KEMA200 Introduction to Laboratory Work (4 cr)
Description
Content
In the Introduction to Laboratory Techniques course student learn basic chemical laboratory skills and methods. First year chemistry students take this course during their first autumn.
KEMA200 "Introduction to laboratory techniques" (Johdatus laboratoriotöihin) is available in English. Non-Finnish speaking students register for English speaking groups (Laboratory exercise). Exchange and other foreign students who have already completed laboratory course(s) at home university are advised to contact their research group or the departmental coordinator in order to agree on suitable introduction and training in working in a laboratory in Finland.
The course consists of lectures, webassignments, laboratory exercises, different exercises and writing laboratory reports.
The course contains following laboratory works: food chemistry reactions, preparation of ionic compound (inorganic synthesis), changing the pH of water with oxides and salts, chromatographic work, analytical work, synthesis of methyl salicylate (organic synthesis), reaction entalphy measurement, reaction order and reaction rate and complexometric titration.
Completion methods
The course consists of lectures, self-study material (10 h), pre-assignments, different exercises, laboratory exercises (40 h) in small groups, and written laboratory reports. Student need to attend and complete all laboratory exercises and other exercises given in the course.
The course consist of
- work safety lectures 2h and exercises 4 h
- Scientific writing and software 4h
- Laboratory exercises 40 h
- Pre-assignment and self-studying for laboratory work 25 h
- Scientific reporting 30 h
- Preparation for the course (e.g. purchasing personal laboratory safety equipment) 2 h
Assessment details
Completing the course consists of attending and successfully completing the laboratory exercises as well as doing the assignments and reports.
The course consist of
- work safety lectures 2h and exercises 4 h
- Scientific writing and software 4h
- Laboratory exercises 40 h
- Pre-assignment and self-studying for laboratory work 25 h
- Scientific reporting 30 h
- Preparation for the course (e.g. purchasing personal laboratory safety equipment) 2 h
Learning outcomes
- student has skills for safe working in chemical laboraratory.
- Student has knowledge how to handle reagents and how to make liquid solutions.
- Students can connect theory and experimental work.
- Student knows the basic laboratory terminology.
- Students is able to distinguish qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Student has basic skills for laboratory reporting
Additional information
The course is taught in the I and II period.
Remember to register for one laboratory group!
Registration is done In Korppi system. Remember also to register one laboratory group (Laboratoriotyöt).
The course is taught in small groups. The course consists of ten laboratory exercises. One work is performed in one week. This means that the course takes ten weeks. One laboratory exercise takes four hours.
The course can have English language groups. However, the course is not taught yearly in English.