The final grade is the sum of:

- "Mixed test": up to 7 points.

- "Problem solving" + "workshop": up to 1.5 points.

- "Objective tests": up to 1.5 points.

The assessment through mixed-tests will be split into two parts (two exams). The first partial test will be performed before the end of the semester. Only students that had attended and participated at least in 80% of the activities of the course considering each part separately (applied to seminars and workshops) can participate of this kind of assessment. The second partial exam will take place at the time scheduled for the final exam (1st opportunity). Those students that will obtain a minimum of 3.15 points (out of a maximum of 7) in the two partial tests will pass the course and will be graded with the average mark of the two partial tests. Students that obtain less than 3.15 points in one or the two partial tests will be graded with the lowest mark among the two. In the latter case, although the total sum of the marks obtained in the final test, seminars, workshops and objective tests was higher than 5.0 points, the subject will appear as "not passed" (4.5 points). In the official exams, named as 1st and 2nd opportunities, students will be assessed with a final exam (in case the marks of the two partial tests were lower than 3.15), or can choose to have an exam just of the part in which they obtained less than 3.15 points). The grade obtained from participation in seminars, workshops and objective tests will apply to both the assessment in 1st and 2nd opportinities.

Passing the course will require obtaining a minimum of 5.0 points (out of a maximum of 10) and a minimum of 3.15 (maximum 7) in the mixed tests. Given that the course applies a continuum assessment model, the progress of the students during the semester can be awarded with up to one extra point, which will be added to the final grade if the mark in mixed tests is 3.15 or higher (maximum 7).

The student will be graded if his/her participation in the course represents more than 20% of the global activities of the course.

In accordance with the regulations (“Probas de Avaliación e Actas de Cualificación de Grao e Mestrado”), the "2nd opportunity" is only a second chance for the final exam (“mixed test”). The grade on this 2nd opportunity of the “mixed test” will be added to those obtained during the course in “problem solving” + “workshops” . The percentages are the same as in the "1st opportunity".

“Matricula de honor (MH)” is the highest grade, awarded to very outstanding students having passed the course in the “1st opportunity”. MH can be achieved in the "2nd opportunity" only if still available.

Only in very exceptional circumstances (adequately justified) the student may be exempted from the on going evaluation process. In that case, he must pass a special examination to prove, without any doubt, the overall level of knowledge and skills.

The teaching methodology and all activities performed during the course are designed according to a continuous evaluation model scheduled for a single academic year. Thus, the possibility of transferring partial qualifications to successive academic courses is not allowed.

Those students having a part-time dedication to the course, and thus waiver of assistance to the on-site academic activities according to the regulations of UDC, will be assessed as follows: 30% of the overall grade corresponds to the assessment of the personal work of the student (solution of problem-sheets), short tests and the personal interviews. The grades corresponding to this part are valid for both the first (June) and second (July) opprotunities. The remaining 70% of the grade corresponds to the assessment of the mixed test. Students have a second chance to be assessed with a mixed test in the 2nd opportunity. The grade obtained in the 2nd opprtunity for the mixed test replaces that obtained in the 1st one. Given that the assessment of the course is based on a continuum-assessment model, students that do not pass the course will be treated as new students in the subsequent academic years.

Learning outcomes	Study programme competences
To know the structure and the nature of chemical bonding in coordination compounds.	A1 A3 A6 A8 A9 A14 A15 A16 A24 A25	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8
To know the thermodynamic aspects related to the stability of coordination compounds.	A1 A5 A9 A14 A15 A16	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8
To know the most important reaction mechanisms for coordination compounds.	A1 A4 A9 A10 A14 A15 A16	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8
To know the structure of inorganic solids.	A1 A3 A6 A9 A14 A15 A16	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8
To know the microstructure of inorganic solids.	A1 A6 A9 A14 A15 A16 A24 A25	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8
To know the nature of chemical bonding in inorganic solids.	A1 A3 A5 A6 A8 A9 A14 A15 A16 A24 A25	B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B7	C1 C2 C6 C7 C8

