Code: | 1EC107 | Acronym: | GINF |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Computer Science |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Agrupamento Científico de Matemática e Sistemas de Informação |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Economics |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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LECO | 345 | Bologna Syllabus since 2012 | 1 | - | 6 | 42 | 162 |
Explain the role Information systems and their support role in the process of reaching a decision in business issues, indispensible in companies. Form users that are capable to take a critical stand regards the methods of information management, providing the possibility to learn about the instruments appropriate in decision making. Efficient management of available information requires integration of different types of information from different sources, aggregation of data and its treatment and analysis. In this currciculum unit the aim is to provide learning of instruments in the area of information systems that permit, among other aspects:
- provide knowledge of basic forms of data representation,
- use tools that permit to describe and analyze data,
- organize data in databases,
- select subsets of structured data and use methods that permit to compare different subsets,
- Elaborate representations of decision structures and relate these to programming concepts,
The course aims to develop learning skills on management information system tools that allow the students to:
- Know the basic forms of data representation,
- use tools that permit to describe and analyze data,
- organize data in databases,
- select subsets of structured data and use methods that permit to compare different subsets,
- Elaborate representations of decision structures and relate these to programming concepts,
Spreadsheets: Formulas and functions; calculation of new values on the basis of others; elaboration of elaboration of graphs and charts; search of particular data items and their use in further calculations; compact views of data using Pivot tables and charts. Operational objectives: Usage of Excel.
Relational databases: Tables; relationships; queries (QBE); interfaces (forms); design of a database (entities and relationships). Operational objectives: Usage of DB system Access.
Introduction to programming: Data structures (simple objects; vectors; data frames); instruction; elaboration of functions; processing more complex structures (e.g. data frames); Operational objectives: programming in language R.
Data analysis and elaboration of decision models: Exploratory data analysis; Rules and decision trees; classification and (linear) regression; Operational objectives: Data analysis in R; Import of data and exploratory analysis (ex. elaboration of histograms); generation of decision models for classification / regression;
Theoretical-practical classes which include presentation of the teaching material, practical exercises and practical work (assignments).
Designation | Weight (%) |
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Teste | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
Designation | Time (hours) |
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Estudo autónomo | 60,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 39,00 |
Trabalho laboratorial | 63,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |