ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 74.2 Hours of tutorials: 2.25 Expository Class: 18 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 112.45
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Chemistry Engineering
Areas: Chemical Engineering
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Once the Chemistry and Industrial Economics course has been completed, students are expected to be able to:
- Know the main types of chemical reaction in the chemical industry and their main associated characteristics.
- Understand the interaction of the industry with the environment, also analyzing the procedures based on their applicability, the fundamentals
operational and technical-economic characteristics.
- Be able to apply what has been learned to the development of lines of research and especially in industrial practice.
According to the Report on the Degree in Chemistry, the contents of this subject must provide the student with a knowledge base on:
“Introduction to the analysis and design of manufacturing processes. Economic analysis of chemical processes. The implantation and operation of chemical plants. Regulations. Industrial chemistry processes: general concepts. Chemical processes. Detailed study: oil industry, power generation by combustion, biofuel production, paper pulp, chlorine / soda manufacturing, lime and cement, non-ferrous metal production, product production high-volume chemicals, iron and steel, glass manufacturing, etc… ”
Topic 1: Introduction to the analysis and design of manufacturing processes.
Topic 2: Economic analysis of chemical processes. Production process. Chemical prices, Diagram of monetary flow in a company. Basic concepts of economy: Simple financial operations: forms of capitalization, economic and financial criteria for choosing alternatives. Profitability, Capital: fixed capital and working capital. Amortization, Costs: concept and classification, The market and sales: supply and demand. Market laws.
Unit 3.- Industrial chemistry processes: general concepts. Oil industry. Power generation through combustion. Biofuel production. Paper pulp. Manufacture of chlorine / soda. Glass manufacturing. Lime and cement production. Non-ferrous metal production. Iron, steel and foundries.
“Economía para la función directiva del ingeniero en la industria química- Gestión financiera. Antonio de Lucas Martínez, Ediciones Signe SA, (2011). Requested on-line to ETSE Library.
"Introducción a la química industrial", A. Vian , 2º ed, Ed Alambra (1996)
“Tecnología y margen de refino de petróleo”, Lluch Urpí, J.L. Diaz de Santos, Madrid (2008)
BASIC AND GENERAL
CB1 - That the students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in a study area that starts from the general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study
CG2 - That they be able to gather and interpret relevant data, information and results, obtain conclusions and issue reasoned reports on scientific, technological or other problems that require the use of knowledge of Chemistry.
CG3 - That they can apply both the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired and the capacity for analysis and abstraction in the definition and approach of problems and in the search for solutions in both academic and professional contexts.
CG4 - That they have the ability to communicate, both in writing and orally, knowledge, procedures, results and ideas in Chemistry to both a specialized and non-specialized audience.
CG5 - That they are able to study and learn autonomously, with organization of time and resources, new knowledge and techniques in any scientific or technological discipline.
TRANSVERSAL
CT6 - Teamwork.
CT7 - Work in an interdisciplinary team.
CT8 - Work in an international context.
CT9 - Skills in interpersonal relationships.
CT10 - Critical reasoning.
CT11 - Ethical commitment.
SPECIFIC
CE4 - Main types of chemical reaction and their main associated characteristics.
CE13 - Ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Chemistry.
CE15 - Recognize and analyze new problems and plan strategies to solve them.
The supporting content for the teaching of the subject (slides, etc.) will be available in the Virtual Classroom of the subject.
Scenario 1: classroom teaching
A) Expositive classes: Lesson taught by the teacher that can have different forms (theory, problems and / or general examples, general guidelines of the subject, ...). The teacher can count on the support of audiovisual and computer media but, in general (except for the presentation of works in power point), students do not need to handle them in class. Attendance to classes is not compulsory, but it is highly recommended.
B) Seminar classes: The student actively participates in class in different ways: delivery of exercises to the teacher (some proposed in problem bulletins or processes that the teacher delivers to the students with sufficient notice); solving exercises in the classroom, etc.
C) Compulsory tutorials. In general, they will mean for each student 2 hours per semester and subject. Activities such as supervising works, clarifying doubts about theory, problems, exercises, readings and other proposed tasks will be proposed, as well as the presentation, debates or comments on individual or small work groups. They may be carried out telematically, through the Virtual Classroom or Ms Teams.
The classes will be developed taking into account a double nature of content: On the one hand, the theoretical concepts of basic economics will be exposed using the blackboard and / or transparencies or projection systems. Merely expositive classes that include calculation problem solving. On the other hand, a second group of classes is made up of the study, analysis and understanding of a series of industrial manufacturing processes that will be proposed and directed by the teacher and developed and exposed by the student.
Scenario 2: mixed teaching
A) The expositive classes will be non-face-to-face and will be held by videoconference through MsTeams synchronously at the time established for the subject.
