Product Chemistry and Technology

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Cycles of Study/Courses

Last updated on 2020-09-09.

Fields changed: Objectives, Resultados de aprendizagem e competências, Métodos de ensino e atividades de aprendizagem, Fórmula de cálculo da classificação final, Componentes de Avaliação e Ocupação, Obtenção de frequência, Programa, Modo de trabalho, Melhoria de classificação

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Objectives

Students in this Course will be able to:

• Understand and integrate chemistry concepts in product design by analysis of case studies (goods for human consumption)
• Assessment of current procedures used in product design, comprising 4 stages: needs identification, ideas, selection and production.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this course students should be able to:

• Identify the main principles of Product Engineering;
• Establish relationships between chemical composition and specifications of a product;
• Suggest the chemical composition of a product, according to the specifications and the surface where it acts;
• Propose a technological process to produce a specified product

Working method

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Program

Mandatory literature

Complementary Bibliography

Teaching methods and learning activities

Classes will be based on theoretical lectures complemented by case study analysis; Students will be asked to develop a group project on “Chemistry and Technology of…” and to present it in one oral presentation and discussion.

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Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Eligibility for exams

To be admitted to exams the student must reach a passing grade (≥10 out of 20) in group project and perform ALL mini-tests.

Calculation formula of final grade

FG = 0.40 TG + 0.60 MT 

where:

FG is the final grade 
TG is the classification of the oral presentation (20%) and the final report of the project developed throughout the semester (20%)
MT is the weighted average classification of the 3 mini-tests with 45 min of duration and performed throughout the semester, which will focus on the topics addressed in classes. 
In each minitest, the student should obtain a minimum grade of 7/20: 

MT = 0.30 MT1 + 0.30 MT2 + 0.40 MT3 

To complete this course unit, students must obtain a minimum final grade, FG of 10 (out of 20). 

Those students who do not achieve a passing grade will have the opportunity to make an additional written exam, which will only replace the minitests (MT) component. In this case, the final grade (FG1) will be given by: 

FG1 = 0.40 TG + 0.60 REC 

where:

REC is the classification of the new written exam. 

To complete this course unit, students must obtain a minimum final grade, FG1 of 10 (out of 20).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.
 

Classification improvement

Students who have obtained eligibility for exams, may perform an extra exam.

Only the theoretical individual component (MT) can be improved.

Students wishing to improve their final grades must perform an extra written exam. The final grade of the course unit, FG2, will be estimated according to: 

FG2 = 0.40 TG + 0.60 REC 

where: 

FG2 is the final grade
TG is the classification of the oral presentation (20%) and the final report of the project developed throughout the semester (20%)
REC is the grade of the final exam. 

To complete this course, students must meet a minimum final grade, FG2, of 10 (out of 20).