To pass the subject is necessary to obtain a higher or equal to 5 points overall rating (out of 10) in one of the two calls (January and July). A score below 4 on the objective test or laboratory practices implies failing the subject.

The completion of the labs is mandatory to pass the subject. Students with a score greater than 4 on the laboratory practices in the 2014-15 course will have no obligation to carry them out again,and they will keep the grade obtained.
However, these students may, if they wish, assist to the laboratory practices in order to be assessed again. For all other students, including those passing the lab practices in courses prior to 2014-15, the completion of the laboratory practices is mandatory.

In the first and second call, students who failed the lab practices could undergo a specific test related to the labs. The qualification of this specific test will replace the grade obtained in lab practices.

Students who haven't participated in the supervised works will receive a score of 0 in this section, both in January and July calls.
Students passing the supervised works section will mantain the obtained rating in case of to attend to the second call.

In the case of students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic assistance waiver, the qualification of the tutored work will be replaced by that obtained in the personal tutorials. In the case of exceptional, objectified and appropriately justified circumstances, the professor may fully or partly exempt any student to perform continuous evaluation process. Students who are in this circumstance must pass a specific test that leaves no doubt about achieving das own powers gives material in the two opportunities.

Students who attend fewer than 25% of planned academic activities (supervised work and practices), nor carry out the objective test, will be qualified with the assessment label "Not presented".

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
To learn the most important parts of this discipline: Nomenclature, structure and reactivity of the major organic functional groups, and thermochemical kinetics of chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium and electrochemistry and its importance in biological medium.	A26	B1 B3 B4
To have sufficient knowledge and experimental skills to use, properly and safely, the most common material and compounds in a chemical laboratory.	A26 A30 A31	B1 B3 B4
To be able to solve and explain problems related to the chemistry of functional groups, thermochemistry, kinetics of chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium and electrochemistry, and to interpret the results.	A26	B1 B2 B3 B4

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Organic Chemistry	• Introduction to Organic Chemistry • Alkanes • Alkenes and alkynes • Aromatic hydrocarbons • Alkyl halides • Alcohols, fenols and ethers • Aldehydes and ketones • Carboxylic acids and their derivatives • Amines and amides • Stereochemistry
2. Thermochemistry	• Concepts and basic terms in Thermochemistry • First law of Thermodynamics • Heats of reaction. Enthalpy • Thermochemical equations • Calorimetry • Standard enthalpy of formation: Hess's law • Spontaneous change and Entropy • Second law of Thermodynamics • Criteria for spontaneous change. Gibbs's free energy
3. Kinetics and Catalysis	• Definition of kinetics and objectives • Variables influencing the rate of chemical reactions • Rate of reaction and and the rate law • Effect of the temperatura on reaction rates. The Arrhenius equation • Relationship between kinetic constants and equilibrium constants • Theoretical models in chemical kinetics • Mechanisms of reacton: elementary processes and in steps • Catalysis
4. Chemical equilibrium	• Chemical equilibrium • The equilibrium constant expression • Relationship between kinetics and equilibrium • Altering equilibrium conditions: Le Chatelier's principle • Relationship between the equilibrium constant and Gibbs's free energy • Standard state in Biochemistry • Coupling reactions in biological systems
5. Acid-base equilibrium	• Acid and base definitions. The Brønsted-Lowry's theory • Acid-base properties of water: concept of pH • Strong and weak acids and bases. Ionization constants • Solutions of salts: hydrolysis • The common-ion effect • Buffer solutions • Acid-base titrations. Acid-base indicators • pH control in biological systems
6. Electrochemistry	• Electrochemical processes and redox reactions • Chemical energy and Electrochemistry. Electrochemical cells • Standard electrode potentials • Thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions • Effect of the concentration on cell potential • pH measurement • Membrane potential • Redox systems involving protons • Redox indicators

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Introductory activities	B1	1	0	1
Guest lecture / keynote speech	B1 B3	13	26	39
Seminar	B1 B2 B3 B4	10	30	40
Laboratory practice	A26 A30 A31 B1 B2 B3 B4	15	12	27
Supervised projects	A26 B1 B2 B3 B4	8	28	36
Objective test	A26 B1 B2 B3 B4	3	3	6

