Course Title: Perform chemical tests and procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: ONPS5658C
Course Title: Perform chemical tests and procedures
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5283 - Diploma of Laboratory Technology (Pathology Testing)
Course Contact: Amber Mitton
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8053
Course Contact Email: amberlee.mitton@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Kirsten Balding - Teacher
9925 4283
Nominal Hours: 100
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
There are no pre-requisites or co-requisites for this course
Course Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to interpret chemical test requirements, prepare samples, conduct pre-use and calibration checks on equipment and perform routine chemical tests/procedures. These tests will involve several measurement steps. The unit includes data processing and interpretation of results and tracking of obvious test malfunctions where the procedure is standardised. However, personnel are not required to analyse data, optimise tests/procedures for specific samples or troubleshoot equipment problems where the solution is not apparent
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
MSL974003A Perform chemical tests and procedures |
Element: |
1. Interpret and schedule test requirements |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Review test request to identify samples to be tested, test method and equipment/instruments involved |
Element: |
2. Receive and prepare samples |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Log samples using standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
Element: |
3. Check equipment before use |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Set up equipment/instruments in accordance with test method requirements |
Element: |
4. Test samples to determine chemical species or properties |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1. Operate equipment/instruments in accordance with test method requirements |
Element: |
5. Process and interpret data |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1. Record test data noting atypical observations |
Element: |
6. Maintain a safe work environment |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1. Use established safe work practices and personal protective equipment to ensure personal safety and that of other laboratory personnel |
Element: |
7. Maintain laboratory records |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1. Enter approved data into laboratory information management system |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Reading
Lectures
Lab classes
Practical exams
Projects
Worksheets
Presentations
Online quizzes
Exams
Assignments
Teaching Schedule
Term |
Dates are still 2011 | ||||
Wk | Date (week of) | Theory (2hr) Tues am (BIO) Tues pm (PT) |
Prac (3hr) Mon (PT) Wed (Bio) |
Assessment Task | Value (%) |
1 | 6-Feb |
Outline of course Atomic theory, Safety |
Lab safety intro | ||
2 | 13-Feb | Classification of matter, atomic theory, atomic number & atomic weight, electron structure & configuration |
Lab safety Using balances |
Theory online quiz (practice) Report – write up ‘Using Balances’ in communication class |
(0%) Satisfactory completion required |
3 | 20-Feb | Periodic table, Electron configuration of atoms - shells, subshells & orbitals, Ions |
Laboratory glassware OHS: MSDS & Chem Labels |
Theory online quiz 1 | Total of 10% for all quizzes |
4 | 27 Feb | Chemical bonds: ionic & covalent bonding, properties of ionic & covalent compounds, Lewis dot diagrams, naming compounds, bond angles& molecular shapes |
Glass pipettes |
Theory online quiz 2 | Total of 10% for all quizzes |
5 | 05-Mar | Review bonds, Electronegativity, classifying bonds, shapes of molecules - Lewis structures, Polar/Non-Polar molecules, Types of solutions & solubility |
Conductivity of aqueous solutions | Theory online quiz 3 Prac report 1 - conductivity of aqueous solutions |
Total of 10% for all quizzes Prac Report: 15% |
6 | 12-Mar | Formula weight, the mole, Avogadro’s number, Concentrations – Molarity & % solutions |
no prac class (Labour day) |
Theory online quiz 4 |
Total of 10% for all quizzes |
7 | 19- Mar | Centrifuges |
Preparing solutions Lab Safety: Chem Labels |
Theory online quiz 5 Assignment: Lab Safety |
Total of 10% for all quizzes Satisfactory completion required |
8 | 26- Mar | Revision |
Prac Exam 1: Using pipettes/balances |
Prac Exam 1: Using pipettes/ balances |
must be competent |
9 | 2-Apr | Theory exam 1 |
No prac | Theory exam 1 | 30% |
6th-12 Apr: StuVac |
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Term |
2 | ||||
Wk | Date (week of) | Theory (2hr) Tues am (BIO) Tues pm (PT) |
