DRI - UFLA

Online Graduate courses in English 2021/2

UFLA, through its Office of International Affairs, is participating in an initiative together with other Brazilian Federal Universities, to share virtual courses taught in English among universities.

These are individual courses for virtual exchange students who will receive an official transcript, but not a degree from UFLA.

Courses at other universities: https://www.dri.ufv.br/wp-content/uploads/EMI-Brazil.html

WHEN?

23 August 2021 – 3 December 2021

EXCEPTION: The course PEX820-DATA MANIPULATION AND VISUALIZATION will start 20 October 2021.

HOW TO APPLY?

August 18th to 20th

Brazilian students: See the guidelines "INSTRUÇÕES DISCIPLINAS ISOLADAS - 2021/2" ( https://drca.ufla.br/mestrado-e-doutorado/matricula)

International students: The student must send the registration form (filled and signed) and the documents (Enrollment certificate of your Brazilian home institution; CPF - Cadastro de Pessoa Física; Passport; Student Visa, if applicable; National Migration Registry Card, if applicable) to Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo. until August 20th (2 p.m., Brazilian time).

Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program at a higher education institution and have access to a good internet connection to follow the activities.

COURSES - GRADUATE PROGRAM IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (Coordinator: Prof. Eric Araújo - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo. )

• PCC535 INTRODUCTION TO AGENT-BASED MODELS 60h (Prof. Eric Araújo - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

1. What is Agent-Based Modeling and Why Should You Use It? 2. History of ABM and Classic Models. 3. Creating a Simple Model. 4. Extending Models. 5. Creating Agent-Based Models. 6. The Components of an Agent-Based Model. 7. Analyzing Agent-Based Models. 8. Verification, Validation, and Replication. 9. Intro to Advanced ABM.

More information:  https://sigaa.ufla.br/sigaa/public/programa/noticias_desc.jsf?lc=lc=pt_BR&id=1836&noticia=138808000

• PCC539 HUMAN FACTORS IN COMPUTING RESEARCH 60h (Prof. André Freire - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

Basic principles of human factors in Computing systems. Empirical research involving humans in Computer Science and its ethical aspects. Qualitative and quantitative methods for human factors in Computing research. Interviews, focus groups and survey studies. Observational and ethnographic studies. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis. Physiological measurements in Computing research. Theories of Human-Computer Interaction.

 COURSES - GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (Coordinator: Prof. Paulo Marchiori - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

• PFV547  THE ESSENTIAL TO PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 60h (Prof. João Paulo Barbosa- Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo. e Prof. Paulo Marchiori - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

Introduction to biophysics. Introduction to organic chemistry. Introduction to agrometeorology. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of students and teacher 1.2 Presentation of the course plan 1.3 Teaching-learning methodology and assessment 1.4. The subject in the curriculum and integration with other subjects 1.5. The subject of professional and personal development INTRODUCTION TO BIOPHYSICS The plant life processes from a physical viewpoint; water; chemical potential; membrane transport; fluid dynamics. INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Hydrocarbons; Alcohols and Ethers; Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Esters; Amines and Amides. INTRODUCTION TO AGROMETEOROLOGY The soil-plant-atmosphere continuous EVALUATION n.1. evaluation of course content n.2. evaluation of the student's performance n.3. evaluation of the teacher's performance n.4. Evaluation of the material and physical conditions in which the course is developed.

• PFV542 PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 60h (Profa. Elisa Bicalho - Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo. )

Mechanisms of plant development. Plant hormones. Signaling of plant developmental events. Correlation between plant growth and development. Apical dominance. Assexual propagation. Photomorphogenesis. Plant life cycle. 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction of students and teacher 1.2 Presentation of the course plan 1.3 Teaching-learning methodology and assessment 1.4. The subject in the curriculum and integration with other subjects 1.5. The subject of professional and personal development Plant hormones acting on plant growth and development: auxin, gibberellins, cytokinin, ethylene, abscisic, jasmonic, and salicylic acid, strigolactones. Mechanisms and control of plant development: influence of genetics and hormones and their relationship with the environment. Vegetative propagation: anatomical and physiological basis of rooting. Correlation between growth and development of plants: apical dominance and inhibition of lateral and apical shoot. Plant life cycle: dormancy and germination of seeds, initial growth, establishment, flowering, fruiting, maturation, and senescence. EVALUATION n.1. evaluation of course content n.2. evaluation of the student's performance n.3. evaluation of the teacher's performance n.4. Evaluation of the material and physical conditions in which the course is developed.

 COURSES - GRADUATE PROGRAM IN STATISTICS AND AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTATION (Coordinator : Prof. Renato Ribeiro de Lima Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

• PEX820-DATA MANIPULATION AND VISUALIZATION 60h ( Prof. Renato Ribeiro de Lima Este endereço de email está sendo protegido de spambots. Você precisa do JavaScript ativado para vê-lo.)

R programming language. Descriptive statistics. Data import, manipulation and transformation in R. Data visualization in R. Tools for high quality documents, reports, presentations and dashboards in R. Additional topics and introduction to other programming languages.

CLASS SCHEDULE (Brazilian time)