MASAKPRA10 Clinical Studies in Emergency Nursing, Level 1 Course description

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is capable of explaining:

• theoretical and practical principles for the use of chromatographic techniques, with the emphasis on gas chromatography and liquid chromatography
• theoretical and practical principles for capillary electrophoresis
• the theory and functioning of mass spectrometry, basic interpretation of mass spectra
• general sampling principles and practical techniques for sampling gas, liquid and solids
• important sample preparation techniques for chromatographic analysis, including extraction, preparative chromatography and concentration techniques
• principles for method development, optimisation and method validation for chromatography
• principles for quality control and quality assurance in a chemical laboratory
• the importance of planning and preparing laboratory work.

Skills

The student is capable of:

• performing quantitative analyses in accordance with standardized operating procedures
• calibrating and adjusting common measurement instruments
• choosing the appropriate laboratory equipment and using it correctly
• making their own assessment in the choice of sample preparation and analysis techniques
• preparing calibration standards and generating calibration curves that meet the necessary quality requirements
• reading scientific articles and searching in journal databases to find relevant literature in connection with method development and implementation
• using statistical methods to interpret and quality check measurement results
• determining the identity of unknown analytes based on chromatographic and mass spectrometry analyses

General competence

The student:

• has insight into the application and limitations of common chromatographic, capillary electrophoretic and mass spectrometry analysis techniques
• has insight into requirements for good laboratory practice
• has knowledge of the principles for developing new analysis methods, including sampling, sample preparation, qualitative and quantitative analysis
• has knowledge of how accuracy and precision in measurement results are affected by sources of error and uncertainty in instrumentation, procedures and work techniques
• has a background for understanding developments and future perspectives in the field
• is capable of communicating their own results orally and in writing

Det arrangeres seminarer der studentene presenterer og diskuterer utkast til masteroppgavetekst i et større forum. På disse seminarene kan også sentrale emner tilknyttet arbeidet med masteroppgaven tas opp etter behov.

Veiledning er en vesentlig komponent i arbeidet med masteroppgaven og innebærer en nødvendig kvalitetssikring, blant annet av at arbeidet foregår innenfor forskningsetiske retningslinjer. Ved forskningsarbeid er veileder forskingsansvarlig. Studenten(e) får oppnevnt en veileder. Det gis tilbud om 10 timer veiledning pr. masteroppgave. I tillegg får studenten(e) veiledning i forbindelse med masteroppgaveseminarene. En time veiledning med veileder er obligatorisk ved oppstart og fire av veiledningstimene må gjennomføres i løpet av 4.semester.

Dersom veiledningsforholdet blir vanskelig, skal studenten(e) først ta dette opp med veileder og eventuelt videre henvende seg til studieleder for masterstudiet.

Studenten(e) plikter å holde veileder orientert om sitt arbeid. Det gjelder også praktiske forhold som kan være av betydning for fremdriften i prosjektet. Relevante etiske prinsipper må ivaretas. All ekstern korrespondanse skal være godkjent av veileder. Søknader til godkjenningsinstanser som REK - Regional etisk komité for medisin og helsevitenskapelig forskningsetikk og SIKT - Kunnskapssektorens tjenesteleverandør (tidligere NSD - Norsk senter for forskningsdata) etc., må være godkjent av veileder før det sendes inn.

Ved ikke bestått masteroppgave, tilbys det 3 nye veiledningstimer.

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 6-day compulsory laboratory course with;2 written assignments (groups of 2-4 students, 10-20 pages per assignment)
• 1-day compulsory workshop in bioanalytical metods (4 h laboratory work, groups of 10-15 students, no written assignments).
• Some exercise sessions related to the laboratory course will be compulsory. These sessions will be announced separately
• Before a laboratory exercise starts, a tutorial must be completed;where;the students groups submit a written plan on;how to carry out;the exercise.
• A written collaboration assignment in the form of a case study (groups of 2-4 students). Oral presentation of the solution to the case assignment (6-8 hours).

A handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator's internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Grade scale A-F.

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.

Per Ola Rønning

The course builds on KJPE1300 General Chemistry, KJFP1400 Organic Chemistry, KJM1500 Physical Chemistry, and KJM2300 Analytical Chemistry I. It is recommended that students taking the course have passed the exam in KJM2300 Analytical Chemistry I.

Summativ vurdering gjennomføres av representant fra praksisstedet og praksislærer fra universitetet. Endelig vedtak om Bestått-Ikke bestått fattes av universitetet. 

10 studiepoeng overlappende med AKUTTPRA1/AKUTTPRA10.