Personalized attention		1	0	1

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies	Description
Introductory activities	Initial sessions to introduce the subject, where students will be informed about the content that is intended to cover, the teaching methodology, for large and small groups, and the assessment criteria.
Guest lecture / keynote speech	The theoretical content will be discussed at the keynote sessions, through multimedia presentations given by the teaching staff. This presentations, covering the basic content and additional material, will be available for the students at the Moodle platform.
Seminar	The seminars will address the analysis and resolution of some of the previously proposed exercises. In order to make the most of these sessions, it is very important that students work the exercises prior to resolution in the classroom. The proposed exercice documents, and the needed data tables, will be available in advance at the Moodle platform.
Laboratory practice	The students will complete 7 practices related to the fundamental contents of the subject. The lab sessions will last two hours each. The scripts for the practices include previous work (recommended and / or questions reads) that the students must submit in writing to the head teacher at the beginning of the corresponding lab session. After the session they must submit a written individual dissertation, collecting the laboratory work, observations, results, and answers to proposed questions.
Supervised projects	The main goal of these sessions is evaluate the understanding of the subject by the students. Four tutoring sessions are scheduled in small groups. Students must first prepare each tutoring, studying relevant content and working out a questionnaire that will be given in advance. In the tutorials the doubts arising in this previous work will be resolved, and a test will be conducted. Both the previous work and the session test will be collected by the teacher, as a part of the assesment.
Objective test	A written examination, where the degree of concepts assimilation and problem solving skills of the students will be assesed.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Laboratory practice	A26 A30 A31 B1 B2 B3 B4	The qualification of the practices represents 20% of the overall score. The submitted report, the attitude and the work done in the laboratory will be assessed. To pass the subject is necessary to obtain a minimum score of 4 in this part.	20
Supervised projects	A26 B1 B2 B3 B4	The qualification of the supervised work represents 20% of the overall score. The proposed previous questionnaire, the work done within the tutoring, and the questions proposed at the end of it, will be assesed.	20
Objective test	A26 B1 B2 B3 B4	The objective test consist of a number of practical or theoretical-practical exercises, similar to those made in seminars and tutorials. To pass the subject is necessary to obtain a minimum score of 4 in this part.	60

Assessment comments
To pass the subject is necessary to obtain a higher or equal to 5 points overall rating (out of 10) in one of the two calls (January and July). A score below 4 on the objective test or laboratory practices implies failing the subject. The completion of the labs is mandatory to pass the subject. Students with a score greater than 4 on the laboratory practices in the 2014-15 course will have no obligation to carry them out again,and they will keep the grade obtained. However, these students may, if they wish, assist to the laboratory practices in order to be assessed again. For all other students, including those passing the lab practices in courses prior to 2014-15, the completion of the laboratory practices is mandatory. In the first and second call, students who failed the lab practices could undergo a specific test related to the labs. The qualification of this specific test will replace the grade obtained in lab practices. Students who haven't participated in the supervised works will receive a score of 0 in this section, both in January and July calls. Students passing the supervised works section will mantain the obtained rating in case of to attend to the second call. In the case of students with recognition of part-time dedication and academic assistance waiver, the qualification of the tutored work will be replaced by that obtained in the personal tutorials. In the case of exceptional, objectified and appropriately justified circumstances, the professor may fully or partly exempt any student to perform continuous evaluation process. Students who are in this circumstance must pass a specific test that leaves no doubt about achieving das own powers gives material in the two opportunities. Students who attend fewer than 25% of planned academic activities (supervised work and practices), nor carry out the objective test, will be qualified with the assessment label "Not presented".

Basic	Petrucci, R.H.; Herring, F.G.; Madura, J.D.; Bissonnette, C. (2011). Química general: Principios y aplicaciones modernas (10ª Ed). Madrid: Prentice Hall
	Any updated manual of General Chemistry is suitable for the study of the subject. There are also previous editions of Petrucci (8th Ed QX240), and other recommended books, available to students in the library.
Complementary	Paterno Parsi, A.; Parsi, A.; Pintauer, T.; Gelmini, L.; Hilts, R. W. (2011). Complete Solutions Manual: General Chemistry, Principles and Modern Applications. Scarbough: Pearson Canada Atkins, P.; Jones, L. (2012). Principios de Química. Los caminos del descubrimiento (5ª Ed). Madrid: Ed. Médica Panamericana López Cancio, J. A. (2010). Problemas de Química. Madrid: Prentice Hall Reboiras, M. D. (2007). Problemas resueltos de: Química, la ciencia básica. Madrid: Thomson Chang, R.L.; Goldsby, K.A. (2013). Química (11ª Ed). México: McGraw-Hill Reboiras, M. D. (2007). Química, La ciencia básica. Madrid: Thomson Brown, T.L.; LeMay Jr. H.E.; Bursten, B.E.; Murphy, C.J.; Woodward, P.M. (2014). Química. La ciencia central (12ª Ed). México: Pearson Paterno Parsi, A.; Parsi, A.; Pintauer, T.; Gelmini, L.; Hilts, R. W. (2011). Selected Solutions Manual: General Chemistry, Principles and Modern Applications. Toronto: Pearson