Introductory Project

Code:

EP101

Acronym:

EP101

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Engineering Sciences

Instance: 2018/2019 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Plannings
Course/CS Responsible:	First Degree in Engineering Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:CE	24	PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Geográfica	1	-	2,5	-
		PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Alimentar	1	-	2,5	-
		PE2007- Perfil Engenharia Agronómica	1	-	2,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Helping first-year students to address any deficiencies in their preparation in mathematics.

Develop skills of scientific analysis and oral presentation and writing.

Learning outcomes and competences

Helping first-year students to address any deficiencies in their preparation in mathematics.

Develop skills of scientific analysis and oral presentation and writing.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

Part I pre-calculus Course:

-Real numbers. Ground rules for calculating with fractions, exponents and radicals;
-Equations and inequalities;
-Functions and graphs of functions. Bijective and inverse functions. Lines and parables.
-Operations with polynomials;
-Features trigonometric
Function-exponential and logarithmic;
-Sequences and Limits;
-Limits functions.

Part II
Organization of teams: teams immature or ineffective vs effective teams, development teams; roles in a team;
Sources of technical and scientific information. Search, selection and information gathering.
Structuring a report.
Citations and references.
Quantitative information.
Tables and figures.
Development of a small project, report writing and oral presentation.

Mandatory literature

Bibliografia variada a ser indicada nas aulas

Complementary Bibliography

Bibliografia variada a ser indicada nas aulas

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and group work.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	40,00
Participação presencial	5,00
Prova oral	20,00
Trabalho escrito	35,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Frequência das aulas	19,50
Total:	19,50

Eligibility for exams

Minimum attendance (75% of practical classes).
Conducting at least one of the tests pre-calculus (note 8 points minimum)
Delivery and presentation of the project report.

Calculation formula of final grade

Attendance and participation in class - 5%
Pre-calculus exam - 40% (grade> 8 marks)
Project report - 35%
Oral presentation of the project - 20%