate in collaborative and co-creation dynamics and make written and oral presentations.

S1. AI project planning and management methodologies
S2. Presentation of case studies and project themes for digital technologies in artificial intelligence (product, service or process)
S3. Selection of the project theme and how it fits into the organization
S4. Problem space: creating empathy with the user and their organization, defining the problem and its related issues, taking into account business requirements, customer and user needs and technological challenges
S5. Application of a systematic literature review methodology and its critical analysis.
S6. Identification of the digital (including data collection), computational and other resources needed to develop the project.
S7. Carrying out what is proposed in the case studies / projects presented, appropriate to the work to be developed by the artificial intelligence students. Preparation of reports and final documentation. Communicating the results.

This course follows the typology of 100% project-based assessment throughout the semester, and does not include a final exam, given the teaching method applied to real situations.

Assessment throughout the semester is as follows:
- R1: Report - Project Definition: 5%
- R2: Report - Empathy with the User and the Organization and Definition of the Problem. Presentation and discussion: 40%
- R3: Report - Project Development Planning. Preliminary results. Presentation and discussion: 55%

Reports (R1, R2 and/or R3) can be carried out individually or in groups, and depend strictly on the nature of the project.

The 1st Season and 2nd Season can be used for assessment. Attendance is not compulsory.

Ana Catarina dos Santos Martins

LO1: Define the main concepts, steps and methods involved in the development of Text Mining processes.
LO2: Atomize documents, create dictionaries, and perform other pre-processing tasks to prepare text for classification tasks.
LO3: Select and justify appropriate techniques for specific text processing tasks.
LO4: Construct vector representations from texts.
LO5: Explain the operation of algorithms for text classification, such as Naïve Bayes or KNN.
LO6: Apply a classifier to real cases.
LO7: Group documents using the k-means algorithm.
LO8: Develop prompt engineering in LLMs.

SY1: The utility of large amounts of text, challenges, and current methods.
SY2: Unstructured vs. (semi-)structured information.
SY3: Information retrieval and filtering, information extraction, and Data Mining.
SY4: Document preparation and cleaning, feature extraction, and term weighting strategies.
SY5: Vector space models and similarity measures.
SY6: Introduction to statistical machine learning and evaluation measures.
SY7: Supervised learning: Naïve Bayes, KNN, and k-means.
SY8: Sentiment analysis.
SY9: Resources for Text Mining.
SY10: Introduction to Deep Learning.
SY11: LLMs and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) models.

This course follows the semester-long assessment model (ALS).

The ALS consists of the following elements:
- 1 practical work [40%]
- 3 mini-tests [20% each * 3 = 60% in total]

The practical work can be done individually or in groups, consisting of the development of a project that will be subject to an individual oral discussion.

In case of failure in the ALS (<10 points), or if the student opts for Assessment by Exam, the exam corresponds to 100% of the grade.

At the end of this CU, the student should be able to:
LO1 Identify classes of problems solvable with advanced search algorithms
LO2 Master and apply the main types of advanced search algorithms
LO3 Master and apply heuristics as a solution, according to the type of problem to be solved
LO4 Identify and evaluate different strategies to be applied, looking at the complexity and nature of the problem

S1 HEURISTIC AND PROBLEM REPRESENTATION
a Types of problems for heuristics usage
b Search space and problem representation
c Optimization, satisfaction, and semi-optimization tasks
d Systematic search and the divide pruning paradigm
e State space representation
f Problem-reduction representation and graphs and/or

S2 BASIC HEURISTIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES
a Local search
b Uninformed systematic search
c Informed systematic search
d Specialized best first strategies
e Hybrid Strategies

S3 ADVANCED HEURISTIC RESEARCH STRATEGIES
a Memory-limited Strategies
b Time-limited strategies

S4 STRATEGIES WITH GENETIC ALGORITHMS
a The call of evolution
b Biological terminology
c State space search
d Elements of genetic algorithms (evaluation functions and genetic operators)
e A simple genetic algorithm
f Genetic algorithms versus traditional search methods

Periodic Evaluation:
- Group Project up to 3 students (40%)
- Individual Test (60%)

Final evaluation:
- Individual Exam (100%)

Students who fail the continuous assessment have two exam periods (2nd and Special).
The project grade is not considered for students who choose to take the exam.
Whoever chooses to take the continuous assessment will have to carry out the two components of it.

