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: Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
Areas: Analytical Chemistry
Center Faculty of Chemistry
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Character: Compulsory
Code: G1041326
Call: 2nd semester
Credits: 6 ECTS (4.5 + 1.5 theoretical and practical computer practice)
Module: Module 2: Analytical Chemistry.
This course is related to the course Applied Statistics and Computing for Chemists.
This is a key course in the module of Analytical Chemistry as it provides the student the necessary basic knowledge related to the extraction of information from chemical data and quality control/assurance.
It is expected that the students
1.-Will acquire knowledge on the metrology of chemical processes including quality control/assurance.
2.-Will gain the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to plan, apply and manage the most appropriate analytical methodology to address problems of environmental, health, industrial, food or chemical nature.
3.-Will be able to explain phenomena and processes related to Analytical Chemistry
4.-Will understand and manage bibliographical and technical information related to analytical chemistry processes.
Chemometrics and the analytical process. Multivariate analysis. Reduction of the space of variables. Pattern recognition. Multivariate Calibration Experimental Design Quality Control and Management. Total quality management. Concepts and tools. Statistical process control. Quality Certification and Accreditation
The course is divided in four blocks:
Block I.- Introduction.
Unit 1.- Chemometrics and Qualimetrics
Block II.- Experimental design
Unit 2. Introduction to experimental design
Unit 3. Two-level factorial designs
Unit 4. Two-level fractional factorial designs
Unit 5. Multi-level designs
Block III.-Multivariate analysis
Unit 6. Dimensionality reduction
Unit 7. Classification techniques
Unit 8. Multivariate regression
Block IV.- Quality Control and Quality Management
Unit 9. Total quality management. Concepts and tools.
Unit 10. Statistical process control
Unit 11. Quality Certification and Accreditation
Practical content:
Practice 1.- Experimental design
Practice 2.- Multivariate analysis
Practice 3.- Quality control
Basic bibliography (Reference Manual).
D.L. Massart, B.G.M. Vandeginste, L.M.C. Buydens, S.de Jong, P.J. Lewi, J-Smeyers-Verbeke. “Handbook of Chemometrics and Qualimetrics, Parts To and B”. Elsevier, Amsterdam 1997-1998. ISBN: 9780080551906 y 9780080887036. e-book
Complementary Bibliography.
Related to Quality Control
D.H. Besterfield. “Control of quality (8ª ed)”. Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2009
Related to Quality Management
J.R. Evans, W. M. Lindsay. “Management and control of quality”. Thomson, , 2005
General competences:
• CG2.-To be able of collecting and interpreting data, information and important results, obtaining conclusions and writing reasoned reports about scientific, technological or other problems that require the use of Analytical Chemistry
• CG3.-Application of the theoretical and practical knowledge, their analysis and abstraction skills needed to define the problems and to look for solutions in the academic environment or as professionals.
• CG4.-Ability to communicate, orally or writing, the knowledge, procedures, results and ideas important in Analytical Chemistry to a general or to a specialized audience.
• CG5.-Ability for autonomous learning in the scientific and technological field, planning the distribution of time and resources, new knowledge and skills to acquire
Specific competences:
• CE10 - Metrology of chemical processes including quality management.
• CE14- Ability to solve qualitative and quantitative problems following different strategies
• CE16- Evaluation, interpretation and treatment of data and chemical information
•CE 20-Skills related to the interpretation of experimental data obtained from measurements in the lab, taking into account different scientific theories.
• CE24-Skills related to the interpretation of the qualitative and quantitative aspects of chemical problems
• CE 25-Ability to relate Chemistry with other scientific fields
Transferable skills
• CT1.-Ability to synthesize and analyze the information
• CT2.-Improved organizational and planning skills
• CT3.- Knowledge of a foreign language
• CT4.-Problem solving
• CT5.-Decision making
In the case of “remote” activities, the platforms used will be those available at the USC, i.e. the virtual classroom of the USC and the “Microsoft Teams” platform.
