ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 2 Interactive Classroom: 0.6 Total: 2.6
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Work placements for Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Applied Physics, Electronics and Computing, Particle Physics
Areas: Electromagnetism, Optics, Computer Architecture and Technology, Atomic, Molecular and Nuclear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Theoretical Physics
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: Work Placements in Companies for Degrees and Master's Degrees
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The objective of this subject is that the student knows the labor reality of a company or institution, acquiring experience and professional skills and applying the acquired knowledge in a real environment. The extension of this elective is designed for practices in companies or institutions that require a duration of 70 contact hours.
Internships in public and private business or academic organizations, as part of academic training. The contents will be agreed upon through agreements with the agents offering internships and will be adjusted to topics appropriate to the master's curriculum.
Apart from the BASIC COMPETENCES CB1-CB4 and GENERAL COMPETENCES CG1-CG4 that are indicated in the Master's Report, the development of the External Practices is designed to value the following transversal competences (CT)
TRANSVERSAL COMPETENCES (TC)
CT03
Use the basic tools of information and communication technologies (ICT) necessary for the exercise of their profession and for learning throughout their lives.
CT04 Develop for the exercise of a respectful citizenship with the democratic culture, human rights and gender perspective
CT05 Understand the importance of entrepreneurial culture and know the means available to entrepreneurs.
CT07 Develop the ability to work in interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary teams, to offer proposals that contribute to sustainable environmental, economic, political and social development.
CT08 Assess the importance of research, innovation and technological development in the socioeconomic and cultural advancement of society.
CT09 Have the ability to manage time and resources: develop plans, prioritize activities, identify criticism, set deadlines and meet them
CT10 Being able to apply knowledge, skills and attitudes to business and professional reality, planning, managing and evaluating projects in the field of quantum technologies.
CT11 Being able to propose, model and solve problems that require the application of artificial intelligence methods, techniques and technologies
SPECIFIC COMPETENCES (CE)
CE1 Understand the domain, concepts, methods and basic techniques of quantum mechanics: mathematical formalism, postulates, operators, matrices, Bloch sphere, photonic states.
CE2 Know and acquire competence in experimental techniques for processing quantum information: interactions, measurements, oscillations, interference, communication systems, ...
CE3 Understanding and knowledge of the fundamentals of Quantum Information Theory, as well as the basic aspects of the four types of quantum technologies: computing, communications, metrology, simulation.
CE4 Know and be able to apply the physical theories inherent to the understanding of systems for processing quantum information, including quantum thermodynamics as well as advanced aspects of magnetism and quantum mechanics.
CE5 Know and understand the nature of the physical platforms for processing quantum information in solid state systems: superconducting systems, cryoscience and quantum materials, including the study of topological states.
CE6 Know and understand the nature of the physical platforms for processing quantum information in photonic systems: quantum optics, integrated optical systems, opto-atomic systems, detection and measurement systems, semiconductor photonics.
CE7 Acquire and know how to apply the basic principles of quantum computing: analyze, understand and implement quantum algorithms, mastering the appropriate computer languages as well as understanding the quantum circuit paradigm.
CE8 Know the classical computing algorithms and strategies inspired by quantum computing: tensor networks, product states of matrices, etc.
CE9 Know and know how to apply advanced aspects of quantum computing: quantum learning, efficient quantum architecture, mode of operation of quantum accelerators, high-performance computing, rule-based quantum systems and applications to numerical calculation.
CE10 Know practical application scenarios of quantum computing in problems of scientific, technological and financial interest. Identify domains that exhibit quantum advantage. Know the institutions and companies that are actors in quantum computing, acquiring a perspective of the agenda that is reasonable to expect in the coming years.
CE11 Acquire a solid foundation on the quantum theory of information in its application to quantum communications, as well as on the technology of photonic devices used in quantum communications, both terrestrial and aerial and via satellite.
CE12 Acquire skills for the design and estimation of resources that allow the development of quantum communication channels and networks and distributed computing. Know the state of development and current implementation of quantum networks, and the plans for their expansion.
CE13 Know the quantum cryptography strategies and their viability and solvency in the context of the quantum internet, quantum blockchain, and secret communications, acquiring a panoramic vision of the actors that will be essential in their deployment.
Presentation to the student of the activities to be carried out in the destination center
Programming of activities and objectives
Advice on the procedures to follow
Supervision of the activities to be carried out
Presentation and analysis of the results of the proposed work
Introduction to writing academic/scientific reports or technical reports
The evaluation of the external practices will be based on:
- External tutor report
- Report of the tutor teacher.
- Practice report.
Estimated face-to-face:
Seminars: 0.3h
Activity in a professional environment 70h
Individualized tutoring 1h
Estimated non-face-to-face:
Preparation and presentation of report 3.7h
The regulations governing external internships, as well as the calls made by the center each academic year, can be consulted at the following link: http://www.usc.es/es/centros/fisica/practicas.html