António Raimundo

LO1: Correct the user and/or organization problem identified in the Applied Project I course of the 1st semester, developing, in an iterative way, an integrated project with all its components, including requirements gathering, solution prototyping (lo-fi, hi-fi, MVP), and evaluation and field deployment of the innovative solution, regarding product, process or service (PPS).
LO2: Produce design documentation of the PPS innovation solution, including, where applicable, architecture, hardware and software configuration, installation, operation and usage manuals.
LO3: Produce solutions with the potential to be triple sustainable in the field, taking into account the applicable legal framework.
LO4: Produce audiovisual content on the achieved results, to be exploited in several communication channels: social networks, landing page web, presentation to relevant stakeholders, demonstration workshop.

S1. Solution space: ideation of the best technological solution relative to the project, development of user requirements, storyboarding, user/costumer journey, iterative prototyping cycles (low fidelity - lo-fi, high fidelity - hi-fi, minimum viable product - MVP), heuristic evaluation of the solution with experts and evaluation with end users.
S2. Production of solution design documentation, including, where applicable, architecture, technical specifications, hardware and software configuration, installation, operation and use manuals.
S3. Experimental deployment of the solution with the potential to be triple sustainable (with economic, social and environmental value creation), safeguarding the applicable legal framework.
S4. Audiovisual communication on the Web and social networks. Communication in public and its structure. Presentation to relevant actors.
S5. Demonstration in workshop with relevant actors in the field of Artificial Intelligence.

UC in periodic assessment, not contemplating final exam, given the adoption of the project-based teaching method applied to real situations. Presentations, demonstrations and discussion are carried out in groups.
Evaluation weights:
R1 Solution Ideation Report, with Storyboard, User Journey, User Requirements, Technical Specifications and its audiovisual presentation: 20%.
R2 Solution Prototyping: Lo-fi and Hi-fi Prototypes and Minimum Viable Prototype - MVP (on GitHub), its Demonstration and Evaluation Report: 40%
R3 Solution Design Report with the following elements (if applicable): Architecture (UML Package Diagram, UML Component Diagram), Hardware and Software Configuration, Installation Manual (UML Deployment Diagram, Configuration Tutorial), Operation Manual, User Manual: 20%
R4 Audio-visual presentation of the solution and its demonstration in a Workshop: 20%.

José Paulo Garcia de Castro

After completing this UC, the student will be able to:

LO1. Identify the main themes and debates relating to the impact of digital technologies on contemporary societies;
LO2. Describe, explain and analyze these themes and debates in a reasoned manner;
LO3. Identify the implications of digital technological change in economic, social, cultural, environmental and scientific terms;
LO4. Predict some of the consequences and impacts on the social fabric resulting from the implementation of a digital technological solution;
LO5. Explore the boundaries between technological knowledge and knowledge of the social sciences;
LO6. Develop forms of interdisciplinary learning and critical thinking, debating with interlocutors from different scientific and social areas.

S1. The digital transformation as a new civilizational paradigm.
S2. The impact of digital technologies on the economy.
S3. The impacts of digital technologies on work.
S4. The impact of digital technologies on inequalities.
S5. The impacts of digital technologies on democracy.
S6. The impacts of digital technologies on art.
S7. The impacts of digital technologies on individual rights.
S8. The impacts of digital technologies on human relations.
S9. The impacts of digital technologies on the future of humanity.
S10. Responsible Artificial Intelligence.
S11. The impact of quantum computing on future technologies.
S12. The impact of digital technologies on geopolitics.

The assessment process includes the following elements:

A) Ongoing assessment throughout the semester
A1. Group debates on issues and problems related to each of the program contents. Each group will participate in three debates throughout the semester. The performance evaluation of each group per debate will account for 15% of each student's final grade within the group, resulting in a total of 3 x 15% = 45% of each student's final grade.
A2. Participation assessment accounting for 5% of each student's final grade.
A3. Final test covering part of the content from the group debates and part from the lectures given by the instructor, representing 50% of each student's final grade.
A minimum score of 9.5 out of 20 is required in each assessment and attendance at a minimum of 3/4 of the classes is mandatory.

B) Final exam assessment Individual written exam, representing 100% of the final grade.