Topic	Sub-topic
1.- Introduction to Coordination Chemistry.	Introduction
2.- Bonding in coordination compounds.	- Valence bond theory - Crystal field theory - Molecular orbital theory
3.- Thermodynamic stability of coordination compounds.	- Introduction: stability/instability vs. inertia/lability - Stability constans - Factors that affect the stability of complexes
4.- Reaction mechanisms of coordination compounds.	- Ligand substitution reactions - Redox reactions
5.- Introduction to Solid State Chemistry.	Introduction
6.- Ideal solids: Structural aspects and bonding.	- Structures of solids - Bonding in solids: ionic model and band model
7.- Real solids: defects in solids, examples of inorganic solids with relevant properties.	- Defects in solids - Examples of solids with important properties

Methodologies / tests	Competencies	Ordinary class hours	Student’s personal work hours	Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech	A1 A25 B7 C2 C8	28	42	70
Workshop	A5 A6 A8 A9 A10 A14 A16 B5 C2	6	21	27
Problem solving	A3 A4 A15 A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C6 C7	7	24.5	31.5
Objective test	A1 A4 A5 A6 A15 B1 B2 B3 C1	1	0	1
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 A3 B2 B3 B4 B7 C1 C2	4	15.5	19.5

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
Guest lecture / keynote speech	Lectures to introduce the most relevant issues related to the contents of the course, highlighting the most important aspects.
Workshop	Practical activities to aid the understanding of the more difficult aspects of the course.
Problem solving	Classes oriented to solve problems and exercises previously proposed to the students, so that they can work on them in advance.
Objective test	Periodically, the students will perform a series of short-term or short-answer tests during the problem solving sessions. These objective test are designed both for the evaluation of the degree of acquisition of competences and the consolidation of the contents seen in the lectures. This activity will not only track the evolution of students, but also serve to detect those aspects of the subject that present a greater difficulty of understanding.
Mixed objective/subjective test	Final written exams will take place following the schedule agreed by the institution with the aim to evaluate the global knowledge, understanding and skills acquired by each student. They may include short questions, multiple choice questions, and problems similar to those solved throughout the course

Methodologies	Competencies	Description	Qualification
Objective test	A1 A4 A5 A6 A15 B1 B2 B3 C1	Periodically, the students will perform a series of short-term or short-answer tests during the problem solving sessions. These objective test are designed both for the evaluation of the degree of acquisition of competences and the consolidation of the contents seen in the lectures. This activity will not only track the evolution of students, but also serve to detect those aspects of the subject that present a greater difficulty of understanding.	15
Mixed objective/subjective test	A1 A3 B2 B3 B4 B7 C1 C2	The assesment through mixed-tests will be split into two parts (two exams). The first one will be performed before the end of the semester, and the second one will take place at the time scheduled for the final exam (1st opportunity). This final exam is designed as a joint mixed test for those students who had not submitted to the first semester exam. The exams may include short questions, multiple choice questions, and problems similar to those solved throughout the course.	70
Problem solving	A3 A4 A15 A24 B1 B2 B3 B4 C1 C2 C6 C7	Aspects to be evaluated: The solution of the proposed problems and exercises in the seminars by the students, their participation in the discussions, and their interaction with the other students.	10
Workshop	A5 A6 A8 A9 A10 A14 A16 B5 C2	Aspects to be evaluated: the exercises and activities carried out in the working sessions, the participation on the discussions, the interaction with the other students.	5

