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Skills Laboratory I

Skills Laboratory I

Code	15996
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	1
Workload	PL(10H)
Scientific area	Industrial Chemistry
Entry requirements	-
Learning outcomes	This CU aims to provide students with practical skills that enable them to correctly and expeditiously perform basic techniques and unit operations essential for an industrial Chemist. At the end of the course students should be able to: -Work in a chemistry laboratory complying with safety standards for the handling of chemicals, taking into account their physical and chemical characteristics, recognizing the specific hazards of their use -Handle material and equipment with correctness and in compliance with safety standards -Choose and use scales properly -Select and handle the volume measurement material compatible with the rigor required for a given task -Choose the right material for solution preparation -Measure masses and volumes and evaluate the accuracy and uncertainty of measurements -Prepare solutions with solid solutes -Prepare solutions with liquid solutes -Calibrate glassware and micropipettes -Wash all used material properly
Syllabus	- Preparation of solutions by mass measurement - Preparation of solutions by volume measurement (from concentrated acid) - Calibration of glassware and micropipettes
Main Bibliography	- J.A. Beran, “Laboratory manual for principles of general chemistry”, John W iley & Sons, 9ª ed. (2010). - J.A.M. Simões, M.A.B. Castanho, I.M.S. Lampreia, F.J.V. Santos, C.N. Castro, M.T. Pamplona, M.E.M. Piedade, “Guia do Laboratório de Química e Bioquímica”, Lidel, Lisboa (2017) - J.M. Postma, J.L. Roberts, J.L. Hollenberg, “Chemistry in the Laboratory”, W. H. Freeman and Compan y, 7ª ed. (2010). - D. T. Sawyer, W. R. Heineman, J. M. Beebe, Chemistry Experiments for Instrumental Methods, John Wiley & Sons (1984).
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	This CU is structured with a methodology based on: - classroom learning (laboratory class) - Autonomous learning developed by the students. The contact sessions comprise laboratory classes where the student is provided with a grid containing all the steps to correctly perform a certain laboratory operation. The student performs this operation individually in class, initially supervised by the teacher but later autonomously. Students' knowledge and skills will be assessed using observation / verification grids. These are the same ones that were initially provided to the student and contain an enumeration of aspects that are intended to be verified if the student masters and / or is able to perform or not. The teacher accompanies students throughout the teaching-learning process by providing learning support teaching materials such as videos, books and other supporting texts.
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.