COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRACE METALS AND ANALYSIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 5028 TRACE METALS AND ANALYSIS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MELEK MERDIVAN

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

In this course, the role and essentiality of trace elements in various sources and analytical methods for the determination of trace elements will be disscussed and explained in details.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain importance of trace elements, sampling, sample preparation and preconcentration and analytical methods.
2   To be able to propose an analytical procedure for different kinds of analytical samples and develop their analytical abilities and discuss your suggestions freely
3   To be able to explain the developing methods for trace metal analysis in biological and environmental samples and evaluate the results obtained.
4   To be able plan the experimental procedure for separation and preconcentration for trace metals and evaluated the results obtained.
5   To be able to explain sampling and sample preparation, techniques and instrumentation used for separation and preconcentration of metal ions in various samples.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Toxicities of trace metals
2 Deficiencies, recommended intakes of trace metals
3 Sampling and sample preparation
4 Sample preparation
5 Techniques and instrumentation used in analysis of trace metals in food samples
6 Techniques and instrumentation used in analysis of trace metals clinical samples
7 Techniques and instrumentation used in analysis of trace metals in water samples
8 Mid-term exam
9 Techniques and instrumentation used in analysis of trace metals in air samples
10 Techniques and instrumentation used in analysis of trace metals in soil and related samples.
11 Determination of metal species
12 Determination of metal species
13 Some developing areas in trace metal analysis for biological samples
14 Some developing areas in trace metal analysis for environmental samples

Recomended or Required Reading

T.W.Clarkson, Metals and their compounds in environment: occurance, analysis and biological relevance , Weinheim, N.Y. 1991.
C.Vandecasteele, Modern methods for trace element determination, Chickester, N.Y., 1997
G.E. Batley Trace element speciation, analytical methods and problems , CRC Press, 1989.
K.T. Smith, Trace minerals in food , Marcel Dekker, N.Y., 1988.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Student centered activities, Room lessons, Question-Answer technique

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of the students will be done by using mid-term exam and final examination as can be seen from above gradings.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU Science Faculty Chemistry Deparment
e-mail: melek.merdivan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 3018693

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 6 78
Preparation for Final Exam 1 55 55
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 45 45
Final 1 3 3
Mix-term 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 223

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.13
LO.24
LO.34
LO.43
LO.53

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