| Code |
16017
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S2
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| ECTS Credits |
9
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| Workload |
PL(80H)/TP(10H)
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| Scientific area |
Industrial Chemistry
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Entry requirements |
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Learning outcomes |
It is intended that students develop a research project in the area of Industrial Chemistry, supervised, integrated into the research groups of the
department or at an company, with cosupervision of a teacher from the Chemistry department.
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
Know the most relevant sources of information in Chemistry
Perform bibliographic search and gather information by consulting databases
Know how to disseminate chemical information through oral and panel communications
Organize, plan and make decisions
Perform, independently, experimental work, interpreting the obtained results
Improve and/or implement new techniques
Apply concepts and theories previously acquired in the development of the project
Collect and properly treat the experimental results, using appropriate tools
Prepare a final written report/dissertation and defend it orally
Understand scientific information written in English
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Syllabus |
- Sources of information and research in Chemistry
- How to prepare an oral presentation
- How to design and prepare a poster for scientific conferences
- How to write a dissertation
- Development of a laboratory research project in the area of Industrial Chemistry with fundamental or applied nature
- Preparation of a short dissertation / final report, oral presentation and discussion
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Main Bibliography |
Scientific articles and other bibliography according to the work to be developed
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
The assessment of this course includes:
A-Poster presentation
B-Research work developed. The latter includes:
B1-Laboratory component (attitude, performance, organization, autonomy, accuracy…)
B2-Dissertation writing
B3-Oral presentation and discussion of the dissertation (in the presence of a jury consisting of the teacher of the CU, the supervisor and an
argumentant).
The final weighting of each of these points will be set at the beginning of each year within the following ranges:
A -5 at 10% - grade given by the teacher of the CU
B1-40 to 60% - grade given by project supervisor
B2-10 to 30% - grade given by the argumentant (70%) and the teacher of CU (30%)
B3-10 at 30% - grade given by the argumentant (75%) and the teacher of CU (25%)
The final grade will depend on the weighting defined; The student will be approved if the final grade is higher than 9.5 and does not have lower
grade than 8 on any of the items
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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