Major: Electronics and Communication Engineering

Today, information technology is strategically important to the goals and aspirations of the business enterprises, government and high-level education institutions – university. Universities are facing new challenges with the emerging global economy characterized by the importance of providing faster communication services and improving the productivity and effectiveness of individuals. New challenges such as provides an information network that supports the demands and diversification of university issues. A new network architecture, which is a set of design principles for build a network, is one of the pillar bases. It is the cornerstone that enables the university’s faculty, researchers, students, administrators, and staff to discover, learn, reach out, and serve society. This thesis focuses on the network architecture definitions and fundamental components. Three most important characteristics of high-quality architecture are that: it’s open network architecture; it’s service-oriented characteristics and is an IP network based on packets. There are four important components in the architecture, which are: Services and Network Management, Network Control, Core Switching and Edge Access. The theoretical contribution of this study is a reference model Architecture of University Campus Network that can be followed or adapted to build a robust yet flexible network that respond next generation requirements. The results found are relevant to provide an important complete reference guide to the process of building campus network which nowadays play a very important role. Respectively, the research gives university networks a structured modular model that is reliable, robust and can easily grow.

Análise Económica e Financeira como Instrumento de Apoio ao Processo Decisório

O foco central deste relatório consiste em mostrar a total importância da Análise Económica e Financeira como instrumento de apoio ao processo decisório. No contexto actual onde a concorrência é cada vez mais forte e a busca pela competitividade é uma necessidade constante, as empresas necessitam de informações precisas e oportunas para apoiar o processo decisório. A escassez de recursos financeiros e o elevado custo, aliado com a falta de planeamento e controle, têm contribuído para que muitas empresas encerrem suas actividades. A tomada de boas decisões torna-se, então, um factor crucial para assegurar a sobrevivência, crescimento e permanência da empresa no mercado. Neste sentido, buscamos trazer para todos os interessados alguns conceitos e técnicas fundamentais de análise e medição da performance económica e financeira das empresas que será igualmente útil, quer a nível académica, como também a nível profissional. Procuramos evidenciar a importância de se conhecer os indicadores que podem ser vistos como alertas de possíveis falências de empresas e com base nisso, tomar decisões que determinam que estratégias utilizar para enfrentar a concorrência. A finalizar este relatório procedemos a uma pesquisa Estudo de Caso que engloba uma análise económica e financeira, baseada na análise das Demonstrações Financeiras e demais informações complementares da TRANSCOR-SV, S.A. Foram explorados alguns conceitos relacionados com o tema, mostrando de forma simples e objectiva a situação de como a empresa vem actuando no mercado. Constámos algumas deficiências, pois, foram verificados alguns pontos fracos. Diante dos problemas, sugerimos formas de mudanças e de viabilidade dos mesmos. Esperamos, então, que este relatório contribua para a empresa analisar melhor a forma de administrar a parte económica e financeira e demais sectores.The central focus of this report consists of showing to total importance of the Analysis Economic and Financial as support instrument to the ruling process. In the context actual where the competition is more and more strong and the search for the competitiveness is a constant need, the companies need necessary and opportune information to support the ruling process. The shortage of financial resources and the high cost, ally with the planning lack and control, they have been contributing so that a lot of companies contain their activities. The socket of good decisions becomes, then, a crucial factor to assure the survival, growth and permanence of the company in the market. In this sense, we looked for to bring for all the interested parties, some concepts and fundamental techniques of analysis and measurement of the performance economic and financial of the companies, which will be equally useful, he/she wants to academic level, as well as at professional level. We tried to evidence, the importance of knowing the indicators that you/they can be seen as alerts of possible bankruptcies of companies and with base in that, to make decisions that determine which strategies to use to face the competition. To conclude this report we proceeded to a research Study of Case that includes an analysis economic and financial, based on the analysis of the Financial Demonstrations and other complementary information of TRANSCOR-S.V., S.A. Some concepts related with the theme were explored, showing the situation of simple form and objective of as the company is acting in the market. It was verified some deficiencies, because, some weak points were verified. Before the problems, we suggested forms of changes and of viability of the same ones.We waited, then, which this report contributes to company to analyze the form better of administering the part economic and financial and other sectors.