ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Inorganic Chemistry
Areas: Inorganic Chemistry
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Students are expected to:
• know the variation of the properties of the elements according to their position in the Periodic System
• know the properties of inorganic compounds
• know the main types of chemical reactions and their characteristics
• can perform normal procedures in an inorganic laboratory
Descriptive chemistry of the non-metallic elements and their most important compounds: study of the structure, bond, thermodynamic, kinetic and reactivity aspects. Synthesis of the elements and their compounds. Characteristic reactions of some non-metallic inorganic elements and their compounds.
Theory program:
Unit 1. Hydrogen.
Unit 2. Group 17 elements: halogens.
Unit 3. Group elements 16. Oxygen.
Unit 4. Sulfur.
Unit 5. Group elements 15. Nitrogen.
Unit 6. The match.
Unit 7. Group elements 14. Carbon and silicon.
Unit 8. Group elements 13. Boron study.
Unit 9. Group 18 elements: noble gases.
Laboratory program:
Practice 1. Preparation of the Mohr Salt. Acid-base properties of ammonium salts.
Practice 2. Preparation and study of the properties of sodium peroxoborate.
Practice 3. Preparation of sodium hydrogen carbonate and study of the acid-base properties of carbonates and bicarbonates.
Practice 4. Obtaining and reactivity of halogens and some of their compounds.
Practice 5. Acid rain. Desulfurization of polluting gases.
Basic (reference manual):
- Rayner–Canham, G. “Química Inorgánica Descriptiva” 2nd Ed.; Prentice Hall 2000.
Additional:
- Química General, R.H. Petrucci, F.G. Herring, J.D. Madura y C. Bissonnette, 11ª Ed., Pearson Educación, 2017.
- Quiñoá, E., Riguera, R., Vila J.M., Nomenclatura y formulación de los compuestos inorgánicos, 2nd Ed.; McGraw-Hill, 2010.
- Rayner–Canham, G., Overton, T. “Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry” 6ª Ed.; W.H. Freeman, 2013.
- Lee, J.D., Concise inorganic chemistry, 5ª Ed.; Oxford: Blackwell Science, 2009.
- Housecroft C.E., Sharpe A.G., “Química Inorgánica” 2ª Ed.; Pearson Educación, 2006.
- Shriver & Atkins, “Química Inorgánica” 4ª Ed.; McGraw-Hill, 2008.
Online resources:
In case of not accessing the library, at the link https://infolibros.org/libros-de-quimica-inorganica-gratis-pdf/ you can consult the book by CE Housecroft, AG Sharpe, in English (Inorganic Chemistry) for free. In this link there are also general chemistry books for those students with difficulties in basic bonding concepts, stoichiometric calculations, acid-base and redox.
Virtual courses:
o Unicoos, to David Calle's website (mathematics, physics, chemistry): https://www.youtube.com/user/davidcpv
o Chemguide: Helping you to understand Chemistry: http://www.chemguide.co.uk/
Virtual molecular models
http://chemagic.org/molecules/mini.html
Dynamic Periodic Table: http://www.ptable.com/
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.
CG1 - That the graduates possess and understand the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of Chemistry, with a historical perspective of their development.
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
CT2 - Develop organizational and planning capacity.
CT4 - Be able to solve problems.
SPECIFIC
CE2 - Interpret the variation of the characteristic properties of the chemical elements according to the Periodic Table.
CE4 - Know the main types of chemical reaction and their main associated characteristics.
CE7 - Know the properties of organic, inorganic and metallic organ compounds.
CE13 - Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential facts, concepts, principles and theories related to the areas of Chemistry.
CE18 - Be able to carry out standard laboratory procedures involved in analytical and synthetic work, in relation to organic and inorganic systems.
The development of the program established in this subject will be carried out in the classroom, on the Virtual Campus (Moodle) and on the MS Teams platform.
The methodology to be used will depend on the scenario that the socio-health situation allows at any given moment: scenario 1 (adapted normality); scenario 2 (distancing) and scenario 3 (closing of the facilities).
A) Large group lectures: development of the contents of the subject through master classes taught by the teaching staff. Teachers can count on the support of audiovisual and computer media but, in general, students do not need to manage them in class. Usually these classes will follow the contents of the reference manual indicated in the bibliography.
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be completely imparted telematically using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform if distancing is not possible, or it will be combined with 50% telematic teaching and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if the distancing is possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be completely imparted telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
B) Interactive small group lectures: theoretical / practical classes in which applications of the theory, problems, exercises are proposed and solved ... Students actively participate in these classes in different ways: delivery of exercises to teachers; solving exercises in the classroom, etc. Teachers can count on the support of audiovisual and computer media but, in general, students will not handle them in class. Assessment tests are included, if any.
