<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Nicola Marzari <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nicola.marzari@epfl.ch" target="_blank">nicola.marzari@epfl.ch</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
(posted on behalf of Prof Stefaan Cottenier)<br>
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Dear PWscf'ers,<br>
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this is to let you know that from September 25 till December 11, a free<br>
and open online course about Computational Materials Physics will be<br>
available from Ghent University. This course uses Quantum ESPRESSO as a<br>
demonstration tool, and might therefore be of interest to some<br>
subscribers of this mailing list.<br>
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The target audience is people with no prior knowledge about DFT, who<br>
want to have a hands-on introduction. At the end of the course, students<br>
will be able to read papers that report about DFT results, and they will<br>
be able to make basic calculations with Quantum ESPRESSO themselves. A<br>
general science education is sufficient as background knowledge. The<br>
approach is conceptual and hands-on, not mathematical.<br>
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Note also that this is not a course about Quantum ESPRESSO as such. It<br>
is a course about the basics of applied DFT, in which Quantum ESPRESSO<br>
is used as an exercise tool.<br>
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The course follows a weekly pace, with the following structure:<br>
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- Watching a set of prerecorded lecture videos about the topic of the<br>
week<br>
- Solving tasks related to these videos – in most cases, there is<br>
immediate automated or peer feedback after submitting the task<br>
- Questions about the lectures and tasks can be submitted at any time,<br>
and students can answer the questions of others<br>
- Unresolved issues will be dealt with in the weekly feedback webinar<br>
that is livestreamed. A video of the webinar remains available for those<br>
who could not attend it live.<br>
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As an optional part, students can work in teams of four on a project.<br>
During the final webinar, the teams present their work.<br>
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The course website at <a href="http://www.compmatphys.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.compmatphys.org</a> is currently under<br>
re-construction. If you want to participate or just want to look over<br>
the shoulder, you can leave your email there. You will then be notified<br>
a few days before the start at Sep 25.<br>
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Taking part in this course happens on an voluntary basis – there is no<br>
official credit given by Ghent University (an unofficial honour’s<br>
certificate can be provided after completion, though). However, it’s<br>
worth inquiring whether your university agrees to give you credit for<br>
taking this course – perhaps after making an exam supervised by your<br>
local instructor. At Ghent University, the course+project is budgeted at<br>
6 ECTS credits.<br>
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Experienced DFT users/teachers are welcome to audit the course. We’re<br>
open to suggestions and corrections, as well as to collaboration.<br>
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