Course: Quality in Chemical Laboratory

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Course title Quality in Chemical Laboratory
Course code UECHI/C970A
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Krejčová Anna, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Brief introduction to data evaluation. Errors, accuracy, precision, terminology. Uncertainty - definition, components, procedure of estimation, practical enumerations. Credibility of laboratories - quality managent systems, conceptions, historical development, Czech and European valid legal regulations. Acreditation of chemical laboratories. Regulation ISO/IEC 17025, terminology, accreditation bodies and procedures. 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. 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), Skills training
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
Written examination, Presentation

During the semester is required of 4 to work in the range of 8 to 10 pages focused on the topics discussed.
Recommended literature
  • Crosby, N.T., Prichard, F.E. Quality in the Analytical Laboratory. John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
  • Krejčová A. Zabezpečení výsledků analýz v chemické laboratoři. Univerzita Pardubice, 2010.
  • Meloun, Milan. Statistical data analysis : a practical guide : complete with 1250 exercises and answer key on CD. New Delhi: Woodhead Publishing India, 2011. ISBN 978-0-85709-109-3.


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