The Rathbone Hotel: internship

The main objective of the internship is to complete the requirement of the Master program as prescribed by the University of the Algarve. An intern has to prepare an internship report at the end of the internship period but the main objective of the internship is to get experience of the real world organisation. The internship was concluded with the objective of getting practical knowledge in all departments at The Rathbone Hotel. The first responsibility I was assigned during these 12 months of internship period was to assist the Housekeeping Department. Secondly, I was allotted the work of F&B, Accounts, Reservations, Front Office, Back Office and assisting the Assistant Manager was the last task I was assigned during my Internship program. As an intern, I realised that I was successful to gather a lot of significant learning experiences which would be helpful in my future career. Work in all departments of The Rathbone Hotel offered me ample space and opportunities, not only to learn but also to exhibit my skills as a Rathbone team member. I could use my theoretical knowledge in real practice while participating in many discussions. I was actively involved in the revenue meetings where I shared my knowledge and views regarding the performance in Reservations of The Rathbone Hotel. I successfully completed all the assigned duties and passed them over to the supervisor at the end of the internship. I thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that came along every single day. These lessons that I have learned will be a valuable one for my future activities as well.

Predicting intention to work with social robots

The growing number of robotic solutions geared to interact socially with humans, social robots, urge the study of the factors that will facilitate or hinder future human robot collaboration. Hence the research question: what are the factors that predict intention to work with a social robot in the near future. To answer this question the following socio-cognitive models were studied, the theory of reasoned action, the theory of planned behavior and the model of goal directed behavior. These models purport that all the other variables will only have an indirect effect on behavior. That is, through the variables of the model. Based on the research on robotics and social perception/ cognition, social robot appearance, belief in human nature uniqueness, perceived warmth, perceived competence, anthropomorphism, negative attitude towards robots with human traits and negative attitudes towards interactions with robots were studied for their effects on attitude towards working with a social robot, perceived behavioral control, positive anticipated emotions and negative anticipated emotions. Study 1 identified the social representation of robot. Studies 2 to 5 investigated the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the negative attitude towards robots scale. Study 6 investigated the psychometric properties of the belief in human nature uniqueness scale. Study 7 tested the theory of reasoned action and the theory of planned behavior. Study 8 tested the model of goal directed behavior. Studies 7 and 8 also tested the role of the external variables. Study 9 tested and compared the predictive power of the three socio-cognitive models. Finally conclusion are drawn from the research results, and future research suggestions are offered.

Interfaces humano-computador com reconhecimento de gestos e representação holográfica

Dissertação de mestrado, Engenharia Elétrica e Eletrónica, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Estudo de redes de distribuição de energia

Dissertação de mestrado, Energias Renováveis e Gestão de Energia, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

Um olhar e uma reflexão sobre o ensino-aprendizagem das línguas: contributo para uma aprendizagem significativa do português e do espanhol

No âmbito das Práticas Pedagógicas Supervisionadas1 de Português e Espanhol pensei e desenhei sequências de aprendizagem cujo objetivo central era que estas resultassem num ensino-aprendizagem significativo da língua, para que a minha própria aprendizagem enquanto futura professora de línguas fosse, também ela, significativa. Deste modo, o presente relatório científico é composto por dois volumes: um primeiro que inclui a fundamentação teórico-metodológica basilar para as decisões tomadas durante as PPS, e um segundo, composto exclusivamente por anexos que representam todo o trabalho prático envolvido na preparação das mesmas. Como na base do Português e do Espanhol, línguas foco do meu estudo, estão orientações teórico-metodológicas diferentes, este primeiro volume divide-se em três grandes partes: (1) O Professor de Línguas, (2) O ensino-aprendizagem do Português e (3) O ensino-aprendizagem do Espanhol.

Indústrias líticas do plistocénico superior no Vale do Rôto (Bombarral): Lapa do Suão

Dissertação de mestrado, Arqueologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

A criação de uma empresa: reserva online - agência de marketing digital

Dissertação de Mestrado, Marketing, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015

A liderança como comportamento de cidadania organizacional

Dissertação de mestrado, Gestão de Recursos Humanos, Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo, Universidade do Algarve, 2014

Role of social media and its effects on small businesses

Dissertação de mestrado, Economia do Turismo e Desenvolvimento Regional, Faculdade de Economia, Universidade do Algarve, 2014