B) The seminar classes will be face-to-face, complying with the distancing and security measures imposed by the USC (use of mask and hydrogel).
C) The compulsory tutorials will be carried out remotely, preferably through Ms Teams.
Scenario 3: non-classroom teaching
Both the expository classes (A), as well as the seminars (B) and tutorials (C) will be carried out remotely. The first two will take place through synchronous telematic teaching by Ms Teams, while the tutorials can be carried out asynchronously, both in MsTeams and in the Virtual Classroom.
The continuous assessment will have a weight of 40% of the final grade for the course and will consist of three parts: 1.- Attendance and active participation in class / activities 30%; 2.- Tutoring 10%; 3.- Preparation, delivery and presentation of a work 60%. The seminars and tutorials will include exercises and work done in person and exercises delivered by the teacher.
The final written exam will be about the contents of the subject and will have a valuation of 60% of the total final grade.
The contribution of the continuous evaluation (40%) and the exam (60%) to the final grade will be the same in the 3 scenarios proposed.
The exam will be carried out in person in scenario 1, while in scenarios 2 and 3 it will be carried out synchronously in the Virtual Classroom of the subject.
The student must obtain a minimum grade of 3.5 (out of 10) in each of the evaluable parts to be able to add both grades. To pass the subject, a minimum global grade of 5.0 points is required. The grades of the work, the follow-up activities and the tutorials will be communicated to the student before the final exam. Attendance at tutoring is mandatory.
In case of not passing the subject at the first opportunity, the mark of the continuous evaluation will be kept for the second opportunity (July exam, not for the following course) and the student will only have to repeat the exam. Similarly, to pass the subject, a minimum global grade of 5.0 points is required. The student's grade will not be lower than that of the final exam or that obtained by weighing it with continuous assessment.
Students who do not achieve the minimum mark in the continuous evaluation, or repeating students, will have the possibility of also taking the exam indicated above, constituting 100% of the grade.
Students who do not participate in at least 25% of the proposed activities will be considered as not presented.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the Regulations for the evaluation of student academic performance and review of grades will apply.
The competences will be evaluated in the different activities according to the following table:
Work Seminars Tutoring Exam
CG2 x x x x
CG3 x x
CG4 x x x x
CG5 x
CB1 x
CE4 x x x
CE13 x x x
CE15 x x x
CT9 x x
CT10 x x x x
CT11 x
CT8 x
CT6 x
CT7 x
Based on the information provided in the corresponding Report of the Degree in Chemistry, it is estimated:
Individual or group autonomous study: 48 hours
Solving exercises and preparing works: 18 hours
Preparation of oral presentations, library work, etc: 10 hours
Total: 76 hours
It is a compulsory prerequisite to be able to tackle this subject having completed the Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry modules and the Chemical Engineering subject, as stated in the corresponding Report of the Degree in Chemistry.
It is also recommended to take into account a coordination between this subject and that of Professional Projects in Chemistry (compulsory) of the Degree, both taught in the same semester of the same course.
This subject is optional within the degree program in Chemistry. Depending on the number of students enrolled, some of the previous sections may be modified or conditioned to a certain extent.
Recommendations for telematic teaching:
• It is necessary to have a computer with a microphone and a camera to carry out the telematic activities scheduled throughout the course. The acquisition of computers with an MS Windows environment is recommended, since other platforms do not support some of the computer programs used in the subjects, available from the USC.
• Improve information and digital skills with the resources available at USC.
The mask must be used during the student's stay in the Center. Follow scrupulously all the indications of the health authorities and of the USC itself, for the protection of the health of the Covid-19. Wear a mask, apply hydrogel or wash your hands with soap and water following the instructions and, when possible, increase the distance with the rest of the classmates and teacher in the classroom.
Contingency plan:
METHODOLOGY
Contingency plan for remote teaching activities:
They will be carried out synchronously / asynchronously and always according to the schedule established by the center, through the different telematic means available at the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and / or Ms Teams.
Due to the nature and content of this subject, as well as the methodology used, the main difference between the different scenarios is that the expositive classes will be remote by Ms Teams in scenario 2 while in scenario 3, the seminars will also be remote by Ms Teams.
To carry out tutorials, as well as to maintain direct communication both between the students themselves and between them and the teacher, they can be done through the Virtual Campus forum, through Ms Teams, or by email.
EVALUATION SYSTEM
The evaluation system will be exactly the same regardless of the type of teaching used (face-to-face or virtual), with the only difference that the evaluation activities will be carried out, as established by the competent authorities, either in person in the classroom or remotely using the telematic means available at the USC.
Maria Amaya Franco Uria
Coordinador/a- Department
- Chemistry Engineering
- Area
- Chemical Engineering
- Phone
- 881816777
- amaya.franco [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
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