[{"Course code":"PVG0041","Version":1,"English name":"Quality assurance for laboratory work in PhD-projects","Higher education credits":2.0,"Valid from":"2018H","Level within study regulation":"Third cycle","Subject":[{"Subject":"Biology"}],"Grading scale":"Pass \/ Failed","Language":"Swedish","Entry requirements":"Admitted to a postgraduate program in veterinary medicine, animal science, biology, medicine or related subjects, or admitted to other training program in veterinary medicine.","Objectives":"After completing the course the student should be able to:\n\n- Perform their laboratory work with knowledge of quality assurance.\n\n- Do a basic validation of a laboratory method, for example an ELISA, including determination of inter- and intra-assay variation, linearity and recovery and be able to interpret the results.\n\n- Explain and evaluate relevance of limit of detection, limit of quantification, limit of blank of an assay.\n\n- Describe how their study design and laboratory work should be planned to minimize the effects of inter\/intra assay imprecision and\/or limited linearity.\n\n- Use common laboratory equipment in a correct way, for example use of pipettes and scales.\n\n- Write a good standard operation procedure (SOP) and \"Lab Diary\" and describe the purpose and effects these routines may have on their laboratory work.","Content":"The course contains lectures, theoretical and practical exercises, as well as time for preparing and discussing lab quality aspects in the student’s own lab work.","Examination formats":"Active participation the laboratory training exercises and a minimum 80% of the other course activities. Approved presentation of QA aspects of their own PhD laboratory work. \r\n- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.\r\n\r\n- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.\r\n\r\n- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.\r\n\r\n- For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n","Organisation":[{"code":"715","Organisation":"Department of Clinical Sciences"}],"Other information":"\r\n- The right to participate in teaching and\/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.\r\n\r\n- If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n"}]