ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 4 Expository Class: 10 Interactive Classroom: 16 Total: 30
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Faculty of Pharmacy
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (Ofertada)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Alumnado Repetidor)
Introduction to the state of the art of computational simulations in nanomaterials, modelling and simulation techniques, and the main computational infrastructures.
-Introduction to numerical simulation
-Classical, semi-clasical and quantum models.
-Monte-Carlo simulation techniques
-Simulation tools
-HPC and HTC approaches
-Computational Physics. J. M. Thijssen. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
-Electronic Structure: Basic Theory and Practical Methods. R. M. Martin. Cambridge University
Press, 2004.
-The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, 6th Ed. O.C. Zienkiewicz, R.L. Taylor,
J.Z. Zhu. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005.
-An Introduction to Parallel Programming. P. Pacheco. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2011.
-Essentials of Computational Chemistry: Theories and Models, C. J. Cramer, 2nd Ed. Wiley, 2005
Basic skills:
• CB6 - To have and understand knowledge that provides a basis or an opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• CB7 - That the students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• CB8 - That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• CB9 - That the students know how to communicate their conclusions and understanding and the final reasoning that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
General skills:
• CG1 – Control information retrieval techniques related to primary and secondary information sources (including databases with the use of a computer) and critical information analysis, in Spanish and English.
• CG2 - Identify information from the scientific literature using the appropriate channels and integrate this information to raise and contextualize a research topic.
• CG5 - To use scientific terminology in English to argue the experimental results in the context of the Chemistry profession
• CG10 - Acquire the necessary training to be able to join future doctoral studies in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, or in related fields.
Transversal Competences:
• CT01 – Know how to propose a simple research project independently in Spanish and English.
• CT06 – Initiative for continuous training and tackling new scientific and technological challenges.
Specific Competences:
• CE05 – Evaluate the relationships and differences between the properties of materials on a macro, micro and nano scale.
• CE09 –Apply computational techniques, experimental design and statistical analysis for the preparation of nanostructured systems and the evaluation of their properties.
• CE10 – Understand the design and characterization stages of nanostructured systems for the release of active substances and / or encapsulation / confinement of biomarkers or harmful substances, evaluation of their efficacy and safety.
-Theoretical classes with student participation
-Discussion of practical cases in seminars with the support of computers and whiteboard
-Problem-based learning
-Oral presentations of previously prepared topics, followed by debate with participation of students and teachers
-Attendance at conferences or round tables
- Written exam on the contents of the subject (60% of the marks). The exam of the subject will consist of short answer questions or tests and / or problems
- Active participation in seminars, practical classes and/or oral presentations (40% of the marks). Active participation in seminars and laboratory practices will be evaluated. This evaluation will be carried out by solving questions and problems raised in class, the presentation of works, evaluation tests and/or the participation in the debates.
For the evaluation, the Moodle (virtual campus) platform can be used.
Presenciales
Clases presenciales teóricas: 10
Seminarios y clases prácticas de pizarra: 8
Tutorías programadas: 2
Clases prácticas de laboratorio o de informática: 6
Exposiciones orales de los alumnos apoyadas por material audiovisual o conferencias de
profesores invitados: 2
Evaluación y/o examen: 3
SUBTOTAL 30
No presenciales
Preparación de pruebas y trabajos dirigidos: 14
Estudio y trabajo personal del alumno: 26
Búsquedas bibliográficas y utilización de bases de datos: 5
SUBTOTAL 45
TOTAL 75 h
In case of exercises or test realized by dishonest means, the "Evaluation rules of students’ academic performance and qualifications" will be of application.