Biological Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Code:

Q2016

Acronym:

Q2016

Level:

200

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Chemistry

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Biochemistry

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:BQ	76	Official Study Plan	2	-	3	36	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Practical application of concepts taught in Biological  Physical Chemistry (previous semester). Application of various physical methods to the study of different reactions. Learning/training in data processing, with recourse to Excel or similar programs. Learning/improving skills in the presentation of scientific results and their discussion.

Learning outcomes and competences

Practical execution of the proposed experiments, with appropriate data treatment and discussion.

Working method

Presencial

Program

ORGANIZATION

Practical work is carried out in groups, on a rotating basis, according to the planning available on Moodle, which will be presented in the first class.

It is mandatory to prepare for practical work in advance, studying the instructions and relevant bibliography. Group work assumes an equal contribution from all members throughout the semester. If this is not the case, this will be reflected in the individual grade of each member of the group.

At the end of each practical class, the students upload the obtainned results in Moodle.

 

 

Mandatory literature

Vários; Trabalhos Práticos

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical classes.

keywords

Physical sciences > Chemistry > Physical chemistry

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	40,00
Trabalho laboratorial	60,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	45,00
Frequência das aulas	36,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

To obtain eligibility the students need to attend 3/4 of the classes, and have a positive evaluation in 2/3 (3 out of 4) of the practical experiments.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

Due to its practical character, the discipline relies only on distributed assessment, and has no exam in either the normal or the recurrent exam period. There will be a grade attributed to each practical laboration, based on home preparation, practical performance and final written report.

An intermediate grade qill be equal to

NLAB = (NT1 + NT2 + NT3 + NT4)/4 

The group work pressuposes an equal contribution from each member. If this does not happen, it will be reflected in the NLAB grade of each member.

As aditional evaluation element, each student having NLAB≥ 10 will have an individual assessment AI), with a numerical grade (NAI), where they will do individualy the data tretatment and discussion of a data set from one of the laborations that will be provided on that day. The grade for NAI can not be < 8 (out of 20), i.e., (NAI≥ 8). The final grade is calculated as

NF = 0.50 NLAB + 0.50 NAI

In order to pass, the following requirements have all to be fulfilled: 1. NLAB≥ 10 (out of 20) 2. NAI ≥ 8 (out of 20) and  3. NF ≥ 10 (out of 20).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with the status of working student, who do not carry out the minimum number of practical classes, will have to take a practical individual assessment test. This rule also applies to students who, having obtained relief from absences, do not meet the requirements for obtaining attendance. In these cases, the final grade, NF, will be equal to the classification obtained in the practical test of individual assessment.

Classification improvement

Due to its practical basis, the various components of the evaluation can only be improved by attending the course again in the next year.

Observations

Jury:
Eduardo Marques
Maria joão Sottomayor