To pass the course three basic requirements are
required:

-mandatory attendance at labs and regular attendance at other activities (seminars
for the numerical solution of problems),

-implementation of all activities (workshops) and

-achieve a minimum final score of 5 points in
each of the activities.

If minimum valuea are not achieved in any of
activities, and the average is greater than or equal to 5, the student
will not pass the course and will appear a qualification of 4.5. The student
will obtain the qualification of “No presentado” when they do not perform labs and the multiple-choice questions. The qualifications for the labs and seminars will remain in the July second chance. While the qualification of the multiple-choice questions made in July will replace that obtained in February. The students evaluated on the second opportunity
will obtain “Matrícula de honor” only if the maximum number of those for the
corresponding course has not been fully covered at the first opportunity.

An objective test of the first half of the teoric contents of the programme will be conducte before the official data (First Oportunity). Students who surpass the these contents (minimum final score of 5 points) will not have to re-examine in the official data of the First Opportunity in January

For students with part-time dedication, labs
practices will be mandatory and will be provided within the flexibility to
allow coordinating
schedules and material and human resources. Students with part-time
dedication will be evaluated by the qualifications obtained in the mixed
test (65%), labs practices (20%) and workshops (15%). This will apply to both opportunities.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
Know the fundamentals and characteristics of the most common spectroscopic techniques	A7	B4
Ability to select the most appropriate instrumental technique in solving a particular analytical problem	A7 A15	B4	C6
Skill in the use of different instruments and adjusting the instrumental variables	A19 A21 A23	B4 B5
Ability to get the most reliable information from experimental data. Making calculations.	A20 A21	B2 B3 B4	C6

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Principles of instrumental analysis	Resolution of analytical problems. Figures of merit of the instrumental techniques. Calibration. Characteristics and classification of the instrumental techniques. Basic components of the instruments. Signals and noise.
2. UV-VIS spectroscopy	Fundamentals. Instrumentation. Aplications. Derivative spectroscopy.
3. IR spectroscopy	IR absorption spectroscopy: fundamentals, instrumentation, practical aspects and applications. IR reflectance spectroscopy.
4. Molecular luminescence spectroscopy	Fundamentals. Variables affecting fluorescence. Relation between concentration and fluorescence. Emission and excitation spectra. Aplications. Phosphorescence.
5. Mass spectrometry	Fundamentals. Instrumentation. Aplications.
6. Atomic absorption spectrometry	Fundamentals. Flame atomization, electrothermal atomization, vapour generation: Instrumentation. Aplications.
7. Atomic emisión spectrometry	Fundamentals. Plasma sources. Instrumentation. Aplications. ICP-MS.
8. Atomic X Ray spectrometry	Fundamentals. Fluorescence, absorption and difraction spectrometry. Analytical and operational considerations. Instrumentation. Sample preparation. Aplications.
Experimental work	Experiment 1.- Evaluation of the presence of interferents and determination of binary mixtures by UV-VIS spectroscopy. Experiment 2.- Identification of plastics by FT-IR spectroscopy. Experiment 3.- Determination of PAH by molecular fluorescence spectroscopy. Experiment 4.- Determination of Zn in water by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). Study of interferences in the determination of Zn and Ca. Experiment 5.- Determination of K in marine water by flame atomic emission spectrometyy (FAES). Experiment 6.- Study of the experimental conditions in electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry: optimization of the atomization program and use of modifiers.

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A7 A15 A21	20	60	80
Seminar	A15 A20 A21 B2 B3 B4	8	24	32
Laboratory practice	A7 A15 A19 A20 A21 A23 B5	20	0	20
Multiple-choice questions	A7 A15 A20 A21 C6	4	0	4
Workshop	A7 B3 B4	0	12	12

Personalized attention		2	0	2

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

Methodologies	Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Learning involve incorporating key concepts on each spectrochemical technique. This 20 Guest lectures will be held on the most important content of the program. For full use of these, it is recommended that students have previously read on their own fundamental aspects of these topics in the recommended texts
Seminar	These seminars will constitute 7 sessions in small group in which the teacher and students solve numerical problems. The work of students in these seminars is assessed by solving problems on the day of the objective test.
Laboratory practice	Learning the contents of the course involves 6 sessions of labs in which students will practice the theoretical concepts acquired, manipulate analytical tools and solve problems. The teacher will advise these activities.
Multiple-choice questions	Farase un examen final para evaluar o grado de aprendizaxe o longo do cuatrimestre. A data do mesmo está indicada no calendario de exámenes do grao
Workshop	The contents explained will be consolidated performing several self-assessment questionnaires.

