Course Title: Prepare working solutions
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: BIOL5218C
Course Title: Prepare working solutions
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4327 - Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation
Course Contact: Namrita Kaul
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4309
Course Contact Email: namrita.kaul@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 50
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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
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 laboratorychemicals glassware and equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Apply appropriate safety precautions for use of laboratory equipment and hazardous chemical materials 1.2. Use appropriate laboratory glassware and measuring equipment 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 2.2. Assemble specified laboratory equipment 2.3. Select and prepare materials and solvent of specified purity 2.4. Measure appropriate quantities of reagents for solution preparation and record data 2.5. Prepare labels and log solution details in laboratory register 2.6. Transfer solutions to appropriately labelled containers |
Element: |
3. Check existing stock of solutions |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Monitor shelf life of working solutions according to laboratory procedures 3.2. Replace out-of-date or reject solutions according to laboratory procedures 3.3. Conduct routine titrimetric analyses, if appropriate, to determine if solutions are fit for purpose |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Class discussions, powerpoint presentations, research assignment, experiments and practical reports,
Teaching Schedule
Week
|
Date 2014 |
Topic
|
1 | 7/7 | Introduction to course. Laboratory safety/OHS and SI units. |
2 | 14/7 | Atoms, molecules, ions, moles, molar mass. |
3 | 21/ | Relationship between mole and Avogadro’s number |
4 | 28/7 | Relationship between mole and molar volume. |
5 | 4/8 | Acid Base reactions. Monitoring solution quality and shelf life. |
6 | 11/8 | More titrations |
7 | 18/8 | Concentration Monitoring Storage, stock, control and records for stored solutions. |
8 | 25/8 | Laboratory Skills testing. |
9 | 1/9 | RMIT break |
9 | 8/9 | Linking all concepts together |
10 | 15/9 | Revision |
11 | 22/9 | Exam |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
BlackBoard presentations and worksheets
Overview of Assessment
The assessment tasks for this course may include assignments, practical reports and written tests.
Assessment Tasks
- Laboratory Safety and Codes of Practice Assignment Due 3pm 23/7/14 Wednesday Worth 15%
- Practical 1: MSDS interpretation and Glassware identification practical . Due 3pm 30/7/14 Wednesday Worth 15%
- Practical 2: Standard solution practical Due 3pm 6/8/14 Wednesday Worth 10%
- Practical 3:Acid-Base Titration Due 3pm 13/8/14 Wednesday Worth 10%
- Examination Worth 50% Week beginning 22/9/14
- Laboratory skills test. 26/8 or 27/8 Competent or Not Yet Competent
Assessment Matrix
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