A) Lectures: lectures of different format (theory, problems and/or examples, general guidelines…) The lecturer may use audiovisual and informatics media as a support. These lectures will be based on the Reference Manual of the Course. Attendance is not compulsory but will be considered positively.
All schemes and presentations from these expositive sessions will be available through the USC Virtual Classroom. This platform will also be used to provide students with any other necessary material.
B) Interactive sessions- Seminars: The student will participate actively in different ways: handing-in exercises to the lecturer, solving problems, etc. It may also include assessment tests. Attendance is considered an element of continuous assessment. Students’ hand-in should be performed through the virtual classroom.
C) Practical computer sessions: they will take place in the informatics room. Here, the student will acquire and consolidate the skills related to the regular lectures. The student must attend these sessions after having already prepared them, according to the established schedule. After the lecturer explanation, the student will develop the practical work individually or in group and hand-in exercises to the lecturer.
The software used will be that provided by the USC campus license, which works only on MS Windows. Students are required to be able to download and run such software on their computers.
D) Tutorial sessions: In general, they consist of 2 h/student for each course and semester. Different activities, such as supervision of academic reports, solving student doubts, problems, exercises, presentation of individual or group assignments, etc. The lecturer may ask the students handing-in exercises before. Attendance is compulsory.
Grading will combine continuous assessment and a final exam.
The final exam will be in person.
In case of fraud or unethical behaviour during the completion of tests or assignments, the USC regulation as regards academic performance and grading (“Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión das cualificacións”) will be considered
Attendance at lectures is not mandatory, although it will be positively assessed. In order to pass the subject, 80% attendance will be required in the interactive classes and in the practical classes. Absences must be documented, accepting those cases provided for in current university regulations, and will be recovered in agreement with the professor.
1.1. Continuous assessment will have a 30% weight as follows:
* Seminar and tutorial exercises and assessment tests 10%
* Computer interactive practical work 20%. This item includes:
- Participation and Practical work
- Final exercises to be handed-in
Evaluation competences:
Seminar: CG2, CG3, CG4, CG5, CT3, CT4, CE10, CE14, CE16, CE20, CE24
Computer interactive practical work: CG3, CT1, CT2, CT4, CT5, CE10, CE14, CE20, CE24
Tutorial sessions: CG2,CG4, CT1, CT2,CT3,CE25
1.2. Final exam (EF), 70 % , including:
Theoretical contents 52.5%
Practical contents 17.5%
Evaluation competences:
Final exam :CG3, CG4, CT4, CT5,CE10,CE14, CE16, CE20, CE24
The student grades will be the higher value of either the final exam only or by combining the final exam to constituents assessment.
Repeaters who have been qualified as capable in practical sessions will keep the corresponding mark during a maximum of two academic years. Therefore, they will not have to repeat the practical sessions.
Face-to-face classes:
- Large-group lectures (23 hours)
- Small-group interactive classes (Seminars) (8 hours)
- Practical sessions (20 hours)
- Tutorials (2 hours)
Total in-class work time (53 hours)
Student’s personal work:
Total student personal work time (96 hours)
It is assumed that the student of this course has already passed the previous courses on mathematics and statistics.
All materials and presentations from the lecturer during expositive sessions aim to facilitate and guide student’s learning, but they do not substitute reference books and other recommended literature neither they are a reference manual or a text for exams preparation. The student must prove during examinations that he/she has made a personal effort beyond those schemes and presentations from the expositive sessions.
It is necessary to have a computer operating under MS Windows because the software to be used does not support other operating systems.
Jose Benito Quintana Alvarez
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814263
- jb.quintana [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Del Rosario Rodil Rodriguez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814272
- rosario.rodil [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Gerardo Alvarez Rivera
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- Phone
- 881814271
- gerardo.alvarez.rivera [at] usc.es
- Category
- Researcher: Ramón y Cajal
Rosa Maria Montes Goyanes
- Department
- Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology
- Area
- Analytical Chemistry
- rosamaria.montes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: LOU (Organic Law for Universities) PhD Assistant Professor
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_02 | Spanish | Inorganic Chemistry Classroom (1st floor) |
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