The course comprises approximately 200 full-time study hours, whereof 48 hours lectures and tutorials, 36 hours laboratory project, in addition to self-studies. The lectures include basic principles of chromatography and electrophoresis, and a survey of a number of the most important techniques like gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry. In this context specific instrumental aspects, sample preparation, separation optimization and problem solving will also be discussed.
FCK3303 Organic and Biochemical Analytical Separations 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
Information for Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 14 Jan 2025 - 16 Mar 2025
- Periods
- P3 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
60791
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
Swedish
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Contact
Åsa Emmer
Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FCK3303 (Spring 2020–)Information for research students about course offerings
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Content and learning outcomes
Course disposition
Course contents
The course comprises approximately 200 full-time study hours, whereof 48 hours lectures and tutorials, 36 hours laboratory project, in addition to self-studies. The lectures include basic principles of chromatography and electrophoresis, and a survey of a number of the most important techniques like gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry. In this context specific instrumental aspects, sample preparation, separation optimization and problem solving will also be discussed.
Intended learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student should be able to
- explain the basic principles for gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, capillary electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, describe the different methods, which are used in each technique respectively, and the instrumental variants that exist, e.g. concerning injection and detection
- suggest and explain how the method development and the optimisation can be accomplished for the different techniques
- participate actively in the demonstration laboratory exercises and at the company visit
- define and compare the different methods, choose technique/method for specific analysis problems and motivate the choices
- use the above listed knowledge to plan, perform and evaluate a laboratory project within the subject area, individually or in group, including to perform a smaller literature study, and present the laboratory project in a written report and an oral presentation for the other students in the course, and perform an opposition on another laboratory project in the course
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Eligible for studies at the third-cycle level.
Equipment
Literature
Quantitative Chemical Analysis, D.C. Harris, 9ed, utdelat material, samt artiklar mm framtagna under projektlaborationen.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
Examination
- LAB1 - Laboratory project, 4.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
- TEN1 - Exam, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
The student should be able to fulfil all parts of the objectives on both a general and basic level, and on a detailed level, and with both width and depth. The student should also be able to use this knowledge to solve and discuss new separation problems, and relate this to own research. The literature study should also be related to the students own research.
Other requirements for final grade
Approved exam (TEN1; 3 ECTS), and approved written and oral presentation of the literature study (LIT1; 3 ECTS)
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
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Supplementary information
The course is replacing the course FF3B5162