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- International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering – Book of Extended AbstractsPublication . Pinto, C.M.A.; Mendonça, Jorge; Babo, Lurdes; Baleanu, DumitruThe present volume on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering - Book of Extended Abstracts of the ICMASC’2022 collects the extended abstracts of the talks presented at the International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering – ICMA2SC'22 that took place at the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal, in June 27th-June 29th 2022 (3 days). Its aim was to bring together researchers in every discipline of applied mathematics, science, engineering, industry, and technology, to discuss the development of new mathematical models, theories, and applications that contribute to the advancement of scientific knowledge and practice. Authors proposed research in topics including partial and ordinary differential equations, integer and fractional order equations, linear algebra, numerical analysis, operations research, discrete mathematics, optimization, control, probability, computational mathematics, amongst others. The conference was designed to maximize the involvement of all participants and will present the state-of- the-art research and the latest achievements.
- Preparing Undergraduate Students for LifePublication . Mendonça, Jorge; Torres, Cristina; Babo, LurdesLabour market is demanding for highly skilled graduates who are able to respond to a complex and ever changing world. Higher education institutions need to anticipate the rapid economic and social changes preparing students to this unknown world, promoting the student’s abilities and skills needed to achieve professional and personal success. This context has driven significant changes in learning, teaching and assessment processes. The purpose of this paper is to present an experience of assessment innovation in the course of Forecasting Methods and analyse students’ opinions about the skills developed.
- International Conference Mathematical Analysis and Applications in Science and Engineering, ISEP, Porto, Portugal, June 20-22, 2024: Book of abstractsPublication . Golubitsky, Martin; Lacarnobara, Walter; Pinto, Carla M.A.; Babo, Lurdes; Mendonça, Jorge; Carvalho, Fernando; Rocha, Rui
- Engaging students to learn forecasting methodsPublication . Torres, Cristina; Babo, Lurdes; Mendonça, JorgePresently, higher education institutions are faced with the challenge of developing student’s abilities and skills needed in their future workplace. In what concerns technological skills, the use of spreadsheets for calculations, analysis of data and forecasting is a common and important practice in companies. Particularly, the MS Excel software is widely used by professionals from all fields. In this sense, Economic, Business and Marketing graduates need competencies in forecasting methods, extremely useful for decision-making processes. It thus becomes imperative to implement pedagogical practices to encourage students to use these technological tools. The later will promote the development of competencies in forecasting methods to solve future real problems. In this paper, we attempt to address these issues by analysing the MS Excel software capabilities as a teaching tool in a forecasting methods course. It was proposed to the students to carry out a learning project involving statistical concepts, namely linear regression, performed in MS Excel. We examine the performance and engagement of two samples of students with different backgrounds and from distinct realities. One group is composed of ERASMUS’ students from several nationalities and fields of study and other group consists of Portuguese students of the Marketing Bachelor degree, both enrolled in an optional course of the bachelor degree in Marketing taught at Porto Accounting and Business School from Polytechnic of Porto. The effectiveness of this approach is shown through the analysis of results of students’ projects. We verify that students in both groups achieved the task proposed goals and applied appropriately the required concepts in an engaged way.
- Análise de tabelas de contingência incompletas e de tabelas com variáveis ordinaisPublication . Mendonça, JorgeAnálise de tabelas de contingência incompletas e de tabelas com variáveis ordinais
- Book of Abstracts of the First International Conference - Building Bridges in STEAM Education in the 21st CenturyPublication . Soares, Filomena Baptista; Lopes, Ana Paula; Pinto, Carla; Mendonça, JorgeThe International Conference BBC'22 aims to provide an opportunity for all academic and non-academics to share their personal experiences and projects, presenting their contributions and getting feedback from other attendees.
- Analyzing the Implementation of Lean Methodologies and Practices in the Portuguese Industry: A SurveyPublication . Pinto, Carla; Mendonça, Jorge; Babo, Lurdes; Silva, Francisco J. G.; Fernandes, José L. R.The mass production paradigm on which much of the industry was based has changed. The market is increasingly demanding, requesting diversity and products that are more and more adapted to personal wishes and requirements. This implies producing a greater diversity of products in smaller quantities. Competitiveness is enormous, which forces most companies to be truly effective and efficient, taking care of product quality, delivery time, and final cost. Lean methodologies have been a valuable aid in this field. The diversity of Lean tools has been shown to have answers to the most diverse challenges, and companies are aware of this, increasingly adopting methodologies and processes that aim to progressively reduce waste and adapting their production paradigm to what the market requires. This work intends to provide a vision, as global as possible, of the pathway of Lean implementation in the Portuguese industry. For this purpose, a survey was carried out with a significant sample of Portuguese industrial companies from a wide range of activity sectors. The data collected through the survey were treated statistically, and then a SWOT analysis of the results was performed, which provided a collection of precious information on the evolution of industrial companies in Portugal