Course: Quality Systems and Data Processing in the Chemical Laboratory

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Course title Quality Systems and Data Processing in the Chemical Laboratory
Course code UECHI/C404
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krejčová Anna, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Brief introduction to data evaluation. Kinds of errors, accuracy, precision, terminology. Uncertainty - definition, components, procedure of estimation, practical enumerations. Basic analytical operations and uncertainties, examples of enumerations. Credibility of laboratories - quality managent systems, conceptions, historical development, Czech and European valid legal regulations. Accreditation of chemical laboratories. Regulation ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025, terminology, accreditation bodies and procedures in Czech Republic. Quality guide, standard operation procedure - basic scheme, practical examples. Metrology and traceability in chemistry, law on metrology. Insurance of traceability in analytical laboratory. Certified reference materials, preparation, certification, databases. Proficiency testing, aim, evaluation, providers. Sampling - definition and properties of samples. Practical examples. Choice of optimal method - evaluation of factor considered. Validation of analytical methods, parameters, software, practical examples. Quality, assurance/control, documents. Regulation diagrams.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to build a general image of the latest knowledge from the area of the good laboratory practice, accreditation of laboratories and system of quality control and to harmonize student's knowledge with valid legal regulations of Czech Republic and European Union.
After graduation of the subject, students will be able to orientate in the current system of the quality assurance of data and will gain a practical qualification necessary for specialist ensuring quality assurance and quality control in chemical laboratories and institutions in the area of environmental protection.
Prerequisites
Basic PC skills are demanded.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Student performance assessment

In the half of the tern, knowledge are tested and the result is taken to the final classification. The final exam has written and oral part.
Recommended literature
  • Platné české právní předpisy a normy.
  • Crosby, N. T., Prichard, F. E. Quality in the Analytical Laboratory.
  • Crosby,  N. T., Prichard,  F. E. Quality in the Analytical Laboratory. Chichester, 1995.
  • Mestek, O., Nondek, L. Zásady správného odběru vzorků pro analýzu životního prostředí. Praha, 1995.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Environment Protection (2015) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Environment Protection (2013) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Environment Protection (2016) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Environment Protection (2014) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter