2. år på universitetet

Studieinformasjon

For detailed information concerning my Second Year in Management Informatics at the University of Minho, read on!

Subject

Simplified Program

U.C.

Discrete Mathematics

  

  • Logic
    • Propositional Logic
    • Karnaugh Maps
    • Predicate Logic
    • Mathematical Reasoning
    • Demonstration Techniques
    • Mathematical Induction
  • Set Theory
    • Fundamental Concepts
    • Set Operations
    • Relations
  • Linear Algebra
    • Matrixes
    • Vectors
    • Vector Spaces
    • Linear Transformations
    • Equation Systems
    • Determinants
    • EigenValues and EigenVectors
 9

Accounting

  

  • General Accounting
    • The Official Accounting Plan (Portuguese)
    • Basic Concepts
    • Accounting as an Information System
    • Existences, Purchases and other key elements in Accounting
    • The Inventory
    • Working with accounts
    • The Balance
    • The Results
    • Valuation Criteria
    • Inventory Criteria (Permanent e Intermittent)
    • Discounts and Abatements
    • The State
      • Taxes
    • Bonds
    • Amortizations
    • Provisions
  • Analytical Accounting
    • Economical and Financial Concepts
    • Re-Classification of Costs
      • Industrial and non-Industrial Costs
      • Controllable and non-Controllable Costs
      • Direct and Indirect Costs
      • Real and Theoretical Costs
      • Fixed, Variable and semi-variable costs
    • The Cost Hierarchy and Result Analysis
    • Product Costs and Period Costs
    • Analysis of the Cost Components of the Production
      • Raw Materials
      • Labor Costs
      • General Fabrication Costs
    • Methods used to divide Production Costs
    • Cost – Volume – Result Analysis
    • Calculating Production Costs
    • Calculating Differences in Production Cost Previews
 7

Information Systems I

  

  • Introduction to Software Engineering
    • The Product
    • The Process
    • Project Management
    • The Engineering Methods
  • The Software Developing Process
    • Process and Developing Models
    • Quality and Improvement Models
    • Formal Methods Model and 4th Generation Techniques (4GT)
  • Management of Software Projects
    • Introduction to Project Management
    • Management, Planning and Control of Projects
    • Advanced Topics
  • Software Engineering Methods
    • The Classical Paradigm
    • The Object Oriented Paradigm (OO)
    • Advanced Topics
  • Lab
    • Planning of a Project
    • Execution of Requirements Analysis
 7

Programming Languages

  

  • The Imperative Paradigm
    • Imperative Programming Languages
    • Review of ANSI-C
  • The Logical Paradigm
    • Logical Programming Languages
    • Logical Programming with ProLog
      • Philosophy behind the Language
      • Programming with Prolog
  • The Object Oriented Paradigm
    • OO Programming Languages
    • OO Programming with JAVA
      • Philosophy behind the Language
      • Programming with JAVA
  • Lab
    • Programming in ANSI-C
    • Programming in ProLog
    • Programming in JAVA
 7

Computer Systems

  

  • Technologies and Levels of Abstraction
  • The Computer’s Structure
  • Integrated Circuits: consequences of innovation
  • Historical View
  • The Performance of a Computer System
    • Metrics
    • Programs to Evaluate Performance
    • Comparing Performance
  • The Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  • Interruptions of the normal execution of programs (exceptions)
  • The Memory Hierarchy
  • Cache Memory
  • Virtual Memory
  • Interfaces and Peripherals
    • Evaluation of performance
    • Types and characteristics
    • Buses
    • Integration of Peripherals, Processors, Memory and the OS
  • Lab
    • Programming of computer systems in assembly (MIPS and INTEL)
    • Numerical Systems and computer arithmetic
    • Conception and implementation of computer systems (micro-computers) from commercially available components.
 6

U.C. Unidades de Crédito = Credits = Says how mych weight every subject has. To calculate the final mark of the course you do this:  Calculate the sum of (mark x U.C.) of all subjects. (Sum / Total U.C.) = final mark.

 

Mine erfaringer og karakterer

What did I think about my second year (2001-2002) in Management Informatics. Read my comments and see my marks!

General

This school year requires far more work than the previous one. Whoever wants to achieve good marks needs to make sacrifices and study a lot. I worked well during the year and gained a lot with that. My marks were very high, I even improved my marks from the first year, which isn’t very normal at this course because of the heavy workload the second year.  I had no problems with Portuguese and I continue very satisfied with the course.

 

Subject

Commentary

Mark

Discrete Mathematics

  
Teachers: 
   Fernando Fontes (Lectures)
   Ana Paula Machado (Lab)
This subject didn’t present trouble for me. The teacher taught well and the tests corresponded to my expectations. To get good marks at this subject it is necessary to solve many exercises.		 17

Accounting

  
Teacher: 
   Gilda Lopes
This will be the last year with this accounting teacher. I can, however, say that till now this subject has been very difficult for most students. I think this subject is easily done for those who attend classes and have a positive attitude, wanting to learn, even not liking the subject. Also this subject was relatively easy for me, maybe because I actually appreciated what we learnt and knew it will be important in my future.		 18

Information Systems I

 Teachers: 
   Alexandre Rodrigues (Lectures)
   Pedro Ribeiro (Lab)
This subject requires a lot of work from the student. There are lots of papers to deliver and there are many different topics to learn. It was difficult to prepare to the exams with so much to study and very little time. Happily the teacher taught very well. I am very happy with what I learnt during the year, and I should refer that the work laid down on the papers helped a lot preparing for the exams.		 18

Programming Languages

 Teachers: 
   Delfina de Sá-Soares (Lectures)
   Paulo Cortez (Lab)
I like the subjects that consist of programming, therefore I didn’t have any problems in doing this subject, even though we had complex papers to solve most of the time. The second semester I accompanied in a project to later participate in a national programming contest, which is a step on the way to participate in a Worldwide Contest organized by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).		 18

Computer Systems

 Teachers: 
   Henrique Santos (Lectures)
   Helder Pinto (Lab)
   José Nascimento (Lab)
I appreciated this subject a lot. The contents were relatively easy for me, as a big part was programming (in Assembly and C). As I also am interested in hardware, that part was also easy to study and understand.		 18
     
Avg. Mark 2nd. Yr. Prize for good marks (*) 17,75
Avg. Mark Total   16,57

(*)
If a student receives fourteen – 14 – or more as the average mark during a school-year, the student wins a prize and a space in a honour list. If a student receives fourteen – 14 – or more as the final mark of the course, the student may apply to take a Master Degree and / or apply for a job as a teacher at a Portuguese university.