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Presentation
Presentation
In the belief that the knowledge area related to networks and new information technologies is framed in a complex, pluridisciplinary and constantly changing thematic area, the selected program modules aim to provide students with familiarization with the concept of networks in a perspective that has as basis for analysis of communication and what is in its structuring and evolution.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Master Degree | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT257-23560
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Random networks. Properties of the Erdvos model. 1.1. Connection, distance, grouping and distribution function concepts 2. 'Small-world' networks. The Watts-Strogazt model 3. Networks without a characteristic scale. Model of Barabási 4. Dynamic processes and information dissemination in networks 5. The computer as an instrument of communication between men 6. The evolution of the Internet. 7. The creation of the TCP / IP protocol 8. The World Wide Web 9. Peer-to peer-computation networks 10. Virtual social networks 11. The diffusion of technologies
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Objectives
Objectives
Provide master's students with in-depth knowledge about communication networks and their importance in contemporary times for the communicative flow and its consequences in the creation of society based on informationalism It is also intended that the transmission of theoretical elements can create a modulation space with the simultaneous promotion of each student's critical judgment and autonomous research capacities as an ultimate academic goal.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Artificial intelligence can only be used within the limit of searching for sources where the investigation of evaluation work can be verified.
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References
References
Barabási, A.-L., (2002), Linked: The New Science of Networks, Perseus, Cambridge, MA. Battu , Daniel (2016). Communication Networks Economy. NY:John Wiley & Sons Kadhim, Laith Awda (2016). Communication Networks. Lambert Academic Publishing Monge, Peter R. & Contractor, Noshir (2016). Theories of Communication Networks. NY: Oxford University Press Rogers, Everett M. (2003). Diffusion of Innovations. NY: Free press Walrand, Jean (2017). Communication Networks. San Rafael: Morgan and Claypool Publishers Watts, D. J. (2003), Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, Norton, New York.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No