E-mail: servicosacademicos.braga@ucp.pt
Tel: (+351) 253 20 61 00
Contact hours: 80 hours
Format: Online learning
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday | 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Start date: 04/02/2026
End date: 06/05/2026
Applications: until 02/02/2026
Note: select the Institutional Protocols > Protocols option
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Curricular UNIT |
ECTS | WORKLOAD | rESPONSIBLE LECTURER | PROPOSED CONTENT | ACQUIRED SKILLS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Module 1. Introduction |
1 ECTS |
3h20 | Emanuel Gouveia |
Introduction to training and explanation of how it works; What is Analytics and why is it important? Types of Analytics; Success stories and applications. |
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Module 2. Simplifying Data |
2 ECTS | 6h40 | Emanuel Gouveia |
Data processing; Descriptive and inferential statistics; Exploratory graphics. |
Integrate and clean databases; Produce relevant visualisations of the data and interpret them in the context of the problem; Discover key trends in a dataset; Discover anomalous observations in a database; Interpret the results of an exploratory data analysis in the context of the problem. |
| Module 3.
Predicting with Artificial Intelligence |
10 ECTS | 32h | Ricardo Rodrigues and Marcelo Alves |
Artificial Intelligence algorithms for classification, regression, and clustering problems; Training and evaluation of Artificial Intelligence algorithms; Modelling and forecasting time series. |
Recognise classification, regression and clustering problems and select the appropriate Artificial Intelligence algorithms to solve them; Train and evaluate Artificial Intelligence algorithms on realistic problems, such as price estimates, fraud risk assessment, content recommendation or demand forecasts over time. |
| Module 4.
Make better decisions with Optimisation and Simulation |
10 ECTS | 32h | Alice Trindade |
Mathematical modelling of problems; Search for solutions using optimisation and simulation methods. |
Recognise problems that can be addressed using optimisation and simulation techniques, such as scheduling, route planning and stock provisioning; Mathematically model a problem, taking into account decision alternatives, objectives and complex constraints; Select the appropriate method for finding solutions and supporting decision-making. |
| Module 5.
Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Practice |
2 ECTS | 6h30 | Emanuel Gouveia |
Resolution of various case studies; |
Independently recognise the most appropriate analytical approach to a problem from among all those learned in the course; Communicate the results of data analysis in language appropriate to decision-makers in the context of the problem. |
Contact hours: 80 hours
Format: Online learning
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday | 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Start date: 04/02/2026
End date: 06/05/2026
Applications: until 02/02/2026
Note: select the Institutional Protocols > Protocols option
Contact hours: 80 hours
Format: Online learning
Schedule: Monday and Wednesday | 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Start date: 04/02/2026
End date: 06/05/2026
Applications: until 02/02/2026
Note: select the Institutional Protocols > Protocols option