Course: Experiment Planning and Evaluation

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Course title Experiment Planning and Evaluation
Course code UECHI/C930
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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
Week 1: Environmental experiment: concepts, types of studies, experimental plan. Week 2: Information necessary for the experimental plan: legislation, standards, recommendations of professional organizations. Week 3: Technical background of laboratory experiment, documentation. Week 4: Parameters to be considered when preparing the experiment plan. Week 5: Collection plan. Methods of experiment planning. Week 6: Sampling: transport, storage, processing. Specifics and risks of processing selected types of samples. Week 7: Methods of sample analysis (operational, research), work with information sources. Week 8: Evaluation of analytical results: basic statistical procedures. Week 9: Evaluation of analytical results: data presentation. Week 10: Feasibility study, its evaluation, revision of the experimental plan. Week 11: Method validation: verification of workflow functionality. Week 12: Method validation: documentation. Week 13: The concept of green chemistry in a laboratory experiment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Skills training
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the factors that need to be considered in the preparation of the laboratory experiment plan and the methods of evaluating the practical laboratory experiment.
The student is able to orientate in the problems of planning and evaluation of laboratory experiment, including the communication of laboratory data.
Prerequisites
Students should be familiar with using a computer and basic software (eg Microsoft Office), and when working with text and graphs.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Self project defence

Student performance will be based on oral presentation of written semestral work elaborated on own topic and oral examination of theoretical knowledge.
Recommended literature
  • Platné české právní předpisy a normy.
  • Crosby, N. T., Prichard, F. E. Quality in the Analytical Laboratory.
  • Krejčová A. Zabezpeční jakosti výsledků analýz v chemické laboratoři. Pardubice, 2009.


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