Universität Wien

270036 PR Mass Spectrometry II (digital) (2024W)

3.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 10 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

First meeting: Tuesday, 01. 10. 2024, 10:15 - 11:00, SR 1

"Lab days" (time together with the lecturer):

Wed, 04. 12. 2024, 11:45 – 17:00 SR 4
Mo, 09. 12. 2024, 13:00 – 17:00 HS 3
Wed, 11. 12. 2024, 11:15 – 14:30 HS 4
Thur, 12. 12. 2024, 09:00 – 13:00 Dekanatszimmer
Fr, 13. 12. 2024, 09:00 – 12:00 Arbeitsgruppen - Meeting room

Please also consider that you will need some time inbetween the individual meetings for individual tasks ("homework")!

Time required:
• First meeting at the beginning of the semester
• Independent preparation (e.g. literature research)
• One week of continuous lab course (generally in a seminar room!), supported by various ‘homework’ assignments. Dates will be arranged in the first meeting.
• Independent data analysis
• Final presentation (in a seminar room/lecture hall! The date will be arranged during the first meeting)

Attendance is compulsory during the whole lab course!
Unexcused absence at the first meeting will result in deregistration of the student from the course.
Any unexcused absence in the further parts of the lab course will result in a negative assessment.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

IMPORTANT:
This lab course will be held exclusively in a seminar room!
We will not go into any lab.
Doing the course online is only planned for a pandemic etc.

Objectives:
Students will gain experience in the practical application of inorganic mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in a modern, digitally supported setting. One focus is on various quality control/quality assurance measures.

Content:
As traditional laboratory work is sometimes no longer common, practical, or feasible nowadays, the course will take place exclusively in a seminar room. Students will be shown how modern Analytical Chemistry can operate in a digitized world and the possibilities available for it. After successful completion of the course, students will be capable of planning, executing, evaluating, and interpreting a simple analysis using an inorganic mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), including extensive Quality control/quality assurance measures.

Key components of the course are:
• Planning of an experiment
• Handling of ICP-MS instruments, optimization of various relevant instrument and method parameters
• Possibilities of quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC)
• Quantitative mass spectrometric analysis of various samples
• Data evaluation for analyte quantification
• Presentation of analytical-chemical research

Method:
The course comprises theory and practical parts. In the theory units, supplemented by independent work by the students.
In the theory units, the necessary knowledge is conveyed through interactive lectures and live demonstrations.
For the practical parts, various modern digital methods will be used, such as videos or remote control of a mass spectrometer.
Additionally, students will work independently or in teams, e.g. for literature research, data evaluation or working on specific tasks using an instrument simulator
The course is concluded by student presentations.
Discussions with students are an essential part of the entire lab course.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment criteria:
• Active participation, practical work (continuous assessment course)
• Independent completion of various tasks (e.g. literature searches, calculations, exercises with instrument simulators etc.)
• Final oral presentation
• In case of doubt, the students may be asked to a grade-relevant final oral assessment.

Permitted aids:
• Practical part: Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone, calculator, periodic table
• Final discussion: Calculator, periodic table

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirements:
• Course with continuous assessment. Therefore: Compulsory attendance during the entire lab course (exceptions only with justified & timely apologies!)
• Complete & timely submission of all task.
• Final presentation.
• Each partial requirement must be completed by the end of the course.

Assessment criteria:
• Active participation
• Quality of the practical work, including responsible handling of samples, instruments, and resources.
• Quality of the various tasks
• Quality of the presentation

Examination topics

• The presentations of the theoretical part
• The content of the practical units & of the discussions
• The materials provided or recommended by the instructors

Reading list

Will be discussed during the course, if needed.

Association in the course directory

CH-SAS-05, CH-SAS-06, CH-SAS-07, CH-SAS-08, LMC C1, LMC D1, BC-CHE II-1

Last modified: Tu 15.10.2024 10:06