ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 54 Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 14 Interactive Classroom: 6 Total: 75
Use languages English
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Areas: Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
- Understand the basic concepts on which supramolecular chemistry is based.
- Know and understand the different strategies of design and synthesis in supramolecular chemistry.
- Obtain an integral and multidisciplinary vision of the area, in the context of other branches of science.
- Obtain an overview of the experimental methods and techniques most commonly used to study supramolecular processes.
- Learn the possible applications of this field of science.
- Supramolecular Chemistry: Non covalent interactions.
- Methods for the characterization of supramolecular processes. Determination of binding constants.
- Molecular recognition of neutral and charged species: design of receptors.
- Self-assembly and supramolecular topology. Supramolecular dynamic chemistry.
- Coordination and organometallic chemistry in supramolecular chemistry
- Applications of supramolecular processes
Basic
– Steed, J. W.; Turner, D. R.; Wallace, K. J. Core Concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanochemistry. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-470-85866-0.
– Steed, J. W.; Atwood, J. A. Supramolecular Chemistry. 2nd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-470-51234-0.
– Cragg, P. J. Supramolecular Chemistry. From Biological Inspiration to Biomedical Applications. Springer, 2010. ISBN: 978-90-481-2581-4.
– Gale, P. A.; Steed, J. W. (Eds). Supramolecular chemistry: from molecules to nanomaterials. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, New York, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-470-74640-0.
Complementary
– Nobuhiko Yui (Ed.). Supramolecular Design for Biological Applications. CRC Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-8493-0965-4.
– Tatsuya Nabeshima (Ed.). Synergy in Supramolecular Chemistry. CRC Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-1-4665-9504-0.
– Hans-Jörg Schneider (Ed.). Supramolecular Systems in Biomedical Fields (Monographs in Supramolecular Chemistry). RSC Publishing. 2013. ISBN: 978-1-84973-658-9.
Basic
CB6: Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB7: That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
CB9: That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and the ultimate reasons that sustain them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10: That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
General
CG1: Know how to apply the knowledge acquired to solve practical problems in the field of research and innovation in the multidisciplinary context of biological chemistry and molecular materials.
CG2: Know how to apply the scientific method and acquire skills in the elaboration of the necessary protocols for the design and critical evaluation of chemical experiments.
CG3: Be able to discuss and communicate their ideas, orally and in writing, to specialized and non-specialized audiences (conferences, etc.) in a clear and reasoned way.
CG5: Have the skills that allow you to develop a mode of study and autonomous learning.
CG8: Manage the advanced scientific bibliography of primary sources and acquire the necessary tools to develop their critical interpretation, with the ability to establish the state of the art ("state of the art") of novel thematic lines in the fields of biological chemistry and molecular materials.
Transversal
CT1: Develop skills associated with teamwork: organization, cooperation, empowerment of complementary efforts, listening, communication, flexibility and empathy.
CT2: Elaborate, write and publicly defend scientific and technical reports.
CT4: Apply the concepts, principles, theories or models related to Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials to new or little known environments, within multidisciplinary contexts.
CT5: Appreciate the value of quality and continuous improvement, acting with rigor, responsibility and professional ethics.
CT7: Demonstrate critical and self-critical reasoning in search of quality and scientific rigor. Manage computer tools and information and communication technologies, as well as access to scientific databases, critically contextualising precedents in innovative research fields such as biological chemistry and / or the development of new materials.
Specific
CE1: Know the impact of chemistry, biological chemistry and molecular materials in industry, the environment, health, agri-food and renewable energy.
CE11: Understand the basic concepts of Supramolecular Chemistry, the most important types of supramolecular entities, the characterization methods, their modifications and their application in Science and Technology.
CE12: Know the weak interaction forces that dominate the supramolecular processes and that can apply them to obtain new materials and biological functions.
- Interactive classes encouraging student participation.
- Combined use of computer methods and the blackboard.
- Use of fast and anonymous response methods in class (clickers) to know the degree of follow-up of the subject.
- Promoting self-learning of the student by proposing challenges and asking questions.
- Resolution of practical exercises (problems, questions type test, interpretation and processing of information, evaluation of scientific publications, etc.).
- Oral presentations of previously prepared topics, including the debate with their classmates and teachers.
The Virtual Campus will be used for delivering the necessary material to the students, according to the professor criterion. This material will include: the course program, exercises and problems to be solved, copies of the classroom presentations, etc.
Along the course, the student should participate in various formative activities, with the aim of acquiring the established knowledge and skills.
Master classes: Explanation of theoretical contents supplemented by audiovisual aids. The active participation of the students will be intended, through the formulation of appropriate questions that they should try to answer.
Seminars: There will be two classroom hours before the partial exams dedicated to review concepts and/or clarify doubts.
Use of fast and anonymous response methods in class (clickers) to know the degree of follow-up of the subject.
Presentation of individual works on some topics related to the subject, including the debate with his classmates and teachers.
Group and individual tutoring.
The evaluation process will not only serve to know if the student has acquired the programmed competences but also to review the teaching methodology.
With the aim of encouraging the constant student work to favor the learning, a continuous evaluation will be applied. This methodology will inform the professor about the content's assimilation by the student as well as their ability to apply them to problem solving. The evaluation will be individual.
Along the course, on professor criterion, the students will have to solve some exercises and hand them in at the scheduled date. Performing short tests in classroom is also foreseen. (30%)
In order to evaluate the knowledge related to the master classes and the problem-solving ability of the
students, one exam and/or individual oral presentation will be performed. (70%)
The students who did not pass the continuous evaluation will have the opportunity to perform a second-chance exam. To pass the course, it will be mandatory obtaining 5 points out of 10.
Formation activities:
Attendance: Theoretical face-to-face classes: 14 h; Seminars and practical classes of blackboard, 4 h; Timed tutorials, 1 h; Oral exhibitions of the students supported by audiovisual material or lectures by guest lecturers, 2 h; Evaluation and / or exam, 3 h.
Non-contact: Preparation of tests and directed work 10 h; Study and personal work of the student, 36 h; Bibliographic searches and use of databases, 5 h.
Considering that the concepts in this area to be studied throughout the course are closely related, it is very important to perform a continuous and progressive study of the art. Likewise, it is essential to read the recommended bibliography for each section. Thus the student can learn and solve the difficulties and doubts along the teaching period. The student should attend all the conferences related to this topic that are usually organized by the Department.
Classes will be delivery in English
CONTINGENCY PLAN:
METHODOLOGY
Contingency plan for remote teaching activities:
They would 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 Ms Teams.
Due to the nature and content of this subject, as well as the methodology used, the main difference between face-to-face teaching and remote teaching is (Scenario 1: face-to-face teaching. Scenario 2: Expository classes and tutorials will be in-person between 0% -50% of the classes, while the seminars will be in-person between 50% -100% of the classes. Scenario 3: 100% no face-to-face).
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
In cases of fraudulent performance of exercises or tests, the provisions of the “Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and reviewing grades” will apply.
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 through the telematic means available at the USC. (Scenario 1: Final face-to-face exam. Scenario 2 and 3: Final non-face-to-face exam).
Juan Ramón Granja Guillán
Coordinador/a- Department
- Organic Chemistry
- Area
- Organic Chemistry
- juanr.granja [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Miguel Vazquez Lopez
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Phone
- 881815736
- miguel.vazquez.lopez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Beatriz Pelaz Garcia
- Department
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Area
- Inorganic Chemistry
- beatriz.pelaz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
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