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17 July 2014 Optics in the physics degree at the USC: the use of the Moodle platform
M. Teresa Flores-Arias
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Proceedings Volume 9289, 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference; 92891Y (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2070759
Event: 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference, 2013, Porto, Portugal
Abstract
The unification of the new European studies under the Bologna process creates a new adaptation within the field of Physics. An adjustment to the programs is required to migrate to the new European Credit Transfer (ECTS). According to the article 12.2 of the R.D. 1393/2007, the Physics Degree at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain, has 240 ECTS distributed in 4 years with 60 ECTS each. In particular, the subject of Optics is imparted in the third year of the degree and it is divided in two courses, Optics I and Optics II, both belonging to the Module “Fundamentals of Physics”. Both courses are mandatory and are composed by 6 ECTS, distributed in 30 hours of theory, 15 hours of seminars and 15 hours of particular tutorials. Besides, the work developed by the students is supposed to be 75 hours of dedication for learning the theoretical lectures contents and 15 hours for the development of exercises and other homework. The reduction of the number of hours devoted to the theoretical lesson respect to the older syllabus has made necessary the use of virtual platforms for helping the teacher and the student to be more connected and to share the academic materials needed to the good developing of the course. This work is devoted to the analysis of this kind of virtual tools, in particular, to the Moodle platform, in the course Optics I, focusing on the satisfaction degree of the student with it.
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M. Teresa Flores-Arias "Optics in the physics degree at the USC: the use of the Moodle platform", Proc. SPIE 9289, 12th Education and Training in Optics and Photonics Conference, 92891Y (17 July 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2070759
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