Programação

Students must master concepts of procedural programming and algorithms.

It is recommended the completion of the following courses:
– Programming Fundamentals;
– Data Structures.

The following teaching methodologies are used in this curricular unit:

1. Expository method: explanatory method where theoretical foundations and concepts are presented by the teacher and discussed with the class. Concepts and information will be presented to students through, for example, slide presentations or oral discussions. It will be used in classes to structure and outline the information.

2. Demonstrative method: based on the example given by the teacher of a technical or practical operation that one wishes to be learned. It focuses on how a given operation is carried out, highlighting the most appropriate techniques, tools and equipment. It will be used, for example, in practical and laboratory classes.

3. Interrogative method: process based on verbal interactions, under the direction of the teacher, adopting the format of questions and answers. It allows for greater dynamics in the classroom and consolidates learning. It will be used, for example, to remember elements of previous classes and in revisions of the lectured content.

4. Active methods: pedagogical techniques will be used in which the student is the center of the learning process, being an active participant and involved in his own training. The teacher assumes the role of facilitator, stimulating critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and student autonomy. They will be applied in classes to achieve a dynamic and more lasting learning environment.

Each class will consist of two moments:

1. Introductory presentation and demonstration: At the beginning of the class, the teacher exposes and discusses the new contents under study with the students, demonstrating their applicability;

2. Practical application: After the introductory presentation, students develop work assignments and programming projects, individually and in group, for practical application of new concepts, autonomously and under the guidance of the teacher.

This will be a predominantly practical curricular unit and focused on the development of programming projects.

At the end of the curricular unit the student will be able to:

1. Identify the basic concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP): objects, classes, polymorphism and inheritance;

2. Implement and manage static (uni- and multi-dimensional tables) and dynamic (java collections, namely arrays, vectors and hashtables) data structures;

3. Use persistent memory structures: files (binary, text and objects);

4. Plan, develop and test programs using the Java language.

1. Introduction to the Java language; Structure and syntax;

2. Object Oriented Programming (OOP): Classes and Objects;

3. Exception Handling;

4. Static data structures: One-dimensional and Multidimensional Tables

5. Dynamic data structures: Java Collections, including Arrays, Vectors and Hashtables; Search and iteration in data structures;

6. Files: Text, Binaries and Objects; Java Properties; Reading data from input devices; Manipulation of files and directories; Data streams;

7. Object Oriented Programming (OOP): Inheritance and Polymorphism.

Regarding the evaluation, the following methods are considered:

1. Periodic Evaluation:

       a) two individual practical assignments (TP);

       b) a project, with several evaluation moments.

       Final Grade = TP1 (06/20) + TP2 (06/20) + Project (08/20)

2. Exam Evaluation (Normal Period, Resit Period, Special Period):

       a) an individual exam;

       b) a project, corresponding to the project developed during the academic semester.

       Final Grade = Exam (12/20) + Project (08/20)

General Rules:

       a) each of the evaluation components has a minimum grade of 9,00 points [or 45% out of 100] in order for the student to obtain approval in the curricular unit.

       b) the completion of the project involves the submission of reports regarding curricular unit topics through the academic management platform (Inforestudante) and their respective presentation and defense.

       c) the project must be carried out exclusively during the academic semester, and it is not possible to develop the project them during the exam evaluation. Failure to obtain a minimum grade of 9,00 points [or 45% out of 100] in the group project developed during the periodic evaluation will result in the student not being admitted to the Exam Evaluation, with the consequent failure of the curricular unit.

       d) access to the different evaluations depends on prior enrolment via the academic management platform.

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