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Multiple-choice questions	A7 A15 A20 A21 C6	The students' work will be evaluated through a Multiple choice question Test which enclosed all theoretical and practical contents.	50
Laboratory practice	A7 A15 A19 A20 A21 A23 B5	The Labs will be mandatory throughout the semester. The students will anwered several cuestions during at the end of lab sesions.	20
Seminar	A15 A20 A21 B2 B3 B4	The seminars will be avaluated by the individual resolution of numerical problems on the day of the multiple choice question test.	20
Workshop	A7 B3 B4	The questionnaires will completed by the students at the end of each topic.	10

Assessment comments
To pass the course three basic requirements are required: -mandatory attendance at labs and regular attendance at other activities (seminars for the numerical solution of problems), -implementation of all activities (workshops) and -achieve a minimum final score of 5 points in each of the activities. If minimum valuea are not achieved in any of activities, and the average is greater than or equal to 5, the student will not pass the course and will appear a qualification of 4.5. The student will obtain the qualification of “No presentado” when they do not perform labs and the multiple-choice questions. The qualifications for the labs and seminars will remain in the July second chance. While the qualification of the multiple-choice questions made in July will replace that obtained in February. The students evaluated on the second opportunity will obtain “Matrícula de honor” only if the maximum number of those for the corresponding course has not been fully covered at the first opportunity. An objective test of the first half of the teoric contents of the programme will be conducte before the official data (First Oportunity). Students who surpass the these contents (minimum final score of 5 points) will not have to re-examine in the official data of the First Opportunity in January For students with part-time dedication, labs practices will be mandatory and will be provided within the flexibility to allow coordinating schedules and material and human resources. Students with part-time dedication will be evaluated by the qualifications obtained in the mixed test (65%), labs practices (20%) and workshops (15%). This will apply to both opportunities.

Basic	SKOOG, D.A., WEST, D.M., HOLLER F.J. (1996). Fundamentos de Química Analítica. Vol 2 . Editorial Reverté ANDRADE GARDA JM, CARLOSENA ZUBIETA A., GÓMEZ CARRACEDO MP, , MAESTRO-SAAVEDRA MA, PRIETO BLANCO MC, (2017). Problems of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry. A Hands-On Guide. Editorial World Scientific (London) RÍOS CASTRO, A.; MORENO BONDI, M.C.; SIMONET SUAU, B.M. (2012). Técnicas Espectroscópicas en Química Analítica. Volumen I y II. Ed. Síntesis GAVIRA VALLEJO, J.M.,HERNANZ GISMERO, A. (2007). Técnicas Físicoquímicas en Medio Ambiente. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
	Several web resources will be used to help the students to understand and fix the skills taught in the different activities . Eg simulations, diagrams, videos, etc..
Complementary	SOGORB SÁNCHEZ, M.A., VILANOVA GISBERT, E. (2004). Técnicas Analíticas de Contaminantes Químicos . Ed. Díaz de Santos RUBINSON, K.A., RUBINSON, J.F. (2001). Análisis Instrumental. Ed. PrenticE Hall Mc MAHON, G. (2007). Analytical Instrumentation. A guide to laboratory, portable and miniaturized instruments . Ed. Wiley REEVE, R.N. (2002). Introduction to Environmental Analysis . Ed. John Wiley and Sons ESTEBAN, L. (1993). La Espectrometría de Masas en Imágenes . ACK Editores WILLARD, H.H., MERRITT Jr., L.L., DEAN J.A. y SETTLE Jr. J.A. (1991). Métodos instrumentales de análisis . Editorial Iberoamericana PETROZZI, S. (2013). Practical Instrumental Analysis. Ed Wiley SKOOG, D.; HOLLER, F.J.; NIEMAN T.A. (2000). Principios de Análisis Instrumental. Ed. McGraw-Hill