IDENTIFYING DATA 2016_17
Subject (*) MULTIDISCIPLINARY SEMINARS Code 13685103
Study programme
Synthesis, Catalysis and Molecular Design (2013)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Compulsory First AN
Language
Anglès
Department Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
Coordinator
CASTILLÓN MIRANDA, SERGIO
 E-mail sergio.castillon@urv.cat
Lecturers
CASTILLÓN MIRANDA, SERGIO
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General description and relevant information This subject aims to facilitate the contact of students with modern research in chemitry, by assisting to lectures delivered by prominent researchers. The lectures are not limited to talks related with the main Master contents but with any field of chemistry.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC2 Develop a thorough knowledge of the most advanced applications in synthesis and catalysis.
  AC6 Have a fluent command of the specialized terminology in English related to the fields of synthesis, catalysis and molecular design.
  AC9 Develop a thorough knowledge of the modern techniques for discovering and optimizing new synthetic processes and new catalysers.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Use initiative to autonomously integrate different theories and models into a personal and creative synthesis adapted to personal professional needs.
  BC3 Apply critical, logical, creative and cutting-edge thinking in a research context.
  BC6 Communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions in a clear and effective manner in spoken and written English.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Make sophisticated use of advanced information and communication technologies.
  CC2 Manage information and knowledge.

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
AC2
AC6
AC9
 BC1
BC3
BC6
 CC1
CC2
Understanding the latest aspects of chemistry and of science in general.
Identifying the most important scientific contributions.
Extracting the key ideas from a conference.
Writing concise reports that highlight the key ideas of a conference.
Writing documents with the correct format, content, structure and language, and illustrating concepts using the correct conventions such as formats, titles, legends, etc.
Understanding, writing and speaking technical English.
Critically evaluating information and incorporating it into the knowledge base.

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Lectures The subject is based on a series of lectures about research topics studied at the Sescelades Campus by the Faculty of Chemistry, the School of Chemical Engineering and the Catalan Institute of Chemical Research.
Conferències i seminaris. Els alumnes hauran d'assistir a les conferències i seminaris específics que es realitzen al llarg del curs, i hauran de participar en L'Escola d'estiu que organitza ICIQ.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Assignments
40 0 40
Seminars
20 0 20
 
Personal tuition
14 0 14
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentation of the subject
Assignments Writing individual reports on each lecture indicating the key ideas in each one and their relation to the doctoral thesis project
Seminars Students must attend a minimum of 15 lectures
Personal tuition Time that each teacher has to speak to pupils and resolve their doubts.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
e-mail: sergio.castillon@urv.cat

Assessment
  Description Weight
Assignments Writing individual reports for each of the lectures attended by the student (minimum 15) 100%
(spread among the 15 reports)
 
Other comments and second exam session

This subject is evaluted by continuous assessment and there's no second call.

Sources of information

Basic

Notes, copies of the presentation, bibliographic references (books and articles) provided by the researchers giving the lectures.
Complementary

Recommendations
(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.