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be imparted in the classroom, or 50% telematic teaching will be combined (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be imparted completely telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
C) Practical laboratory: This includes lectures that take place in a laboratory. In these, students acquire the appropriate chemistry lab skills which consolidates the knowledge attained in the lectures. Student's personal work in this activity is greatly reduced. For these practices, the student will have a Practical Laboratory Guide, which includes general observations on the laboratory work and an outline of each of the experiments performed. The guide will consist of a brief presentation of the fundaments, methodology to follow, details on the calculations to be performed and results to be presented. The student will have to attend every laboratory session having previously read carefully the contents of this guide. Following an explanation by the lecturer, students will perform i the experiments and calculations required to achieve the aims of the practical work, writing in their notebook the development, calculations and results of each experiment; they will hand in the results, which will be evaluated. At the end of the practices, the students will have a theoretical-practical examination related with the work realised in the laboratory.
Attendance at these classes is mandatory. The absences must be justified documentary, accepting examination and health reasons, as well as those cases contemplated in the current university regulations. The practice not carried out will be recovered in agreement with the teacher and within the scheduled time for the subject.
Scenario 1: the practices will be carried out in the laboratory.
Scenario 2: the practices will be carried out in the laboratory, or 50% telematic teaching (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the laboratory will be combined if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these practices will be imparted electronically (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams), adapting the contents to this situation of non-attendance and alternative activities will be proposed.
D) Tutorials in very small groups ("T" in the timetable): Tutorials scheduled by the lecturer and coordinated by the Centre. In general, each student will take two tutorials per semester and course. Additional work includes essays, answering questions about theory or practice, problems, exercises, reading or other proposed tasks, as well as presentations, debates or comments in small groups works. In many cases the lecturer will require students to hand the exercises before the tutorial. These will be included in the activities to be undertaken by students throughout the course and are in the Teaching Guide.
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be imparted in the classroom, or 50% telematic teaching will be combined (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be imparted completely telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
E) Personalized tutorials: these are intended to monitor the work of each student and resolve their doubts.
They will be carried out in person or virtual according to the scenario in which we find ourselves. In any case, scenarios 2 and 3 will be telematic through the Microsoft Teams platform and the Virtual Classroom.
F) Digital Platform (Moodle): through this digital platform, a virtual classroom will be kept active in which the teachers will provide the necessary information for the students (slides used in the expository classes, exercise bulletins, manual for laboratory practices , online questionnaires, news, announcements, etc.). It will be the means used to carry out the final tests in scenario 3.
This platform also contains discussion forums and internal mail, which provides excellent communication between teachers and students.
G) Microsoft Teams: the Microsoft Teams group video conferencing platform will be used to teach expository and / or interactive classes, depending on the corresponding scenario as indicated above.
General indications
• The evaluation of this course is done through continuous assessment and a final exam.
• Continuous assessment will made from written tests, exercises, and the work in the tutorials and in the lectures and the practical laboratory. It will consist of three components: seminars, tutorials and labs which counted to the final grade of the student with the following percentages: 25% (seminars + tutorials) and 15%. For the evaluation of laboratory practice, the items to evaluate are: organization and neatness in the laboratory, Experimental work, laboratory diary and issues. In any case, to pass the course is prerequisite to have approved the labs. In the second ordinary edition of the final examination (July) only the theoretical-practical part of the of laboratory practices would be retaked.
The final examination could include an eliminatory question, with fundamental contents of the course that correspond with the skills developed in this educational programming. To pass this question (with a minimum score of six and a half points on ten) will be a prerequisite to have approved the course.
To pass the course, it will be necessary to have reached a minimum punctuation of 4 (four points on ten) in the final exam.
• The final grade for each student in the course is obtained as a result of applying the following formula:
Final Score = max (N2, N1 x 0.4 + N2 x 0.6)
Where N1 is the mark for the continuous assessment (scale 0-10) and N2 the mark in the final examination (range 0-10), with the exception indicated in the previous section.
Students repeating modules.
Students taking modules for a second time have the same system of class attendance as those studying the module for the first time, with the following exception: students who have successfully passed the laboratory demonstrations keep their marks for a maximum of two academic years. Therefore, they will not have to take the lab sessions again.
Specific indications
Practical laboratory:
The students owe to do a basic theoretical preparation before realising the work of laboratory in each practical experiment. This basic preparation will consist fundamentally in reading the outline to know the aim of the practice and what to do and make the necessary calculations for the experimental development. At the end of the practices, the students will have a theoretical-practical examination related with the work realised in the laboratory.
The final grade of practical laboratory will have two components with the following percentages: note of laboratory, 50%; final examination, 50%.
For the note of laboratory the items to evaluate will be the following: organisation and neatness in the laboratory, execution of the practice, results.
