Course Title: Apply electrophoretic techniques

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5434 Diploma of Laboratory Technology

Course Title: Apply electrophoretic techniques

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 100

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Contact: Rauha Quazi

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4277

Course Contact Email: rauha.quazi@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge to analyse samples using electrophoretic techniques. The unit also includes establishing client needs for routine and non-routine samples, optimising workplace procedures and instruments for specific samples, obtaining valid and reliable data and reporting test results. Personnel are required to recognise atypical test data/results and troubleshoot common analytical procedure and equipment problems.

This unit of competency applies to laboratory technical officers working in all industry sectors. All operations and analytical methods must comply with relevant standards, appropriate procedures and/or workplace requirements. Although a supervisor may not always be present, the technician will follow workplace procedures that clearly describe their scope of permitted practice, including varying workplace/test procedures and communicating results to people outside the laboratory.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

MSL974032 Perform chemical tests and procedures



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

MSL975065 Apply electrophoretic techniques

Elements:

1. Establish client needs

2. Prepare samples and standards

3. Set up and optimise instrument

4. Perform analysis

5. Process, analyse and record data

Learning Outcomes


Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include:

  • knowledge tests
  • practical skills test
  • practical logbooks
  • presentations
  • group work
  • research
  • lab reports
  • assignments