Prac (3hr) Mon (PT) Wed (Bio) |
Assessment Task | Value (%) |
10 | 16-Apr | Chemical equations, balancing equations | Micropipettes Using Centrifuges |
Theory online quiz 6 | Total of 10% for all quizzes |
11 | 23-Apr | Spectrophotometry | No prac (ANZAC day) |
Theory online quiz 7 |
Total of 10% for all quizzes |
12 | 30-Apr | Classes of reactions, Chemical equations Stoichiometry |
Spectrophotometry I | Theory online quiz 8 Prac Report 2 - Spectrophotometry |
Total of 10% for all quizzes 15% |
13 | 7-May | Limiting & excess reagents,% yields, Ionic reactions & equations (net & ionic), Solubilities of ionic compounds |
Spectrophotometry II | Theory online quiz 9 | Total of 10% for all quizzes |
14 | 14-May | Reaction rates, Reversible reactions, Chemical equilibrium, Le Chatalier’s principle, Equilibrium constants |
Balanced chemical equations | Theory online quiz 10 | Total of 10% for all quizzes |
15 | 21 May | Internet Research - in the library |
Effect of concentration changes on equilibrium yields | |
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16 | 28-May | Revision |
Prac Exam 2: Making solutions | Prac Exam 2: Making solutions | must be competent |
17 | 04 Jun | Theory exam 2 |
No prac |
Theory exam 2 Submit Logbook |
30% must be competent |
18 | 11-Jun | Alternative assessments (Monday: Queen’s Birthday Holiday) |
Prac exam resits |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Bettelheim, Brown, Campbell & Farrell (2010) |
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Chemistry Practical Manual semester 1 |
References
Other Resources
1. Students require a lab coat, safety goggles and gloves for Laboratory classes. Some safety goggles are available in the lab, but it is recommended that students buy their own for best comfort. These can be purchased from the bookshop.
2. An exercise book for the logbook.This should be a bound book, not spiral.
3. A permanent marker pen, fine or medium, for labelling tubes etc.
Overview of Assessment
Assessments for this course typically consist of:
• Class activities
• Assignments
• Presentations
• Exams
Assessment Tasks
**You must pass all assessment tasks to pass this course**
Theory Online quizzes (10 quizzes)
Best 5 x 2% = 10% AND must get average pass for all 10 quizzes
When: Each week
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1-7
Theory Exam 1
30% AND Must get average pass for both exams to pass the course
When: end of term 1
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1
Prac Report 1 – conductivity of aqueous solutions
15% AND Must get average pass for both prac reports to pass the course
When: term 1
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 5.1-5.7, 6.1-6.4
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1-6, 9-11
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1-2
Prac Exam 1 – Balances & Glass pipettes
Competent/ Not competent: Must pass this component (result is “competent”) to pass the course
When: term 1
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 1.1-1.3, 6.1-6.4
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1,2,9
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1-9
Prac Report 2 – spectrophotometers
15% AND Must get average pass for both prac reports to pass the course
When: term 2
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.3, 5.1-5.7
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1-10
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1
Assignment – Lab Safety: Chem Labels
Competent/Not competent to pass the course
When: term 2
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 1.2, 6.1-6.4
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 9
Prac Exam 2 – Making solutions
Competent/Not competent: Must pass this component (result is “competent”) to pass the course
When: term 2
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.4, 6.1-6.4
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1,2,5,6,10,11
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1-9
Theory Exam 2
30% AND Must get average pass for both exams to pass the course
When: end of term 2
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1
Logbook:
Signed off each week by teacher
Competent/Not competent: Must pass this component (work is considered “competent”) to pass the course
When: each lab class/end of semester
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 2.1,2.2, 7.1-7.3
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1,2,7,8,11,12
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 8
Class attendance (In class observations):
Students must attend at least 80% of classes to pass the course so that assessors have sufficient opportunity to observe students in order to determine competency.
