4 ECTS credits
108 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4015695ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
English
Partnership Agreement
Under interuniversity agreement for degree program
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Bio-engineering Sciences
Department
Chemistry
Educational team
Marc Elskens (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

24 contact hours Lecture
18 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content

Theory (7 modules of 3 hrs)

  1. Explanatory data analysis
  2. Data distribution functions.
  3. Univariate analysis
  4. Quality control methods
  5. Experimental design and optimization
  6. Calibration in instrumental analysis
  7. Mutivariate analysis

 

Exercises with computer (5 modules of 3 hrs)

  1. Practical application of concepts and methods shown in the cours
Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Notes consisting of the slides shown during the lectures and specific research papers will be available at http://www.vub.ac.be/ANCH/, http://www.vub.ac.be/ANCH/
Practical course material (Recommended) : EURACHEM/CITAC guides 1998-2007
Handbook (Recommended) : Design of Experiments, Eriksson et al., The library of ANCH dept, 9789197373043, 2008
Handbook (Recommended) : Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry, Miller and Miller, 6de, The library of ANCH dept, 9781292186719, 2018
Handbook (Recommended) : Handbook of Chemometrics and Qualimetrics, Massart et al, The library of ANCH dept, 1997
Additional info

Notes consisting of the slides shown during the lectures and specific research papers
will be available via the learning platform (VUB).

Complementary study material: Books available in the library of AMGC research unit.: Statistics and Chemometrics for Analytical Chemistry ISBN-13: 978-0273730422. Practical course material (Recommended): EURACHEM/CITAC guides https://www.eurachem.org/index.php/publications/guides

For further information please contact Marc Elskens (melskens@vub.be)

Learning Outcomes

Algemene competenties

This course provides a thorough background in those statistic and chemometric methods that are particularly important to Analytical and Environmental chemistry. We want the students to develop an appreciation for the tasks of (1) judging the accuracy and precision of experimental data, (2) setting experimental design and (3) extracting information from the analysis of chemical systems. We also want to show how these judgments can be sharpened by the application of statistical tools. Additionally, we hope that with the help of this course students will develop the skills necessary to solve analytical problems in a quantitative manner with the aid of spreadsheet (e.g. EXCEL) tools and software (e.g. The R Project for Statistical Computing). The course incorporates many features and methods intend to enhance the learning experience for the students:

  • Good laboratory practice following the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025
  • Quality Assurance and Quality Control procedures applied to Analytical and Environmental Chemistry
  • Quantifying uncertainty arising from sampling, analytical measurements and modelling
  • Calibration methods for instrumental and bioassays techniques.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Theory + exercicse with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Written open-book examination containing resolution of exercises and open theoretical questions

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written open-book examination containing resolution of exercises and open theoretical questions. The exam takes place over a period of 3 hrs and requires the use of a computer. A written report summarizing the results/answers and the methodology is requested at the end of the examination.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemistry: Profile Education (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)