Basics of environmental sampling (5 cr)
Code: YT00DI38-3008
General information
Enrollment
03.01.2022 - 16.01.2022
Timing
11.01.2022 - 30.04.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Technology
Teachers
- Marjatta Lehesvaara
Teacher in charge
Marjatta Lehesvaara
Groups
-
YTMI22KPEnvironmental Technology, full-time studies
Objective
You can identify different environmental sampling targets and sites and know the importance of environmental sampling as part of high quality research. You know the main variety of sampling methods and are able to mention and classify a variety of sample types. You know how to identify the special features of the Finnish environment to be taken into account in the sampling design and implementation. You are able to make a sampling plan and to identify the key sources of error. You know how to take simple environmental samples and interpret the results.
Content
What is a sample and how is it handled and preserved?
Why is sampling needed?
What kinds of different types of sampling targets are there?
What is a sampling plan?
How can sampling results be used?
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed