Environmental, Medicinal, Food and Other Commodities Testing

课程简介

/ Indicative Syllabus Overview of Laboratory Operation • Organizational structure and roles; • Laboratory environment and resource management • General operating system and procedures Environmental Testing • Topical issues, regulations and test standards for air, water and waste samples • Sampling and handling of test samples • Ultra-trace analysis, such as dioxins • Case studies Medicinal Testing • Topical issues, regulations and test standards for pharmaceutical products and Chinese medicines; • Case studies Food Testing • Topical issues, regulations and test standards for food additives, contaminants and residues as well as for nutrition labeling • Sampling for test portions • Multi-residues analysis • Case studies Other Commodity Testing • Topical issues, regulations and test standards for other commodities, such as toys and children’s products, construction materials, precious metals, etc. • Case studies -- 1 of 2 --

目标

This subject aims at providing students an understanding of the basis for the operation of a testing laboratory, from receipt of test request, handling of test samples, calibration and testing activities to interpretation and reporting of test results; as well as enabling them to be aware of topical societal issues and specific requirements in various testing fields, such as environmental, medicinal, food and other commodities.

先修要求

Capstone Project

Teaching Pattern

Methodology Lectures will provide students with the basis for operating a general testing laboratory. Experience sharing and case study sessions will be conducted by experts in the respective fields and used to illustrate the specific requirements and operation of laboratories in various testing fields regarding topical societal issues. Thereafter students are required to write reflection reports. Tutorials are designed to provide the forum for group discussion and problem based learning on the subject materials. Students will also be required to work on case study projects of solving specific test assignments in teams or individually.