Environmental Analysis (10 ECTS)
Code: TX00EC49-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 02.05.2022 - 12.06.2022
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 22.08.2022 - 14.10.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 10 ECTS
- Virtual portion
- 3 ECTS
- Mode of delivery
- On-campus and online
- Campus
- Leiritie 1
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Laboratory Sciences
- Course
- TX00EC49
Learning outcomes
The student is able to apply the acquired analytical skills in analyzing air, water and soil samples. S/he knows how environmental samples are sampled and processed for chemical and microbiological analysis.
Content
• Chemistry, Sampling and Analysis of Aquatic Environment
• Sampling and Chemical Analysis of Soil
• Air Sampling and Analysis (indoor and outdoor air)
• Radiochemistry
• Atomic Spectrometry (ICP-OES, ICP-MS, MP-AES, XRF)
• International Field Week (short term exchange possible)
Prerequisites
Chromatography
Spectrometry
Physical Chemistry
Microbiology and Professional English
Teaching methods
Lectures
Virtual courses in Moodle (Metropolia and TAMK)
Laboratory Exercices
Project (Field Week)
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam (30 %) Jukka Niiranen
Moodle-exercises of "Sampling and Chemical Analysis of Aquatic Env." (10%) Mia Ruismäki
Moodle-exercises "Sampling and Chemical Analysis of Air" (10%) Esa Toukoniitty and Miika Kuivikko
Moodle-exercises of "Sampling and Chemical Analysis Contaminated Soil" (10%) TAMK, Kaisa Lahti
Laboratory exercises and reports (30%) Jukka Niiranen and Mia Ruismäki
Project week in Harakka Island (10%) Miika Kuivikko
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student is able to:
- apply professional knowledge in the field appropriately
- find information and argue for the use of his/her sources
- show that s/he has achieved the targets for core competence
- find out the safety instructions concerning work assignments and to act in accordance with them
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student is able to:
- use concepts and knowledge in his field fluently and comprehensively
- assess and use information sources and research information with a critical eye
- operate in a range of work situations, also in international contexts
- act responsibly in work duties, taking safety issues into consideration
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student is able to:
- use theoretical and professional concepts and knowledge like an expert and combine them into larger entities
- apply professional expertise
- take responsibility for a professional process in its entirety
- be goal-oriented and develop himself/herself as well as the project group
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student is able to:
- apply professional knowledge in the field appropriately
- find information and argue for the use of his/her sources
- show that s/he has achieved the targets for core competence
- find out the safety instructions concerning work assignments and to act in accordance with them