Class Telecommunication Project

The scope of this unit encompasses the study and design of telecommunications networks in buildings,
properly framed in the current norms and standards enforced in Portugal, the ITED 3 norm, that mirrors
the current European legislation. The project management component, essential in any engineering field,
is introduced according to PMI practices, and a fundamental set tools, needed for project management
and decision making, is then addressed. The pertinence of this unit is then clear: (i) The design and
installation of telecommunications networks in buildings, requires that a set of quality and reliability
norms is upheld, and constitutes an asset which is of paramount importance in the workplace, in the field
of telecommunications; (ii) The fundamental concepts of project management, and decision making, are,
today, an essential tool that is applied transversely in any engineering field.

Lectures Programme

1. Telecommunications' Infrastructures in buildings (30%)
   1. General technical requirements
   2. Environmental classifications
   3. Generic project rules
   4. Adaptation to fiber optics links
   5. Generic installations rules
   6. Infrastructure classification by building type
   7. Testing procedures
   8. Circuit protections and ground connections
   9. Home automation, Video-doorway, Security Systems
2. Principles of Project Management (30%)
   1. Introduction to Project Management
   2. Project Planning
   3. Project Implementation;
   4. Fundamental Techniques for Project Management
3. Project tutoring and follow-up (40%)

Practical Classes Programme

1. Solving of application problems
2. CAD tool training
3. Project tutoring and follow-up
4. General tutoring

The teaching methodology is divided into two components: (1) A strong theoretical component, where the fundamental concepts are lectured, and application problems solved; (2) Execution of a Telecommunications project. Evaluation is composed by

Engineering project (50% of the final grade)
- Designing of a telecommunications infrastructure for a building, applying the subjects taught during the lectures, and upholding the current norms and standards. This project is delivered at the end of the semester.
- Minimum classification: 10.0 points.

Theoretical test (50% of the final grade)

- Two written tests, encompassing all of the subjects taught in the lectures and exams in the dates stated in the general regulations.
- Oral exam (from which students with high leves of attendance and participation are exempt from)
- Minimum classification: 10.0 points.

The access to the Special Date Laboratory Exam is regulated by the Regulation for Curricular Units With Strong Laboratorial Component.

• ANACOM - Manual ITED. 4ª ed. Lisboa :ANACOM, 2020. Formato Electrónico.
• Project Management Institute - PMBOK Guide. 6th ed. Pennsylvania :Project Management Institute, Inc., 2017. Formato Electrónico. Série. ISBN: 978-1-62825-184-5
• Kerzner, H. - Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling. 13ª ed. Wiley, 2013. Capa Dura. ISBN: 978-1118022276
• Apontamentos das aulas teóricas e práticas, fornecidos aos alunos