Armando B. Mendes

Cursos da Stanford Engineering

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under materiais ensino

Standford On-line Courses

SEE programming includes one of Stanford’s most popular engineering sequences: the three-course Introduction to Computer Science taken by the majority of Stanford undergraduates, and seven more advanced courses in artificial intelligence and electrical engineering.

Tags: b-learning, data mining

Read more | Comments off | February 22nd, 2011

Problems with Gantt Charts

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under Investigação Operacional, planeamento, visualização

Project Management Graphics (or Gantt Charts), by Edward Tufte

Computer screens are generally too small for an overview of big serious projects. Horizontal and vertical scrolling are necessary to see more than about 40 horizontal time lines for a reasonable period of time. Thus, for large projects, print out the sequence on a big roll of paper and put it up on a wall.

Tags: gestão de projetos

Read more | Comments off | February 15th, 2011

What is Social Network Analysis?

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under ARS - SNA

Uma boa definição de redes sociais

Network analysis is based on the intuitive notion that these patterns are important features of the lives of the individuals who display them. Network analysts believe that how an individual lives depends in large part on how that individual is tied into the larger web of social connections. Many believe, moreover, that the success or failure of societies and organizations often depends on the patterning of their internal structure.

Tags: ARS\SNA intro, definição, grafos

Read more | Comments off | February 11th, 2011

Analysis of Risky Decisions

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under Investigação Operacional, materiais ensino

Analysis of Risky Decisions

Making decisions is certainly the most important task of a manager and it is often a very difficult one. This site offers a decision making procedure for solving complex problems step by step.It presents the decision-analysis process for both public and private decision-making, using different decision criteria, different types of information, and information of varying quality. It describes the elements in the analysis of decision alternatives and choices, as well as the goals and objectives that guide decision-making. The key issues related to a decision-maker’s preferences regarding alternatives, criteria for choice, and choice modes, together with the risk assessment tools are also presented.

Tags: intro IO

Read more | Comments off | February 11th, 2011

math videos for the world

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under matemática, materiais ensino, videos

math videos for the world

PatrickJMT: making FREE and hopefully useful math videos for the world!

Tags: b-learning

Read more | Comments off | February 10th, 2011

Questionnaire Design

Posted by Armando Brito Mendes | Filed under estatística, materiais ensino

Arsham Questionaire Design

The contents of this site are aimed at students who need to perform basic statistical analyses on data from sample surveys, especially those in marketing science. Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of statistics, such as descriptive statistics and the concept of hypothesis testing.

Tags: inquéritos

Read more | Comments off | February 9th, 2011