Water and soil laboratory (5 cr)

Objective

You know how to process soil and water samples in the laboratory and in the field. You are familiar with the most common standard methods and analyses of soil and water samples. You are able to carry out basic laboratory tests and analyses. You are able to produce environmental data out of soil and water samples and you know how to assess the reliability of the data. You understand the importance of reliable data and how this data is used outside laboratory to make environmental decisions. You understand the differences between the laboratory and the field assays.

Content

How to analyse water and soil samples?
What are standard laboratory protocols and how are they used?
How to produce reliable data out of soil and water samples?
How to assess and improve the reliability of data?
What are the differences between field and laboratory assays.

Evaluation

Students can:
· use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
· evaluate information sources critically.
· work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
· evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
· choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
· promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.
· apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.

Course material

Lab experiment instructions and other materials will be on Learn.

Study forms and methods

You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the weekly schedule.
Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments. You will do the labs in small groups.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Application of literature information to practical laboratory work

Timing of exams and assignments

To be settled at the course kick off.

International cooperation

International study group

Student workload

Student work load is about 135 h.

Course part description

This course is coupled with the course Water and soil sampling. Samples collected from the field are used in the laboratory exercises of this laboratory course.

Further information

Attendance on the laboratory work and on the theory sessions is mandatory.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on the active attendance during the course and the literal part written into the water and soil sampling course portfolio.