Course Title: Prepare working solutions
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: BIOL5218C
Course Title: Prepare working solutions
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3305 - Certificate III in Science
Course Contact: Nancy Varughese
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4713
Course Contact Email: nancy.varughese@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Nil
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to prepare working solutions and to check that existing stocks are suitable for use. Calculations of quantities, choice of reagent grades and required dilutions will be specified by the supervisor.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSL973002A Prepare working solutions |
Element: |
1. Safely use laboratory chemicals, glassware and equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
1.3 Clean and store glassware and equipment in accordance with enterprise procedures
|
Element: |
2. Make up working solutions |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify the relevant standard methods for solution preparation |
Element: |
3. Check existing stock of solutions |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Monitor shelf life of working solutions according to laboratory procedures |
Learning Outcomes
This is a competency based course
Details of Learning Activities
Classroom Instruction, Demonstration, Practicals, Internet & Library Searches, Skill Development Exercises
Teaching Schedule
| Week | Date of Class | Topic | Assessment | Assessment & Due Date |
| 1 | 2 Sept |
Intro to Course. Laboratory Safety & OHS SI units |
1. Safety Worksheet Codes of practice Assignment Blackboard Exercise |
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| 2 | 9 Sept |
Atoms, Molecules, Ions, Moles, Molar Mass, n=m/M c=n/V |
Prac: MSDS, Glassware id & use, |
Safety & Codes of practice Assignment due 11 Sept |
| 3 | 16 Sept |
c=n/V for made-up solution. c1V1=c2V2 Acid-Base reactions |
4. Prac: Phthalate titration against NaOH part 1 |
Glassware Lab Report due 18 Sept |
| 23 Sept | Vacation | |||
| 4 | 30 Sept | More on Acid Base Reactions | Prac: Phthalate titration against NaOH Part 2 |
NaOH prac report due: 9 Oct |
| 5 | 7 Oct | Solution Shelf Life,Monitoring Storage, Stock Control & Records for Stored Solutions |
Assignment due 14 Oct |
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| 6 | 14 Oct | Monitoring Solution Quality |
Standard Solution preparation | |
| 7 |
21 Oct |
Titrimetry | Standard solution report Due 23 Oct | |
| 8 | 28 Oct |
Revision | ||
| 9 | 4
Nov |
Exam: Wed 6 Nov | ||
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
There are no set texts but suitable reading materials will be made available in class |
References
There will be a number of closely targetted references to the content covered in class and laboratory woprk given out through the course |
Other Resources
Weblinks & Blackboard
The following web link is a good primer for looking at dilutions, with a further look at laboratory safety
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryquickreview/a/dilutionmath.htm
A weblink will also be set up through the Prepare Solutions shell in My RMIT Studies (Blackboard) for specific RMIT Library resources
for this course
Monitor your My RMIT studies (Blackboard) site for this, Course Announcements & other Course-Related material
The RMIT Study & Learning Centre
As many students in this course have typically returned to study after a considerable break and there are often a diverse
range of study backgrounds, the The RMIT Study & Learning Centre is highly recommended as a way of getting extra help
to succeed in this course. It is situated near the HUB, ground level, Building 14 and provides chemistry-related help as well as individual appointments and a drop-in centre. You can go there in person to check availability of individual help and/or carefully look at their web page (www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=vaatmxwjav8k (unresolved) )
Get in early, if you need assistance!
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks for this course may include tasks, assignments, practical reports and tests.
Assessment Tasks
1. Laboratory Safety & Codes of Practice Assignment 5% due 11 Sept
2. Practical 1: MSDS, Glassware Use & Standard Solution Preparation 5% Due 18 Sept
3. Practical 2: Acid-base Titration 15% Report due 9 Oct
4. Practical 3: Standard Solution Preparation 15% Report due 23 Oct
5. Manifest & storage of solutions exercise 10% due 14th Oct
6. Exam 50% Wed 6th Nov
Assessment Matrix
| Element | Safely use laboratory chemicals, glassware and equipment | Make up working solutions | Check existing stock of solutions |
| Assessment 1 | X | ||
| Assessment 2 | X | ||
Assessment 3 |
X | ||
| Assessment 4 | X | X | |
| Assessment 5 | X | ||
| Assessment 6 | X | X | X |
Other Information
Laboratory Safety
All students are expected to work safely in the lab. This includes arriving to class on time to hear & receive all safety information and be properly coordinated in practical work groups.
All students should wear closed shoes, and have hair tied back in laboratory practicals.
Safety glasses and laboratory coats must be worn at all time during practical work.
No eating or drinking is permitted in laboratories
The 50 nominal hours allocated to this course comprise:
15h class attendance (Learning & Teaching in underpinning knowledge)
15h laboratory work
8h laboratory report writing
4h web & library research
8h assignment and task completion
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