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Basic Laboratory/Industry Skills Module

Module Delivery Information

• Location: Medway
• Term: Year (Non Standard)
• Level: 4
• Credits (ECTS): 15 (7.5)
• Current Convenor: Nadia Koloteva-Levine
• 2025 to 2026: checkmark-circle

Overview

A basic understanding of:

• Health and safety in the lab and relevant legislation
• Science skills such as GLP, keeping a laboratory notebook, making and recording measurements, identifying sources of error
• How to use SI units to prepare solutions and dilutions
• The preparation and use of buffers (such as in titrations)
• Definition of, and how to calculate pH
• The use of a range of standard equipment and techniques used in the bioscience and/or chemistry sector
• The generation and presentation of data (tables and graphs), together with writing laboratory reports
• Mathematical calculations and statistics in analysis of experiments
• The application of Scientific Method
• Root cause analysis and its application
• How to create a 'good' laboratory report
• Assignment marking criteria and how to use this to evaluate and develop scientific writing and presentation/poster skills

Details

• Contact hours: Total Hours: 150 including: "off the job" learning (approximately 35 hours) and on the job learning

Method of Assessment

• Laboratory Report (1600 words) 80% (full write up of 1 lab experiment (60%) and a write up of the principles of the technique used in another experiment (20%))
• Moodle Quiz 20%
• Each assessment must be passed to pass the module
• Reassessment: Like-for-like

Indicative Reading

See the library reading list for this module (Medway)

Learning Outcomes

The intended subject specific learning outcomes:

• Understand the key Health and Safety requirements when working in the laboratory
• Demonstrate an understanding, including the use of, of key laboratory/industry skills
• Use scientific method to test a hypothesis or theory
• Generate, evaluate, interpret and present practical work
• Show an understanding of the role of the laboratory technician/process operator in industry
• Understand how key scientific techniques fit within a scientific and technical environment (including industry)
• Understand and apply basic root cause analysis in science
• Apply acquired skills for scientific writing, evaluation and presentation

The intended generic learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate the development of practical/technical skills
• Analyse, evaluate and correctly interpret data
• Present and communicate data effectively
• Obtain and use information from a variety of sources as part of self-directed learning
• Demonstrate time-management and organisational skills within the context of self-directed learning

Notes

1. Credit level 4. Certificate level module usually taken in the first stage of an undergraduate degree.
2. ECTS credits are recognised throughout the EU and allow you to transfer credit easily from one university to another.
3. The named convenor is the convenor for the current academic session.

Key Information

• Year: 2025 to 2026
• Pre-requisites: 45 credits at level 4 and H&S quiz must be passed
• Restrictions: None