NSCPHD1018 Design of Experiments and Good Laboratory Practise (generic course)

Volume 2013/2014
Education
PhD education.
Content
How do we design our experiments and secure a safe working environment? How do we assure the highest quality of our results? How do we document our research and secure our data? What is the most common quality assurance standards used at private companies? These questions will be answered for you at this course. You will receive practical training in quality assurance and laboratory safety measures and get introduced to ISO9000/17025, Good Manufacturing Practise and Good Laboratory Practise.

The participants are introduced to laboratory safety and quality assurance of Research and Development projects.

The target group is PhD students working in the analytical chemical laboratory who needs an introduction to basic laboratory safety measures and quality assurance practises. Special emphasis is placed on the development of the PhD students as project manager - which includes QA and safety aspects.

The participants will receive practical training in quality assurance and laboratory safety measures. The course will include an introduction to the common quality assurance standards ISO9000, ISO17025, Good Manufacturing Practise and Good Laboratory Practise and touch upon statistical design of experiments.

Tentative program:
- Day 1-5: Preparation at home (reading).
- Day 6: Introduction; Design of experiments; Laboratory safety; Accidents in the laboratory; Light dinner.
- Day 7: Managing quality in the laboratory; Laboratory safety; KemiBrug.
- Day 8: Handling large amounts of data; Lunch seminar; Risk assessment in the R&D laboratory.
- Day 9: Quality assurance tools; Lunch seminar.

The Spring course will focus at the biological laboratory while the Autumn version focuses at the chemical laboratory.
Learning Outcome
The course gives the participants the theoretical foundation for implementing standard laboratory safety measures and quality assurance procedures in their own research projects.

After completing this course, the participant will have knowledge of:

• Good Laboratory Practise and laboratory safety at UCPH.
• KemiBrug.
• The most common quality assurance standards in public and private companies.
• Experimental design.

The participants will be capable of:
• Using KemiBrug.
• Risk evaluate processes to determine precautionary measures.
• Handling fire in the laboratory.
• Making a quality assurance plan for a small R&D project, i.e. PhD project or similar.
• Document research according to the rules and regulations at UCPH.
• Handling stakeholders in relation to their own projects.
Literature
The participants needs to buy this book in advance of the course: Prichard and Barwick (2007): Quality Assurance in Analytical Chemistry (Analytical Techniques in the Sciences - AnTs). Wiley-Blackwell.
The participants will receive selected documents on laboratory safety and security prior to the course. During the course, hands-outs will be distributed together with material on design of experiments and data handling.
None.
MSc in science/health science.
Pre-course work: The participants will have to spend approx. 30 h for reading in advance of the course. Lectures and exercises: The participants will have lectures by a group of lecturers from different units at UCPH SCIENCE and HEALTH. The partipants will work in groups in different practical and theoretical exercises. The approach is case-based learning.
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Lectures
  • 12
  • Preparation
  • 30
  • Project work
  • 6
  • Theory exercises
  • 12
  • Total
  • 60
Credit
2 ECTS
Type of assessment
Continuous assessment
Written assignment
The participants must hand-in an assignment 2 weeks after the course. The assignment takes form of a QA manual/SOP/risk assessment of parts of their current research activities. The participants will receive oral feedback on their performance.
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
passed/not passed
Censorship form
No external censorship
Exam period
Personal aggreement.
Re-exam
Personal aggreement.