Assessment comments
The final grade is the sum of: - "Mixed test": up to 7 points. - "Problem solving" + "workshop": up to 1.5 points. - "Objective tests": up to 1.5 points. The assessment through mixed-tests will be split into two parts (two exams). The first partial test will be performed before the end of the semester. Only students that had attended and participated at least in 80% of the activities of the course considering each part separately (applied to seminars and workshops) can participate of this kind of assessment. The second partial exam will take place at the time scheduled for the final exam (1st opportunity). Those students that will obtain a minimum of 3.15 points (out of a maximum of 7) in the two partial tests will pass the course and will be graded with the average mark of the two partial tests. Students that obtain less than 3.15 points in one or the two partial tests will be graded with the lowest mark among the two. In the latter case, although the total sum of the marks obtained in the final test, seminars, workshops and objective tests was higher than 5.0 points, the subject will appear as "not passed" (4.5 points). In the official exams, named as 1st and 2nd opportunities, students will be assessed with a final exam (in case the marks of the two partial tests were lower than 3.15), or can choose to have an exam just of the part in which they obtained less than 3.15 points). The grade obtained from participation in seminars, workshops and objective tests will apply to both the assessment in 1st and 2nd opportinities. Passing the course will require obtaining a minimum of 5.0 points (out of a maximum of 10) and a minimum of 3.15 (maximum 7) in the mixed tests. Given that the course applies a continuum assessment model, the progress of the students during the semester can be awarded with up to one extra point, which will be added to the final grade if the mark in mixed tests is 3.15 or higher (maximum 7). The student will be graded if his/her participation in the course represents more than 20% of the global activities of the course. In accordance with the regulations (“Probas de Avaliación e Actas de Cualificación de Grao e Mestrado”), the "2nd opportunity" is only a second chance for the final exam (“mixed test”). The grade on this 2nd opportunity of the “mixed test” will be added to those obtained during the course in “problem solving” + “workshops” . The percentages are the same as in the "1st opportunity". “Matricula de honor (MH)” is the highest grade, awarded to very outstanding students having passed the course in the “1st opportunity”. MH can be achieved in the "2nd opportunity" only if still available. Only in very exceptional circumstances (adequately justified) the student may be exempted from the on going evaluation process. In that case, he must pass a special examination to prove, without any doubt, the overall level of knowledge and skills. The teaching methodology and all activities performed during the course are designed according to a continuous evaluation model scheduled for a single academic year. Thus, the possibility of transferring partial qualifications to successive academic courses is not allowed. Those students having a part-time dedication to the course, and thus waiver of assistance to the on-site academic activities according to the regulations of UDC, will be assessed as follows: 30% of the overall grade corresponds to the assessment of the personal work of the student (solution of problem-sheets), short tests and the personal interviews. The grades corresponding to this part are valid for both the first (June) and second (July) opprotunities. The remaining 70% of the grade corresponds to the assessment of the mixed test. Students have a second chance to be assessed with a mixed test in the 2nd opportunity. The grade obtained in the 2nd opprtunity for the mixed test replaces that obtained in the 1st one. Given that the assessment of the course is based on a continuum-assessment model, students that do not pass the course will be treated as new students in the subsequent academic years.

Basic	J. Ribas Gispert (2008). "Coordination Chemistry" (versión en ingles de "Química de Coordinación"). Willey-VCH, Weinheim M.T. Weller (1999). "Inorganic Materials Chemistry". Oxford University Press, Oxford J. Rivas Gispert (2000). "Química de Coordinación". Ediciones Omega S.A. P. W. Atkins, T. L. Overton, J. P. Rourke, M. T. Weller y F. A. Armstrong (2008). "Química Inorgánica de Shriver y Atkins" Versión en español de la 4ª edición de "Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry". McGraw-Hill Interamericana P. W. Atkins, T. L. Overton, J. P. Rourke, M. T. Weller and F. A. Armstrong. (2009). "Shriver and Atkins' Inorganic Chemistry" 5th ed. W. H. Freeman and company, New York A.R. West (1984). "Solid State Chemistry and its Aplications". John Wiley & Sons, New York L. Smart & E. Moore (1992). "Solid State Chemistry: an Introduction". Chapman & Hall, London L. Smart & E. Moore (1995). “Una introducción a la química del estado sólido”, versión en español de "Solid State Chemistry: an Introduction". Ed. Reverté, Barcelona

Complementary	S. F. A. Kettle (1998). "Physical Inorganic Chemistry. A Coordination Chemistry Approach". Oxford University Press A.F. Wells (1978). “Química inorgánica estructural” Versión española de la 4ª Ed.. Ed. Reverté, Barcelona A.F. Wells (1984). “Structural Inorganic Chemistry” 5th Ed.. Oxford Univesity Press, London

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