Guia docente 2020_21 Facultade de Química

Analytical Chemistry II: Optical Methods of Analysis

Assessment

	Description	Qualification	Training and Learning Results
Laboratory practical	In the sessions of laboratory practices a follow-up of the experimental work made by students (attitude and practical skills) will be performed. It is important to indicate that the attendance to all the lab sessions is compulsory. The non-attendance, even if it is excused, will penalize the mark (in case of unexcused absences, students should attend practical sessions of other groups to accomplish the practice). If the number of absences is upper to the 25 % of the programmed lab sessions, it will involve that students will not pass the course.	10	A3	B4	C6 C26	D1
Essay questions exam	A SHORT EXAM (mid-course exam) roughly to half of the course. The attendance to this exam disables students to obtain the mark of non presented. The short exam will consist of multiple choice questions, short answer questions and exercises. This exam will released contents if passed. Students that do not surpass the exam will have to repeate the exam of this part in the overall examination. The date of this examination will be approved by the Faculty board.	30	A2	B4	C6	D1
Essay questions exam	COMPULSORY OVERALL EXAM. It will consist of on an exam related to the second part of the subject contents. This exam will include multiple choice questions, short answer questions and exercises. It will be necessary to obtain a minimum mark of 3 out of 10 in this exam so that it can added to the marks of the remaining assessment items. If the short exam is not passed, students will have to pass an exam of all subjects. In this case, the exam will represent the 60 % of the final mark. The date of this exam will be approved by the Faculty board.	30	A2	B4	C6	D1
Report of practices, practicum and external practices	Student will elaborate a practice lab notebook in which the experimental work carried out in the lab sessions will be reflected (Preparation of standards, calibration of instruments, operation procedures, observations, results, etc.). The evaluation will consider both formal issues and quality of the results.	10	A3	B4	C26
Objective questions exam	At the end of each subject of the theoretical program, the student will perform a self-evaluation test (multiple choice questions) with the end to strengthen the understanding of the contents.	10			C6
Problem and/or exercise solving	Of each problem/exercise sheet, students will individually solve those selected by the teacher (deliverables). Likewise, deliverables of questionnaires posed in the discussion of different case studies will be requested. It will be necessary to accomplish a minimum number of deliverables established by the teacher so that the mark of this activity can be added to the rest of the assessment.	10	A2 A3	B4	C6	D1

Other comments on the Evaluation
May-June The participation of the students in any of the asssessment items with the exception of problem and/or exercise solving (deliverables) will not entitle them to obtain the mark of NON PRESENTED. To pass the short exam (mid-course exam) as well as the overall exam, a balance in the marks of the multiple choice questions and that of problem/exercises will be required. The overall mark in the first opportunity of the call will be integrated by the marks obtained in problem/exercise solving (deliverables) (1 point), test of self-evaluation in masterclasses (1 point), lab practice follow-up (1 point), practice lab notebook (1 point), mid-course exam (3 points) and overall exam (3 or 6 points). 2ª Opportunity (July): The mark in the second opportunity of the call will be integrated by two components: 1. Marks obtained by students during the academic course: The marks obtained by students along the course in the lab practices (1 point) and practice lab notebook (1 point) will be maintained. 2. Overall exam of the contents of the subject (8 points). This exam will include multiple choice questions and problem/exercices. A balance in the marks obtained in the multiple choice questions and that of problem/exercices will be required to pass the exam.