When: All semester
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Performance criteria # 1.1-3, 2.1-4, 4.1-3, 5.1-7, 6.1-4, 7.1-3
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Skills 1-12,
Maps to NTIS Unit MSL974003A Required Knowledge # 1-9
Total: 100%
Satisfactory Participation** in Introductory Chemistry (if required ie. If VCE Chemistry score is not ≥ 20, or equivalent)
Competent/Not competent: Must pass this component (work is considered “competent”) to pass the course
**Satisfactory Participation in Introductory Chemistry means:
Class attendance: Students must attend at least 80% of classes
When: All semester Introductory Chemistry goes for Semester 1 only.
**All assessments must be passed to pass the course**
* For mapping refer to the Element of competency from training.gov #MSL974003A
Assessment Matrix
Other Information
**Students must attend at least 80% of practical classes AND pass all assessments to pass the course**.
What does “all assessments must be passed” mean exactly?
It is your responsibility to understand exactly what you need to do to pass the course, but hopefully the information below will make things clear… if you need more information, please ask a teacher ☺
To pass the course you need to pass, on average, each type of assessment listed in the table ie:
• Average exam mark (2 exams) is a pass,
• Average prac report mark (2 reports) is a pass,
• Average quiz mark (of the 10 quizzes) is a pass,
• The assignment is passed,
• Both prac exams are passed,
• Logbook is passed,
• Attendance is >80%, If you miss a prac class you should provide a copy of your medical certificate or other evidence (court appearance, funeral notice, statutory declaration) to the teacher.
• Intro Chem. (if required) - attendance is >80%
Theory Online Quizzes
Students are expected to do the set readings each week. Powerpoint slides are also available for your review. The powerpoints summarise the readings. Each week the quiz tests you on key concepts from the readings. In theory classes there will be discussion based around the questions, and any questions or difficulties you are having with the topic. Each quiz will be available for a limited time only. If you are ill for the whole time the quiz is available, you will need to provide a medical certificate or else you will not get any marks for that week’s quiz. Each quiz can be submitted once only.
If you have network difficulties or don’t submit the quiz properly you will not get marks for that quiz. Make sure you use a reliable network connection to submit the quiz! It is your responsibility to ensure your quiz is submitted properly. Please check with the teacher if you are unsure if you are submitting the quiz correctly. There are no extensions available for quizzes.
Logbook
Results from each practical need to be recorded in your logbook. This is an important aspect of developing your record-keeping skills. Logbooks are to be submitted at the end of semester.
Practical Reports
Practical reports are indicated in the Practical Manual. These pracs must have a formal report submitted as part of your assessment. Reports must be typed. Each practical report is due two weeks after the prac has been done. You can apply for an extension of up to 7 days by filling out the Assignment extension form. Prac reports will not be accepted after this time. If you did not apply for an extension by the due date, your assignment will not be accepted and you will get a zero grade.
If you are absent for a practical that is to be written up, a medical certificate must be provided to the teacher. In this case another practical exercise needs to be written up – as negotiated with the teacher. If you are absent when the prac is to be written up but do not provide a medical certificate, another prac may not be written up. No marks will be allocated in this case.
Additional assessment may be provided at the discretion of the Program Coordinator if your average test mark is above 45% and you have passed all other assessments.
Students must attend at least 80% of practical classes. If you miss a prac class you should provide a copy of your medical certificate or other evidence (court appearance, funeral notice, statutory declaration) to the teacher.
Extension of time for submission of assessable work:
A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date
They must lodge the application form (available on the web) at least the day before the due date
The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 6, Bdg 51
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension will not be corrected, and therefore will receive a zero grade.
Students requiring longer extensions must apply for Special Consideration (form available on the Web)
For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged at the HUB or online with supporting evidence (eg medical certificate), prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination.
Time Allowance for this course
The 100 nominal hours for this unit are allocated as follows:
Aspect Allowance (hours) Total (hours)
Preparation for class/ Research work/ Report completion 16 x 1hour/week 16
Theory Class 14 x 1 hour/week 14
Theory at home/Online Quiz/Revision 14 x 1 hour/wk+ 2 x 2hr revision 18
Practical Activities & Prac Exams 16 x 3 hours 48
Theory Tests 2 x 1.5 hours
+ 1 hour alternate assessment
(if required) 4
Total: 100
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