Identifying Data 2023/24
Subject (*) Master Thesis Code 610509335
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Investigación Química e Química Industrial (Plan 2020)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 2nd four-month period
 First Obligatory 24
Language
Spanish
Galician
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Química
Coordinador
E-mail
Lecturers
Blas Varela, Andrés M. de
Esteban Gomez, David
Fernandez Lopez, Alberto A.
Fernandez Sanchez, Jesus Jose
García Romero, Marcos Daniel
Moreda Piñeiro, Jorge
Peinador Veira, Carlos
Riveiros Santiago, Ricardo
Rodriguez Blas, Maria Teresa
Rodríguez Rodríguez, Aurora
Vazquez Garcia, Digna
 E-mail
andres.blas@udc.es
david.esteban@udc.es
alberto.fernandez@udc.es
jesus.fernandezs@udc.es
marcos.garcia1@udc.es
jorge.moreda@udc.es
carlos.peinador@udc.es
ricardo.riveiros@udc.es
teresa.rodriguez.blas@udc.es
aurora.rodriguez@udc.es
d.vazquezg@udc.es
Web
General description O Traballo de Fin de Máster supón a realización por parte do estudante dun proxecto desenvolvido nunha empresa ou e nun grupo de investigación no que aplique e desenvolva os coñecementos adquiridos no seo do máster. O traballo deberá estar orientado á aplicación das competencias xerais asociadas á titulación. O alumnado deberá realizar: Documentación bibliográfica sobre os antecedentes e situación actual da materia proposta como proxecto. Elaboración dunha proposta de obxectivos. Realización dos experimentos. Tratamento de datos. Elaboración, presentación pública e defensa dun informe de resultados e conclusións. O Traballo Fin de Máster terá carácter profesional ou investigador, segundo o itinerario que se elixa: 1. Itinerario profesional: suporá a realización dun proxecto profesional nunha empresa coa que teñan asinado un convenio. 2. Itinerario de investigación, realizará un proxecto de investigación dentro dun grupo de investigación.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 Define concepts, principles, theories and specialized facts of different areas of chemistry.
A2 Suggest alternatives for solving complex chemical problems related to the different areas of chemistry.
A3 Innovate in the methods of synthesis and chemical analysis related to the different areas of chemistry
A4 Apply materials and biomolecules in innovative fields of industry and chemical engineering.
A5 Properly assess risks and environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with special chemicals
A6 Design processes involving the treatment or disposal of hazardous chemicals
A7 Operate with advanced instrumentation for chemical analysis and structural determination.
A8 Analyze and use the data obtained independently in complex laboratory experiments and relating them with the chemical, physical or biological appropriate techniques, including the use of primary literature sources
A9 Promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the chemical industry and in research.
A10 CE10 - Plan and manage the available resources of a company, laboratory, or administration taking into account the basic principles of quality, risk prevention and sustainability available
B1 Possess knowledge and understanding to provide a basis or opportunity for originality in developing and / or applying ideas, often within a research context
B2 Students should apply their knowledge and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their field of study.
B3 Students should be able to integrate knowledge and handle complexity, and formulate judgments based on information that was incomplete or limited, include reflecting on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
B4 Students should be able to communicate their conclusions, and the knowledge and the reasons that support them to specialists and non-specialists in a clear and unambiguous manner
B5 Students must possess learning skills to allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
B6 Innovate in the different areas of chemistry, demonstrating initiative and entrepreneurship
B7 Identify information from scientific literature by using appropriate channels and integrate such information to raise and contextualize a research topic
B8 Evaluate responsibility in the management of information and knowledge in the field of Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Research
B9 Demonstrate ability to analyze, describe, organize, plan and manage projects
B10 Use of scientific terminology in English to explain the experimental results in the context of the chemical profession
B11 Apply correctly the new technologies to gather and organize the information to solve problems in the professional activity.
B12 Being able to work in a team and adapt to multidisciplinary teams.
C1 CT1 - Elaborar, escribir e defender publicamente informes de carácter científico e técnico
C2 CT2 - Traballar en equipo e adaptarse a equipos multidisciplinares.
C3 CT3 - Traballar con autonomía e eficiencia na práctica diaria da investigación ou da actividade profesional.
C4 CT4 - Apreciar o valor da calidade e mellora continua, actuando con rigor, responsabilidade e ética profesional.
C5 CT5 - Demostrar unha actitude de respecto polas opinións, valores, comportamentos e prácticas doutros

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Knowing how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in the different branches of Chemistry. That they know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge acquired. AC1
AC2
AC3
AC4
AC5
AC6
AC7
AC8
AC9
AC10
 BC3
BC4
BC5
BC12
 CC1
CC2
Being able to identify information from the scientific literature, assess responsibility in the management of information and knowledge in the field of Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Research. Use scientific terminology and appreciate the value of quality and continuous improvement AC10
 BC6
BC7
BC8
BC9
BC10
BC11
 CC3
Being able to understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context. Being able to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments known within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study. Being able to appreciate the value of quality and continuous improvement, acting with rigor, responsibility and professional ethics. Being able to demonstrate an attitude of respect towards the opinions, values, behaviors and practices of others. BC1
BC2
 CC4
CC5

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1.- Documentación bibliográfica e estado actual como un tema do proxecto proposto.
2. Desenvolvemento dun obxectivos da proposta.
3.- Realizar experimentos.
4. Procesamento de Datos.
5. Preparación, presentación pública e defensa dun informe dos resultados e conclusións.

1. Itinerario profissionalizante: suporá a realización dun proxecto profesional nunha empresa coa que ten asinado un acordo.
2.Itinerario investigador: implicar a realización dunha investigación dentro dun grupo de investigación
1.- Bibliographic documentation of the current state of the topic of the proposed project. 2. Development of the objectives of the proposal. 3.- Realization of the experiments. 4. Data Processing. 5. Preparation, public presentation and defense of the report of the results and conclusions.

1. Professional itinerary: it will mean carrying out a professional project in a company with which an agreement was signed.

2.Research itinerary: involves carrying out research within a research group

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Oral presentation A5 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C5 1 0 1
Laboratory practice A6 B8 4 36 40
Research (Research project) A1 A2 A3 A7 A8 A9 B5 B7 B11 C2 C3 C4 400 159 559
 
Personalized attention 0 0 0
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Oral presentation Oral presentation of papers, reports, etc., including debate with teachers and students
Laboratory practice Stay in the laboratory or in a company to carry out advanced practices and/or the master's thesis
Research (Research project) Individual practical work under the supervision of a personal tutor, adequate infrastructure and other means necessary to achieve the objectives

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Description


Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Research (Research project) A1 A2 A3 A7 A8 A9 B5 B7 B11 C2 C3 C4 Preparation of a memory 50
Oral presentation A5 A4 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C5 Presentation and defense of the memory before a tribunal 50
 
Assessment comments

Final exam, 100%

The evaluation will be carried out by a Tribunal appointed for this purpose by the Master's Academic Committee. The court will evaluate the oral expression, the memory and the defense of the same in a public act.

If plagiarism is
detected, the UDC regulations will apply

Sources of information
Basic

Each student will be indicated in the specific project that they carry out
Complementary


Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments


(*)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.