The following skills are assessed in the exam and in the work carried out throughout the course:
Interactive classes: CB1, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT2, CT4, CE2, CE4, CE7, CE13.
Laboratory practices: CG3, CG4, CT2, CT4, CE4, CE7, CE13, CE18.
Exam: CB1, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT2, CT4, CE2, CE4, CE7, CE13.
Evaluation in the different scenarios
The evaluation will be the same regardless of the scenario, taking into account the following:
Scenario 1: final face-to-face tests.
Scenario 2: the final tests will preferably be telematic through the Virtual Classroom or other platforms that the University enables for this purpose.
Scenario 3: the final tests will be telematic through the Virtual Classroom or other platforms that the University enables for this purpose.
Lastly, it should be noted that for cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións”.
FACE WORK IN THE CLASSROOM (HOURS)
Large group lectures: 23
Interactive small group classes (seminars): 8
Tutorials: 2
Laboratory practices: 20
Exam: 3
Total hours work face in the classroom or laboratory: 56
STUDENT WORK STAFF (HOURS)
Individual self-study or group (for the large group lectures): 35
Solving exercises, or other work: 32
Preparation of questions to address: 6
Preparation of laboratory work and its reporting practices: 8
Exam Preparation: 13
Total hours student's personal work: 94
• It is important to attend the lectures.
• It is important to keep an "up to date" revision of the course.
• It is recommended the preparation of each of the topics using the reference manual proposed for this subject.
• After reading a topic in the reference manual, it is useful to summarize the important points, identifying the basic aspects related to each group of chemical elements that must be remembered and making sure that you know both their properties and reactions. chemicals in which they can participate.
• The relationship between the contents of each of the topics is essential for learning this subject. It may be helpful to draw diagrams for aspects such as binding, fetching and reactivity.
• It is highly desirable to attend and participate actively in seminary classes, in which the exercises will be solved, commenting on the difficulties to the rest of the seminary classmates.
• It is recommended to use the tutoring hours to solve the doubts that arise throughout the course.
• Preparing the practical work is essential for the laboratory sessions. First, the important theoretical concepts of each experiment should be reviewed and then you should carefully read the outline of the practice, trying to understand the objectives and the development of the proposed experiment. Any doubts that arise must be discussed with the lecturer.
Classes will be taught in Galician and English.
The Virtual Campus will be used to provide the students with all the necessary material for monitoring the subject.
Contingency plan (summary)
The development of the methodology and the aforementioned evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the scenario that the socio-health situation allows at all times: scenario 1 (adapted normality); scenario 2 (distancing) and scenario 3 (closing of the facilities).
Methodology
1. Lectures
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be completely imparted telematically using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform if distancing is not possible, or it will be combined with 50% telematic teaching and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if the distancing is possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be completely imparted telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
2. Seminars
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be imparted in the classroom, or 50% telematic teaching will be combined (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be imparted completely telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
3. Laboratory practices
Scenario 1: the practices will be carried out in the laboratory.
Scenario 2: the practices will be carried out in the laboratory, or 50% telematic teaching (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the laboratory will be combined if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these practices will be imparted electronically (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams), adapting the contents to this situation of non-attendance and alternative activities will be proposed.
4. Group tutoring
Scenario 1: these classes will be in the classroom face-to-face, although exceptionally up to 10% of this teaching may be imparted telematically, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
Scenario 2: these classes will be imparted in the classroom, or 50% telematic teaching will be combined (Virtual Classroom and Microsoft Teams) and 50% face-to-face teaching in the classroom if distancing is not possible.
Scenario 3: these classes will be imparted completely telematically, synchronously, using the Virtual Classroom and / or the Microsoft Teams platform.
5. Personalized tutoring
Scenario 1: face-to-face or "online".
Scenarios 2 and 3: “online” through Microsoft Teams.
Assessment system
The evaluation of this subject will be done through continuous evaluation (40%) and the completion of a final exam (60%).
The evaluation will be the same regardless of the scenario, taking into account the following:
Scenario 1: final face-to-face tests.
Scenario 2: the final tests will preferably be telematic through the Virtual Classroom or other platforms that the University enables for this purpose.
Scenario 3: the final tests will be telematic through the Virtual Classroom or other platforms that the University enables for this purpose.
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións”.
Ana Maria Gonzalez Noya
Coordinador/a- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814258
- ana.gonzalez.noya [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Esther Garcia Fernandez
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814241
- mesther.garcia [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Rosa Maria Pedrido Castiñeiras
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814245
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Del Carmen Gimenez Lopez
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- maria.gimenez.lopez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
Marcelo Osorio Celis
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- marcelo.osorio [at] usc.es
- Category
- Xunta Pre-doctoral Contract
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