OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT
Systematic approach to chemical analysis. Analytical system. Analytical signal - analytical result - analytical information. Information theory in analytical chemistry.
Elements of quality system. Quality assurance of measurement process. Importance of suitable measurement process in quality assurance of processes and product. Planning and standardization of measurement process. Planning and optimization of experiments. Sources of errors and their elimination. Impact of measurement uncertainty on result and decision.
Quality control. Validation. Measurement uncertainty. Traceability. Internal and external quality assessment. Interlaboratory studies. Referential materials. Control charts. Independent assessment of quality system. Quality improvement.
DESCRIPTION OF INSTRUCTION METHODS
Instruction methods individually tailored to the student: lectures and consultations.
DESCRIPTION OF COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Preparation and oral presentation of an independent seminar paper related to a topic of scientific or professional interest to the student.
LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF COURSE
1. To analyse the analytical chemical system in order to determine the possible sources of error.
2. To plan a chemical analysis that will result in reliable analytical results.
3. To assess the quality of analytical results.
4. To assess the existing quality (assurance) system in chemical laboratories.
5. To create ones own quality management system in the chemistry lab.
LEARNING OUTCOMES AT THE LEVEL OF STUDY PROGRAMME
1. To systematise knowledge, skills and competences for the respective field and academic area of the programme of study
2. To evaluate the skills and methods for experimental and theoretical research relating to the respective field and academic area of the programme of study
LITERATURE
1. E. Prichard and V. Barwick, Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2007.
2. J. N. Miller and J. C. Miller, Statistics and chemometrics for analytical chemistry, Prentice Hall, Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, 2010.
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